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Keyboard shortcuts - Corel Draw

Corel Draw Keys

Align & Distribute : Align Bottom

Main

B

Aligns selected objects to the bottom

Align & Distribute : Align Center to Page

Main

P

Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page

Align & Distribute : Align Horizontal Center

Main

E

Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects

Align & Distribute : Align Left

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L

Aligns selected objects to the left

Align & Distribute : Align Right

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R

Aligns selected objects to the right

Align & Distribute : Align Top

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T

Aligns selected objects to the top

Align & Distribute : Align Vertical Center

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C

Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects

Display : Full-Screen Preview

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F9

Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing

Display : Refresh Window

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Ctrl+W

Redraws the drawing window

Display : Toggle Display

Main

Shift+F9

Toggles between the last two used view qualities

Dockers : Linear Dimensions.. .

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Alt+F2

Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines

Editing Commands : Copy

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Ctrl+C

Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard

Editing Commands : Copy

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Ctrl+Insert

Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard

Editing Commands : Copy Properties From...

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Ctrl+Shift+A

Copies specified properties to the selected object(s) from another object

Editing Commands : Cut

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Ctrl+X

Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard

Editing Commands : Cut

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Shift+Delete

Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard

Editing Commands : Delete

Main

Delete

Deletes the selected object(s)

Editing Commands : Duplicate

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Ctrl+D

Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount

Editing Commands : Paste

Main

Ctrl+V

Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing

Editing Commands : Paste

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Shift+Insert

Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing

Editing Commands : Redo

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Ctrl+Shift+Z

Reverses the last Undo operation

Editing Commands : Repeat

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Ctrl+R

Repeats the last operation

Editing Commands : Undo

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Ctrl+Z

Reverses the last operation

Editing Commands : Undo

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Alt+Backspace

Reverses the last operation

Effects : Lens...

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Alt+F3

Opens the Lens Docker Window

File : Export

Main

Ctrl+E

Exports text or objects to another format

File : Import

Main

Ctrl+I

Imports text or objects

File : New Document

Main

Ctrl+N

Creates a new drawing

File : Open...

Main

Ctrl+O

Opens an existing drawing

File : Print...

Main

Ctrl+P

Prints the active drawing

File : Save

Main

Ctrl+S

Saves the active drawing

Fill : Fountain Fill...

Main

F11

Applies fountain fills to objects

Fill : Uniform Fill...

Main

Shift+F11

Applies uniform color fills to objects

Find & Replace : Find Text...

Text Editing

Alt+F3

Finds the specified text in the drawing

Font : Bold

Text Editing

Ctrl+B

Changes the style of text to bold

Font : Font List

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+F

Shows a list of all the available/active fonts

Font : Font Weights

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+W

Shows a list of all the available/active font weights

Font : Italic

Text Editing

Ctrl+I

Changes the style of text to italic

Font : Small Caps

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+K

Changes all text characters to small capital letters

Font : Underline

Text Editing

Ctrl+U

Changes the style of text to underline

Font Size : Decrease Font Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+NUMPAD2

Decreases font size to previous point size

Font Size : Decrease Font Size

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Ctrl+NUMPAD2

Decreases font size to previous point size

Font Size : Font Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+P

Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes

Font Size : HTML Font Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+H

Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes

Font Size : Increase Font Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+NUMPAD8

Increases font size to next point size

Font Size : Increase Font Size

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Ctrl+NUMPAD8

Increases font size to next point size

Font Size : Next Font Combo Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+NUMPAD6

Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List

Font Size : Next Font Combo Size

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Ctrl+NUMPAD6

Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List

Font Size : Previous Font Combo Size

Text Editing

Ctrl+NUMPAD4

Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List

Font Size : Previous Font Combo Size

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Ctrl+NUMPAD4

Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List

Grid, Guidelines & Snap : Snap To Grid

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Ctrl+Y

Snaps objects to the grid (toggle)

Grouping/Combining : Break Apart

Main

Ctrl+K

Breaks apart the selected object

Grouping/Combining : Combine

Main

Ctrl+L

Combines the selected objects

Grouping/Combining : Convert Outline To Object

Main

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Converts an outline to an object

Grouping/Combining : Convert To Curves

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Ctrl+Q

Converts the selected object to a curve; converting to curves can provide for more flexible editing

Grouping/Combining : Group

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Ctrl+G

Groups the selected objects

Grouping/Combining : Ungroup

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Ctrl+U

Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects

Help : What's This?

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Shift+F1

Invokes What's This? help

Libraries : Symbols...

