Shortcut keys Result
Tab Selects the next Drawing Object.
Shift+Tab Selects the previous Drawing Object.
Ctrl+Home Selects the first Drawing Object.
Ctrl+End Selects the last Drawing Object.
Esc Ends Drawing Object selection.
Esc (in Handle Selection Mode) Exit Handle Selection Mode and return to Object
Selection Mode.
Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow Move the selected point (the snap-to-grid functions are
temporarily disabled, but end points still snap to each
other).
Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow Moves the selected Drawing Object one pixel (in
Selection Mode).
Re-sizes a Drawing Object (in Handle Selection Mode).
Rotates a Drawing Object (in Rotation Mode).
Opens the properties dialog for a Drawing Object.
Activates the Point Selection mode for the selected
drawing object.
Spacebar Select a point of a drawing object (in Point Selection
mode) / Cancel selection.
The selected point blinks once per second.
Shift+Spacebar Select an additional point in Point Selection mode.
Ctrl+Tab Select the next point of the drawing object (Point
Selection mode).
In Rotation mode, the center of rotation can also be
selected.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Select the previous point of the drawing object (Point
Selection mode).
Ctrl+Enter A new drawing object with default size is placed in the
center of the current view.
Ctrl+Enter at the Selection icon Activates the first drawing object in the document.
Esc Leave the Point Selection mode. The drawing object is
selected afterwards.
Edit a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode).
Any text or numerical key If a drawing object is selected, switches to edit mode and
places the cursor at the end of the text in the drawing
object. A printable character is inserted.
Alt key while creating or scaling a
graphic object
The position of the object's center is fixed.
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