COMMAND

ICON

KEYBOARD

Result

A

Arc arrow

ALT+A

Creates an arc arrow between two shapes.

B

Break link

Brainstorm

CTRL+SHIFT+L

CTRL+B

Breaks a file link from a selected shape or cluster.

Enter brainstorm or capture mode.

C

Circle

Close

Create cluster

Copy

ALT+C

ALT+F4

CTRL+K

CTRL+C

Create a circle

Close the application.

Create a cluster from selected shapes.

Copy selected shapes to clipboard.

D

DELETE

Develop

Distill into

Drag the model

DEL or SUPR

ALT+E

CTRL+D

ALT+D

Delete the selected objects

Expand a cluster to show its contents.

Distil extracts the meaning in each cluster (the cluster's title) to a new shape in another model. Distil enables "Meta Modelling".

Drag the model to move it around / Panning

E

Expand

Erase note

CTRL+E

CTRL+SHIFT+T

Expand a cluster to show its contents.

Erase the note or comment of the selected shape.

F

Flat hexagon

Fill colour

Full screen

ALT+SHIFT+H

ALT+L

CTRL+W

Select the flat hexagon tool, Creates a flat hexagon.

Fill the selected shapes with the default colour.

Switch to full screen mode.

H

Hexagon

ALT+H

Select the hexagon tool. Creates a hexagon.

I

Import a text file

CTRL+I

Import a text file (*.txt)

L

Link

Line

CTRL+L

ALT+L

Link a shape to an external or local ressource or file

Create a free line that you can move and resize.

M

Move up

Move down

Move left

Move right

key UP

key DOWN

key LEFT

key RIGHT

Move the selected shapes up one pixel

Move the selected shapes down one pixel

Move the selected shapes left one pixel

Move the selected shapes right one pixel

N

New

New with shapes

Note

CTRL+N

CTRL+SHIFT+N

ALT+T

Open a new empty model.

Open a new model already filled with shapes.

Add a note or a comment to the selected shape

O

Open

Open a template

CTRL+O

CTRL+T

Open an existing model

Open a template

P

Paste

Print

Print preview

Print setup

Properties

CTRL+V

CTRL+P

CTRL+P

CTRL+ALT+P

CTRL+E

Paste the content of the clipboard into the model.

Print the activ model

Preview the model before printing.

Set up the print options for the model.

Display properties dialogue for the selected shape.

Q

Quit

CTRL+Q

Close the application.

R

Redo

CTRL+SHIFT+Z

Redo the last action.

S

Save

Save as

Save as picture

Save as text

Selection

Select all

Simplify

Stepped arrow

Straight arrow

ALT+S

CTRL+SHIFT+S

ALT+S

CTRL+A

ALT+SHIFT+C

ALT+SHIFT+A

ALT+A

Save the activ model.

Save the activ model under one other name.

Save the activ model as a picture.(*.jpg)

Save the activ model as a text file.(*.txt)

Use the selection tool.

Select all the objects in the model.

Do not show shapes inside a cluster.

Creates a stepped arrow between two shapes.

Creates a straight arrow between two shapes.

U

Uncluster

Undo

CTRL+SHIFT+K

CTRL+Z

Delete the selected cluster without deleting the shapes inside the model.

Undo the last action.

Z

Zoom in

Zoom out

Zoom to fit

NUMPAD "+"

NUMPAD "-"

CTRL+F

Zoom in the model. Make everything bigger.

Zoom out the model. Make everything smaller.

Zoom to fit all the shapes.