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Keyboard and mouse

The Action key is Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

Input Action
Mouse wheel Zoom around the pointer
Drag empty canvas Pan the graph
Click node Select one node
Drag selection rectangle Select multiple nodes
Click node in minimap Select and focus that node
Click Auto-Layout Graph Arrange the graph horizontally
Shift + click Auto-Layout Graph Wrap local chains at six nodes; keep a lone final node on the preceding row
F Focus the viewport on the selected node or nodes
Space Open the node picker at the viewport center
Action + C Copy selected nodes
Action + V Paste copied nodes
Del or Backspace Delete selected nodes
Esc Cancel an active connection drag or close the node picker
Enter in node search Create the first matching node
Action + Z Undo
Action + Shift+Z Redo
Ctrl+Y Alternate redo on supported platforms

Text fields consume editing keys while they have focus, so graph shortcuts do not interfere with typing in node bodies, sticky notes, or placemat titles.

ActionFlow 2 node picker with its search field focused
Press Space to open this picker, type to filter, Enter to create the first result, or Escape to close it.