Keymap

prooph boards comes with some handy keyboard shortcuts to quickly add, modify and arrange elements on a board.

This keymap applies when no element is selected on the board workspace:

Key(s)	Description
Arrow keys	Move around on the workspace, keep pressed for faster move
Shift + arrow keys	Move fast on the workspace, keep pressed for even faster move
Ctrl/Cmd + +/- (Numpad)	Zoom in/out
Ctrl/Cmd + F	Focus search in sidebar
Ctrl/Cmd + V	Paste copied or cut elements
Tab	Select first element on the board that is currently in view port
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Backspace	Go back to previous position on the board

Single Selection

This keymap applies for a single selected element:

Key(s)	Description
Arrow keys	Move element, keep pressed for faster move
Shift + arrow keys	Move element fast, keep pressed for even faster move
Ctrl/Cmd + arrow keys	Resize element, keep pressed for bigger resize steps
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + arrow keys	Resize element with bigger resize steps
Ctrl/Cmd + F	Search similar elements in the sidebar
Ctrl/Cmd + M	Show metadata of element
Ctrl/Cmd + G	Trigger Cody with element
Ctrl/Cmd + C	Copy selection
Tab	Select next element
Del/Backspace	Delete Element
Enter	Edit element label
Esc	Deselect element
Alt + E	Change Sticky Type to Event
Alt + C	Change Sticky Type to Command
Alt + A	Change Sticky Type to Aggregate
Alt + R	Change Sticky Type to Role
Alt + D	Change Sticky Type to Document
Alt + S	Change Sticky Type to External System
Alt + H	Change Sticky Type to Hot Spot
Alt + P	Change Sticky Type to Policy
Alt + U	Change Sticky Type to UI / API
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F	Move to Front
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + B	Move to Back
Alt + Shift + Page Up	Select parent element
Alt + Shift + Page Down	Select first child element
Alt + Shift + Arrow key	Copy and connect selected element
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter	Duplicate element

This keymap applies for a group of selected elements:

Key(s)	Description
Arrow keys	Move elements, keep pressed for faster move
Shift + arrow keys	Move element fasts, keep pressed for even faster move
Esc	Deselect elements
Ctrl/Cmd + G	Trigger Cody with elements
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + L	Align elements left
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + R	Align elements right
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C	Align elements center
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + U	Align elements up
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + D	Align elements down
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + M	Align elements middle

This keymap applies during text editing of an element’s label: