CorelDRAW 12 Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts





Align Bottom Main B Aligns selected objects to the bottom
Align Centers Horizontally Main E Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Centers Vertically Main C Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Left Main L Aligns selected objects to the left
Align Right Main R Aligns selected objects to the right
Align To Baseline Main Alt+F12 Aligns text to the baseline
Align Top Main T Aligns selected objects to the top
All Small Capitals Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+K Changes all text characters to small capital letters
Artistic Media Main I Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effects to the strokes
Back One Main Ctrl+PgDn Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order
Bold Text Editing Ctrl+B Changes the style of text to bold
Break Apart Main Ctrl+K Breaks apart the selected object
Brightness/Contrast/Intensity... Main Ctrl+B Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
Bring up Property Bar Main Ctrl+Enter Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to
Bullet Main Ctrl+M Adds/removes bullets for the text object (toggle)
Center Text Editing Ctrl+E Changes the alignment of text to center alignment
Center to Page Main P Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page
Change Case... Text Editing Shift+F3 Changes the case of selected text
Color Main Shift+F11 Applies uniform color fills to objects
Color Main Shift+F12 Opens the Outline Color dialog box
Color Balance... Main Ctrl+Shift+B Color Balance
Combine Main Ctrl+L Combines the selected objects
Contour Main Ctrl+F9 Opens the Contour Docker Window
Convert Main Ctrl+F8 Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa
Convert Outline To Object Main Ctrl+Shift+Q Converts an outline to an object
Convert To Curves Main Ctrl+Q Converts the selected object to a curve
Copy Main Ctrl+C Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Copy Main Ctrl+Insert Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut Main Ctrl+X Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut Main Shift+Delete Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Delete Main Delete Deletes the selected object(s)
Delete Character to Right Text Editing Delete Deletes the character to the right of the text caret
Delete Word to Right Text Editing Ctrl+Delete Deletes the word to the right of the text caret
Distribute Bottom Main Shift+B Distributes selected objects to the bottom
Distribute Centers Horizontally Main Shift+E Horizontally Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Centers Vertically Main Shift+C Vertically Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Left Main Shift+L Distributes selected objects to the left
Distribute Right Main Shift+R Distributes selected objects to the right
Distribute Spacing Horizontally Main Shift+P Horizontally Distributes the space between the selected objects
Distribute Spacing Vertically Main Shift+A Vertically Distributes the space between the selected objects
Distribute Top Main Shift+T Distributes selected objects to the top
Drop Cap Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+D Adds/removes a Drop Cap for the text object (toggle)
Duplicate Main Ctrl+D Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount
Dynamic Guides Main Alt+Shift+D Shows or hides the Dynamic Guides (toggle)
Edit Text... Main Ctrl+Shift+T Opens the Edit Text dialog box
Ellipse Main F7 Draws ellipses and circles
Envelope Main Ctrl+F7 Opens the Envelope Docker Window
Eraser Main X Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths
Exit Main Alt+F4 Exits CorelDRAW and prompts to save the active drawing
Export... Main Ctrl+E Exports text or objects to another format
Find Text... Text Editing Alt+F3 Finds the specified text in the drawing
Font List Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+F Shows a list of all the available/active fonts
Font Size Decrease Text Editing Ctrl+NUMPAD2 Decreases font size to previous point size
Font Size Decrease Main Ctrl+NUMPAD2 Decreases font size to previous point size
Font Size Increase Text Editing Ctrl+NUMPAD8 Increases font size to next point size
Font Size Increase Main Ctrl+NUMPAD8 Increases font size to next point size
Font Size List Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+P Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes
Font Size Next Combo Size Text Editing Ctrl+NUMPAD6 Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List
Font Size Next Combo Size Main Ctrl+NUMPAD6 Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List
Font Size Previous Combo Size Text Editing Ctrl+NUMPAD4 Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List
Font Size Previous Combo Size Main Ctrl+NUMPAD4 Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List
Font Weight List Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+W Shows a list of all the available/active font weights
Force Full Text Editing Ctrl+H Changes the alignment of text to force last line full alignment
Format Text... Main Ctrl+T Formats the properties of text
Forward One Main Ctrl+PgUp Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order
Fountain Main F11 Applies fountain fills to objects
Freehand Main F5 Draws lines and curves in Freehand mode
Full Text Editing Ctrl+J Changes the alignment of text to full alignment
Full-Screen Preview Main F9 Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing
Graph Paper Main D Draws a group of rectangles
Graphic and Text Styles Main Ctrl+F5 Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window
Group Main Ctrl+G Groups the selected objects
HTML Font Size List Text Editing Ctrl+Shift+H Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes
Hand Main H Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool
Horizontal Text Main Ctrl+, Changes the text to horizontal direction
Hue/Saturation/Lightness... Main Ctrl+Shift+U Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Import... Main Ctrl+I Imports text or objects
Insert Character Main Ctrl+F11 Opens the Insert Character Docker Window
Interactive Fill Main G Adds a fill to object(s)
Italic Text Editing Ctrl+I Changes the style of text to italic
Left Text Editing Ctrl+L Changes the alignment of text to left alignment
Lens Main Alt+F3 Opens the Lens Docker Window
Linear Main Alt+F2 Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines
Mesh Fill Main M Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object
Micro Nudge Down Main Ctrl+DnArrow Nudges the object downward by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Left Main Ctrl+LeftArrow Nudges the object to the left by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Right Main Ctrl+RightArrow Nudges the object to the right by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Up Main Ctrl+UpArrow Nudges the object upward by the Micro Nudge factor
Move Down 1 Frame Text Editing PgDn Moves the text caret down 1 frame
Move Down 1 Line Text Editing DnArrow Moves the text caret down 1 line


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