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The Markifact canvas supports various keyboard shortcuts and interactions to help you build workflows more efficiently. Master these shortcuts to speed up your workflow development.

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All Keyboard Shortcuts

ActionShortcutCategory
Save workflow⌘ + SWorkflow
Undo canvas actions⌘ + ZWorkflow
Auto layout nodesCtrl + LCanvas
Duplicate selected nodes⌘ + DNode Operations
Delete selected nodesDelNode Operations
Multi-select (drag)Shift + DragSelection
Multi-select individual⌘ + ClickSelection
Zoom in canvasScroll UpNavigation
Zoom out canvasScroll DownNavigation

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Node Selection & Operations

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Multi-Select Nodes

There are two ways to select multiple nodes: Drag Selection:
  • Hold Shift and drag to create a selection box
  • All nodes within the box will be selected, you can right-click to perform actions on them
Multi-Select Nodes Example Individual Selection:
  • Hold ⌘ (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and click individual nodes
  • Each clicked node adds to your selection and gets a blue border
Individual Selection Example

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Bulk Operations

Once you have multiple nodes selected, you can: Duplicate Multiple Nodes:
  • Select nodes using either method above
  • Press ⌘ + D or right-click and choose “Duplicate 4 nodes”
  • All selected nodes and their connections will be duplicated
Delete Multiple Nodes:
  • Select the nodes you want to remove
  • Press Del or right-click and choose “Delete 4 nodes”
  • All selected nodes will be removed from the canvas
Clear Selection:
  • Click anywhere on empty canvas space
  • Or right-click and choose “Clear selection”

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Auto Layout

Auto Layout: Ctrl + L
  • Automatically organizes all nodes horizontally on the canvas
  • Cleans up messy “spaghetti” layouts and crossed connections
  • Maintains all existing connections between nodes
Use it when your canvas becomes cluttered or hard to follow.

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Canvas Navigation

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Zooming

  • Zoom in: Scroll up or use zoom controls in bottom toolbar
  • Zoom out: Scroll down or use zoom controls in bottom toolbar
  • Fit to screen: Click the fit-to-screen button in bottom toolbar

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Panning

  • Drag canvas: Click and drag on empty space to move around
  • Reset view: Use the reset button in bottom toolbar

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Quick Actions Menu

Right-click on selected nodes to access:
  • Duplicate X nodes - Copy selected nodes with ⌘ + D shortcut
  • Delete X nodes - Remove selected nodes with Del shortcut
  • Clear selection - Deselect all nodes
The menu shows the exact number of selected nodes (e.g., “Duplicate 4 nodes”).

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Toolbar Controls

The bottom toolbar provides additional canvas controls:
IconFunction
+ / -Zoom in/out controls
⌂Fit canvas to screen
↻Undo actions
⌘View keyboard shortcuts
These complement the keyboard shortcuts for complete canvas control.

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FAQ

There are two ways to select multiple nodes:Method 1: Drag Selection
  1. Hold Shift
  2. Click and drag to create a selection box
  3. All nodes within the box will be selected
Method 2: Individual Selection
  1. Hold ⌘ (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows)
  2. Click each node you want to select
  3. Each clicked node adds to your selection
Both methods show a blue selection indicator around chosen nodes.
  1. Select multiple nodes using either drag selection (Shift + Drag) or individual selection (⌘ + Click)
  2. Duplicate them using either:
    • Press ⌘ + D
    • Right-click and choose “Duplicate X nodes”
  3. All selected nodes and their connections will be duplicated as a group
The duplicated nodes will appear slightly offset from the originals.
  1. Select the nodes you want to remove using Shift + Drag or ⌘ + Click
  2. Delete them using either:
    • Press Del key
    • Right-click and choose “Delete X nodes”
  3. All selected nodes will be removed from the canvas
Be careful - this action cannot be undone with ⌘ + Z once you save the workflow.
  1. Select all nodes in the section using Shift + Drag
  2. Duplicate the selection with ⌘ + D
  3. Move the duplicated section by dragging it to a new location
This preserves all connections between the nodes in that section, creating a perfect copy of your workflow pattern.
Make sure you’re focused on the canvas area and not inside a text field or sidebar. Click on empty canvas space first, then try your shortcuts.
Yes! When you duplicate nodes using ⌘ + D, Markifact preserves the connections between the duplicated nodes, creating an exact copy of the node group.
Use ⌘ + Click to individually select nodes anywhere on the canvas. This is better than shift-drag when nodes aren’t clustered together.
Delete (Del key) removes selected nodes permanently from your workflow. Clear selection just deselects nodes without removing them.
Auto Layout (Ctrl + L) automatically organizes all nodes horizontally on your canvas to clean up messy layouts. It maintains all existing connections between nodes without changing your workflow logic.
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