# Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts turn routine tasks into one-handed keystrokes. This reference covers every shortcut available in YouDesign Models — general editing, canvas navigation, element manipulation, and text formatting.

> **Tip:** Press **?** at any time in the editor to open the in-app shortcut help overlay.

## General

| Action            | Windows / Linux        | macOS                  |
| ----------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Select None       | `Esc`                  | `Esc`                  |
| Select All        | `Ctrl + A`             | `Cmd + A`              |
| Delete Selection  | `Delete` / `Backspace` | `Delete` / `Backspace` |
| Cut Selection     | `Ctrl + X`             | `Cmd + X`              |
| Copy Selection    | `Ctrl + C`             | `Cmd + C`              |
| Paste Selection   | `Ctrl + V`             | `Cmd + V`              |
| Undo              | `Ctrl + Z`             | `Cmd + Z`              |
| Redo              | `Ctrl + Shift + Z`     | `Cmd + Shift + Z`      |
| Duplicate         | `Ctrl + D`             | `Cmd + D`              |
| Group Objects     | `Ctrl + G`             | `Cmd + G`              |
| Ungroup Objects   | `Ctrl + Shift + G`     | `Cmd + Shift + G`      |
| Scroll Diagram    | Arrow Keys `↑ ↓ ← →`   | Arrow Keys `↑ ↓ ← →`   |
| Go to Selection   | `Space` (tap)          | `Space` (tap)          |
| Open & Close Help | `?`                    | `?`                    |

## Canvas

| Action          | Windows / Linux                  | macOS                            |
| --------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Pan View        | `Space` + Left Click & Drag      | `Space` + Left Click & Drag      |
| Lasso Selection | Left Click (hold \~1 sec) & Drag | Left Click (hold \~1 sec) & Drag |
| Multi Selection | `Alt + Click`                    | `Option + Click`                 |
| Reset Zoom      | `Ctrl + 0`                       | `Cmd + 0`                        |
| Fit to Screen   | `Shift + Z`                      | `Shift + Z`                      |
| Toggle Grid     | `Shift + Alt + 3`                | `Shift + Option + 3`             |

## Elements

| Action                                    | Windows / Linux   | macOS                |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------- |
| Element Snapping to Grid                  | `Shift + Alt + 1` | `Shift + Option + 1` |
| Guide Lines (relative to nearby elements) | `Shift + Alt + 2` | `Shift + Option + 2` |

## Text Formatting (while editing text inside a shape)

| Action        | Windows / Linux    | macOS             |
| ------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
| Bold          | `Ctrl + B`         | `Cmd + B`         |
| Italic        | `Ctrl + I`         | `Cmd + I`         |
| Underline     | `Ctrl + U`         | `Cmd + U`         |
| Strikethrough | `Ctrl + Shift + U` | `Cmd + Shift + U` |

See [Text Formatting](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/text-formatting.md) for the full set of text controls (color, alignment, clipping, etc.).

## AI Chat

| Action                    | Windows / Linux | macOS           |
| ------------------------- | --------------- | --------------- |
| Send message              | `Enter`         | `Enter`         |
| New line in message       | `Shift + Enter` | `Shift + Enter` |
| Discard staged AI preview | `Esc`           | `Esc`           |
| Paste attached image      | `Ctrl + V`      | `Cmd + V`       |
| Open element mention list | `@`             | `@`             |
| Open slash commands       | `/`             | `/`             |

See [AI Assistant](/models/work-in-the-app/ai.md) for the full AI chat behavior.

## Notes

* **`Space` is dual-purpose** — a quick tap centers the view on your selection; hold and drag to pan.
* **`Delete` and `Backspace` are equivalent** for removing the current selection.
* **No save shortcut (`Ctrl + S`)** — changes to boards are saved automatically by ServiceNow.
* **Browser reserved shortcuts** (like `Ctrl + F` for browser search) may need to be pressed twice if the browser captures them — open the [Canvas Search](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/search.md) modal from the toolbar as a fallback.

## Related

* [Canvas Search](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/search.md)
* [Text Formatting](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/text-formatting.md)
* [AI Assistant](/models/work-in-the-app/ai.md)
* [User Preferences](/models/work-in-the-app/user-preferences.md) — toggle grid/snap/guides via the settings drawer


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