Coreldraw is equipped with pre-set shortcut keys that enable graphic designers to expedite artwork creation, allowing them to concentrate on design rather than navigating through menus, toolboxes, and bars.
Here’s the complete list of shortcut tools for all the CorelDraw versions starting from X3 to 2021.
CorelDraw Shortcut Keys
Complete list of CorelDraw keyboard shortcuts.
Shortcut
Description
Ctrl+A
Select all
Ctrl+E
Add number ending value (Ctrl+E)
Ctrl+S
Add number starting value (Ctrl+S)
Alt+0
Add to Selection Group 0
Alt+1
Add to Selection Group 1
Alt+2
Add to Selection Group 2
Alt+3
Add to Selection Group 3
Alt+4
Add to Selection Group 4
Alt+5
Add to Selection Group 5
Alt+6
Add to Selection Group 6
Alt+7
Add to Selection Group 7
Alt+8
Add to Selection Group 8
Alt+9
Add to Selection Group 9
B
Align Bottom
C
Align Centers Horizontally
E
Align Centers Vertically
L
Align Left
R
Align Right
T
Align Top
Ctrl+Shift+A
Precisely position objects in relation to each other or to specific locations on the page.
Alt+F12
Align to Baseline
Alt+Shift+A
Enable or disable alignment guides.
I
Add artistic brush, spray, and calligraphic effects by using freehand strokes.
Ctrl+PgDn
Move object one level down in the stacking order.
Ctrl+B
Make the text bold.
Ctrl+B
Make the text bold.
Ctrl+K
Break the object apart to create multiple objects and paths.
Alt+X
Break the symmetry link to create a group of objects and paths.
Ctrl+B
Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
Ctrl+Enter
Bring up Property Bar
Ctrl+M
Add or remove bulleted-list formatting.
Ctrl+E
Center text within the bounding box.
Ctrl+E
Center text within the bounding box.
P
Center to Page
Shift+F3
Change Case
Shift+F3
Change Case
Alt+C
Close Print Preview
Alt+F4
Close Print Preview
Ctrl+F4
Close Window
Ctrl+Shift+B
Color Balance
Ctrl+F6
Open the Color Styles docker.
Ctrl+Enter
Column/Frame Break
Ctrl+Enter
Column/Frame Break
Ctrl+L
Combine objects into a single object with common properties.
Ctrl+D
Configure Columns
Ctrl+C
Continually increment value
Ctrl+C
Continually increment value
Ctrl+F9
Contour Docker Window
Ctrl+F8
Convert Text
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Convert outline to object
Ctrl+Q
Allow the object to be modified by using the shape tools.
Ctrl+C
Place copies of one or more objects on the Clipboard.
Ctrl+Insert
Place copies of one or more objects on the Clipboard.
Ctrl+J
CorelDRAW Options
Alt+S
Create and add objects to a symmetry group, or convert an existing curve to a symmetry group.
Shortcut
Description
C
Crop image
Ctrl+X
Move one or more objects to the Clipboard.
Shift+Delete
Move one or more objects to the Clipboard.
Ctrl+0
Define Selection Group 0
Ctrl+1
Define Selection Group 1
Ctrl+2
Define Selection Group 2
Ctrl+3
Define Selection Group 3
Ctrl+4
Define Selection Group 4
Ctrl+5
Define Selection Group 5
Ctrl+6
Define Selection Group 6
Ctrl+7
Define Selection Group 7
Ctrl+8
Define Selection Group 8
Ctrl+9
Define Selection Group 9
Backspace
Delete
Delete
Delete
Delete
Delete Character to Right
Delete
Delete Character to Right
Ctrl+Delete
Delete Word to Right
Ctrl+Delete
Delete Word to Right
Ctrl+1
Displays an image at normal size
Ctrl+1
Displays an image at normal size
F4
Displays an image to fit in the window
F4
Displays an image to fit in the window
F4
Displays an image to fit in the window
Shift+B
Distribute Bottom
Shift+E
Distribute Centers Horizontally
Shift+C
Distribute Centers Vertically
Shift+L
Distribute Left
Shift+R
Distribute Right
Shift+P
Distribute Spacing Horizontally
Shift+A
Distribute Spacing Vertically
Shift+T
Distribute Top
Alt+Y
Align objects with the document grid.
