Draw Guide 7.5
Appendix A,
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Published August 2023. Based on LibreOffice 7.5 Community.
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LibreOffice can be used without requiring a pointing device, such as a mouse or trackball, by using the available keyboard shortcuts in Draw. Tasks as varied and complex as docking and undocking toolbars and windows, or changing the size or position of objects are accomplished using keyboard shortcuts. Although LibreOffice has an extensive set of keyboard shortcuts, each LibreOffice module has keyboard shortcuts that are specific to that module.
For help with LibreOffice keyboard shortcuts, or using LibreOffice with a keyboard only, search the LibreOffice Help using the “shortcut” or “accessibility” as keywords.
Keyboard shortcuts can also be defined in LibreOffice. For example, assign keyboard shortcuts to standard Draw functions or macros and save them for use with Draw, or with other modules in LibreOffice. To customize keyboard shortcuts, see the Getting Started Guide for more information.
Some keystrokes and menu items are different in macOS from those used in Windows or Linux operating systems. This due to the way the different operating systems work and the different types of keyboards used. Also, labelling on the keyboards may vary depending on the age of a computer and style of keyboard being used. The following information shows the most common variations in macOS for keyboard shortcuts and labelling.
|
Windows or Linux |
macOS |
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Control or Ctrl |
⌘ or Cmd or Command |
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Alt |
⌥ or Option or Alt |
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Shift or ⇧ |
Shift or ⇧ |
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Caps Lock |
⇪ or Caps Lock |
|
Control or Ctrl |
⌃ or Control or Ctrl |
|
Windows or Linux |
macOS |
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Home |
Fn+Left Arrow |
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End |
Fn+Right Arrow |
|
Windows or Linux |
macOS |
|
Screen Up |
Fn+Up Arrow |
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Page Up |
⌥ or Option or Alt+Fn+Up Arrow |
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Screen Down |
Fn+Down Arrow |
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Page Down |
⌥ or Option or Alt+Fn+Down Arrow |
Note
Some keyboard shortcuts are not available for macOS computers and are indicated in the following tables by a blank cell.
|
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
F1 |
F1 |
Opens LibreOffice Draw help. |
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F2 |
F2 |
Switches to text edit mode and opens the Text Formatting toolbar. |
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F3 |
F3 |
Enters a group of objects for editing. |
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Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 |
Opens the Duplicate dialog of a selected object. |
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Ctrl+F3 |
⌘+F3 |
Exits a group of objects. |
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F4 |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog of a selected object. |
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F5 |
F5 |
Opens the Navigator. |
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F6 |
F6 |
Forward navigation of the emphasis within the on screen elements. |
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Shift+F6 |
Shift+F6 |
Backward navigation of the emphasis within the on screen elements. |
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F7 |
F7 |
Starts the spelling checker. Only available in text editing mode. |
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Shift+F7 |
Shift+F7 |
Switches on or off the automatic spell checking. Only available in text editing mode. |
|
Ctrl+F7 |
⌘+F7 |
Opens the Thesaurus dialog for the language being used. Only available in text editing mode. |
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F8 |
F8 |
Opens the Edit Points toolbar. |
|
Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
⌘+Shift+F8 |
Fits text to frame of a selected object. |
|
Shift+F10 |
Shift+F10 |
Opens the context menu of a selected object. |
|
F11 |
⌘+T |
Opens the Styles deck on the Sidebar. |
|
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Plus (+) |
Fn+Shift++ |
Zooms in. |
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Minus (-) |
Fn+–– |
Zooms out. |
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Times (×) on number pad |
Times (*) on numeric keyboard |
Fits the drawing to fill the Workspace view. |
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Divide (÷) on number pad |
Divide (/) on numeric keyboard |
Zooms in on the selected object. |
|
Ctrl+Shift+G |
⌘+Shift+G |
Groups selected objects. |
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Shift+Ctrl+Alt +G |
⌘+Shift+⌥+G |
Ungroups selected group. |
|
Ctrl+click |
⌘+click |
Enters a group to edit individual objects in the group. Click outside the group to return to normal view. |
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Ctrl+Shift+K |
⌘+Shift+K |
Combines selected objects. |
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Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌘+Shift+⌥+K |
Splits a selected object that has been combined from a group of two or more objects. |
|
Ctrl++ |
⌘++ |
Brings current selection forward. |
|
Ctrl +Shift++ |
⌘+Shift++ |
Brings current selection to the front. |
|
Ctrl+- |
⌘+- |
Sends current selection backward. |
|
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Sends current selection to the back. |
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Page Up |
⌥+Fn+Up Arrow |
Switches to previous page. No function on the first page. |
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Page Down |
⌥+Fn+Down Arrow |
Switches to next page. No function on the last page. |
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Ctrl+Page Up |
⌘+Fn+Up Arrow |
Switches to previous layer. |
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Ctrl+Page Down |
⌘+Fn+Down Arrow |
Switches to next layer. |
