Hot Keys and Gestures
Most feature hot-keys can be found next to the action in the menus.
General Usage Hot-Keys
Mouse
- Selection: Left click, or band-box
- Shift + click adds to the current selection
- Ctrl/⌘ + click removes from the current selection
- Drag: Left-click & hold on an object, drag it
- When dragging, Shift will keep the drag vertical, horizontal, or 45 degrees
- When dragging, Ctrl means "don't grid / object snap"
- When sizing, the default is retain the current aspect ratio, holding shift unlocks it.
- When sizing, Control means "resize from center"
- Zoom: Mouse wheel (zooms relative to the cursor)
- View drag: Middle-mouse click and drag
- Double clicking text Now auto chooses text mode and places cursor.
Keyboard
- View drag: Hold space-bar + left-click & drag (useful for Mac, or users without a mouse wheel)
- Delete: Backspace or Delete keys
- Select Mode: Pressing the Esc key while in the workspace will return to the selection tool
Move
- Arrow keys move the current selection
- Shift + arrow moves in large steps
- Ctrl/⌘ + arrow moves in small steps
File
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
New |
Ctrl + N |
⌘ + N |
Open |
Ctrl + O |
⌘ + O |
Import |
Ctrl + I |
⌘ + I |
Save |
Ctrl + S |
⌘ + S |
Save As |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
⌘ + Shift + S |
Exit |
Ctrl + Q |
⌘ + Q |
Edit
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
⌘ + Z |
Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
⌘ + Shift + Z |
Select All |
Ctrl + A |
⌘ + A |
Invert Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
⌘ + Shift + I |
Cut |
Ctrl + X |
⌘ + X |
Copy |
Ctrl + C |
⌘ + C |
Duplicate |
Ctrl + D |
⌘ + D |
Paste |
Ctrl + V |
⌘ + V |
Paste in place |
Alt + V |
Alt + V |
Convert to Path |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
⌘ + Shift + C |
Convert to Bitmap |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
⌘ + Shift + B |
Close Path |
Alt + C |
Alt + C |
Auto Join |
Alt + J |
Alt + J |
Optimize |
Alt + O |
Alt + O |
Delete Duplicates |
Alt + D |
Alt + D |
Convert to Cut |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
⌘ + Shift + C |
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Draw Line |
Ctrl + L |
⌘ + L |
Rectangle |
Ctrl + R |
⌘ + R |
Ellipse |
Ctrl + E |
⌘ + E |
Edit Nodes |
Ctrl + ` |
⌘ + ` |
Add Tabs |
Ctrl + Tab |
⌘ + Tab |
Edit Text |
Ctrl + T |
⌘ + T |
Zoom In |
Ctrl + = |
⌘ + = |
Zoom Out |
Ctrl + - |
⌘ + - |
Frame Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
⌘ + Shift + A |
Preview |
Alt + P |
Alt + P |
Arrange
Global Hotkeys
The following work from anywhere while objects are selected.
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Group |
Ctrl + G |
⌘ + G |
Ungroup |
Ctrl + U |
⌘ + U |
Flip Horizontal |
Ctrl + Shift + H |
⌘ + Shift + H |
Flip Vertical |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + Shift + V |
Mirror Across Line |
Alt + M |
Alt + M |
Align Left |
Ctrl + Shift + ← |
⌘ + Shift + ← |
Align Right |
Ctrl + Shift + → |
⌘ + Shift + → |
Align Top |
Ctrl + Shift + ↑ |
⌘ + Shift + ↑ |
Align Bottom |
Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
⌘ + Shift + ↓ |
Align Centers Vertically |
Ctrl + Shift + PgUp |
⌘ + Shift + PgUp |
Align Centers Horizontally |
Ctrl + Shift + PgDn |
⌘ + Shift + PgDn |
Move H-Together |
Alt + Shift + H |
Alt + Shift + H |
Move V-Together |
Alt + Shift + V |
Alt + Shift + V |
Break Apart |
Alt + B |
Alt + B |
Push forward in draw order |
PgUp |
PgUp |
Push backward in draw order |
PgDn |
PgDn |
Push to front |
Ctrl + PgUp |
⌘ + PgUp |
Push to back |
Ctrl + PgDn |
⌘ + PgDn |
Edit Window Specific
The following work only while focused on the edit window.
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Rotate 90 clockwise |
. (decimal) |
. (decimal) |
Rotate 90 Counter-clockwise |
, (comma) |
, (comma) |
Align Left |
L |
L |
Align Right |
R |
R |
Align Top |
T |
T |
Align Bottom |
B |
B |
Align Centers Vertically |
C |
C |
Align Centers Horizontally |
E |
E |
Move Selection to Page Center |
P |
P |
Window
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Preview |
Alt + P |
Alt + P |
Zoom In |
Ctrl + = |
⌘ + = |
Zoom Out |
Ctrl + - |
⌘ + - |
Frame Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
⌘ + Shift + A |
Node Edit
Action |
Windows / Linux |
Mac OS |
Notes |
Smooth corner node |
S |
S |
while hovering over a node |
Convert line to smooth curve |
S |
S |
while hovering over a line |
Convert curve to line |
L |
L |
while hovering over a curve |
Convert smooth node to corner |
C |
C |
while hovering over a node |
Delete node |
D |
D |
while hovering over a node |
Delete line |
D |
D |
while hovering over a line |
Insert node point |
I |
I |
while hovering over a line or curve |
Insert node at midpoint |
M |
M |
while hovering over a line or curve |
Break shape at point |
B |
B |
while hovering over a point |
Trim line |
T |
T |
while hovering over a line, trim line under mouse at next intersection |
Extend line |
E |
E |
while hovering over a point, extend line from point under mouse to intersection with another shape |
Help
- Pressing F1 while hovering the mouse over the edit window will bring you to the documentation page for the editing mode you're in.
- Pressing F1 while hovering the mouse over some tools will show you help for that tool.
- Otherwise, pressing F1 will bring up the Help & Notes dialog window.