Ctrl+D
Duplexing Setup Wizard…
Ctrl+D
Duplicate
Alt+Shift+D
Align objects with other objects by using dynamic guidelines.
Alt+Shift+Y
Edit symmetry properties, and add objects to the symmetry group.
Ctrl+Shift+T
Modify text by using a text editor.
Ctrl+S
Edit number starting value (Ctrl+S)
Ctrl+E
Edit number ending value (Ctrl+E)
F7
Draw circles and ellipses by dragging in the drawing window.
Alt+_
Em Dash
Alt+_
Em Dash
Ctrl+Shift+M
Em Space
Ctrl+Shift+M
Em Space
Alt+-
En Dash
Alt+-
En Dash
Ctrl+Shift+N
En Space
Ctrl+Shift+N
En Space
Ctrl+F7
Envelope Docker Window
X
Remove unwanted areas in a drawing.
Alt+F4
Exit
Ctrl+A
Expand Selection
Ctrl+A
Expand Selection
Ctrl+E
Save a duplicate of the document to a different file format.
Ctrl+F
Find and Replace
Alt+F3
Find and Replace Text
Alt+Shift+E
Exit the Edit Symmetry mode.
Ctrl+Shift+F
Choose a typeface for new or selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+F
Choose a typeface for new or selected text.
Shortcut
Description
Ctrl+Shift+P
Specify the font size.
Ctrl+NUMPAD2
Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD2
Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD2
Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD8
Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD8
Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD8
Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD6
Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD6
Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD6
Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4
Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4
Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4
Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+Shift+W
Choose a font style for the text.
Ctrl+Shift+W
Choose a font style for the text.
Ctrl+H
Align all text with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+H
Align all text with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+PgUp
Move object one level up in the stacking order.
F11
Fill an object with a gradient of colors or shades.
F5
Draw curves and straight line segments.
Ctrl+J
Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+J
Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+U
Full Screen
F9
Full Screen
F9
Show a full-screen preview of the document.
Ctrl+E
General…
Ctrl+F11
Explore characters, glyphs, and OpenType features within fonts.
Ctrl+G
Go To…
D
Draw a grid.
G
Grid:
Ctrl+G
Group objects while preserving their individual attributes.
Align objects with guidelines in the document.
Ctrl+Shift+H
HTML Font Size List
Ctrl+F1
Help Topics…
Ctrl+,
Changes the text to horizontal direction
Ctrl+Shift+U
Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Ctrl+M
Import File…
Ctrl+I
Import a file into the active document.
G
Dynamically apply the current fill to an object in the drawing window.
Ctrl+I
Make the text italic.
Ctrl+I
Make the text italic.
Ctrl+Shift+J
Join Curves
Ctrl+L
Layout…
Ctrl+L
Align text with the left side of the bounding box.
Ctrl+L
Align text with the left side of the bounding box.
Alt+F3
Lens Docker Window
S
Sketch naturally and fluidly with intelligent stroke adjustment.
Ctrl+M
Merge cells into one cell.
M
Fill an object by blending multiple colors or shades arranged over a mesh grid.
Ctrl+DnArrow
Micro Nudge Anchor Down
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Micro Nudge Anchor Left
Ctrl+RightArrow
Micro Nudge Anchor Right
Ctrl+UpArrow
Micro Nudge Anchor Up
Ctrl+DnArrow
Micro Nudge Down
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Micro Nudge Left
Ctrl+RightArrow
Micro Nudge Right
Ctrl+UpArrow
Micro Nudge Up
Alt+Shift+M
Create identical shapes mirrored on a set of planes.
DnArrow
Move Down
PgDn
Move Down 1 Frame
Shortcut
Description
PgDn
Move Down 1 Frame
DnArrow
Move Down 1 Line
DnArrow
Move Down 1 Line
Ctrl+DnArrow
Move Down 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+DnArrow
Move Down 1 Paragraph
LeftArrow
Move Left
LeftArrow
Move Left 1 Character
LeftArrow
Move Left 1 Character
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Move Left 1 Word
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Move Left 1 Word
RightArrow
Move Right
RightArrow
Move Right 1 Character
RightArrow
Move Right 1 Character
Ctrl+RightArrow
Move Right 1 Word
Ctrl+RightArrow
Move Right 1 Word
UpArrow
Move Up
PgUp
Move Up 1 Frame
PgUp
Move Up 1 Frame
UpArrow
Move Up 1 Line
UpArrow
Move Up 1 Line
Ctrl+UpArrow
Move Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+UpArrow
Move Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Home
Move to Beginning of Frame
Ctrl+Home
Move to Beginning of Frame
Home
Move to Beginning of Line
Home
Move to Beginning of Line
Ctrl+PgUp
Move to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+PgUp
Move to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+End
Move to End of Frame
Ctrl+End
Move to End of Frame
End
Move to End of Line
End
Move to End of Line
Ctrl+PgDn
Move to End of Text
Ctrl+PgDn
Move to End of Text
N
Navigator
Ctrl+N
Start a new document.