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Arrow |
Arrow |
Moves a selected object in the direction of the arrow. |
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Ctrl+Arrow |
Ctrl+Arrow |
Moves the page view in the direction of the arrow. |
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Left Arrow |
Left Arrow |
With Pages Pane selected, switches to the previous page in a drawing. No function on the first page. |
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Right Arrow |
Right Arrow |
With Pages Pane selected, switches to the next page in a drawing. No function on the last page. |
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Shift |
Shift |
When selecting objects, adds or removes object to or from a selection of objects. |
|
Shift |
Shift |
Hold down Shift then click and drag a selection handle when resizing an object to maintain the proportions of the object. |
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Shift |
Shift |
Hold down the Shift key while moving a selected object to constrain the movement in multiples of 45 degrees. |
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Shift |
Shift |
Hold down the Shift key before selecting several adjacent objects or characters. Click at the start of a selection, move to the end of the selection. |
|
Ctrl |
⌘ |
Hold down the Ctrl (⌘) key,then click and drag a selected object to create a copy of the object. |
|
Alt |
⌥ |
Hold down the Alt (⌥) key and draw or resize an object from the centre of the object. |
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Alt |
⌥ |
Hold down the Alt (⌥) key when selecting an object that is behind the currently selected object. |
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Alt+ Shift |
⌥+Shift |
Hold down the Alt (⌥)+Shift keys when selecting an object that is in front of the currently selected object. |
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Tab |
Tab |
Selects objects in the order in which they were created. |
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Shift+Tab |
Shift+Tab |
Selects objects in the reverse order in which they were created. |
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Esc |
Esc |
Exits current mode. |
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Enter |
Enter |
Enters text mode if a text object in the drawing is selected. |
|
Ctrl+Enter |
⌘+Enter |
Inserts a new page after the selected page in a drawing. |
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Home |
Fn+Left Arrow |
Selects the first page in a drawing. |
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End |
Fn+Right Arrow |
Selects the last page in a drawing. |
|
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Ctrl+- |
⌘+- |
Inserts a custom hyphen (soft hyphen) in text at the cursor position. |
|
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Inserts a non-breaking hyphen (hard hyphen) in text at the cursor position. |
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Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌘+Shift+Space |
Inserts a non-breaking space, which is not used for hyphenation and is not expanded if the text is justified. |
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Shift+Enter |
Shift+Enter |
Inserts a line break without paragraph change. |
|
Left arrow |
Left arrow |
Moves the cursor one character to the left. |
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Shift+Left arrow |
Shift+Left arrow |
Moves the cursor one character to the left and selects the character. |
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Ctrl+Left arrow |
⌥+Left arrow |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. |
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Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌥+Shift+Left arrow |
Moves the cursor to the left and selects the word on the left. |
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Right arrow |
Right arrow |
Moves the cursor one character to the right. |
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Shift+Right arrow |
Shift+Right arrow |
Moves the cursor one character to the right and selects the character. |
|
Ctrl+Right arrow |
⌥+Right arrow |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word. |
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Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌥+Shift+Right arrow |
Moves the cursor to the right and selects the word on the right. |
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Up arrow |
Up arrow |
Moves the cursor up one line. |
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Shift+Up arrow |
Shift+Up arrow |
Moves the cursor up one line in the text and selects the lines of text. |
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Ctrl+Up arrow |
⌥+Up arrow |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the paragraph. |
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Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow |
⌥+Shift+Up arrow |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the paragraph. Selects the text in the paragraph from the cursor position to the beginning of the paragraph. |
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Down arrow |
Down arrow |
Moves the cursor down one line. |
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Shift+Down arrow |
⌥+Down arrow |
Moves the cursor down one line in the text and selects the lines of text. |
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Ctrl+Down arrow |
⌘+Down arrow |
Moves the cursor to the end of the paragraph. |
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Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌥+Shift+Down arrow |
Moves the cursor to the end of the paragraph. Selects the text in the paragraph from the cursor position to the end of the paragraph. |
|
Ctrl+Backspace |
⌘+Backspace |
Deletes the text from the cursor position to the beginning of the word. |
|
Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌘+Shift+ |
Deletes the text from the cursor position to the beginning of the sentence. |
Function key and keyboard shortcuts listed in the following tables are available in each menu category on the Menu bar. The tables give menu item or sub-item, operating system validity, and effect or purpose of the shortcut.
