CorelDraw 12 Shortcuts
Align Commands Corel Draw 12
B = Aligns selected objects to the bottom + -
P = Aligns centers of selected objects to page center + -
E = Horizontally aligns centers of selected objects + -
L = Aligns selected objects to the left + -
R = Aligns selected objects to the right + -
T = Aligns selected objects to the top + -
C = Vertically aligns centers of selected objects + -
Distribute CommandsCorel Draw 12
Shft + B = Distributes selected objects to the bottom + -
Shft + E = Horizontally distributes centers of selected objects + -
Shft + C = Vertically distributes centers of the selected objects + -
Shft + L = Distributes selected objects to the left + -
Shft + R = Distributes selected objects to the right + -
Shft + P = Horizontally distributes space between selected objects + -
Shft + A = Vertically distributes space between selected objects + -
Shft + T = Distributes selected objects to the top + -
Document displayCorel Draw 12
F9 = Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing + -
Ctrl + W = Forces a redraw the drawing window + -
Shft + F9 = Toggles between the last two used view qualities + -
Ctrl + Shft + C = Shows nonprinting characters + -
Open/Close DockersCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F9 = Opens or closes the Contour docker + –
Ctrl + F7 = Opens or closes the Envelope docker + –
Ctrl + F5 = Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker + –
Alt + F3 = Opens or closes the Lens docker + –
Alt + F2 = Opens or closes Linear Dimensions docker for assigning linear-dimension line properties + –
Alt + Enter = Opens or closes the Object Properties docker + –
Alt + F7 = Opens or closes the Position docker + –
Alt + F8 = Opens or closes the Rotate docker + –
Alt + F9 = Opens or closes the Scale and Mirror docker + –
Alt + F10 = Opens or closes the Size docker + –
Ctrl + F11 = Opens or closes the Insert Character docker + –
Ctrl + F2 = Opens or closes the View Manager docker + –
Ctrl + F6 = Opens or closes the Symbols Manager docker + –
Clipboard & Object Editing CommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + C = Copies selection to the clipboard + –
Ctrl + Insert = Copies selection to the clipboard + –
Ctrl + X = Cuts the selection to the clipboard + –
Shft + Delete = Cuts the selection to the clipboard + –
Delete Deletes the selected object(s) + –
Ctrl + D = Duplicates the selected object(s) to offsets + –
Ctrl + V = Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing + –
Shft + Insert = Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing + –
Ctrl + Shft+Z = Reverses the last Undo operation + –
Ctrl + R = Repeats the last operation + –
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace = Reverses the last operation + –
File CommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + E = Exports pages or objects to selected file format + –
Ctrl + I = Imports (or links) content into your document + –
Ctrl + N = Creates a new drawing + –
Ctrl + O = Opens an existing drawing + –
Ctrl + P = Prints the active drawing + –
Ctrl + S = Saves the active drawing + –
Ctrl + Shft + S = Opens the Save As dialog + –
Alt + F4 = Closes CorelDRAW 12 + –
Fill and Effects DialogsCorel Draw 12
F11 = Specifies fountain fills for objects + –
Shft + F11 = Opens dialog for specifying uniform color fills + –
Ctrl + Shft + B = Opens dialog for changing Color Balance + –
Ctrl + B = Opens dialog for changing color brightness, contrast and/or intensity + –
Find and Replace using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Alt + F3 = Opens the Find dialog + –
Ctrl + T = Opens the Text Format dialog + –
Font Formatting Commands using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + B = Changes the style of text to bold + –
Ctrl + Shft + F = Shows a list of all the available/active fonts + –
Ctrl + Shft + W = Shows a list of all the available/active font weights + –
Ctrl + I = Changes the style of text to italic + –
Ctrl + Shft + K = Changes all text characters to small capital letters + –
Ctrl + U = Changes the style of text to underline + –
Ctrl + Numpad = 2 Decreases font size to previous point size + –
Ctrl + Shft + P = Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes + –
Ctrl + Shft + H = Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes
Ctrl + Numpad 8 = Increases font size to next point size + –
Ctrl + Numpad 6 = Increases font size to next setting in Font Size List + –
Ctrl + Numpad 4 = Decreases font size to previous setting available
in the Font Size List + –
Shft + F3 = Changes the case of selected text + –
Ctrl + F8 = Converts text (Paragraph to Artistic, or vice versa) + –
Alt + F12 = Realigns selected text to its original baseline + –
Grid, Guides and SnappingCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + Y = Snaps objects to the grid (toggle) + –
Alt + Shft + D = Toggles the view of dynamic guides + –
Alt + Z = Toggles snapping to objects using current modes + –
Object Groups & CombineCommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + K = Breaks apart the selected object + –
