Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Combination What It Does
[space] Returns active tool to Select tool
[s] Linear Select tool
[h] Pan tool
[m] Ruler tool
[z] Zoom tool
Option-click (with Zoom In tool active) Reverses zoom tool to zoom out
Option-click (with Zoom Out tool active) Reverses zoom tool to zoom in
[r] Rectangle tool
[o] Oval tool
[p] Irregular Polygon tool
[g] Regular Polygon tool
[w] Wedge tool
[a] Arc tool
[l] Straight Line tool
[b] Bezier Path tool
[f] Freehand Line tool
[u] Cut Path tool
[t] Text Box tool
[e] Text On Path tool
[=] Add Point To Path tool
[-] Remove Point From Path tool
[k] Curved Track tool
[j] Freehand Track tool
[y] Symbol Stamp tool
[d] Style Dropper tool
Command-click (with any drawing tool active) Picks up a style from another object on active layer
Escape (while drawing Irregular Polygon, Bezier Curve, Curved Track, and Polygonal Track) Ends the current line being drawn
Command- , (Command and the comma key) Opens Preferences
Command-H Hides application
Option-Command-H Hides other applications
Command-Q Quits application
Command-N Opens new drawing
Option-Command-N New drawing from template
Command-O Open a file
Command-W Close file
Command-S Save file
Command-P Print file
Command-Z Undo
Shift-Command-Z Redo
Command-X Cut
Command-C Copy
Command-V Paste
Command-A Select all items in the active layer
Shift-Command-A Select others
Option-Shift-Command-C Copy style
Option-Shift-Command-V Paste style
Command-D Duplicate object once
Option-click-drag object Copies object
Option-Command-L New label
Command-E Edit text
Command-J Join Paths and Tracks
Option-Command-T Insert Special Characters
Shift Key-Command-N New drawing layer
Option-Command- 0 through # Activate layer, zero is top layer and they are numbered consecutively downward
Shift Key-Command-U Union (combine objects)
Shift Key-Command-I Intersect (combine objects)
Shift Key-Command-D Difference (combine objects)
Shift Key-Command-M Append, or merge (combine objects)
Shift Key-Command-X Cookie Cutter (combine objects)
Shift Key-Command-P Convert object to Path
Shift Key-Command-S Convert object to Shape
Command-T Show Fonts
Command-B Bold font
Command-I Italicize font
Command-U Underline font
Command-(Shift) + Make font bigger
Command- - Make font smaller
Command-{ Align left
Command-| Align center
Command-} Align right
Option Key-Command- ← Tighten text kerning / tracking
Option Key-Command- → Loosen text kerning / tracking
Control Key-Command-C Copy ruler
Control Key-Command-V Paste ruler
Command-F Find
Option Key-Command-F Find again
Option Key-Command-(Shift) + Zoom in
Option Key-Command- - Zoom out
Command- = Actual size
Option Key-Command- = Zoom to fit
Command-M Minimize Window
Command-0 Close all palettes
Command-1 Object Inspector
Command-2 Tools
Command-3 Styles & Symbols palette / Styles & Clip Art palette
Command-4 Style Inspector
Shift Key-Command-C Colors
Shift-draw paths and tracks Constrains lines to straight segments at 15-degree angled increments
Shift-draw shapes Constrains the aspect ratio of the shapes
Shift-Guides Constrains Guide placement on rulers to even, whole number increments
Shift-move label Shape and symbol labels can be moved into any desired position (outside of clickable positions)
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