Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts to easily navigate SmartDraw in your browser.

Ctrl + mousewheel: Zoom in and out of your diagram
Ctrl + right arrow, down arrow, left arrow, up arrow: Adds a shape in the direction of the arrow on specific diagram types like flowcharts, organizational charts, and mind maps
Alt - Override the snapping behavior for grow, move, rotate, and draw commands. For example, hold down the alt key to move a symbol away from a line in an engineering diagram.
Shift - Makes movement occur only horizontally and vertically, rotate in 45 degree increments, and grow is set to be proportional only
Ctrl + mouse drag: Duplicates a shape or group of shapes
Ctrl + G: Group Objects
Ctrl + Shift + G: Ungroup Objects
Delete: Delete Selected Object(s)
Ctrl + A: Select All
Ctrl + B: Bold Text
Ctrl + C: Copy Selected Object(s)
Ctrl + D: Duplicate Selected Object(s)
Ctrl + I: Italicize Text
Ctrl + K: Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + S: Open Save As dialog
Ctrl + U: Underline Text
Ctrl + V: Paste
Ctrl + X: Cut
Ctrl + Y: Redo
Ctrl + Z: Undo
Space bar + mouse drag: pan the work area

Ctrl + mousewheel: Zoom in and out of your diagram
Ctrl + right arrow, down arrow, left arrow, up arrow: Adds a shape in the direction of the arrow on specific diagram types like flowcharts, organizational charts, and mind maps
Alt - Override the snapping behavior for grow, move, rotate, and draw commands. For example, hold down the alt key to move a symbol away from a line in an engineering diagram.
Shift - Makes movement occur only horizontally and vertically, rotate in 45 degree increments, and grow is set to be proportional only
Cmd + G: Group Objects
Cmd + Shift + G: Ungroup Objects
Delete: Delete Selected Object(s)
Cmd + A: Select All
Cmd + B: Bold Text
Cmd + C: Copy Selected Object(s)
Cmd + D: Duplicate Selected Object(s)
Cmd + I: Italicize Text
Cmd + K: Insert Hyperlink
Cmd + S: Open Save As dialog
Cmd + U: Underline Text
Cmd + V: Paste
Cmd + X: Cut
Cmd + Y: Redo
Cmd + Z: Undo
Space bar + mouse drag: pan the work area