How to use keyboard shortcuts

Most keyboard shortcuts that you know from PowerPoint work with think-cell elements as well. The same is true for keys that modify mouse operations like

Shift/Ctrl (Mac: ⌘ Cmd)-click for additive selection
Alt (Mac: ⌘ Cmd) while resizing to prevent snapping or for finer control
Ctrl-drag for duplication of shapes (on Mac, ⌥ Alt will enable fine control and duplicate, if applicable)
Shift while moving an element to constrain it to move only horizontally or vertically.

The following table shows the keyboard shortcuts and mouse interactions frequently used with think-cell, and the ones that offer additional functionality over Microsoft PowerPoint.

Shortcut key (Win)	Shortcut key (Mac)	Description
`Del` or `Backspace`	`Del` or `Backspace`	Delete the selected element (e.g. chart) or feature (e.g., label)
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+ Drag to resize	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+ Drag to resize	Resize symmetrically around fixed center
While dragging resize or alignment handle: Scroll Mouse Wheel or `←` `→` `↑` `↓` `PgUp` `PgDn`	While dragging resize or alignment handle: Magic Mouse: Swipe down/up with one finger (Magic) Trackpad: Swipe down/up with two fingers or `←` `→` `↑` `↓` `PgUp` `PgDn`	Switch slide to align with/snap to element on different slide
Zoom and pan
`Ctrl`+ Scroll Mouse Wheel up/down	Magic Mouse: `Ctrl` + Swipe down/up with one finger (Magic) Trackpad: Opening/closing Pinch gesture `Ctrl` + Swipe down/up with two fingers	Zoom in/out
Middle mouse button/mouse wheel: click and drag	Magic Mouse: Swipe with one finger (Magic) Trackpad: Swipe with two fingers	In zoom view: Pan around the slide
Select and multi-select
`Ctrl`+`A`	`⌘ Cmd`+`A`	When whole chart or element is selected: Select all shapes on slide. When feature of chart is selected: Select all features of same type. Press repeatedly to include all features of similar type (see 3.3.3 Select multiple objects).
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Alt`+`Shift`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓`	Extend selection in given direction
`Alt`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓` or (`Shift`)+`Tab`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Alt`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓` or (`Shift`)+`Tab`	Move selection across shapes on the slide Move selection across features (e.g., labels) of an element
Text
`F2`	`F2`	Toggle text-edit mode in text labels
`Alt`+`Shift`+`←` `→` or When in text edit mode in a list or with all text selected: (`Shift`+)`Tab`	`⌘ Cmd`+`[` `]` or When in text edit mode in a list or with all text selected: (`Shift`+)`Tab`	Any text label: Decrease/increase indentation level Agenda: Decrease/increase hierarchy level of selected chapter
`Alt`+`Shift`+ `PgUp` `PgDn`	`⌥ Alt`+`Shift`+ `PgUp` `PgDn`	Align text up or down
`Alt`+`Enter`	`⌥ Alt`+`Enter`	In Excel datasheet: line break
`F7`	`F7`	In Excel datasheet: spell checking
Difference arrows and value line
Double-click	Double-click	Total and level difference arrow: Cycle direction of calculation Value line: Reset to arithmetic mean
`↑` `↓`	`↑` `↓`	Value line: Move up/down
Layout elements
`Ctrl`+ Drag alignment/resize handle	`Ctrl`+ Drag alignment/resize handle	Define a fixed size (see 15.8.1 Setting a fixed size)
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓`	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Alt`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓`	Duplicate elements, e.g., in process flows, tables
Double-click	Double-click	Pentagon/Chevron: Toggle between pentagon and chevron shape Stock image: Reopen stock image library to select different image
Gantt chart and agenda
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`↑` `↓`	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Alt`+`↑` `↓`	Gantt chart: Duplicate activity row above/below Agenda: Add new chapter above/below
`Alt`+`Shift`+`↑` `↓`	—	Move selected activity row/chapter up/down
`←` `→` `↑` `↓`	`←` `→` `↑` `↓`	Gantt chart: Move selected timeline element Gantt calendar: Move date selection
`Ctrl`+`←` `→` `↑` `↓`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓`	Gantt chart: Move selected timeline element with finer steps
`PgUp` `PgDn`	`PgUp` `PgDn`	Gantt calendar: Move date selection one screen page up/down
`Shift`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓` `PgUp` `PgDn`	`Shift`+ `←` `→` `↑` `↓` `PgUp` `PgDn`	Gantt calendar: Move end of selected date range in selected direction by one step/one page.
Checkbox and Harvey ball
`v`/`o`/`1` `x`/`2` `Space`/`0`	`v`/`o`/`1` `x`/`2` `Space`/`0`	Checkbox: Set state
`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `6` `7` `8`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `6` `7` `8`	Harvey ball: Set number of filled segments (will only work up to the maximal number of segments set)
`+` `-`	`+` `-`	Checkbox: Cycle through states Harvey ball: Increase/decrease number of filled segments
Double-click	Double-click	Cycle through states

On many Mac keyboards, the F1, F2, … keys have special functions by default. To access the corresponding F key you have to press Fn+F2, for example. You can switch the default behavior as explained here.

E. Keyboard shortcuts

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