Note
The menus listed below are in the same order as displayed on the Menu bar from left to right.
The LibreOffice menu is only available for macOS computers.
|
Menu item or sub-item |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Preferences |
⌘+, |
Opens the Options dialog. |
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Hide LibreOffice |
⌘+H |
Temporarily hides LibreOffice, but does not close LibreOffice. |
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Exit LibreOffice |
⌘+Q |
Closes LibreOffice. Make sure all LibreOffice files are saved before using. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
New |
Ctrl+N |
⌘+N |
Opens a new drawing. |
|
Templates |
Shift+Ctrl+N |
⌘+Shift+N |
Opens the Drawings category in the Templates dialog. |
|
Open |
Ctrl+O |
⌘+O |
Opens a file browser allowing navigation to a folder and file selection. |
|
Manage Templates |
Shift+Ctrl+N |
⌘+Shift+N |
Opens the Drawings category in the Templates dialog. |
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Save |
Ctrl+S |
⌘+S |
Saves the open drawing. |
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Save As |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
⌘+Shift+S |
Opens a file browser allowing navigation to a folder and save the open drawing as a new file. |
|
|
Ctrl+P |
⌘+P |
Opens the Print dialog allowing selection of how the drawing is printed. |
|
Exit LibreOffice |
Ctrl+Q |
⌘+Q |
Closes LibreOffice. Make sure all files are saved before using. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
⌘+Z |
Undoes the previous editing action. |
|
Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
⌘+Y |
Reverses the action of the last Undo command. |
|
Cut |
Ctrl+X |
⌘+X |
Deletes the selected object and places it on the clipboard. |
|
Copy |
Ctrl+C |
⌘+C |
Copies the selected object to the clipboard. |
|
Paste |
Ctrl+V |
⌘+V |
Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the location of the cursor replacing any selected text or objects. |
|
Paste Special > Paste Special |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
⌘+Shift+V |
Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position in a format that is specified using the Paste Special dialog. |
|
Duplicate |
Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 |
When an object is selected, opens the Duplicate dialog providing options for duplicating a selected object. |
|
Select All |
Ctrl+A |
⌘+A |
Selects all the pages and objects in a drawing. |
|
Find |
Ctrl+F |
⌘+F |
Opens the Find toolbar. |
|
Replace |
Ctrl+H |
⌘+⌥+F |
Opens the Find and Replace dialog. |
|
Points |
F8 |
F8 |
Opens the Edit Points toolbar if there is an object on the drawing that uses editable points, for example a freeform line. |
|
Edit Mode |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
⌘+Shift+M |
Allows a read only drawing to be edited if the user has writer permission. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Rulers |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
⌘+Shift+R |
Switches the rulers off and on in the Workspace. |
|
Sidebar |
Ctrl+F5 |
⌘+F5 |
Opens or closes the Sidebar. |
|
Styles |
F11 |
⌘+T |
Opens or closes the Styles deck on the Sidebar. |
|
Navigator |
F5 |
F5 |
Opens the Navigator dialog. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Text Box |
F2 |
F2 |
Switches to text edit mode and opens the Text Formatting toolbar. |
|
Comment |
Ctrl+Alt+C |
⌘+⌥+C |
Inserts a new comment box onto the selected page. |
|
Hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
⌘+K |
Opens the Hyperlink dialog. |
|
Insert non-breaking space |
Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌘+Shift+Space |
Inserts a non-breaking space at the cursor position. |
|
Insert Narrow No‑break Space |
Alt+Shift+ |
⌥+Shift+ |
Inserts a narrow non-breaking space at the cursor position. |
|
No‑width Optional Break |
Ctrl+/ |
⌘+/ |
Inserts a narrow no-width optional break at the cursor position. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Bold |
Ctrl+B |
⌘+B |
Applies Bold format to selected text. |
|
Italic |
Ctrl+I |
⌘+I |
Applies Italic format to selected text. |
|
Superscript |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
⌘+Shift+P |
Reduces the font size of the selected text and raises the text above the baseline. |
|
Subscript |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
⌘+Shift+B |