Ctrl + L = Combines the selected objects + –
Ctrl + Shft + Q = Converts an outline to an object + –
Ctrl + Q = Converts the selected object to a curve + –
Ctrl + G = Groups the selected objects + –
Ctrl + U = Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects + –
Object nudge commandsCorel Draw 12
4 Nudges downward + –
1 Nudges to the left + –
2 Nudges to the right + –
3 Nudges upward + –
Shft + 4 = Nudges downward by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 1 = Nudges to the left by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 2 = Nudges to the right by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 3 = Nudges upward by the Super Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 4 = Nudges downward by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 1 = Nudges to the left by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 2 = Nudges to the right by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 3 = Nudges upward by the Micro Nudge factor + –
OptionsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F10 = Opens the Options dialog with the Text options page selected Ctrl + J = Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options + –
Object OrderingCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + PgDn = Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order + –
Ctrl + PgUp = Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order + –
Shft + PgDn = Places the selected object(s) to the back + –
Shft + PgUp = Places the selected object(s) to the front + –
Object Outline PenCorel Draw 12
Shft + F12 = Specifies outline color of objects + –
F12 = Specifies outline pen properties for objects + –
Document NavigationCorel Draw 12
PgDn Go to the next page + –
PgUp Go to the previous page + –
Select AllCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + A = Selects all objects in the entire drawing + –
StylesCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F5 = Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker + –
Text Formatting Using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + M = Toggles current bullets for Paragraph text object + –
Ctrl + E = Changes the alignment of text to center alignment + –
Ctrl + F8 = Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa + –
trl + Shft + T = Opens the Edit Text dialog + –
Ctrl + H = Changes alignment of text to force last line full alignment + –
Ctrl + T = Formats the properties of text + –
Ctrl + J = Changes the alignment of text to full alignment + –
Ctrl + comma = Changes the text to horizontal direction + –
Ctrl + L = Changes the alignment of text to left alignment + –
Ctrl + N = Changes the alignment of text to have no alignment + –
Ctrl + R = Changes the alignment of text to right alignment + –
Ctrl + period = Changes the text to vertical (toggle) + –
Text Editing & Cursor Moves Using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Delete Deletes character right of cursor + –
Ctrl + Delete = Deletes word right of cursor + –
PgDn = Moves cursor down one frame + –
4 Moves = cursor down one line + –
Ctrl + 4 = Moves cursor down one paragraph + –
1 = Moves cursor left one character + –
Ctrl + 1 = Moves cursor left one word + –
2 = Moves cursor right one character + –
Ctrl+2 = Moves cursor right one word + –
PgUp = Moves cursor up one frame + –
3 = Moves cursor up one line + –
Ctrl + 3 = Moves cursor up one paragraph + –
Ctrl + Home = Moves cursor to start of frame + –
Home = Moves cursor to start of line + –
Ctrl + PgUp = Moves cursor to start of text + –
Ctrl + End = Moves cursor to end of frame + –
End Moves cursor to end of line + –
Ctrl + PgDn = Moves cursor to end of text + –
Ctrl + A = Selects all text in Paragraph Frame or Artistic Text object + –
Shft + 1 = Selects character to left of cursor + –
Shft + 2 = Selects character to right of cursor + –
Shft + PgDn = Selects text downward by one frame + –
Shft + 4 = Selects text downward by one line + –
Ctrl + Shft + 4 = Selects text downward by one paragraph + –
Shft + PgUp = Selects text upward by one frame + –
Shft + 3 = Selects text upward by one line + –
Ctrl + Shft + 3 = Selects text upward by one paragraph + –
Ctrl + Shft + 1 = Selects word to left of cursor + –
Ctrl + Shft + 2 = Selects word right of cursor + –
Ctrl + Shft + Home = Selects text start of frame + –
Shft + Home = Selects text start of line + –
Ctrl + Shft + PgUp = Selects text to start of frame + –
Ctrl + Shft + End = Selects text to end of frame + –
Shft + End = Selects text to end of line + –
Ctrl + Shft + = PgDn Selects text to end of frame + –
Text ToolsCorel Draw 12
Shft + F3 = Changes the case of selected text + –
Ctrl + Shft + C = Shows nonprinting characters such as spaces, tabs, returns, and line feeds + –
Ctrl + Shft + S = Shows a list of the document text styles + –
Ctrl + F10 = Opens the Options dialog to the Text page + –
F6 Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame + –
F10 Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected object.
