Shortcuts for Rational Requirements Composer

There are several actions you can perform in Rational® Requirements Composer using keyboard shortcuts as well as mouse and keyboard combinations.

Many of the keyboard shortcuts you can use in Rational Requirements Composer are the same as those used in the Eclipse client. For example, you can display the properties of a selected object in both clients by selecting an object and pressing Alt+Enter. You can display a pop-up list of these key assignments in Rational Requirements Composer by pressing Ctrl+Shift+L or by clicking Help > Key Assist

In some instances, if you place the mouse pointer over a toolbar drop-down arrow (drop down arrow graphic) or over a toolbar icon, the shortcut keyboard is identified in a hover help. For example, in the document editor, if you place the mouse cursor over the Bullets icon, you see in the hover help that the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift_B:

toolbar icon hover help

In addition to common keyboard shortcuts, there are some keyboard functions and mouse-keyboard combinations that are unique to Rational Requirements Composer. The following table lists several of these shortcuts:
Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Description
Ctrl+Mouse Drag If you drag an artifact from the Project Explorer and drop it into certain editors, (such as the Use Case editor or the Requirements editor), a link to the artifact is created; however, if you hold down the Ctrl key and drag an artifact into an editor, the artifact is embedded.
The period key (.) In the sketching editor, if you select an object and then press the keyboard period key (.), you can then move the object using the keyboard arrow keys. After you move an object, press Enter to finalize the movement.
Tab key. The Tab key functionality changes based on the context or editor in which you are using it. For example, in a text editor, if you are creating a bulleted list, Tab will create a sub-bullet, while pressing Shift+Tab will revert back to regular bullets. Similarly, when editing regular text, Tab will indent text, while pressing Shift+Tab will undo the indentation.

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