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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you work faster in Cerulion Graph Editor. This reference lists all available shortcuts.

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Canvas Navigation

  • Space + Drag - Pan canvas
  • Mouse Wheel - Zoom in/out
  • Ctrl+F / Cmd+F - Fit graph to screen
  • Ctrl+0 / Cmd+0 - Reset zoom to 100%
  • Ctrl++ / Cmd++ - Zoom in
  • Ctrl+- / Cmd+- - Zoom out

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View Navigation

  • Ctrl+B / Cmd+B - Toggle sidebars
  • Ctrl+Shift+F / Cmd+Shift+F - Focus search
  • Esc - Close dialogs, cancel operations

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Editing Shortcuts

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Node Operations

  • N - Add new node
  • S - Add new schema
  • T - Add new topic
  • C - Enter connection mode
  • Delete - Delete selected nodes/connections
  • Ctrl+D / Cmd+D - Duplicate selected nodes

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Selection

  • Ctrl+A / Cmd+A - Select all nodes
  • Click - Select single node
  • Drag - Select multiple nodes (drag selection box)
  • Shift+Click - Add to selection
  • Ctrl+Click / Cmd+Click - Toggle selection

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Clipboard Operations

  • Ctrl+C / Cmd+C - Copy selected nodes
  • Ctrl+X / Cmd+X - Cut selected nodes
  • Ctrl+V / Cmd+V - Paste nodes
  • Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z - Undo last action
  • Ctrl+Y / Cmd+Y - Redo last undone action

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File Operations

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Project Management

  • Ctrl+N / Cmd+N - New project
  • Ctrl+O / Cmd+O - Open project
  • Ctrl+S / Cmd+S - Save project
  • Ctrl+Shift+S / Cmd+Shift+S - Save project as
  • Ctrl+W / Cmd+W - Close project

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Code Operations

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Code Editor

  • Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter - Save and close code editor
  • Ctrl+/ / Cmd+/ - Toggle comment
  • Tab - Indent
  • Shift+Tab - Unindent
  • Ctrl+F / Cmd+F - Find in code
  • Ctrl+H / Cmd+H - Find and replace

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Running Shortcuts

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Execution

  • Ctrl+G / Cmd+G - Generate code
  • Ctrl+R / Cmd+R - Run graph
  • Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R - Stop graph
  • F5 - Run graph (alternative)
  • Shift+F5 - Stop graph (alternative)

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Search and Navigation

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Finding Components

  • Ctrl+F / Cmd+F - Search for nodes/schemas/topics
  • Ctrl+P / Cmd+P - Quick open (files, nodes, schemas)
  • F3 - Find next
  • Shift+F3 - Find previous

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Context Menus

Right-click for context-specific actions:
  • On canvas - Add node, add schema, paste
  • On node - Edit code, delete, duplicate, properties
  • On connection - Delete, properties
  • On schema - Edit, delete, duplicate

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Customization

Shortcuts can be customized in File → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Shortcut Cheat Sheet

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Most Common

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
Add NodeNN
Add SchemaSS
ConnectCC
GenerateCtrl+GCmd+G
RunCtrl+RCmd+R
SaveCtrl+SCmd+S
UndoCtrl+ZCmd+Z
RedoCtrl+YCmd+Y
ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
PanSpace + DragSpace + Drag
ZoomMouse WheelMouse Wheel
Fit to ScreenCtrl+FCmd+F
Reset ZoomCtrl+0Cmd+0

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Selection

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
Select AllCtrl+ACmd+A
Multi-selectDragDrag
Add to SelectionShift+ClickShift+Click

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Tips for Efficiency

Learn Gradually

Start with the most common shortcuts (N, S, C, Ctrl+G, Ctrl+R) and add more as you go.

Use Context Menus

Right-click for quick access to common actions without remembering shortcuts.

Customize

Customize shortcuts in preferences to match your workflow.

Practice

Practice using shortcuts regularly. Muscle memory develops quickly.

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Next Steps

UI Tour

Learn about the interface where shortcuts are used.

Quickstart

Practice using shortcuts while building your first graph.

How-to Guides

Use shortcuts while following how-to guides.

Reference

Troubleshoot shortcut issues if needed.