Reduces the font size of the selected text and lowers the text below the baseline. |
|
Increase Size |
Ctrl+] |
⌘+] |
Increases the point size of selected text. |
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Decrease Size |
Ctrl+[ |
⌘+[ |
Decreases the point size of selected text. |
|
Line Spacing 1 |
Ctrl+1 |
⌘+1 |
Sets the line spacing in a paragraph to a single line. |
|
Line Spacing 5 |
Ctrl+5 |
⌘+5 |
Sets the line spacing in a paragraph to one and half lines. |
|
Line Spacing 2 |
Ctrl+2 |
⌘+2 |
Sets the line spacing in a paragraph to two lines. |
|
Left |
Ctrl+L |
⌘+L |
Sets the paragraph alignment to left aligned. |
|
Center |
Ctrl+E |
⌘+E |
Sets the paragraph alignment to center aligned. |
|
Right |
Ctrl+R |
⌘+R |
Sets the paragraph alignment to right aligned. |
|
Justified |
Ctrl+J |
⌘+J |
Sets the paragraph alignment to justified. |
|
Clear Direct Formatting |
Ctrl+M |
⌘+M |
Removes direct formatting that has been applied without using styles. |
|
Edit Style |
Alt+P |
⌥+P |
Opens the Graphic Styles dialog to edit a selected style. |
|
Manage Styles |
F11 |
⌘+T |
Opens or closes the Styles deck on the Sidebar. |
|
Position and Size |
F4 |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog of a selected object. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Bring to Front |
Ctrl+Shift++ |
⌘+Shift++ |
Moves a selected object to the front of other objects. |
|
Bring Forward |
Ctrl++ |
⌘++ |
Moves a selected object in front of the forward object. |
|
Send Backward |
Ctrl+- |
⌘+- |
Moves a selected object behind the backward object. |
|
Send to Back |
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Moves a selected object to the back of other objects. |
|
Group |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
⌘+Shift+G |
Groups selected objects. |
|
Ungroup |
Ctrl+Alt+ |
⌘+⌥+Shift |
Ungroups selected group. |
|
Enter Group |
F3 |
F3 |
Enters a group of objects for editing. |
|
Exit Group |
Ctrl+F3 |
⌘+F3 |
Exits a group of objects. |
|
Combine |
Ctrl+Shift+K |
⌘+Shift+K |
Combines two or more selected objects into a single shape. |
|
Split |
Ctrl+Shift+ |
⌘+⌥+Shift |
Splits a combined object into individual objects. |
|
Duplicate |
Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 |
When an object is selected, opens the Duplicate dialog providing options for duplicating a selected object. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Spelling |
F7 |
Starts spelling checker. Only available in text editing mode. |
|
|
Automatic Spell Checking |
Shift+F7 |
Shift+F7 |
Switches on or off the automatic spell checking. Only available in text editing mode. |
|
Thesaurus |
Ctrl+F7 |
⌘+F7 |
Opens the thesaurus dialog for the language being used. Only available in text editing mode. |
|
Extension Manager |
Ctrl+Alt+E |
⌘+⌥+E |
Opens the Extension Manager dialog. |
|
Options |
Alt+F12 |
|
Opens the Options LibreOffice dialog. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Closes Window |
Ctrl+W |
⌘+W |
Closes the active window. If there is only one window, closes LibreOffice. |
|
Menu item or sub-item |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
LibreOffice Help |
F1 |
F1 |
Opens a browser application at the LibreOffice Help pages. |
|
Search Commands |
Shift+Esc |
|
Opens a dialog to search for a command. |
|
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Alt+<?> (Windows only) F6+<?> (Linux only) |
Press the Alt key first, then select the underlined character of the menu to be opened. The <?> is the underlined character in the menu. For example, Alt+F opens the File menu. With the menu open, menu items have an underlined character. To access these menu items directly, press the underlined character key. Where two menu items have the same underlined character, press the character key again to move to the next item. If an item in a menu has no underlined character, click on the menu item directly. |
|
|
Esc |
Esc |
Closes an open menu. |
|
F6 |
F6 |
Repeatedly pressing F6 cycles the focus through the following objects: Menu bar (Windows and Linux operating systems only) Each toolbar from top to bottom and from left to right Each free window from left to right Drawing |
|
Shift+F6 |
Shift+F6 |
Repeatedly pressing Shift+F6 cycles the focus in the opposite direction. |
|
Ctrl+F6 |
⌘+F6 |
Cycles the focus back to the drawing. |
|
F10 |
Switches the access on or off for the Menu bar. |
Press F6 selects the first item on the Menu bar (the File menu).
