Keyboard Shortcuts

| Shortcut | Action | | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | C | Collapse/Expand selected node | | Ctrl C | Copy selected nodes to clipboard | | Ctrl X | Cut selected nodes to clipboard | | Ctrl V | Paste nodes from clipboard at cursor position | | Ctrl D | Duplicate selected nodes at cursor position | | BackSpace | Delete selected nodes or connections | | H | Center view on current node | | Ctrl 9 | Show all nodes | | Ctrl + | Zoom in canvas | | Ctrl - | Zoom out canvas | | Ctrl Z | Undo last action | | Ctrl Y | Redo last action | | Ctrl G | Group selected nodes / Remove nodes from group / Ungroup selected group | | A | Select all nodes after and including current node | | Alt A | Select all nodes after current node (excluding current) | | Ctrl A | Select all nodes in current group if a group is selected, otherwise select all nodes in survey | | B | Select all nodes before and including current node | | Alt B | Select all nodes before current node (excluding current) | | L | Auto-arrange selected nodes (arranges all nodes if none selected) | | S | Toggle left sidebar node navigator | | Ctrl S | Save survey | | Ctrl Shift S | Save survey as version | | ← | Navigate to source node when connection selected, previous node when node selected, or pan canvas left | | Shift ← | Quickly pan canvas left | | → | Navigate to target node when connection selected, next node when node selected, or pan canvas right | | Shift → | Quickly pan canvas right | | ↑ | Navigate to sibling node above when node selected, or pan canvas up | | Shift ↑ | Quickly pan canvas up | | ↓ | Navigate to sibling node below when node selected, or pan canvas down | | Shift ↓ | Quickly pan canvas down | | Ctrl F | Open global search | | Ctrl R | Open global search and replace | | P | Toggle preview window | | Ctrl P | Open print preview | | Esc | Deselect all nodes | | Space | Hold to enter canvas pan mode (useful for quick navigation in dense node layouts) | | F5 | Force refresh validation status |

Operation Tips

Below are explanations for more complex operations that typically require more than just keyboard shortcuts.

| Action | Method | | :------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Add Node | Click node in left sidebar, drag node to canvas, or right-click canvas and select node type from menu | | Create Connection | Drag from output port to input port. Red highlight indicates incompatible connection | | Quick Connect to New Node | Hold Shift, drag from output port to empty canvas, select node type from menu | | Quick Connect to Existing Node | Hold Alt, drag from output port to empty canvas, select target node from menu | | Quick Canvas Navigation | Click desired location on mini-map in bottom right | | Select Node/Connection | Click node or connection on canvas | | Multi-select Nodes | Hold Ctrl and click nodes individually | | Rectangle Selection | Hold Ctrl and drag to create selection rectangle | | Pan Canvas | Click and drag empty canvas area | | Move Selected Nodes | Click and drag any selected node | | Move Nodes Across View | Drag nodes toward canvas edge for auto-scroll | | Drag Connection Across View | Drag connection toward canvas edge for auto-scroll | | Remove Node from Connection | Hold Shift while dragging node (Alt preserves node connections) | | Insert Node into Connection | Hold Shift, drag node over connection and release (Alt preserves node connections) | | Insert New Node into Connection | Right-click or Shift-click connection, select node type from menu | | Remove Group from Connection | Hold Shift while dragging group | | Insert Group into Connection | Hold Shift, drag group over connection and release | | Add Node to Existing Group | Hold Alt, drag node into group frame | | Remove Node from Group | Hold Alt, drag node out of group frame | | Add Connection Waypoint | Hold Alt, click connection | | Quick Zoom | Hold Ctrl, scroll mouse wheel |