Process Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

ActiveBPEL™ Designer User’s Guide

Process Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

The following tables describe how to select and move objects on the Process Editor canvas without using a mouse.

Navigate to a BPEL file in the Process Editor by selecting CTRL + F6.

Selecting an object

When an activity or container is selected, you can navigate to another object using the following keys.

Key	Action
Space	Select
Left arrow	Navigate to the object on the left
Right arrow	Navigate to the object on the right
Up arrow	Navigate to the object above
Down arrow	Navigate to the object below
/ or ?	Navigate to the next link
\ or \|	Navigate to the previous link
Alt + Down arrow	Navigate into a container
Alt + Up arrow	Navigate out of a container

Pressing the CTRL key causes the focus, rather than the selection, to move. Pressing the SHIFT key while using one of the navigation keys extends the selection.

Moving an object

When an object is selected, you can move it using the following keys. Note that you can move an object diagonally by selecting two adjacent arrow keys simultaneously.

Key	Action
Alt + mouse	Move the selected object one pixel at a time
Period	Select next handle
>	Select previous handle
Left arrow	Drag left
Right arrow	Drag right
Up arrow	Drag up
Down arrow	Drag down
Enter	Commit the drag operation
Esc	Abort the drag operation

Palette Keyboard Actions

Key	Action
Left arrow	If focus is on an expanded palette group, such as the Activity group, then collapse it. Otherwise set focus on the group.
Right arrow	If focus is on a collapsed palette group, then expand it. If the group is expanded, then the focus moves into the group.
Up arrow	If the focus is inside a group, then it moves to the group title.
Down arrow	Moves to the next item