Some of the most common operations can be performed quickly using predefined accelerators and keyboard shortcuts.
| User input | Description |
| Shift + mouse click | Select many elements, or remove from selection. |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete selection. |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selection. |
| Ctrl + V | Paste selection. |
| Ctrl + . | Toggle grid visibility. |
| Ctrl + / | Toggle visual guides. |
| Ctrl + A | Select all objects on the canvas. |
| Alt | Temporarily use pan tool (when in select mode) and reverse. |
| Secondary mouse button + drag | Temporarily pan canvas. |
| + (Windows) / = (Mac OS) | Zoom in. |
| - | Zoom out. |
| Ctrl + M | Toggle between full screen and normal canvas. |
| Esc | Exit current operation. |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes. |
| Double click on canvas | Center and fit screen diagram. |