Keyboard Shortcuts Overview

There are a number of keyboard shortcuts that make working with the WEM Modeler a lot easier. This article describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available in the various WEM Modeler areas

Keyboard shortcuts in the flowchart editor

When you are working on a flowchart, there are a few shortcuts available that make working with the fowchart a bit easier:

Keyboard shortcut – Windows	Keyboard shortcut – MacOS	Description
`Control` + left mouseclick	`Control` + `Option` + left mousclick	When you are working in `Selection` mode, you cannot draw arrows between the various nodes. You have to go into `Draw arrow` mode first. Switching back and forth between these two mode can be a bit cumbersome. <br>This short cut enables you to draw arrows between nodes while you are still in `selection` mode. Simply press the control key and draw an arrow between two nodes.
`Spacebar` + left mouseclick	`Spacebar` + left mouseclick	When you do this, you can move the entire flowchart around, without having to select all nodes first.
`Delete`	`fn` + `Backspace`	When you select a node (or multiple nodes), you can simply hit the specified butto(s)n to delete that node (or multiple nodes).
`Control`-C	`Control`-C	Copies the selected node(s) to the clipboard.
`Control`-X	`Control`-X	Cuts the selected node(s) tp the clipboard.
`Control`-V	`Control`-V	Paste the nodes on the clipboard to the current flowchart, as long as the source and desination flowchart are part of the same project.
`-` key	`-` key	Zoom out.
`+` key	`+` key	Zoom in.

Keyboard shortcuts in the Interaction Node editor

A number of shortcuts exist that will make your life a lot easier when creating a form/page/user interaction:

Keyboard shortcut – Windows	Keyboard shortcut – MacOS	Description
Doubleclick on a field in a list	Doubleclick on a field in a list	When a form is selected double clicking on a field in a list will add that field to the form.
`Control` + doubleclick on a field in a list	`Control` + `Option` + doubleclick on a field in a list	This will add the field as a readonly field to the form.
`Shift` + doubleclick on a list	`Shift` + `Option`+ doubleclick on a list	When a form is selected, and you doubleclick on a list while holding the `Shift` button (Windows) or `Shift` +`Option` buttons (MacOS), all the fields in the list will be added to the form.
`Control` + `Shift` + doubleclick on a list	`Control` + `Option` + `Shift` + doubleclick on a list	When a form is selected, and you doubleclick on a list while holding the `Shift` AND the `Control` button (Windows) or `Control` + `Option` + `Shift` buttons (MacOS), all the fields in the list will be added as readonly fields to the form.
`Delete`	`fn` + `Backspace`	This will delete any selected element.

Keyboard shortcuts in the Expression Editor

The shortcuts that are availble in th expression editor are very common shortcuts that are available in many other editors as well:

Keyboard shortcut – Windows	Description
`Control`+arrow-left/arrow right	Go one word left or right (with your cursor).
`Home`	Go to the beginning of a line.
`End`	Go to the end of a line.
`Control` + `Home`	Go the the beginning of the expression.
`Control` + `End`	Go the the end of the expression.
`Control` + `Home` + `Shift`	Select the expression from the beginning to the current cursor position.
`Control` + `End` + `Shift`	Select the expression from the current cursor position to the end of the expression.
`Control`-X<br>`Control`-C<br>`Control`-V	Cut the selected text.<br>Copy the selected text to the clipboard.<br>Paste the clipboard.