The following keyboard shortcuts are available to control the program.
The following shortcuts are generally available in ARIS Connect.
Shortcut |
Action |
Alt + F4 |
Closes the web browser with all tabs. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving. |
Alt + left arrow |
Moves backwards through previously visited areas of ARIS Connect, such as |
Alt + right arrow |
Moves forward through previously visited areas of ARIS Connect, such as |
Ctrl + F |
Opens the Find bar of the web browser to search the page for a term. |
Ctrl + F4 |
Closes the ARIS Connect tab without asking. |
Ctrl + Page down |
Depending on the web browser: Switches to the next web browser tab from left to right if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + Page up |
Depending on the web browser: Switches to the next web browser tab from right to left if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
F3 |
Depending on the web browser: Opens the Find bar of the web browser to search the page for a term. |
F5 |
Updates the current view based on the database changes. |
F11 |
Turns full screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. |
Keyboard shortcuts for Collaboration
The following shortcuts are available in Collaboration.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
End |
Moves to the lower entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Home |
Moves to the upper entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Tab |
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Shift + Tab |
Highlights the previous control or input field. |
Right arrow/ |
Moves the cursor through the text in input fields. |
Up arrow/ |
Selects the previous/next item in lists. |
Enter |
Opens the attachment fields and places the cursor in the input field if the Tag or Link symbol is selected. Opens the Select document dialog when the File symbol is selected.
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Ctrl + Enter |
Posts a comment when the Post button is active. |
Portal
The following shortcuts are generally available for the Portal.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
Alt + J
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Shows previously displayed fact sheets and hierarchy levels in backward direction. Use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + J for Mozilla Firefox® instead of Alt +J. |
Alt + K |
Shows previously displayed fact sheets and hierarchy levels in forward direction. Use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + K for Mozilla Firefox® instead of Alt +K. |
Down arrow |
Opens the focused drop-down menu, selects the first menu item, and jumps down through the menu items. |
Enter |
Invokes the action of the selected menu item. |
Esc |
Closes the drop-down menu. |
Left arrow |
Closes the submenu of a menu item. |
Right arrow |
Opens the submenu of a menu item. |
Shift + tab |
Focuses the previous control, such as In Edit mode for users with Contribution license privileges, jumps from one input field to the previous one. |
Space |
Opens a menu and selects the first menu item. Invokes the action of a selected item, for example, My favorites. |
Tab |
Focuses the next control, such as In Edit mode for users with Contribution license privileges, jumps from one input field to the next. |
Up arrow |
Opens the drop-down menu, selects the last menu item, and jumps up through the menu items. |
The following shortcuts are available for the Quick start page.
Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the Collaboration where you have access to your own feed.
Opens the All company feed area of the Collaboration.
Activates the Find groups area of the
Collaboration where you can find new groups.
Opens the Models & Objects area of the Repository and enables you to manage models and objects of the databases of the current ARIS server.
Opens the Documents area of the Repository and enables you to manage the content of ARIS document storage of the current ARIS server.
Manage dashboards & data feeds
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the Repository where you can manage dashboards and data feeds.
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the User Management in ARIS Administration where you can administrate the users for the current server.
Opens the Licenses area in ARIS Administration where you can administrate the licenses for the current server.
Opens the Process administration area in ARIS Administration where you can administrate automated processes.
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the Collaboration where you can decide whether content is appropriate or not.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Moves the Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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End |
Moves to the lower Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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F5 |
Updates the current view. |
Home |
Moves to the upper Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Page down |
Displays in the visible area as many of the next Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Page up |
Displays in the visible area as many of the previous Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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Up arrow |
Moves the Depending on your license, not all described quick access buttons may be available.
Opens the Groups structure in the Classic view or Processes structure in the Default view, where you can browse the ARIS Connect content of the selected database.
Opens ARIS Process Board, where you can edit tasks that are assigned to you.
Opens the Create model dialog for you to create a model in one of the databases you have access to.
Opens the Download client page for you to download a java client of the products the administrator made available.
Opens the Recent area of the
Opens the All company feed area of the
Activates the
Opens the Models & Objects area of the
Opens the Documents area of the
Opens the Dashboards & Data feeds area of the
Opens your user settings page where you can edit your data or add a picture of yourself.