Press the right arrow selects the next menu to the right.
Press the left arrow selects the previous menu to the left.
Press the Home and End keys selects the first or last item on the Menu bar.
Press the down arrow to open a selected menu. An additional press on the down arrow or up arrow moves the selection through the menu commands.
Press the right arrow to open any submenus on the selected menu. Submenus are indicated by a triangle ► or chevron ˃ next to the menu item.
Press Enter to execute the selected menu command.
Press F6 repeatedly until the first tool on a toolbar is selected.
Using the right and left arrows selects a tool on a horizontal toolbar, or the up and down arrows selects a tool on a vertical toolbar.
Pressing the Home key selects the first tool on a toolbar, or the End key selects the last tool on a toolbar.
Pressing Enter activates the selected tool.
Pressing the right arrow opens any sub-toolbar on a selected toolbar. Sub-toolbars are indicated by a triangle ▼ next to the tool.
Pressing Ctrl+Enter inserts a selected draw object. The draw object is placed in the center of the drawing, with a predefined size.
When any dialog is open, one element (for example a button or option field) indicates focus by highlighting, a check mark, or a dotted box around the field or button name.
|
Windows |
Effect |
|
Enter |
Activates the selected option. Where no option is selected, Enter is the equivalent to clicking on OK. |
|
Esc |
Closes a dialog without saving any changes made while it was open, the equivalent to selecting Cancel. |
|
Up/Down arrow keys |
Moves focus up and down a list. Increases or decreases the value of a variable. Moves focus vertically within a section of dialog. |
|
Left/Right arrow keys |
Moves focus horizontally within a section of a dialog. |
|
Tab |
Advances focus to the next section or element of a dialog. |
|
Shift+Tab |
Moves the focus to the previous section or element in a dialog. |
|
Alt+Down Arrow |
Shows the options available in a drop-down list. |
|
Spacebar |
Checks or selects an empty checkbox. Clears or deselects a checked checkbox. |
Draw provides several toolbars for the creation and editing of drawings. Some tools on the Draw toolbars can be activated using a function key, or keyboard shortcut.
Note
The Draw toolbars are listed in the same order displayed in the context menu that opens when View > Toolbars is selected on the Menu bar.
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Insert Text Box |
F2 |
F2 |
Switches to text edit mode and opens the Text Formatting toolbar. |
|
Edit Points |
F8 |
F8 |
Opens the Edit Points toolbar if there is an object on the drawing that uses editable points, for example a freeform line. |
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Find and Replace |
Ctrl+H |
⌘+⌥+H |
Finds and replaces all instances of text in a drawing. |
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Bring to Front |
Ctrl+Shift++ |
⌘+Shift++ |
Moves a selected object to the front of other objects. |
|
Send to Back |
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Moves a selected object to the back of other objects. |
|
Group |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
⌘+Shift+G |
Groups selected objects. |
|
Ungroup |
Ctrl+Alt+ |
⌘+⌥+Shift+G |
Ungroups selected group. |
|
Enter Group |
F3 |
F3 |
Enters a group of objects for editing. |
|
Exit Group |
Ctrl+F3 |
⌘+F3 |
Exits a group of objects. |
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Position and Size |
F4 |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog of a selected object. |
|
Bring to Front |
Ctrl+Shift++ |
⌘+Shift++ |
Moves a selected object to the front of other objects. |
|
Bring Forward |
Ctrl++ |
⌘++ |
Moves a selected object in front of the forward object. |
|
Send Backward |
Ctrl+- |
⌘+- |
Moves a selected object behind the backward object. |
|
Send to Back |
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Moves a selected object to the back of other objects. |
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
Position and Size |
F4 |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog of a selected object. |
|
Bring to Front |
Ctrl+Shift++ |
⌘+Shift++ |
Moves a selected object to the front of other objects. |
|
Bring Forward |
Ctrl++ |
⌘++ |
Moves a selected object in front of the forward object. |
|
Send Backward |
Ctrl+- |
⌘+- |
Moves a selected object behind the backward object. |
|
Send to Back |
Ctrl+Shift+- |
⌘+Shift+- |
Moves a selected object to the back of other objects. |
|
Styles |
F11 |
⌘+T |
Opens the Styles deck on the Sidebar. |
|
Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
|
New |
Ctrl+N |
⌘+N |
Opens a new drawing. |
|
Templates |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
⌘+Shift+N |
Opens the Templates dialog to create a new drawing using a template. |
|
Open |
Ctrl+O |
⌘+O |
Opens the Open file browser to allow navigation to a folder and selection of a drawing. |
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Save |
Ctrl+S |
