Keyboard Shortcuts
A keyboard shortcut is a set of one or more keys that invoke a DGLux5 operation when pressed by the user. You can use these to expedite common operations.
Main Menu
These lists provide shortcuts to items in the Main Menu.
File Menu
This list provides shortcuts to items in the File menu.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| New File | Shift + N | Shift + N |
| Open File | Ctrl + O | Cmd + O |
| Save File | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S |
| Save File As | Ctrl + Alt + S | Cmd + Opt + S |
| Import DG5 | Ctrl + 7 | Ctrl + 7 |
Project Menu
This list provides shortcuts to items in the Project menu.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Import Project | Ctrl + I | Ctrl + 8 |
| Export Current Project | Ctrl + E | While no items on the page are selected, press Ctrl + 9 or Cmd + 9. |
Edit Menu
This list provides shortcuts to items in the Edit menu.
View Menu
This list provides shortcuts to items in the View menu.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Snap to Component | Ctrl + Period (.) | Cmd + Period (.) |
Tools Panel
This list provides shortcuts for the Tools panel. These shortcuts do not work when you are editing text.
Pressing a key has the same effect as clicking a tool once. To select a drawing tool in multiple drawing mode, use the keyboard shortcut twice.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Selection tool | S | S |
| Path selection tool | Ctrl + Shift + P | Cmd + Shift + P or Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Transform tool | T | T |
| Rectangle tool | R | R |
| Ellipse tool | E | E |
| Path tool | Ctrl + P | Ctrl + P |
| Line tool | L | L |
| Polyline tool | W | W |
Quick Access Panel
This list provides shortcuts to commands in the Quick Access panel.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Group elements | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G or Ctrl + G |
| Ungroup elements | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U or Ctrl + U |
| Full size | Ctrl + 9 | Ctrl + 9 or Cmd + 9 |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z or Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Y or Ctrl + Y |
Selection
This list provides shortcuts to selection commands.
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Select all | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A or Ctrl + A |
| Clear current selection | Ctrl + Alt + A | Ctrl + Opt + A |
| Add items to the current selection, or remove items from the current selection | With the  Selection tool, Ctrl + click items | With the Selection tool, Shift + click items |
Panel Management
These shortcuts relate to managing panels in the workspace.
- Press Ctrl + L to open an element's dataflow.
- Hold H to make undocked panels, windows, and pop-ups translucent.
Application Mode
This shortcut relates to the current Application mode.
- Hold P to temporarily change to Preview mode. Release P to return to Edit mode.