PgDn
Next Page
Ctrl+Shift+-
Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+_
Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+Shift+-
Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+_
Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+Shift+Space
Non-breaking Space
Ctrl+Shift+Space
Non-breaking Space
Ctrl+N
Do not align text with the bounding box.
Ctrl+N
Do not align text with the bounding box.
DnArrow
Nudge Anchor Down
LeftArrow
Nudge Anchor Left
RightArrow
Nudge Anchor Right
UpArrow
Nudge Anchor Up
DnArrow
Nudge Down
LeftArrow
Nudge Left
RightArrow
Nudge Right
UpArrow
Nudge Up
Ctrl+F5
Open the Object Styles docker.
Alt+Z
Align objects with other objects in the document.
Ctrl+O
Open ODBC Data Source…
Ctrl+O
Open an existing document by browsing to the folder where the document is located.
Ctrl+-
Optional Hyphen
Ctrl+-
Optional Hyphen
Shift+F12
Choose the outline color by using color viewers and color palettes.
Shortcut
Description
F12
Set outline properties such as line thickness, corner shape, and arrow type.
H
Drag hidden areas of a drawing into view without changing the zoom level.
Alt+DnArrow
Pan Down
Alt+LeftArrow
Pan Left
Alt+RightArrow
Pan Right
Alt+UpArrow
Pan Up
H
Pan tool
H
Pan tool
H
Pan tool
Ctrl+V
Place the Clipboard contents in the document.
Shift+Insert
Place the Clipboard contents in the document.
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste in View
Alt+P
Draw curves in segments, and preview each segment as you draw.
Y
Draw polygons by dragging in the drawing window.
Ctrl+I
Preflight…
Ctrl+M
Prepress…
PgUp
Previous Page
Ctrl+P
Print
Alt+O
Print Options
Ctrl+T
Print This Sheet Now
Ctrl+P
Choose printing options, and print the active document.
Alt+Enter
Allows the properties of an object to be viewed and edited.
0-9
Recall Selection Group 0-9
Ctrl+Shift+R
Record Temporary Script
F6
Draw squares and rectangles by dragging in the drawing window.
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Reapply the last undone action.
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Redoes the last undo operation
Ctrl+W
Redraw
Alt+Shift+S
Revert primary objects to basic objects, and delete all object copies.
Ctrl+R
Repeat / Reset
Ctrl+Z
Reverses the last operation
Ctrl+R
Align text with the right side of the bounding box.
Alt+F8
Specify the object’s rotation.
Alt+Shift+R
Show or hide the rulers.
Ctrl+R
Rulers
Ctrl+Shift+P
Run Temporary Script
Ctrl+Shift+E
Sample a color from the desktop to apply to the selected nodes.
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save As…
Ctrl+S
Save Data Source…
Ctrl+A
Save Print Style As…
Alt+F9
Resize the object by specifying a percentage, and mirror the object.
Alt+F11
Open a script for VBA editing.
Alt+Shift+F11
Create, load, and manage script projects.
