Shape and Column Managing Shortcuts

Last modified: November 2, 2023

Use following shortcut keys to manipulate shapes and columns on the diagram.

Shortcut Keys	Action	Where is used
UP ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one grid step up if some shapes are selected	Diagram
DOWN ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one grid step down if some shapes are selected	Diagram
LEFT ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one grid step left if some shapes are selected	Diagram
RIGHT ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one grid step right if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+UP ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one pixel up if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+DOWN ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one pixel down if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one pixel left if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Moves the selected shapes one pixel right if some shapes are selected	Diagram
SHIFT+UP ARROW	Decreases the height of the selected shapes one grid step if some shapes are selected	Diagram
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Increases the height of the selected shapes one grid step if some shapes are selected	Diagram
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	Decreases the width of the selected shapes one grid step if some shapes are selected	Diagram
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	Increases the width of the selected shapes one grid step if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Decreases the height of the selected shapes one pixel if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Increases the height of the selected shapes one pixel if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	Decreases the height of the selected shapes one pixel if some shapes are selected	Diagram
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	Increases the height of the selected shapes one pixel if some shapes are selected	Diagram
ALT+LEFT ARROW	Expands the shape or table compartment	Diagram
ALT+LEFT ARROW	Collapses the shape or table compartment	Diagram
ENTER	Opens editor for the selected objects	Database Diagram
ENTER	Includes selected columns to the query if some columns are selected	Query Builder Diagram
DELETE	Excludes the selected shapes from the diagram when shapes are selected	Diagram
DELETE	Drops the selected columns, constraints, or triggers from database when table columns, constraints, or triggers are selected.	Database Diagram
CTRL+DELETE	Drops the selected database objects from the database	Database Diagram