Mouse and keyboard actions

enter on a selected element in the block library

same

Add the block to the active canvas

enter in property or parameter value (or key)

same

Set the new value to the property or parameter

Arrow keys

same

Scroll canvas

ctrl-c

cmd-c

Copy selected elements

ctrl-v

cmd-v

Paste selected elements

shift-arrow keys

same

Move selected elements

shift-alt right-arrow

same

Jump to next pipeline

shift-alt left-arrow

same

Jump to previous pipeline

ctrl-i

cmd-i

Open the canvas info dialog panel.

ctrl-b

cmd-b

Open the "Quick Block" dialog panel.

ctrl-f

cmd-f

Open the "Block Search" dialog panel.

escape

same

De-select all blocks.

delete

same

Delete selected blocks (or pipes).

Mouse-wheel scroll

same

Zoom in and out on the canvas

drag with left-mouse-button

same

Draw rubber-band box to select elements

alt-left-mouse-button

same

Move the canvas around

right-click

right-click (or ctrl-left-click)

Bring up canvas context menu

left-click on canvas

same

De-select all selected blocks or pipes

left-click on a block

same

Select the block and bring up its property and parameter tables

shift-left-click on a block

same

Add the block to the selected blocks

left mouse button down on a block

same

Move this and all other selected blocks

click-drag on selected block handles

same

Resize the block

ctrl-left-click on block

cmd-left-click on block

If a single block is selected before this action then the result of this action is to connect the two blocks.

mouse-drag on a port

mouse-drag on a port

Start drawing a pipe originating from the port.

release left mouse button on a port

same

If a pipe was being dragged, then the source port and destination port are connected by a pipe.

release left mouse button on a block

same

If a pipe was being dragged, then the source port is connected to the first free input of the destination block.