⌘+S |
Saves the open document. |
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Save As |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
⌘+Shift+S |
Opens the Save as file browser to save the open drawing as a new drawing. |
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Edit Mode |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
⌘+Shift+M |
Switches on edit mode when a drawing is in read only mode. |
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Ctrl+P |
⌘+P |
Opens the Print dialog to select how to print the drawing. |
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Cut |
Ctrl+X |
⌘+X |
Deletes the selected object and places it on the clipboard. |
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Copy |
Ctrl+C |
⌘+C |
Copies the selected object to the clipboard. |
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Paste |
Ctrl+V |
⌘+V |
Places the object on the clipboard into the document. |
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Clear |
Ctrl+M |
⌃+M |
Removes direct formatting that has been applied without using styles. |
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Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
⌘+Z |
Undoes the previous editing action. |
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Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
⌘+Y |
Reverses the action of the last Undo command. |
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Spelling |
F7 |
F7 |
Starts the spelling checker. Only available in text editing mode. |
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Auto Spellcheck |
Shift+F7 |
Shift+F7 |
Switches on or off the automatic spell checking. Only available in text editing mode. |
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Text Box |
F2 |
Switches to text edit mode and opens the Text Formatting toolbar. |
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Insert Hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
Opens the Hyperlink dialog. |
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Position and Size |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog of a selected object. |
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Edit Points |
F8 |
Opens the Edit Points toolbar if there is an object on the drawing that uses editable points, for example a freeform line. |
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Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
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Save As |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
⌘+Shift+S |
Opens the Save as file browser so you can save the open document as a new document. |
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Edit Mode |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
⌘+Shift+M |
Switches on edit mode when a document is in read only mode. |
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Ctrl+P |
⌘+P |
Opens the Print dialog so that you can select how you want to print the document. |
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Copy |
Ctrl+C |
⌘+C |
Copies the selected object to the clipboard. |
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Find and Replace |
Ctrl+H |
⌘+⌥+F |
Opens the Find and Replace dialog. |
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Tool name |
Windows |
macOS |
Effect |
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Increase |
Ctrl+] |
⌘+] |
Increases the point size of selected text. |
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Decrease |
Ctrl+[ |
⌘+[ |
Decreases the point size of selected text. |
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Bold |
Ctrl+B |
⌘+B |
Applies Bold format to selected text. |
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Italic |
Ctrl+I |
⌘+I |
Applies Italic format to selected text. |
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Superscript |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
⌘+Shift+P |
Reduces the font size of the selected text and raises the text above the baseline. |
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Subscript |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
⌘+Shift+B |
Reduces the font size of the selected text and lowers the text below the baseline. |
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Clear |
Ctrl+M |
⌃+M |
Removes direct formatting that has been applied without using styles. |
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Left |
Ctrl+L |
⌘+L |
Sets the paragraph alignment to left aligned. |
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Center |
Ctrl+E |
⌘+E |
Sets the paragraph alignment to center aligned. |
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Right |
Ctrl+R |
⌘+R |
Sets the paragraph alignment to right aligned. |
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Justified |
Ctrl+J |
⌘+J |
Sets the paragraph alignment to justified. |
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Select All |
Ctrl+A |
⌘+A |
Selects all the text in a text box. |