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Customize Keyboard Shortcuts

erwin Data Modeler offers several predefined keyboard shortcuts for commonly performed tasks, such as creating a new model, saving a model, viewing the logical/physical model, and so on. Wherever applicable, the default keys are assigned based on the Microsoft Windows standards. For example, the shortcut key to create a new model (Ctrl + N) is same as the Windows shortcut for the File > New option.

To view the existing shortcut keys:

1. In erwin Data Modeler, click Tools, Customize.

   The Customize dialog box opens.

   

2. Click the Keyboard tab.

   This tab displays the predefined keyboard shortcuts by category and their default key assignments.

3. Select a category from the Category drop-down list to view the available commands.
4. From the Commands list, select the command for which you want to view the shortcut keys.

   

You can also customize the available shortcut keys. To do so, follow these steps:

1. On the Customize dialog box, on the Keyboard tab, select the required category in the Category drop-down list.
2. In the Commands list, select the command that you want to customize. For example, consider that you want to customize the New command.

   

3. Next, place your cursor in the Press new shortcut key field.
4. Press and hold the keys on your keyboard that you wish to set as shortcut.

   The keys that you press and hold are automatically populated in the Press new shortcut key field and the Assign button is enabled.

   

5. Next, click Assign.

   This associates the new keys with the selected command and the Key assignments fields is updated.

   

6. Click Close.