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Key Function Info
F1 Help Calls the context sensitive Help.
Space Panning Holding down the Space-Key activates the panning function till the key is released.
Ctrl + Space Zoom in Holding down the Space-Key and the Ctrl-Key activates zoom-in function till the key is released.
Alt + Space Zoom out Holding down the Space-Key and the Alt-Key activates zoom-out function till the key is released. You can press Space + Ctrl + Alt, too.
Ctrl + Tab Switch Workmode Changes the Workmode from Design to Query and vice versa.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch Palettes Press once to hide all palettes and again to show the palettes again.
Ctrl + Shift + 1..0 Store Position Markers Press Ctrl + Shift + 1,2, .. 0 to store a Position Marker.
Ctrl + 1..0 Recall Position Markers To recall a Position Marker press Ctrl + 1,2, .. 0. The position and zoom factor of the stored marker will be restored.

Design Mode

Key Function Info
Ctrl + Q Select Object(s) Activates the Pointer cursor. In Design-Mode objects can also be moved with this cursor.
Ctrl + W Move Object(s) Activates the Move cursor. Needed to move objects in Query-Mode.
Ctrl + E Scale Object Activates the Scale cursor. Only used for Regions and Image objects.
Ctrl + T New Table Switches the mouse cursor to New Table Mode.
Ctrl + Shift + R New 1:n Relation Switches the mouse cursor to New 1:n Relation Mode.
Ctrl + R New 1:n Relation (non identifying) Switches the mouse cursor to New 1:n non-identifying Relation Mode.
Ctrl + Shift + Alt R New 1:1 Relation Switches the mouse cursor to New 1:1 Relation Mode.
Ctrl + A Select All Selects all objects
Ctrl + Del Delete Selected Deletes all selected objects.
Ctrl + Shift + C Copy Highlighted Name Copies the Highlighted Name to the Clipboard.
Ctrl + Z Undo last Action Undos the last Action
Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo last Undo Action Redoes the last Undo Action
Ctrl + O Open model Opens an existing model.
Ctrl + S Save model Saves the current model. The model can also be saved by clicking on the disk icon in the status bar.
Ctrl + Shift + S Export SQL Script Calls the SQL DDL Create Script Dialog to export the current model.

Query Mode

Key Function Info
F9 Execute SQL statement Executes the current SQL statement.
Ctrl + Q Select Object(s) Activates the Pointer cursor. In Design-Mode objects can also be moved with this cursor.
Ctrl + S Add Column to SELECT Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the SELECT part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + F Add Column to FROM Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the FROM part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + W Add Column to WHERE Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the WHERE part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + G Add Column to GROUP BY Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the GROUP BY part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + H Add Column to HAVING Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the HAVING part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + O Add Column to ORDER BY Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the ORDER BY part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + E Add Column to SET Mouse Cursor to add Columns to the SET part of a SQL Command.
Ctrl + Shift + A Copy SQL to Clipboard Copies the current SQL Command to the Clipboard, formated for ASP.
Ctrl + Shift + D Copy SQL to Clipboard Copies the current SQL Command to the Clipboard, formated for Delphi/Kylix.
Ctrl + Shift + P Copy SQL to Clipboard Copies the current SQL Command to the Clipboard, formated for PHP.



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