Keyboard Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to work faster in GEEC. This is the complete reference guide based on the available shortcuts in the application.

Mouse Controls

ActionControl
Left clickSelect item
Right clickCancel action or show item settings
Double clickComponent alteration (cycle variants)
Long press (touch, 500 ms)Same as right click - opens item settings
Left drag (not selected)Select items in area
Left drag (selected)Move selected items
Middle button dragPan canvas
Scroll wheelZoom in / Zoom out
ALT + Scroll wheelMove canvas horizontally
SHIFT + Scroll wheelMove canvas vertically

Keyboard Shortcuts

General Editing

ActionHotkeyNotes
HelpF1Show help dialog
Cancel actionEscCancel selection, drawing, or copying
DeleteDelete or BackspaceRemove selected items
CopyCtrl+C / Cmd+CCopy selected items
PasteCtrl+V / Cmd+VPaste items
UndoCtrl+Z / Cmd+ZStep back in history
RedoCtrl+Y / Cmd+Shift+ZStep forward in history

Canvas Navigation

ActionHotkeyAlternative
Pan canvasCtrl + Arrow keysMiddle mouse drag, or Alt/Shift + Scroll
Toggle gridGShow/hide grid lines

Component Manipulation

ActionHotkeyNotes
Rotate counter-clockwise (90°)LRotate selected items left
Rotate clockwise (90°)RRotate selected items right
Mirror horizontallyHFlip selected items left-right
Mirror verticallyVFlip selected items top-bottom
Cycle alternationASwitch between component symbol variants
Cycle vertical text alignmentDCycle: center ? left ? right
Cycle horizontal text alignmentFCycle: alphabetic ? bottom ? middle ? top

Drawing Tools

Drawing tools are selected from the left menu - they do not have keyboard shortcuts, except:

ToolHotkeyNotes
WireWStart drawing a connecting wire

Analysis

ActionHotkeyNotes
Run all analysesF9Runs all visible analysis dialogs and Favorites

Notes on Platform Differences

  • On macOS, use Cmd wherever Ctrl is listed.
  • Redo on macOS is Cmd+Shift+Z; on Windows/Linux it is Ctrl+Y.
  • All other shortcuts are identical across platforms.

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