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Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? on the canvas to open Help, then read the Keyboard shortcuts section.

Action Key
Hand (panning tool) H
Selection V or 1
Rectangle R or 2
Diamond D or 3
Ellipse O or 4
Arrow A or 5
Line L or 6
Draw P or 7
Text T or 8
Insert image 9
Eraser E or 0
Frame tool F
Laser pointer K
Pick color from canvas I or Shift + S or Shift + G
Edit line/arrow points Ctrl + Enter
Edit text / add label Enter
Add new line (text editor) Enter or Shift + Enter
Action Key
Create a flowchart from a generic element Ctrl + Arrow key
Navigate a flowchart Alt + Arrow key
Move canvas Space + drag, or wheel + drag
Reset the canvas Ctrl + Delete
Delete Delete
Cut / Copy / Paste Ctrl + X / C / V
Paste as plaintext Ctrl + Shift + V
Select all Ctrl + A
Add element to selection Shift + click
Deep select Ctrl + click
Deep select within box, and prevent dragging Ctrl + drag
Copy to clipboard as PNG Shift + Alt + C
Copy / Paste styles Ctrl + Alt + C / V
Send to back Ctrl + Shift + [

The Help dialog also links to the documentation, the blog, the issue tracker and YouTube.

The Help dialog with the board keyboard shortcuts

Applies to VNClagoon+ 2026.09 and later.

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