Navigation & Selection

Overview

Colonnes provides multiple ways to navigate, select, move, and duplicate items. This page covers all the methods available through keyboard shortcuts, mouse actions, and the command menu.

Navigation & Selection

Single Selection

Select a single item:

Mouse:

• Left Click: Click any item to select it

Keyboard:

• Use arrow keys to navigate and select:

Select the item above

↑

Select the item below

↓

Select the item to the left

←

Select the item to the right

→

Multiple Selection

Mouse:

Add to Selection (Ctrl/Cmd + Click):

Add an item to the selection

Ctrl

Use this to select non-contiguous items. Each click adds or removes the item from the selection.

Extend Selection (Shift + Click):

Extend the selection to include an item

Shift

This creates a range selection between your current selection and the clicked item.

Keyboard:

Extend Selection with Arrows:

Extend the selection upward

Shift↑

Extend the selection downward

Shift↓

Quick Navigation

Quickly jump to the first or last item:

Select the first item in the list

Home

Select the last item in the list

End

Select All

Select all items in the current column:

Select all items in a column

CtrlA

Moving Items

Drag & Drop

The most intuitive way to move items is by dragging and dropping:

1. Select items (one or multiple)
2. Drag to the target location
3. Drop on the target item or position

You will see a highlight showing what will happen. You can move a selection before or after an item, or into an item (to make it a child).

Move Selection:

• Drag to move items to a new location

Duplicate While Dragging:

• Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) while dragging to duplicate items instead of moving them
• The original items stay in place, and copies are created at the target

Cancel Drag:

• Press Esc while dragging to cancel the operation

Keyboard Movement

Move the selection using keyboard shortcuts:

Move the selection up

Ctrl↑

Move the selection down

Ctrl↓

Move the selection to the top of the list

CtrlHome

Move the selection to the bottom of the list

CtrlEnd

Cut and Paste

Move items between columns or to distant locations:

Cut the selected item(s)

CtrlX

Paste items

CtrlV

How it works:

1. Select items to move
2. Press Ctrl+X / Cmd+X to cut them
3. Navigate to the destination
4. Press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V to paste them

Note: Cut items are moved, not duplicated. Use copy for duplication.

Move Menu

For complex moves or when you want to see available destinations:

1. Select items to move
2. Open the Command Menu (Ctrl+K / Cmd+K)
3. Search for “Move To” or use the move shortcut
4. Select the destination from the tree view
5. Press Enter to confirm

The Move Menu shows a hierarchical tree of all possible destinations, making it easy to move items to specific parents or columns.

Duplicating Items

Drag to Duplicate

While dragging items, hold a modifier key to duplicate instead of move:

• Windows: Hold Ctrl while dragging
• macOS: Hold Cmd while dragging

Release the mouse button at the target location. The original items stay in place, and copies are created at the destination.

Context Menu

Right-click on selected items:

• Select items to duplicate
• Right-click to open the context menu
• Choose “Duplicate”

The context menu also includes Cut, Copy, and Paste options.

Keyboard Duplication

Duplicate selected items in place:

Duplicate the selection

CtrlD

This creates copies of all selected items directly below them.

Copy and Paste

Duplicate items to a different location:

Copy the selected item(s)

CtrlC

Paste items

CtrlV

How it works:

1. Select items to duplicate
2. Press Ctrl+C / Cmd+C to copy them
3. Navigate to the destination (or stay in place)
4. Press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V to paste them

Copied items remain in the clipboard until you copy something else or cut new items.