Node Label Editing Keyboard Shortcuts



Action

Keyboard Shortcut Key/s

Copy the selected text from the node label

Control (Apple key) + C or Command + C

Cut the selected text from the node label

Control (Apple key) + X or Command + X

Paste the contents of the system clipboard into the label, at the point of the current input focus

Control (Apple key) + V or Command + V

if text is selected, delete it all, else delete the previous character from the input focus position in the label

Backspace

(with or without Shift key)

If text is selected, delete it all, else delete the next character from the input focus position in the label

Delete

Move the input focus forward one character in the label Right arrow

Move the input focus back one character in the label

Left arrow

On a multi-line label it moves you up to the previous row. For  a single line label, or when already on the first row of a multi-line label, it moves the caret to the start of the label (same effect as Home  key) Up arrow
On a multi-line label it moves the input focus down to the previous row. For  a single line label, or when already on the last row of a multi-line label, it moves the input focus to the end of the label (same effect as End  key) Down arrow
Move the input focus to the start of the previous word in the label Ctrl, (Alt on Mac) + Left arrow
Move the input focus to the end of the next word in the label Ctrl (Alt on Mac) + Right arrow
Move the input focus to the start of the label Home
Move the input focus to the end of the label End
Select previous character from input focus position. Shift + Right arrow
Select next character from input focus position. Shift + Left arrow
Select to end of previous word from input focus position. Shift+Control (Alt on Mac) + Left arrow
Select next word forward from input focus position. Shift+Control (Alt on Mac) + Right arrow
Select from the input focus position to the start of the label Shift + Home
Select from the input focus position to the end of the label. Shift + End
Select the whole label Control + A
Undo last label change. This currently only remembers one change back. Control + Z
Adds today's date into the label text at the point of the current input focus. Alt + T
Adds the word "($Open) " into the label text at the point of the current input focus. Alt + O
Adds the word "($Closed) " into the label text at the point of the current input focus. Alt + C