Ctrl+A
Select All Anchors
Shift+DnArrow
Select Down
Shortcut
Description
Shift+PgDn
Select Down 1 Frame
Shift+PgDn
Select Down 1 Frame
Shift+DnArrow
Select Down 1 Line
Shift+DnArrow
Select Down 1 Line
Ctrl+Shift+DnArrow
Select Down 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+DnArrow
Select Down 1 Paragraph
Shift+LeftArrow
Select Left
Shift+LeftArrow
Select Left 1 Character
Shift+LeftArrow
Select Left 1 Character
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow
Select Left 1 Word
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow
Select Left 1 Word
Shift+RightArrow
Select Right
Shift+RightArrow
Select Right 1 Character
Shift+RightArrow
Select Right 1 Character
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow
Select Right 1 Word
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow
Select Right 1 Word
Shift+UpArrow
Select Up
Shift+PgUp
Select Up 1 Frame
Shift+PgUp
Select Up 1 Frame
Shift+UpArrow
Select Up 1 Line
Shift+UpArrow
Select Up 1 Line
Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow
Select Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow
Select Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+A
Select all objects
Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select to Beginning of Frame
Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select to Beginning of Frame
Shift+Home
Select to Beginning of Line
Shift+Home
Select to Beginning of Line
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
Select to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
Select to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+Shift+End
Select to End of Frame
Ctrl+Shift+End
Select to End of Frame
Shift+End
Select to End of Line
Shift+End
Select to End of Line
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
Select to End of Text
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
Select to End of Text
Ctrl+Shift+H
Allow the object to snap to itself when moving.
Ctrl+S
Separations…
F10
Edit a curve object or text character by manipulating nodes.
Ctrl+H
Show Current Tile
Ctrl+Shift+C
Non-printing Characters
Ctrl+Shift+C
Non-printing Characters
Alt+Shift+P
Show object copies as outlines or full objects.
Ctrl+Shift+G
Show unselected nodes with fill
Alt+F10
Specify the dimensions of the object.
Ctrl+Shift+K
Small Capitals
Ctrl+Shift+K
Small Capitals
Shift+S
Convert freehand strokes to basic shapes or smoothed curves.
Alt+Q
Turn off all snapping. Click again to restore selected snapping options.
Ctrl+F12
Spelling
A
Draw symmetrical and logarithmic spirals.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Show Step and Repeat docker
Ctrl+Shift+O
Stop recording the script.
Ctrl+Shift+S
Style List
Ctrl+Shift+S
Style List
Shift+DnArrow
Super Nudge Anchor Down
Shift+LeftArrow
Super Nudge Anchor Left
Shift+RightArrow
Super Nudge Anchor Right
Shift+UpArrow
Super Nudge Anchor Up
Shift+DnArrow
Super Nudge Down
Shortcut
Description
Shift+LeftArrow
Super Nudge Left
Shift+RightArrow
Super Nudge Right
Shift+UpArrow
Super Nudge Up
Ctrl+F3
Symbols Docker
Delete
Delete the selected table
Ctrl+T
Edit paragraph and artistic text properties.
F8
Add and edit paragraph and artistic text.
Ctrl+F10
Text Options
Ctrl+F10
Text Options
Shift+PgDn
Move object to the bottom of the stacking order.
Ctrl+End
Move the object to the back of the page.
Shift+PgUp
Move object to the top of the stacking order.
Ctrl+Home
Move the object to the front of the page.
C
Toggle the selected nodes between cusp and smooth.
L
Toggle the selected nodes between a line and curve segment.
Ctrl+Space
Toggle Pick State
S
Toggle the selected nodes between smooth and symmetrical.
Shift+F9
Toggle View
Ctrl+Shift+I
Switch between the main and the secondary preview color.
Alt+F7
Specify the object’s position on the drawing page.
Ctrl+U
Underline the text.
Ctrl+U
Underline the text.
Alt+Backspace
Cancel the previous action.
Ctrl+Z
Cancel the previous action.
Ctrl+U
Break a group into individual objects or groups.
Shift+F11
Choose a solid fill color for an object by using color palettes, color viewers, color harmonies, or color blends.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Add or remove a drop cap.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Add or remove a drop cap.
Ctrl+.
Changes the text to vertical
Ctrl+V
View Single Record
Ctrl+F2
Views docker
Alt+Shift+F12
Visual Studio Editor…
Shift+F1
Invokes context sensitive Help
Z
Change the magnification level of the document window.
Ctrl++
Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl+=
Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl+NUMPAD+
Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl++
Zoom In
Ctrl+=
Zoom In
Ctrl+NUMPAD+
Zoom In
F2
Zoom One-Shot
Ctrl+-
Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+NUMPAD-
Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+_
Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
F3
Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+-
Zoom Out
Ctrl+NUMPAD-
Zoom Out
Ctrl+_
Zoom Out
F3
Zoom Out
F4
Adjust the magnification level to include all objects
Shift+F4
Adjust the magnification level to fit the entire page.
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