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# 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`      |
| Nudge Selection    | Arrow Keys `↑ ↓ ← →`   | Arrow Keys `↑ ↓ ← →`   |
| Nudge (large step) | `Shift` + Arrow Keys   | `Shift` + Arrow Keys   |
| Rename Selection   | `F2`                   | `F2`                   |
| Go to Selection    | `Space` (tap)          | `Space` (tap)          |
| Board Search       | `Ctrl + F`             | `Cmd + F`              |
| 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` |

## Canvas — Keyboard Navigation Mode

Press `Ctrl + Alt + Enter` (Windows) or `Cmd + Option + Enter` (macOS) on the canvas to switch the arrow keys from panning to moving focus between elements. See [Accessibility](/models/reference/accessibility.md) for the full walkthrough.

| Action                                  | Windows / Linux          | macOS                   |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------- |
| Toggle keyboard navigation mode         | `Ctrl + Alt + Enter`     | `Cmd + Option + Enter`  |
| Move focus between elements             | `← ↑ ↓ →`                | `← ↑ ↓ →`               |
| Move focus to connected link or node    | `Ctrl + ← ↑ ↓ →`         | `Cmd + ← ↑ ↓ →`         |
| Enter group or activate focused element | `Enter`                  | `Enter`                 |
| Exit group or go to parent              | `Esc`                    | `Esc`                   |
| Activate focused element                | `Ctrl + Enter`           | `Cmd + Enter`           |
| Select focused element                  | `Space`                  | `Space`                 |
| Toggle selection of focused element     | `Ctrl + Space`           | `Cmd + Space`           |
| Add focused element to selection        | `Shift + Space`          | `Shift + Space`         |
| Show virtual pointer                    | hold `Shift`             | hold `Shift`            |
| Move virtual pointer (large step)       | `Shift + ← ↑ ↓ →`        | `Shift + ← ↑ ↓ →`       |
| Move virtual pointer (small step)       | `Ctrl + Shift + ← ↑ ↓ →` | `Cmd + Shift + ← ↑ ↓ →` |
| Virtual mouse click                     | `Shift + Enter`          | `Shift + Enter`         |
| Confirm text editing                    | `Ctrl + Enter`           | `Cmd + Enter`           |

## Data Hub

| Action                                | Windows / Linux | macOS            |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------- |
| Insert a record without its hierarchy | `Alt` + Drag    | `Option` + Drag  |
| Insert the focused record on its own  | `Alt + Enter`   | `Option + Enter` |

See [Data Hub](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/data-hub.md).

## 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 or file | `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.
* **Arrow keys nudge, not scroll.** With a selection, the arrow keys move the selected shapes one grid step; hold `Shift` for a larger step. With nothing selected they pan the view.
* **`Delete` works from the toolbar too.** After clicking a toolbar button, pressing `Delete` still removes the selected element.
* **`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

* [Accessibility](/models/reference/accessibility.md) — keyboard navigation on the canvas and screen reader support
* [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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