Opens the Configuration area where you can manage the current ARIS Connect system.
Opens the Users area of the
Opens the
Opens the
Opens the Check flagged activities page of the Administration area of the
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The following shortcuts are available for the quick search.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
Down arrow/Right arrow |
Jumps down to the next result entry. |
Enter |
Opens the selected result entry. |
Esc |
Closes the result entry list and removes the search term from the quick search field. |
Up arrow/Left arrow |
Jumps up to the next result entry. |
The following shortcuts are available for the database selection.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
Down arrow |
Opens the database selection menu, selects the first entry. If the down arrow is pressed again, the next entry below is selected. |
Enter/Space |
Opens the selected database. |
Up arrow |
Opens the database selection menu, selects the first entry. If the down arrow is pressed again, the last entry is selected. Each further press marks the next entry above. |
The following shortcuts are available for hierarchies.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
Down arrow |
Jumps down to the next entry. |
Left arrow |
Closes the selected hierarchy. |
Right arrow |
Opens the selected hierarchy. |
Space |
Toggles the selected hierarchy. |
Up arrow |
Jumps up to the next the entry. |
1 - 9 |
Jumps to one of the first nine items of the current level. |
0 |
Jumps to the parent item of the selected item. |
Elements are listed in list views. List views are, for example, areas such as My favorites,
My activities,
Recent changes, and Catalog.
Shows all links to models that were changed recently. In addition, for each model the time elapsed since the last change and the path are shown.
Shows the current activities you are following in Collaboration or in the portal.
Provides direct access to saved filter criteria of the Favorites area of the search as well as to models and groups a user selected as personal favorites.
The following shortcuts are available for these areas.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Moves the entries down one entry if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
End |
Moves to the lower entries if the contents cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
F5 |
Updates the current view. |
Home |
Moves to the upper entries if the contents cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Left arrow |
Moves the entries to the left if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Page down |
Moves to the lower entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Page up |
Moves to the upper entries if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Right arrow |
Moves the entries to the right if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
Up arrow |
Moves the entries up one entry if they cannot be displayed completely due to the window size or the screen resolution. |
The following shortcuts are available in the Comment bar when the cursor is in the Comment field.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Tab |
Jumps from the Comment box to the Tag, Link, and File symbols that you can use to attach tags, links, or files to your comment. It also jumps to the other input fields and to the Post button. |
Enter |
Opens the attachment fields and places the cursor in the input field if the Tag or Link symbol is selected. Opens the Select document dialog when the File symbol is selected. Posts the comment when the Post button is marked. |
ARIS Connect Designer
The following shortcuts are available in ARIS Connect Designer.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Alt |
Temporarily switches off Guided Modeling and grid when you drag items. |
Alt + down arrow |
Moves selected objects down four grid lines. |
Alt + F4 |
Closes the web browser. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving. |
Alt + left arrow |
Moves selected objects four grid lines to the left. |
Alt + - (minus) |
Inserts an optional hyphen at the cursor position in a text. |
Alt + right arrow |
Moves selected objects four grid lines to the right. |
Alt + up arrow |
Moves selected objects up four grid lines. |
Ctrl + A |
Selects all items. |
Ctrl + C |
Copies selected items to the clipboard. This enables you to paste copied items from the clipboard into models/diagrams and into other Windows programs. |
Ctrl + down arrow |
Moves selected items downwards by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + End |
Displays the bottom right pane of the model window. |
Ctrl + Enter |
Inserts a line break for text attributes, such as free-form texts, object names, etc. |
Ctrl + F |
Opens the Click |
Ctrl + F4 |
Closes the model tab. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving. |
Ctrl + Home |
Displays the upper left pane of the model window. |
Ctrl + left arrow |
Moves selected items to the left by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + Page down |
Switches to the next web browser tab from left to right if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + Page up |
Switches to the next web browser tab from right to left if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + right arrow |
Moves selected items to the right by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + S |
Saves your changes. |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
Inserts a definition copy of an object if an object is in the clipboard. |
