AutoCAD and Its Applications BASICS
Reference Material
2014
Shortcut Keys
AutoCAD has many predened
shortcut keys and key combinations to perform
various operations and functions. The [Ctrl], [Alt], and [Shift] keys, together with keyboard
letter keys, provide an alternate method of entering commands, displaying palettes,
and toggling modes and functions. The function keys ([F1] through [F12]) and other keys
on the keyboard are also used in shortcuts.
[Ctrl] Key Combinations
Key
Combination
Action
Key
Combination
Action
[Ctrl]+0
Clean Screen (toggle)
[Ctrl]+K
HYPERLINK command
[Ctrl]+1
Properties palette (toggle)
[Ctrl]+L
Ortho mode (toggle)
[Ctrl]+2
DesignCenter (toggle)
[Ctrl]+N
NEW command
[Ctrl]+3
Tool Palettes (toggle)
[Ctrl]+O
OPEN command
[Ctrl]+4
Sheet Set Managerr (toggle)
[Ctrl]+P
PLOT (print) command
[Ctrl]+6
dbConnect Manager
[Ctrl]+Q
QUIT (EXIT) command
(toggle)
[Ctrl]+R
Change active viewport
(toggle)
(toggle)
[Ctrl]+S
SAVE command
[Ctrl]+8
QuickCalc (toggle)
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+C
Copy with Base Point
[Ctrl]+9
Command line (toggle)
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+H
HIDEPALETTES
[Ctrl]+A
Select all
[Ctrl]+B
Snap mode (toggle)
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+P
Quick Properties (toggle)
[Ctrl]+C
COPYCLIP command
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+S
SAVEAS command
(copies objects to the
clipboard)
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+V
Paste as Block
[Ctrl]+V
PASTECLIP command
[Ctrl]+7
Markup Set Manager
[Ctrl]+D
Dynamic UCS (toggle)
[Ctrl]+E
Crosshairs in isoplane
positions left/top/right
(toggle)
command (toggle)
(pastes objects from the
clipboard)
[Ctrl]+X
CUTCLIP command (cuts
objects and places them
on the clipboard)
[Ctrl]+F
Osnap mode (toggle)
[Ctrl]+G
Grid mode
[Ctrl]+Y
REDO command
[Ctrl]+H
PICKSTYLE
[Ctrl]+Z
UNDO command
[Ctrl]+I
Coordinate display
(toggle)
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Shortcut Keys
Function Keys
Function
Key
Action
Function
Key
Action
[F1]
HELP command
[F7]
Grid mode (toggle)
[F2]
Displays the text window
(toggles text window and
graphics window)
[F8]
Ortho mode (toggle)
[F9]
Snap mode (toggle)
[F10]
Polar mode (toggle)
[F11]
Object snap tracking (toggle)
[F12]
Dynamic input (toggle)
[F3]
Object snap (toggle)
[F4]
3D object snap mode (toggle)
[F5]
Isoplane mode (toggle)
[F6]
Dynamic UCS (toggle)
Key Sequences for Text Editing
Key or Key
Combination
Action
[] [] [] []
The arrow keys move
the cursor through the
text one position in the
direction indicated by
the arrow.
[Home]
Moves the cursor to the
start of the current line.
[End]
Moves the cursor to the
end of the current line.
[Delete]
Deletes the character
immediately to the right
of the cursor.
[Backspace]
Deletes the character
immediately to the left
of the cursor.
[Enter]
Ends the current
paragraph, starting a
new one on the next line.
[Page Up]
Moves the cursor
position up to 28
rows up (toward the
beginning of the text
object).
Key or Key
Combination
Action
[Page Down]
Moves the cursor
position up to 28 rows
down (toward the end of
the text object).
[Shift]+[[]
Selects text to the right
of the cursor. Increases
the selection by one
character at a time.
[Shift]+[[]
Selects text to the left
of the cursor. Increases
the selection by one
character at a time.
[Shift]+[]
Selects text above the
cursor. Increases the
selection by one line at
a time.
[Shift]+[[]
Selects text below the
cursor. Increases the
selection by one line at
a time.
[Esc]
Closes the text editor and
loses any changes made.
[Ctrl]+
[Backspace]
Deletes the word
immediately to the left
of the cursor.
Continued
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Shortcut Keys
Key or Key
Combination
Action
[Ctrl]+[Page Up]
Moves the cursor to
the top of the currently
visible page of text.
[Ctrl]+[Page
Down]
Moves the cursor to the
bottom of the currently
visible page of text.
[Ctrl]+[Home]
Moves the cursor to the
beginning of the first
line of text.
[Ctrl]+[End]
Moves the cursor to the
end of the last line of text.
[Ctrl]+[[]
Moves the cursor one
word forward.
[Ctrl]+[[]
Moves the cursor one
word backward.
[Ctrl]+[Shift]
+[[]
Selects text to the right
of the cursor. Increases
the selection by one
word at a time.
[Ctrl]+[Shift]
+[[]
Selects text to the left of
the cursor. Increases the
selection by one word at
a time.
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Shortcut Keys
