Keyboard commands, function keys, and shortcuts offer alternative ways to access ER/Studio functionality without using the mouse. Below are the most common commands – we will cover additional commands throughout the book.
Here are the most common keyboard commands:
· Page Up: Scrolls up the Data Model Window.
· Page Down: Scrolls down the Data Model Window.
· Up Arrow: Scrolls up one line.
· Down Arrow: Scrolls down one line.
· Right Arrow: Scrolls over one position to the right.
· Left Arrow: Scrolls over one position to the left.
· <->: Decreases zoom level by one step.
· <SHIFT + F8>: Allows you to freeze the Zoom window so that you can pan around the diagram and still maintain focus on a specific diagram object. The same command unfreezes the Zoom window.
· <CTRL + Home>: Scrolls to the upper left hand page of the model.
Here are the most common function keys:
· <F1>: Opens the online Help.
· <F4>: Opens the Find Entity/View dialog.
· <F5>: Redraws the diagram.
· <F7>: Activates or deactivates shadowing.
· <F8>: Opens or closes a zoom window.
Here are the most common shortcuts:
· <CTRL + A>: Selects all entities in the Data Model Window.
· <CTRL + Shift + A>: Selects all entities and relationships in the Data Model Window.
· <CTRL + H>: Straightens the selected relationship lines horizontally. The lines will straighten based on the docking point against the parent entity.
· <CTRL + L>: Straightens the selected relationship lines vertically. The lines will straighten based on the docking point against the parent entity.
· <CTRL + Z>: The Undo command restore your model to the last stage of edit.
· <CTRL + Y>: The Redo command redoes the last undo command.