Ctrl + up arrow |
Moves selected items upwards by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + V |
Pastes the content of the clipboard, if this is content that can be placed in the model window. If an object is in the clipboard, an occurrence copy of the object is inserted. |
Ctrl + X |
Cuts selected items and copies them to the clipboard. |
Ctrl + Y |
Redoes editing steps that were undone. |
Ctrl + Z |
Undoes preceding editing steps. |
Del |
Removes selected object symbols or deletes selected items, such as free-form text and graphic objects. |
Down arrow |
Moves the model window contents up (the contents of the model window that are further down will be displayed). |
Enter |
Ends the input. |
ESC |
Removes selections and closes dialogs. Closing dialogs with the ESC key is the same as clicking Cancel. |
F2 |
Selects the selected text attribute of an element or the object name of a selected object for editing. |
F3 |
Opens the Click |
F5 |
Updates the current view based on the database changes. |
F11 |
Turns full screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. |
Left arrow |
Moves the model window contents to the right (the contents of the model window that are further left will be displayed). |
- (minus) |
Reduces the display of the model content by 10%. |
Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
+ (plus) |
Enlarges the display of the model content by 10%. |
Right arrow |
Moves the model window contents to the left (the contents of the model window that are further right will be displayed). |
Shift |
Keeps the shapes of a circle and a square when you place and scale the graphic objects Circle/Elipse and Square/Rectangle. |
Shift + Page down |
Moves the contents of the model window page by page to the right (the contents of the model window that are further left will be displayed). |
Shift + Page up |
Moves the contents of the model window page by page to the left (the contents of the model window that are further right will be displayed). |
Up arrow |
Moves the model window contents down (the contents of the model window that are further up will be displayed). |
The following shortcuts are available in the Select attribute dialog with which you can add attributes on the Attributes tab.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Moves the focus down to the next attribute. |
End |
Moves to the lower attributes. |
Enter |
Closes the dialog and adds the selected attributes when the focus is on the OK button, or closes the dialog and adds no attributes when the focus is on the Cancel button. |
ESC |
Closes the dialog without changes. Pressing this key corresponds to clicking Cancel. |
F5 |
Updates the current view based on the database changes. The dialog is closed without changes. |
F11 |
Turns full screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. The dialog remains open. |
Home |
Moves to the upper attributes. |
Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Space |
Enables or disables the check box of the attribute on which the focus is located. |
Tab |
Jumps from the Search field to the Show specified attributes only check box, the attribute list field, the OK button, and the Cancel button. |
Up arrow |
Moves the focus up to the next attribute. |
The following shortcuts are available in the Collaboration bar when the cursor is in the Comment field.
Click Collaboration to show the Collaboration bar that you can use to enter comments, improvement proposals, questions, etc., pertaining to the model.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Tab |
Jumps from the Comment box to the |
Enter |
Opens the attachment fields and places the cursor in the input field if the Tag or Link symbol is selected. Opens the Select document dialog when the File symbol is selected. Posts the comment when the Post button is selected. |
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the focus in the program.
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Shortcut |
Selection |
Action |
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Arrow keys |
Table |
Moves to next column/row in direction of arrow. |
Ctrl + End |
Table |
Activates the last cell in the modeling table. |
Ctrl + Home |
Table |
Activates the first cell in the modeling table. |
Ctrl + Shift + Ins |
Operator |
Creates split paths. |
Del |
Object name |
Deletes the object from the model. |
End |
Table |
Activates the last column in the current row. |
Enter |
Name column activated |
Jumps to the next cell or ends editing. |
F2 |
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Home |
Table |
Activates the first column in the current row. |
Ins |
Table |
Adds an object row. |
PageDown |
Table |
Scrolls one page down. |
PageUp |
Table |
Scrolls one page up. |
Shift + F2 |
BPMN container cell |
Enables renaming of the container. |
Shift + Tab |
Table cell |
Activates the next cell to the left. |
Tab |
Table cell |
Activates the next cell to the right. |
You can control the matrix using the keyboard:
Shortcut |
Selection |
Action |
Arrow keys
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Moves to the next/previous symbol in arrow direction. |
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Moves to next column/row in arrow direction. |
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Enter |
Cell |
Opens the Display connection type dialog |
Esc key |
Dialog opened |
Cancels the dialog. |
F2 |
Cell of the row or column header |
Opens the list of symbols available. |
+ key |
Matrix |
Zooms in the matrix. |
- key |
Matrix |
Zooms out the matrix. |