Friday, May 30, 2014

For Corel Draw Users


Hello... Corel Draw users......... its for you!

Here's a list of default keyboard shortcuts. 
Align Bottom 
Aligns selected objects to the bottom
Align Centers Horizontally 
Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Centers Vertically 
Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Left 
L
Aligns selected objects to the left
Align Right 
R
 Aligns selected objects to the right
Align To Baseline
Alt+F12 
Aligns text to the baseline
Align Top 
Aligns selected objects to the top
Artistic Media 
Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effe
Back One 
Ctrl+PgDn 
Back One
Break Apart 
Ctrl+K
Breaks apart the selected object
Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
Ctrl+B 
Brightness/Contrast/Intensity... 
Bring up Property Bar 
Ctrl+Enter 
Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to
Center to Page
 P 
Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page
Character Formatting 
Ctrl+T 
Character Formatting
Color Balance... 
Ctrl+Shift+B 
Color Balance
Combine 
Ctrl+L 
Combines the selected objects
Contour 
Ctrl+F9 
Opens the Contour Docker Window
Convert 
Ctrl+F8 
Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa
Convert Outline To Object 
Ctrl+Shift+Q 
Converts an outline to an object
Convert To Curves 
Ctrl+Q 
Converts the selected object to a curve
Copy 
Ctrl+C 
Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Copy  
Ctrl+Insert
Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut 
Ctrl+X 
Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut 
Shift+Delete 
Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Delete  
Delete
Deletes the selected object(s)
Distribute Bottom 
Shift+B 
Distributes selected objects to the bottom
Distribute Centers Horizontally 
Shift+E 
Horizontally Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Centers Vertically 
Shift+C 
Vertically Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Left
Shift+L 
Distributes selected objects to the left
Distribute Right 
Shift+R
Distributes selected objects to the right
Distribute Spacing Horizontally  
Shift+P
Horizontally Distributes the space between the selected
Distribute Spacing Vertically 
Shift+A 
Vertically Distributes the space between the selected objects
Distribute Top 
Shift+T 
Distributes selected objects to the top
Duplicate 
Ctrl+D 
Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount
Duplicate In Place 
Duplicates the selected object(s) at their current location
Dynamic Guides 
Alt+Shift+D 
Shows or hides the Dynamic Guides (toggle)
Edit Text... 
Ctrl+Shift+T 
Opens the Edit Text dialog box
Ellipse 
F7 
Draws ellipses and circles; double-clicking the tool opens the Toolbox tab of the Option
Envelope 
Ctrl+F7 
Opens the Envelope Docker Window
Eraser 
Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths
Exit  
Alt+F4
Exits CorelDRAW and prompts to save the active drawing
Export... 
Ctrl+E 
Exports text or objects to another format
Font Size Decrease 
Ctrl+NUMPAD2 
Decreases font size to previous point size
Font Size Increase  
Ctrl+NUMPAD8
Increases font size to next point size
Font Size Next Combo Size 
Ctrl+NUMPAD6 
Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List
Font Size Previous Combo Size 
Ctrl+NUMPAD4 
Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List
Forward One 
Ctrl+PgUp 
Forward One
Fountain Fill... 
F11 
Applies fountain fills to objects
Freehand 
F5 
Draws lines and curves in Freehand mode
Full-Screen Preview 
F9 
Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing
Graph Paper 
Draws a group of rectangles; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dial
Graphic and Text Styles 
Ctrl+F5 
Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window
Group 
Ctrl+G 
Groups the selected objects
Hand 
Hand Tool
Horizontal Text C
Ctrl+, 
Changes the text to horizontal direction
Hue/Saturation/Lightness... 
Ctrl+Shift+U 
Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Import... 
Ctrl+I 
Imports text or objects
Insert Symbol Character 
Ctrl+F11 
Opens the Insert Character Docker Window
Interactive Fill 
Adds a fill to object(s); clicking and dragging on object(s) applies a fountain fill
Lens 
Alt+F3 
Opens the Lens Docker Window
Linear 
Alt+F2 
Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines
Macro Editor... 
Alt+F11 
Macro Editor...
Mesh Fill 
Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object
Micro Nudge Down  
Ctrl+DnArrow
Nudges the object downward by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Left  
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Nudges the object to the left by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Right  
Ctrl+RightArrow
Nudges the object to the right by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Up 
Ctrl+UpArrow 
Nudges the object upward by the Micro Nudge factor
Navigator 
Brings up the Navigator window allowing you to navigate to any object in the document
New 
Ctrl+N 
Creates a new drawing
Next Page 
PgDn
Goes to the next page
Nudge Down 
DnArrow 
Nudges the object downward
Nudge Left 
LeftArrow 
Nudges the object to the left
Nudge Right  
RightArrow
Nudges the object to the right
Nudge Up  
UpArrow
Nudges the object upw
Open... 
Ctrl+O 
Opens an existing drawing
Options... 
Ctrl+J 
Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options
Outline Color... 
Shift+F12 
Opens the Outline Color dialog box
Outline Pen... 
F12 
Opens the Outline Pen dialog box
Pan Down 
Alt+DnArrow
Pan Down 
Pan Left 
Alt+LeftArrow
Pan Left 
Pan Right 
Alt+RightArrow
Pan Right 
Pan Up 
Alt+UpArrow
Pan Up 
Paste 
Ctrl+V 
Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing
Paste 
Shift+Insert 
Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing
Place Inside Container... 
Ctrl+1 
Places selected object(s) into a PowerClip container object
Polygon 
Draws polygons
Position 
Alt+F7
Opens the Position Docker Window
Previous Page 
PgUp
Goes to the previous page
Print... 
Ctrl+P 
Prints the active drawing
Properties 
Alt+Enter 
Allows the properties of an object to be viewed and edited
Record Temporary Macro 
Ctrl+Shift+R
Record Temporary Macro
Rectangle 
F6 
Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame
Redo 
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Reverses the last Undo operation
Refresh Window 
Ctrl+W 
Redraws the drawing window
Repeat 
Ctrl+R 
Repeats the last operation
Rotate 
Alt+F8 
Opens the Rotate Docker Window
Run Temporary Macro  
Ctrl+Shift+P
Run Temporary Macro
Save As... S 
Ctrl+Shift+
Saves the active drawing with a new name
Save...  
Ctrl+S
Saves the active drawing
Scale 
Alt+F9 Window
Opens the Scale Docker 
Select all 
Ctrl+A
Select all object of the active page
Shape  
F10
Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected
Size 
Alt+F10 Window
Opens the Size Docker 
Smart Drawing  
Shift+S Dbl-click
opens Smart Drawing Tool options; Shift+drag backwards over line erases
Snap to Grid 
Ctrl+Y 
Snaps objects to the grid (toggle)
Snap to Objects 
Alt+Z
 Snaps objects to other objects (toggle)
Spell Check...  
Ctrl+F12
Opens the Spell Checker; checks the spelling of the selected text
Spiral 
Draws spirals; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog
Step and Repeat...  
Ctrl+Shift+D
Shows Step and Repeat docker
Stop Recording 
Ctrl+Shift+O
 Stop Recording
Super Nudge Down 
Shift+DnArrow 
Nudges the object downward by the Super Nudge factor
Super Nudge Left 
Shift+LeftArrow 
Nudges the object to the left by the Super Nudge factor
Super Nudge Right  
Shift+RightArrow
Nudges the object to the right by the Super Nudge factor
Super Nudge Up 
Shift+UpArrow 
Nudges the object upward by the Super Nudge factor
Symbol Manager 
Ctrl+F3 
Symbol Manager Docker
Text 
F8 
Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text
To Back Of Layer 
Shift+PgDn 
To Back Of Layer
To Back Of Page 
Ctrl+End 
To Back Of Page
To Front Of Layer 
Shift+PgUp 
To Front Of Layer
To Front Of Page  
Ctrl+Home
To Front Of Page
Toggle Pick State 
Ctrl+Space 
Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool
Toggle View 
Shift+F9 
Toggles between the last two used view qualities
Undo 
Ctrl+Z
Reverses the last operation
Undo
Alt+Backspace 
Reverses the last operation
Ungroup 
Ctrl+U 
Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects
Uniform Fill... 
Shift+F11 
Applies uniform color fills to objects
Use bullets 
Ctrl+M 
Show/Hide Bullet
Vertical Text 
Ctrl+. 
Changes the text to vertical
View Manager 
Ctrl+F2 
Opens the View Manager Docker Window
What's This? 
Shift+F1 
What's This? Help
Zoom 
Zoom Tool
Zoom One-Shot 
F2
Zoom Out 
F3 
Zoom Out
Zoom To Fit 
F4 
Zoom To All Objects
Zoom To Page 
Shift+F4 
Zoom To Page
Zoom To Selection 
Shift+F2 
Zoom To Selected