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Ctrl+F11

Opens the Symbols Docker Window

Node Editing : Shape Tool

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F10

Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected object

Nudge : Nudge Down

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DnArrow

Nudges the object downward

Nudge : Nudge Left

Main

LeftArrow

Nudges the object to the left

Nudge : Nudge Right

Main

RightArrow

Nudges the object to the right

Nudge : Nudge Up

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UpArrow

Nudges the object upward

Nudge : Super Nudge Down

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Shift+DnArrow

Nudges the object downward by the Super Nudge factor

Nudge : Super Nudge Left

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Shift+LeftArrow

Nudges the object to the left by the Super Nudge factor

Nudge : Super Nudge Right

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Shift+RightArrow

Nudges the object to the right by the Super Nudge factor

Nudge : Super Nudge Up

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Shift+UpArrow

Nudges the object upward by the Super Nudge factor

Options : Text Options

Text Editing

Ctrl+F10

Opens the Options dialog with the Text options page selected

Options : Workspace Options...

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Ctrl+J

Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options

Order : Back One

Main

Ctrl+PgDn

Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order

Order : Forward One

Main

Ctrl+PgUp

Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order

Order : To Back

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Shift+PgDn

Places the selected object(s) to the back

Order : To Front

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Shift+PgUp

Places the selected object(s) to the front

Outline : Outline Color...

Main

Shift+F12

Opens the Outline Color dialog box

Outline : Outline Pen...

Main

F12

Opens the Outline Pen dialog box

Page Layout : Next Page

Main

PgDn

Goes to the next page

Page Layout : Previous Page

Main

PgUp

Goes to the previous page

Properties : Properties

Main

Alt+Return

Displays object or tool properties depending on the current selection or tool

Select All : Objects

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Ctrl+A

Selects the entire drawing

Styles, Layers & Object Mgmt : Graphic and Text Styles...

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Ctrl+F5

Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window

Styles, Layers & Object Mgmt : Styles

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+S

Shows a list of all the styles in the drawing

Text Formatting : Bullet Text

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Ctrl+M

Adds/removes bullets for the text object (toggle)

Text Formatting : Center Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+E

Changes the alignment of text to center alignment

Text Formatting : Convert

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Ctrl+F8

Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa

Text Formatting : Drop Cap

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+D

Adds/removes a Drop Cap for the text object (toggle)

Text Formatting : Edit Text...

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Ctrl+Shift+T

Opens the Edit Text dialog box

Text Formatting : Force Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+H

Changes the alignment of text to force last line full alignment

Text Formatting : Format Text...

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Ctrl+T

Formats the properties of text

Text Formatting : Full Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+J

Changes the alignment of text to full alignment

Text Formatting : Horizontal Text

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Ctrl+,

Changes the text to horizontal direction

Text Formatting : Left Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+L

Changes the alignment of text to left alignment

Text Formatting : No Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+N

Changes the alignment of text to have no alignment

Text Formatting : Right Justification

Text Editing

Ctrl+R

Changes the alignment of text to right alignment

Text Formatting : Vertical Text

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Ctrl+.

Changes the text to vertical (toggle)

