Keyboard Shortcuts

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The table below lists the default keyboard shortcut functions within Enterprise Architect. You can also display the key combinations on the Help Keyboard dialog (or Keyboard Accelerator Map).

If necessary, you can change these keyboard shortcuts using the Keyboard tab of the Customize dialog.

Function

Shortcut

Category

Create a new Enterprise Architect project

[Ctrl]+[N]

File

Open an Enterprise Architect project

[Ctrl]+[O]

File

Print the active diagram

[Ctrl]+[P]

File

Reload the current project

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F11]

File

Add a single element to the clipboard list

[Ctrl]+[Space]

Edit

Paste element as metafile

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Insert]

Edit

Paste element as new

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[V]

Edit

Bookmark current element with red marker

[Shift]+[Space]

Edit

Delete selected element(s)

[Ctrl]+[D]

Edit

Search for elements in the project

[Ctrl]+[F]

Edit

Paste element(s) from the clipboard as a link

[Shift]+[Insert]

Edit

Paste element as new element in model

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[V]

Edit

Autohide the current window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F4]

View

Close the current window

[Ctrl]+[F4]

View

View Hierarchy window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[4]

View

View Maintenance window

[Alt]+[4]

View

View Notes window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[1]

View

View Project Browser window

[Alt]+[0]

View

View Properties window

[Alt]+[1]

View

View Relationships window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[2]

View

View Resources window

[Alt]+[6]

View

View Requirements and Constraints window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[3]

View

View Scenarios window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[5]

View

View Source Code window

[Alt]+[7]

View

View System window

[Alt]+[2]

View

View Tagged Values window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[6]

View

View Testing window

[Alt]+[3]

View

Display Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox

[Alt]+[5]

View

View Project Management window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[7]

View

View Output window

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[8]

View

View Tasks Pane

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[ 9]

View

Generate selected classes

[Shift]+[ F11]

Project

Import package from XMI

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[I]

Project

Import package from directory

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[U]

Project

Manage locks applied by current user

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[L]

Project

Configure package control

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[ P]

Project

Create documentation

[F8]

Project

Synchronize current element

[Ctrl]+[R] or [F7]

Project

Synchronize package contents

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[M]

Project

Generate HTML Report

[Shift]+[F8]

Project

Add new package to project

[Ctrl]+[W]

Project

Transform current package

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[H]

Project

Generate Diagrams-only Report

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F8]

Project

Generate a single class

[Ctrl]+[G] or [F11]

Project

Generate C++ source code

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[K]

Project

Transform selected elements

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F]

Project

Export package to XMI

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[E]

Project

Import and export to CSV files

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[C]

Project

Manage package baselines

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[B]

Project

Diagram properties

[F5]

Diagram

Repeat last connector

[F3]

Diagram

Save

[Ctrl]+[S]

Diagram

Save image to clipboard

[Ctrl]+[B]

Diagram

Save image to file

[Ctrl]+[T]

Diagram

Set visible relations

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[ I]

Diagram

Repeat last element

[Shift]+[F3]

Diagram

Insert new diagram

[Ctrl]+[Y]

Diagram

Set focus to current view

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[O]

Diagram

Space elements evenly horizontally

[Alt]+[-]

Element

Add attribute

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F9]

Element

Add operation

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F10]

Element

Add other

[Ctrl]+[F11]

Element

Edit element attributes

[F9]

Element

Auto-size selected elements

[Alt]+[Z]

Element

Align bottom edges of selected elements

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Down]

Element

Configure element appearance

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[E]

Element

Delete selected feature from model

[Delete]

Element

Edit selected

[F2]

Element

Align selected elements on left boundaries

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Left]

Element

Align selected elements on left boundaries

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Right]

Element

Space selected elements evenly

[Alt]+[=]

Element

Manage embedded elements

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[B]

Element

Insert new feature after current selection

[Insert]

Element

Locate in browser

[Alt]+[G]

Element

New element

[Ctrl]+[M]

Element

View source code in default editor

[Ctrl]+[E] or [F12]

Element

Operation

[F10]

Element

Override inherited features

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[0]

Element

Configure element properties

[Alt]+[ Enter]

Element

Project resourcing, metrics and risk

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[K]

Element

Select alternative image

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[W]

Element

Specify feature visibility

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Y]

Element

Set element parent or implement interface(s)

[Ctrl]+[I]

Element

Set references to other elements and diagrams

[Ctrl]+[J]

Element

View element usage

[Ctrl]+[U]

Element

Add Tagged Value

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[T]

Element

Align top edges of selected elements

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Up]

Element

View Properties dialog

[Enter]

Element

Check project data integrity

[Shift]+[F9]

Tools

Configure system options

[Ctrl]+[F9]

Tools

Spell check current package

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F7]

Tools

Spell check model

[Ctrl]+[F7]

Tools

Edit code generation templates

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[P]

Configuration

Edit transformation templates

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[H]

Configuration

Display Keyboard Accelerator Map

To display the key combinations for the menu functions within Enterprise Architect, select the Help | Keyboard Accelerator Map menu option. The Help Keyboard dialog displays.

Help Keyboard

To list the shortcuts in a particular category (see the Category column in the above table), click on the drop-down arrow In the Category field and select the appropriate category.