Hold [Alt] + [Shift] to activate marquee-style node selecting. + –
S Creates typical CorelDRAW objects by sketching. Hold [Shift] while sketching to erase. + –
F8 = Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text + –
Spacebar Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool + –
Visual BasicCorel Draw 12
Alt + F11 = Launches Visual Basic for Applications Editor + –
WorkspaceCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + Return = Selects the Property Bar and highlights the first
visible item that can be tabbed to + –
Zoom and PanCorel Draw 12
T + 4 = Pans the drawing downward + –
Alt + 1 = Pans the drawing to the left + –
Alt + 2 = Pans the drawing to the right + –
Alt + 3 = Pans the drawing upward + –
Ctrl + F2 = Opens or closes the View Manager docker + –
F2 = Enables you to perform a zoom action,
and then returns to the last-used tool + –
F3 = Zooms out + –
F4 = Zooms in on all objects in the drawing + –
Shft + F4 = Displays the entire printable page + –
Shft + F2 = Zooms in on selected objects only............
B = Aligns selected objects to the bottom + -
P = Aligns centers of selected objects to page center + -
E = Horizontally aligns centers of selected objects + -
L = Aligns selected objects to the left + -
R = Aligns selected objects to the right + -
T = Aligns selected objects to the top + -
C = Vertically aligns centers of selected objects + -
Distribute CommandsCorel Draw 12
Shft + B = Distributes selected objects to the bottom + -
Shft + E = Horizontally distributes centers of selected objects + -
Shft + C = Vertically distributes centers of the selected objects + -
Shft + L = Distributes selected objects to the left + -
Shft + R = Distributes selected objects to the right + -
Shft + P = Horizontally distributes space between selected objects + -
Shft + A = Vertically distributes space between selected objects + -
Shft + T = Distributes selected objects to the top + -
Document displayCorel Draw 12
F9 = Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing + -
Ctrl + W = Forces a redraw the drawing window + -
Shft + F9 = Toggles between the last two used view qualities + -
Ctrl + Shft + C = Shows nonprinting characters + -
Open/Close DockersCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F9 = Opens or closes the Contour docker + –
Ctrl + F7 = Opens or closes the Envelope docker + –
Ctrl + F5 = Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker + –
Alt + F3 = Opens or closes the Lens docker + –
Alt + F2 = Opens or closes Linear Dimensions docker for assigning linear-dimension line properties + –
Alt + Enter = Opens or closes the Object Properties docker + –
Alt + F7 = Opens or closes the Position docker + –
Alt + F8 = Opens or closes the Rotate docker + –
Alt + F9 = Opens or closes the Scale and Mirror docker + –
Alt + F10 = Opens or closes the Size docker + –
Ctrl + F11 = Opens or closes the Insert Character docker + –
Ctrl + F2 = Opens or closes the View Manager docker + –
Ctrl + F6 = Opens or closes the Symbols Manager docker + –
Clipboard & Object Editing CommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + C = Copies selection to the clipboard + –
Ctrl + Insert = Copies selection to the clipboard + –
Ctrl + X = Cuts the selection to the clipboard + –
Shft + Delete = Cuts the selection to the clipboard + –
Delete Deletes the selected object(s) + –
Ctrl + D = Duplicates the selected object(s) to offsets + –
Ctrl + V = Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing + –
Shft + Insert = Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing + –
Ctrl + Shft+Z = Reverses the last Undo operation + –
Ctrl + R = Repeats the last operation + –
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace = Reverses the last operation + –
File CommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + E = Exports pages or objects to selected file format + –
Ctrl + I = Imports (or links) content into your document + –
Ctrl + N = Creates a new drawing + –
Ctrl + O = Opens an existing drawing + –