Text Navigation : Delete Character to Right

Text Editing

Delete

Deletes the character to the right of the text caret

Text Navigation : Delete Word to Right

Text Editing

Ctrl+Delete

Deletes the word to the right of the text caret

Text Navigation : Move Caret Down 1 Frame

Text Editing

PgDn

Moves the text caret down 1 frame

Text Navigation : Move Caret Down 1 Line

Text Editing

DnArrow

Moves the text caret down 1 line

Text Navigation : Move Caret Down 1 Paragraph

Text Editing

Ctrl+DnArrow

Moves the text caret down 1 paragraph

Text Navigation : Move Caret Left 1 Character

Text Editing

LeftArrow

Moves the text caret left 1 character

Text Navigation : Move Caret Left 1 Word

Text Editing

Ctrl+LeftArrow

Moves the text caret left 1 word

Text Navigation : Move Caret Right 1 Character

Text Editing

RightArrow

Moves the text caret right 1 character

Text Navigation : Move Caret Right 1 Word

Text Editing

Ctrl+RightArrow

Moves the text caret right 1 word

Text Navigation : Move Caret Up 1 Frame

Text Editing

PgUp

Moves the text caret up 1 frame

Text Navigation : Move Caret Up 1 Line

Text Editing

UpArrow

Moves the text caret up 1 line

Text Navigation : Move Caret Up 1 Paragraph

Text Editing

Ctrl+UpArrow

Moves the text caret up 1 paragraph

Text Navigation : Move Caret to Beginning of Frame

Text Editing

Ctrl+Home

Moves the text caret to the beginning of the frame

Text Navigation : Move Caret to Beginning of Line

Text Editing

Home

Moves the text caret to the beginning of the line

Text Navigation : Move Caret to Beginning of Text

Text Editing

Ctrl+PgUp

Moves the text caret to the beginning of the text

Text Navigation : Move Caret to End of Frame

Text Editing

Ctrl+End

Moves the text caret to the end of the frame

Text Navigation : Move Caret to End of Line

Text Editing

End

Moves the text caret to the end of the line

Text Navigation : Move Caret to End of Text

Text Editing

Ctrl+PgDn

Moves the text caret to the end of the text

Text Navigation : Select Character to Left

Text Editing

Shift+LeftArrow

Selects the character to the left of the text caret

Text Navigation : Select Character to Right

Text Editing

Shift+RightArrow

Selects the character to the right of the text caret

Text Navigation : Select Down 1 Frame

Text Editing

Shift+PgDn

Selects text downwards by 1 frame

Text Navigation : Select Down 1 Line

Text Editing

Shift+DnArrow

Selects text downwards by 1 line

Text Navigation : Select Down 1 Paragraph

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+DnArrow

Selects text downwards by 1 paragraph

Text Navigation : Select Up 1 Frame

Text Editing

Shift+PgUp

Selects text upwards by 1 frame

Text Navigation : Select Up 1 Line

Text Editing

Shift+UpArrow

Selects text upwards by 1 line

Text Navigation : Select Up 1 Paragraph

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow

Selects text upwards by 1 paragraph

Text Navigation : Select Word to Left

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+LeftArro w

Selects the word to the left of the text caret

Text Navigation : Select Word to Right

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+RightArr ow

Selects the word to the right of the text caret

Text Navigation : Select to Beginning of Frame

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Selects text to the beginning of the frame

Text Navigation : Select to Beginning of Line

Text Editing

Shift+Home

Selects text to the beginning of the line

Text Navigation : Select to Beginning of Text

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+PgUp

Selects text to the beginning of the text

Text Navigation : Select to End of Frame

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+End

Selects text to the end of the frame

Text Navigation : Select to End of Line

Text Editing

Shift+End

Selects text to the end of the line

Text Navigation : Select to End of Text

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+PgDn

Selects text to the end of the text

Text Placement : Align To Baseline

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Alt+F12

Aligns text to the baseline

Text Tools : Change Case...

Text Editing

Shift+F3

Changes the case of selected text

Text Tools : Show Non-Printing Characters

Text Editing

Ctrl+Shift+C

Shows non-printing characters

Toolbox : Artistic Media Tool

Main

I

Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effects to the strokes

Toolbox : Ellipse Tool

Main

F7

Draws ellipses and circles; double-clicking the tool opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog box

Toolbox : Eraser Tool

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X

Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths

Toolbox : Graph Paper Tool

Main

D

Draws a group of rectangles; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Toolbox : Interactive Fill

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G

Adds a fill to object(s); clicking and dragging on object(s) applies a fountain fill

Toolbox : Interactive Mesh Fill

Main

M

Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object

Toolbox : Last Used Curve Tool

Main

F5

Selects the last used Curve tool

Toolbox : Polygon Tool

Main

Y

Draws symmetrical polygons; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Toolbox : Rectangle Tool

Main

F6

Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame

Toolbox : Spiral Tool

Main

A

Draws spirals; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Toolbox : Text Tool

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F8

Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text

Toolbox : Toggle Pick State

Main

Ctrl+Space

Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool

Transform : Position...

Main

Alt+F7

Opens the Position Docker Window

Transform : Rotate...

Main

Alt+F8

Opens the Rotate Docker Window

Transform : Scale and Mirror...

Main

Alt+F9

Opens the Scale and Mirror Docker Window

Transform : Size...

Main

Alt+F10

Opens the Size Docker Window

Visual Basic : VBA Editor

Main

Alt+F11

Runs the Visual Basic for Applications Editor

Window : Bring up the Property Bar

Main

Ctrl+Return

Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to

Writing Tools : Spell Check...

Main

Ctrl+F12

Opens the Spell Checker; checks the spelling of the selected text

Zoom & Pan : Pan Down

Main

Alt+DnArrow

Pans the drawing downward

Zoom & Pan : Pan Left

Main

Alt+LeftArrow

Pans the drawing to the left

Zoom & Pan : Pan Right

Main

Alt+RightArrow

Pans the drawing to the right

Zoom & Pan : Pan Tool

Main

H

Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool

Zoom & Pan : Pan Up

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Alt+UpArrow

Pans the drawing upward

Zoom & Pan : View Manager...

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Ctrl+F2

Opens the View Manager Docker Window

Zoom & Pan : Zoom In with Marquee

Main

F2

Performs one zoom operation and then returns to the previous tool

Zoom & Pan : Zoom Out

Main

F3

Zooms out on the drawing

Zoom & Pan : Zoom To All Objects

Main

F4

Zooms in on all objects in the drawing

Zoom & Pan : Zoom To Page

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Shift+F4

Displays the entire printable page

Zoom & Pan : Zoom To Selection

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Shift+F2

Zooms in on selected objects only