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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.

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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