Ctrl + P = Prints the active drawing + –
Ctrl + S = Saves the active drawing + –
Ctrl + Shft + S = Opens the Save As dialog + –
Alt + F4 = Closes CorelDRAW 12 + –
Fill and Effects DialogsCorel Draw 12
F11 = Specifies fountain fills for objects + –
Shft + F11 = Opens dialog for specifying uniform color fills + –
Ctrl + Shft + B = Opens dialog for changing Color Balance + –
Ctrl + B = Opens dialog for changing color brightness, contrast and/or intensity + –
Find and Replace using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Alt + F3 = Opens the Find dialog + –
Ctrl + T = Opens the Text Format dialog + –
Font Formatting Commands using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + B = Changes the style of text to bold + –
Ctrl + Shft + F = Shows a list of all the available/active fonts + –
Ctrl + Shft + W = Shows a list of all the available/active font weights + –
Ctrl + I = Changes the style of text to italic + –
Ctrl + Shft + K = Changes all text characters to small capital letters + –
Ctrl + U = Changes the style of text to underline + –
Ctrl + Numpad = 2 Decreases font size to previous point size + –
Ctrl + Shft + P = Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes + –
Ctrl + Shft + H = Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes
Ctrl + Numpad 8 = Increases font size to next point size + –
Ctrl + Numpad 6 = Increases font size to next setting in Font Size List + –
Ctrl + Numpad 4 = Decreases font size to previous setting available
in the Font Size List + –
Shft + F3 = Changes the case of selected text + –
Ctrl + F8 = Converts text (Paragraph to Artistic, or vice versa) + –
Alt + F12 = Realigns selected text to its original baseline + –
Grid, Guides and SnappingCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + Y = Snaps objects to the grid (toggle) + –
Alt + Shft + D = Toggles the view of dynamic guides + –
Alt + Z = Toggles snapping to objects using current modes + –
Object Groups & CombineCommandsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + K = Breaks apart the selected object + –
Ctrl + L = Combines the selected objects + –
Ctrl + Shft + Q = Converts an outline to an object + –
Ctrl + Q = Converts the selected object to a curve + –
Ctrl + G = Groups the selected objects + –
Ctrl + U = Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects + –
Object nudge commandsCorel Draw 12
4 Nudges downward + –
1 Nudges to the left + –
2 Nudges to the right + –
3 Nudges upward + –
Shft + 4 = Nudges downward by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 1 = Nudges to the left by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 2 = Nudges to the right by the Super Nudge factor + –
Shft + 3 = Nudges upward by the Super Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 4 = Nudges downward by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 1 = Nudges to the left by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 2 = Nudges to the right by the Micro Nudge factor + –
Ctrl + 3 = Nudges upward by the Micro Nudge factor + –
OptionsCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F10 = Opens the Options dialog with the Text options page selected Ctrl + J = Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options + –
Object OrderingCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + PgDn = Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order + –
Ctrl + PgUp = Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order + –
Shft + PgDn = Places the selected object(s) to the back + –
Shft + PgUp = Places the selected object(s) to the front + –
Object Outline PenCorel Draw 12
Shft + F12 = Specifies outline color of objects + –
F12 = Specifies outline pen properties for objects + –
Document NavigationCorel Draw 12
PgDn Go to the next page + –
PgUp Go to the previous page + –
Select AllCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + A = Selects all objects in the entire drawing + –
StylesCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + F5 = Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker + –
