draw.io shortcuts for shapes, connectors, and canvas

Document and tools

Document commands save, print, undo, redo, or cancel. Single letters insert the five published basic elements when focus is on the canvas.

Action	Shortcuts
SaveThe Shift alternative opens Save As.	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `S`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S` macOS`Cmd` + `S`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `S`
Undo	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Z` macOS`Cmd` + `Z`
Redo	Windows`Ctrl` + `Y` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z` Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`
Print	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `P` macOS`Cmd` + `P`
Toggle the grid	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `G`
Toggle connection arrows	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `A` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `A`
Ignore handles under the pointer	Windows / macOS / Linux`Alt` + `Hold`
Add text	Windows / macOS / Linux`A`
Add a note	Windows / macOS / Linux`S`
Add a rectangle	Windows / macOS / Linux`D`
Add an ellipse	Windows / macOS / Linux`F`
Add a line	Windows / macOS / Linux`C`
Toggle Freehand mode	Windows / macOS / Linux`X`
Open the context menu	Windows / Linux`Ctrl`or`Right click` macOS`Cmd`or`Right click`
Cancel editing or the current action	Windows / macOS / Linux`Esc`or`Ctrl` + `Esc`or`Shift` + `Esc`
Open in draw.io	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `K`

Canvas and view

Wheel commands scroll or zoom the canvas. Fit and zoom commands change only the viewport, while Space or right-drag pans it.

Action	Shortcuts
Zoom the canvas with the mouse wheel	Windows / macOS / Linux`Alt` + `Wheel`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Wheel`
Scroll the canvas vertically	Windows / macOS / Linux`Wheel`
Scroll the canvas horizontally	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Wheel`
Pan the drawing canvas	Windows / macOS / Linux`Space` then `Drag`or`Right click` then `Drag`or`Mouse wheel` then `Drag`
Create or remove space in the diagram	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Drag` macOS`Option` + `Cmd` + `Shift` + `Drag`
Move or resize while ignoring the grid	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Drag` macOS`Option` + `Drag`
Go to the canvas home position	Windows / macOS / Linux`Home`
Refresh the canvas	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Home`
Reset the view	Windows / macOS / Linux`End`
Fit the diagram to the window	Windows / macOS / Linux`Enter`
Fit one page	Windows / macOS / Linux`Home`
Fit two pages	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `H` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `H`
Open custom zoom	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `J` macOS`Cmd` + `J`
Zoom in	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `+` macOS`Cmd` + `+`
Zoom out	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `-` macOS`Cmd` + `-`
Reset zoom	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `0` macOS`Cmd` + `0`
Toggle the Layers panel	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `L`
Toggle the Outline panel	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `O` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `O`
Edit diagram metadata	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `M` macOS`Cmd` + `M`
Toggle the Format panel	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `P`
Edit vertex geometry	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `M` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`
Toggle Tags	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `K` macOS`Cmd` + `K`
Find or replace	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `F` macOS`Cmd` + `F`
Toggle the Shapes panel	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `K`

Selection and movement

Tab cycles selection; cursor keys move selected cells or pan when nothing is selected. Control and Shift change movement to resizing or page selection.

Action	Shortcuts
Select the next cell	Windows / macOS / Linux`Tab`
Select the previous cell	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Tab`
Select the parent	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `P`or`Alt` + `Tab` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `P`or`Option` + `Tab`
Select children or siblings	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `X`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `C`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `S` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `X`or`Option` + `Shift` + `C`or`Option` + `Shift` + `S`
Start a selection box or select intersecting shapes	Windows / macOS / Linux`Alt` + `Drag`
Select all or deselect all	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `A`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A` macOS`Cmd` + `A`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`
Select all vertices or all edges	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `I`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`
Toggle a shape's selection state	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Click`or`Shift` + `Click`or`Ctrl` + `Drag`or`Shift` + `Drag` macOS`Cmd` + `Click`or`Shift` + `Click`or`Cmd` + `Drag`or`Shift` + `Drag`
Select the cell beneath the current cell	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Click` macOS`Option` + `Click`
Move a selected cell by one point or scroll	Windows / macOS / Linux`Arrow keys`
Move a selected cell by one grid step or select a page	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Arrow keys`
Resize a selected cell by one point	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Arrow keys` macOS`Cmd` + `Arrow keys`
Resize a selected cell by one grid step	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys`
Clone and connect in the arrow direction	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys`
Scroll the page	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Arrow keys` macOS`Option` + `Arrow keys`
Go to the previous page	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Up` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Page Up`
Go to the next page	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Down` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Page Down`

Shapes and arrangement

These commands act on selected cells. Rows that combine several closely related actions retain the exact alternatives grouped in the official one-page reference.

