With the shortcuts available in BlueDolphin, editing views can be easier, faster, and more efficient for more experienced users.
Context menu next to an object
By clicking on an object, this menu will appear. By clicking the object again, it will disappear. You can also use the Escape key for this.
Action | Windows | macOS |
Add a new object to the location in question | Double-click on the canvas | Double-click on the canvas |
Select multiple objects in a BPMN view without moving the swimlanes | Ctrl + Alt + drag | Cmd + Opt + drag |
Move only the canvas in a BPMN view (and not swimlanes) | Alt + Shift + drag | Opt + Shift + drag |
Move an object to a group without putting it into a group-layer (remains a single object) | Alt + drag | Opt + drag |
Copy an object (only ArchiMate) Copy an image | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C |
Paste an object (only ArchiMate) Paste an image Tip: You can copy objects from a read-only Architecture view and paste them to an editable Architecture view. In the edit mode, you can copy images from a view and paste them to any other view. | Ctrl + V | Cmd + V |
Undo step Note: The "undo" option is not applicable for the deletion of elements on a BPMN view. | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z |
Delete from the canvas | Delete | Backspace |
Group objects (only ArchiMate) | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
Ungroup selection | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Cmd + Shift + G |
Flip a free shape horizontally | Shift + H | Shift + H |
Flip a free shape vertically | Shift + V | Shift + V |
Select all | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A |
Deselect all | Esc | Esc |
Scroll to the selected object | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Zoom in and out | + - | + - |
Reset zoom | Ctrl + 0 | Cmd + 0 |
Zoom to fit | Shift + Z | Shift + Z |
Edit the text fields of free images, text blocks, and the label (text) of a relationship. | F2 | Fn+F2 |
Zoom in and out | Ctrl + scroll | Cmd + scroll |
Pan on canvas | Ctrl + drag/long press the left mouse button | Cmd + drag/long press the left mouse button |
(Fixed) scroll right to left/left to right | Shift + scroll | Shift + scroll |
Open a view in a new tab | Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click |
Open a view in a new window | Shift + Click | Cmd + N |