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title: Navigate in Database Diagram Designer
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# Navigate in Database Diagram Designer (Visual Database Tools)
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You can work in Database Diagram Designer using the keyboard as well as the mouse. Refer to the following tables for specific methods used in the Database Diagram Designer.  
  
|**To**|**Press**|  
|----------|-------------|  
|Access the Database Diagram menu|ALT+M|  
|Move among tables and relationships if available|TAB, or SHIFT+TAB|  
|Move between columns in a table|Arrow keys|  
|Remove the selected table from the diagram|DELETE|  
|Drop a table or relationship from the database|SHIFT+DELETE|  
|Move tables across the diagram surface|CTRL+ UP ARROW or CTRL+DOWN ARROW|  
|Scroll right/left and up/down|PAGE UP/DOWN for vertical, CTL+PAGE UP/DOWN for horizontal|  
|Resize tables and annotations|SHIFT+ Arrow keys|  
|Change the amount of information shown on a table|CTRL+T|  
|Zoom|CTRL+ PLUS KEY or MINUS KEY|  
  
## See Also  
[Design Database Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)](../../ssms/visual-db-tools/design-database-diagrams-visual-database-tools.md)