Text Formatting Using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + M = Toggles current bullets for Paragraph text object + –
Ctrl + E = Changes the alignment of text to center alignment + –
Ctrl + F8 = Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa + –
trl + Shft + T = Opens the Edit Text dialog + –
Ctrl + H = Changes alignment of text to force last line full alignment + –
Ctrl + T = Formats the properties of text + –
Ctrl + J = Changes the alignment of text to full alignment + –
Ctrl + comma = Changes the text to horizontal direction + –
Ctrl + L = Changes the alignment of text to left alignment + –
Ctrl + N = Changes the alignment of text to have no alignment + –
Ctrl + R = Changes the alignment of text to right alignment + –
Ctrl + period = Changes the text to vertical (toggle) + –
Text Editing & Cursor Moves Using Text ToolCorel Draw 12
Delete Deletes character right of cursor + –
Ctrl + Delete = Deletes word right of cursor + –
PgDn = Moves cursor down one frame + –
4 Moves = cursor down one line + –
Ctrl + 4 = Moves cursor down one paragraph + –
1 = Moves cursor left one character + –
Ctrl + 1 = Moves cursor left one word + –
2 = Moves cursor right one character + –
Ctrl+2 = Moves cursor right one word + –
PgUp = Moves cursor up one frame + –
3 = Moves cursor up one line + –
Ctrl + 3 = Moves cursor up one paragraph + –
Ctrl + Home = Moves cursor to start of frame + –
Home = Moves cursor to start of line + –
Ctrl + PgUp = Moves cursor to start of text + –
Ctrl + End = Moves cursor to end of frame + –
End Moves cursor to end of line + –
Ctrl + PgDn = Moves cursor to end of text + –
Ctrl + A = Selects all text in Paragraph Frame or Artistic Text object + –
Shft + 1 = Selects character to left of cursor + –
Shft + 2 = Selects character to right of cursor + –
Shft + PgDn = Selects text downward by one frame + –
Shft + 4 = Selects text downward by one line + –
Ctrl + Shft + 4 = Selects text downward by one paragraph + –
Shft + PgUp = Selects text upward by one frame + –
Shft + 3 = Selects text upward by one line + –
Ctrl + Shft + 3 = Selects text upward by one paragraph + –
Ctrl + Shft + 1 = Selects word to left of cursor + –
Ctrl + Shft + 2 = Selects word right of cursor + –
Ctrl + Shft + Home = Selects text start of frame + –
Shft + Home = Selects text start of line + –
Ctrl + Shft + PgUp = Selects text to start of frame + –
Ctrl + Shft + End = Selects text to end of frame + –
Shft + End = Selects text to end of line + –
Ctrl + Shft + = PgDn Selects text to end of frame + –
Text ToolsCorel Draw 12
Shft + F3 = Changes the case of selected text + –
Ctrl + Shft + C = Shows nonprinting characters such as spaces, tabs, returns, and line feeds + –
Ctrl + Shft + S = Shows a list of the document text styles + –
Ctrl + F10 = Opens the Options dialog to the Text page + –
F6 Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame + –
F10 Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected object.
Hold [Alt] + [Shift] to activate marquee-style node selecting. + –
S Creates typical CorelDRAW objects by sketching. Hold [Shift] while sketching to erase. + –
F8 = Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text + –
Spacebar Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool + –
Visual BasicCorel Draw 12
Alt + F11 = Launches Visual Basic for Applications Editor + –
WorkspaceCorel Draw 12
Ctrl + Return = Selects the Property Bar and highlights the first
visible item that can be tabbed to + –
Zoom and PanCorel Draw 12
T + 4 = Pans the drawing downward + –
Alt + 1 = Pans the drawing to the left + –
Alt + 2 = Pans the drawing to the right + –
Alt + 3 = Pans the drawing upward + –
Ctrl + F2 = Opens or closes the View Manager docker + –
F2 = Enables you to perform a zoom action,
and then returns to the last-used tool + –
F3 = Zooms out + –
F4 = Zooms in on all objects in the drawing + –
Shft + F4 = Displays the entire printable page + –
Shft + F2 = Zooms in on selected objects only............
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