Action	Shortcuts
Cut selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `X` macOS`Cmd` + `X`
Copy selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `C` macOS`Cmd` + `C`
Copy selected cells as an image	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `X` macOS`Cmd` + `Option` + `X`
Paste	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `V` macOS`Cmd` + `V`
Paste unformatted text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `V`
Group selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `G` macOS`Cmd` + `G`
Ungroup selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `U` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `U`
Lock, unlock, or edit a link	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `L`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `L` macOS`Cmd` + `L`or`Option` + `Shift` + `L`
Duplicate selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Enter`or`D` macOS`Cmd` + `Enter`or`D`
Delete selected cells	Windows / macOS / Linux`Backspace`or`Delete`
Delete selected cells with connections or labels	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Delete`or`Shift` + `Delete` macOS`Cmd` + `Delete`or`Shift` + `Delete`
Turn or rotate selected cells 90 degrees clockwise	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `R` macOS`Cmd` + `R`
Maintain proportions while resizing	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Resize`
Resize around the center	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Resize` macOS`Cmd` + `Resize`
Collapse the selected container	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Home` macOS`Cmd` + `Home`
Expand the selected container	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `End` macOS`Cmd` + `End`
Enter or exit the selected group	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Home` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `End`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Home`
Bring to front or send to back	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`or`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B` macOS`Option` + `Cmd` + `Shift` + `F`or`Option` + `Cmd` + `Shift` + `B`
Bring forward or send backward	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `F`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `B`
Copy or paste size or data	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `F`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `V`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `B`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `E` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `F`or`Option` + `Shift` + `V`or`Option` + `Shift` + `B`or`Option` + `Shift` + `E`
Clear waypoints or edit a tooltip or note	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `R`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `T`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `N` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `R`or`Option` + `Shift` + `T`or`Option` + `Shift` + `N`
Autosize selected cells	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Y` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Y`
Clone, swap, or constrain while dragging	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Drag`or`Shift` + `Drag` macOS`Cmd` + `Drag`or`Shift` + `Drag`
Move selected remote shapes and connectors	Windows / Linux`Shift` + `Alt` + `Drag` macOS`Shift` + `Option` + `Drag`
Increase or decrease selected text size	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Num +`or`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Num -` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Num +`or`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Num -`
Increase or decrease the selected shape size	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Arrow keys`
Clear all extra connector waypoints	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Shift` + `R` macOS`Option` + `Shift` + `R`

Labels and styles

Label commands require text editing or a selected cell. Style commands copy appearance without copying the underlying shape content.

Action	Shortcuts
Insert a new line in a formatted label	Windows / macOS / Linux`Enter`or`Shift` + `Enter`
Insert a line break, tab, or indent in a label	Windows / macOS / Linux`Enter`or`Tab`
Start editing the selected cell's label	Windows / macOS / Linux`Enter`or`F2`
Stop editing the label	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Enter`or`Shift` + `Tab`or`F2`or`Esc` macOS`Cmd` + `Enter`or`Shift` + `Tab`or`F2`or`Esc`
Toggle bold on selected label text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `B` macOS`Cmd` + `B`
Toggle italic on selected label text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `I` macOS`Cmd` + `I`
Toggle underline on selected label text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `U` macOS`Cmd` + `U`
Apply superscript to selected label text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `.` macOS`Cmd` + `.`
Apply subscript to selected label text	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `,` macOS`Cmd` + `,`
Clear the default style	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `R`
Edit the selected shape or connector style	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `E` macOS`Cmd` + `E`
Set the selected cell's style as the default	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `D` macOS`Cmd` + `Shift` + `D`
Copy style	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `C` macOS`Option` + `C`
Paste style	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `V` macOS`Option` + `V`

Shape libraries and connectors

These commands combine a modifier with clicking or dragging a library shape or connector endpoint. Mac uses Option where Windows and Linux use Alt.

Action	Shortcuts
Disable replace and connect behavior on drop targets	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Drag`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `Drag` macOS`Option` + `Drag`or`Option` + `Shift` + `Drag`
Insert and connect the selected library item	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Click`or`Alt` + `Shift` + `Click`or`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Click` macOS`Option` + `Click`or`Option` + `Shift` + `Click`or`Option` + `Cmd` + `Click`
Replace the selected shape with a library shape	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Click`
Connect a library shape to an unconnected selected edge	Windows / macOS / Linux`Click`
Ignore a shape or connect to a fixed point	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Connect`or`Shift` + `Connect` macOS`Option` + `Connect`or`Shift` + `Connect`
Clone a shape	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Drag` macOS`Cmd` + `Drag`

Table shapes

Table shortcuts require a selected row, column, cell, or entire table. Modifier-drag operations resize, duplicate, distribute, or overlay table contents.

Action	Shortcuts
Resize a row or column border	Windows / macOS / Linux`Shift` + `Drag`
Resize all rows or columns equally	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Drag` macOS`Cmd` + `Drag`
Distribute all rows or columns equally	Windows / Linux`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Drag` macOS`Shift` + `Cmd` + `Drag`
Duplicate the selected row	Windows / macOS / Linux`Enter`
Duplicate a selected row or column while moving it	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Drag` macOS`Cmd` + `Drag`
Duplicate the entire selected table	Windows / Linux`Ctrl` + `Enter` macOS`Cmd` + `Enter`
Delete the selected row or column	Windows / macOS / Linux`Delete`
Overlay a shape on a table cell	Windows / Linux`Alt` + `Drag` macOS`Option` + `Drag`

Source

draw.io printable keyboard shortcuts · Checked Aug 31, 2026

Current official printable draw.io shortcut reference and 2026 documentation checked August 31, 2026. The reference directs macOS users to use Command for Control and Option for Alt. Linux follows Control notation except for the separately published redo binding.

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