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Keyboard shortcuts

Arcweave is primarily designed for mouse-driven interaction, but keyboard shortcuts help streamline common actions and reduce context switching between mouse and keyboard.

The table below summarizes all available keyboard shortcuts:

ShortcutResult
+Zoom in
-Zoom out
0Zoom to 100%
F (no selection)Zoom to extent of board contents
F (with selection)Zoom to extent of selection
@... (while typing in rich text)Mention component or board
@... (while typing in arcscript)Mention element (see visits function)
Ctrl / Cmd + CCopy
Ctrl / Cmd + XCut
Ctrl / Cmd + VPaste
Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + VPaste single copied element as jumper
Ctrl / Cmd + ASelect all board items
Ctrl / Cmd + FSearch
Delete / Backspace (while items are selected)Delete selected items
Ctrl / Cmd + ZUndo
Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + ZRedo
Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + C (while editing element or label)Toggle between rich text and arcscript
Arrow key (no selection)Pan board to arrow direction
Arrow key (with selection)Nudge selection to arrow direction
Ctrl + Arrow key (no selection)Select item nearest to screen center
Tab (no selection)Select item nearest to screen center
Tab (while editing element)Switch between editing element title and content
Enter (with element, branch, or note selected)Open selected item for editing
Ctrl + Arrow key (with selection)Shift selection to nearest item in arrow direction
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow key (with element selected)Create connection and new element in arrow direction