Keyboard Shortcuts

File Operations

Action

Shortcut

Floating hint window

CTRL+F1

Close drawing window

CTRL+F4

Exit Designer

ALT+F4

New document

CTRL+N

Open document

CTRL+O

Save

CTRL+S

Save as

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Import

CTRL+1

Export

CTRL+2

Print current page

CTRL+P

Print selected objects

CTRL+SHIFT+P


Editing

Action

Shortcut

Undo

CTRL+Z

Redo

CTRL+Y

Cut to Clipboard

CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE

Copy to Clipboard

CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Paste from Clipboard

CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Delete

DELETE

Duplicate

CTRL+D

Clone

CTRL+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)


Selecting

Action

Shortcut

Deselect all objects

CTRL+F2

Select all objects (current page unless Edit All Layers is turned on)

CTRL+A or F2

Select all objects minus current selection

CTRL+SHIFT+A or SHIFT+F2

Select back-most object in current selection

END

Select foremost object in current selection

HOME


Ribbons

Action

Shortcut

Compound line ribbon

CTRL+SHIFT+W

Dimension ribbon

CTRL+0 (zero)

Ellipse ribbon

CTRL+SHIFT+Z

Format ribbon

CTRL+L

Image ribbon

CTRL+W

Polygon ribbon

CTRL+SHIFT+Y

Rectangle ribbon

CTRL+SHIFT+X

Simple line ribbon

CTRL+SHIFT+D

Text ribbon

CTRL+T


Dialog Boxes

Action

Shortcut

Align dialog box

ALT+1

Coordinates dialog box

CTRL+Q

Floating color palette

CTRL+F

Layers dialog box

CTRL+F10

Object Properties dialog box

F12

Pages dialog box

CTRL+G

Select Object dialog box

CTRL+SHIFT+F2

Text dialog box

CTRL+SHIFT+T


Aligning Objects

Action

Shortcut

Align bottom

ALT+8

Align center horizontal

ALT+5

Align left

ALT+3

Align middle vertical

ALT+6

Align right

ALT+7

Align to rulers

ALT+2

Align top

ALT+4

Justify horizontally

ALT+9

Justify vertically

ALT+0 (zero)

Align to page center

CTRL+SHIFT+5

Align to page center and middle

CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Align to page middle

CTRL+SHIFT+6

Align to page bottom

CTRL+SHIFT+8

Align to page left

CTRL+SHIFT+3

Align to page top

CTRL+SHIFT+4

Align to page right

CTRL+SHIFT+7

Justify to page horizontally

CTRL+SHIFT+9

Justify to page vertically

CTRL+SHIFT+0 (zero)


Viewing

Action

Shortcut

Add view

SHIFT+F4

Crosshairs

CTRL+H

Move down one layer

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Move up one layer

ALT+PAGE UP

Next drawing window

CTRL+F6

Redraw the screen

F3

Scroll one line down

ALT+PAGE DOWN

Scroll one line up

ALT+PAGE UP

Scroll down

PAGE DOWN

Scroll up

PAGE UP

View actual size

CTRL+F8

View all pages (Page Manager)

CTRL+G

View first page

CTRL+HOME

View full screen

F4

View last page

CTRL+END

View next page

CTRL+PAGE UP

View page

SHIFT+F6

View previous

SHIFT+F3

View previous page

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

View used area

CTRL+SHIFT+F3

Zoom in

F6

Zoom out

CTRL+SHIFT+F6


Text

Action

Shortcut

Align text to bottom

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Align text to center

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Align text to left

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Align text to middle

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Align text to right

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Align text to top

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Bold

CTRL+B

Force justify text horizontally

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Full justify text horizontally

CTRL+SHIFT+J

Italics

CTRL+I

Kern, decrease spacing

ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Kern, increase spacing

ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to beginning of line

HOME

Move to end of line

END

Small caps

CTRL+M

Subscript

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Superscript

CTRL+K

Text dialog box

CTRL+SHIFT+t

Underline

CTRL+U


Object Options

Action

Shortcut

Corner

CTRL+5

Symmetrical curve

CTRL+7

Unlocked cusp

CTRL+6

Locked cusp

CTRL+4

Convert to curves

CTRL+R

Cusp

CTRL+6

Connect closed

F11

Connect open

CTRL+F11

Disconnect closed

SHIFT+F11

Flip horizontal

F7

Flip vertical

SHIFT+F7

Group objects

F5

Move to bottom

F9

Move to top

F10

Reverse order

CTRL+SHIFT+F9

Rotate preset amount

F8

Copy and rotate preset amount

SHIFT+F8

Snap points on

CTRL+F7

Snap points off

CTRL+SHIFT+F7

Step down

SHIFT+F9

Step up

SHIFT+F10

Toggle reference point

SHIFT+PLUS SIGN (+) on numeric pad

Ungroup objects

SHIFT+F5


Reference Point

Action

Shortcut

Places the reference point at the current pointer location.

PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)

Shows or hides the Reference Point Coordinates dialog box.

SHIFT+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)

Turns on the X constraint and sets the constraint value to the X coordinate offset between the reference point and the current pointer location.

3

Turns on the Y constraint and sets the constraint value to the Y coordinate offset between the reference point and the current pointer location.

4

Turns on the distance constraint and sets the constraint value to the distance between the reference point and the current pointer location.

5

Turns on the angle constraint and sets the constraint value to the angle between the reference point and the current pointer location.

6

Turns the X constraint on and off.

7

Turns the Y constraint on and off.

8

Turns the distance constraint on and off.

9

Turns the angle constraint on and off.

0 (zero)