Commands
Every command in the editor is reachable two ways: by right-clicking for the context menu, or by pressing ⌘K / CtrlK for the command menu. Both are built from the same list, so anything you find in one is in the other.
Commands act on the current selection. Commands that don’t make sense based on the current selection stay in the list, but greyed out.
Context menu
Section titled “Context menu”Right-click anywhere on the canvas. The commands used most often sit at the top; the rest are grouped into submenus that open as you hover over them.
Right-clicking a block or path that is not already selected selects it first. To act on several blocks at once, select them, then right-click one of them or an empty part of the canvas.
Command menu
Section titled “Command menu”Press ⌘K / CtrlK and start typing.
Each result shows the submenu it lives in, and every word you type must match either the command or
its submenu — so dup left finds Duplicate › Duplicate Left.
Use ↑ and ↓ to move through the results, Enter to run the highlighted command, and Escape to close the menu without running anything. Disabled commands are skipped as you move.
Before you type, the menu offers a short list of the commands used most often.
All commands
Section titled “All commands”Many of these commands also have a keyboard shortcut; see keyboard shortcuts.
General
Section titled “General”The commands at the top of the context menu.
- Copy
- Paste
- Paste Style
- Connect
- Reverse
- Detach
Select
Section titled “Select”Replacing the selection by kind, or by walking to its neighbours and its parents.
- Select All
- Only Shapes
- Only Lines
- Only Text
- Only Icons
- Item to Left
- Item to Right
- Item Above
- Item Below
- Extend selection Left
- Extend selection Right
- Extend selection Up
- Extend selection Down
- Parents
- Children
Similar
Section titled “Similar”Selecting every block that shares a property with the selected one. Only offered when exactly one block is selected.
- Same Text
- Same Width
- Same Height
- Same Fill Color
- Same Stroke Color
- Same Text Color
- Same Font Family
Lining the selected blocks up along a shared edge or centre.
- Align Left
- Align Centre
- Align Right
- Align Top
- Align Middle
- Align Bottom
Align Contents
Section titled “Align Contents”Positioning the contents of the selected containers within them.
- Align Contents Left
- Align Contents Centre
- Align Contents Right
- Align Contents Top
- Align Contents Middle
- Align Contents Bottom
Arrange
Section titled “Arrange”Mirroring the layout of the selection, or swapping its rows and columns.
- Flip Horizontal
- Flip Vertical
- Transpose
Resize
Section titled “Resize”Making the selected blocks the same width or height, matching either the largest or the smallest.
- Grow to same width
- Shrink to same width
- Grow to same height
- Shrink to same height
Nudging the selection, pushing neighbours aside as a drag would.
- Move Left
- Move Right
- Move Up
- Move Down
Duplicate
Section titled “Duplicate”Placing a copy of the selection beside it.
- Duplicate Left
- Duplicate Right
- Duplicate Above
- Duplicate Below
Delete
Section titled “Delete”Removing the selection, with or without the contents of the selected containers.
- Delete
- Delete (keep contents)