The most common CorelDraw keyboard shortcuts

Video The most common CorelDraw keyboard shortcuts

Using CorelDRAW keyboard shortcuts makes your everyday tasks with this design software much simpler and more convenient.

CorelDRAW is vector graphic editing software that is commonly used in the field of graphic design. With features similar to illustrator, CorelDraw Graphics is one of the indispensable tools for those who are working in the field of graphic design. 

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Single CorelDraw keyboard shortcuts

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
A key Open spiral drawing in Polygon Spiral
B Bring selected objects to the bottom Align Bottom
C Bring selected objects to the center Align Centers Vertically
D Open the checkerboard drawing in the Polygon set Graph Paper
E key Arrange selected objects in a horizontal row Align Centers orizontally
G Quickly fill colors, pick colors and objects Fill
H key Pan tool (drag page to see) Hand
I Drawing Preset curve art in Freehand Artistic Media
L key Bringing selected objects to the left Align Left
N key Bring any orientation on allowed window Navigator
P key Bring selected objects to the center Center to Page
R key Bringing selected objects to the right Align Right
T key Arrange selected objects on the top Align Top
X key Cut, delete (like Ctrl + X) Eraser
Y key Open polygon drawing in Polygo set Polygon
Z key Like F2 Zoom

These are the shortcuts used when the user selects 2 or more objects.

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
F2 key Zoom in then return the previous tool Zoom
F3 key Minimize drawings Zoom - Out
F4 key Zoom in on a full frame object  Zoom To & Fit
F5 key Open drawing function in set Freehand
F6 key Open the function to draw a rectangle or a square Rectangle
F7 key Open the ellipse, circle, Are drawing function Ellipse
F8 key Text editing tool  Text
F9 key Full screen preview Full-Screen Preview
F10 key Edit object Shape
F11 key Open the color icon dialog box Fountain
F12 key Open the sketch pen icon dialog box Pen
Delete key Delete the selected character, delete the character to the right of the object Delete
→ key Open to the next page Next Page
← key Back to the front  Previous Page

CoreDraw keyboard shortcut with "CTRL + Key Name" key combination

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
CTRL + A Select all objects Select all objects
CTRL + C Copy to memory Copy
CTRL + D Create more copies of the object Duplicate
CTRL + E  Export the drawing to another format Export
CTRL + G Group selected objects into a group Group
CTRL + I Enter more objects or text Import
Change the text to italic style Italic / Text Editing
CTRL + J Open an options window (Options) Options
Justify text on both sides Full / Text Editing 
CTRL + K Separate the selected object Break Apart
CTRL + L Merge selected objects Combine
Align to the left Left / Text Editing
CTRL + N Create new drawings new
CTRL + M Switch the mode of adding and removing Bullet for text  
CTRL + O Open drawings available on the machine  Open
CTRL + P Print the drawing Print
CTRL + Q Convert the object into a curve Convert To Curves
CTRL + R Repeat the last operation Repeat
Align right Right / Text Editing
CTRL + S Save quickly Save
CTRL + T Open the text properties window Format Text
CTRL + U Decrease the currently selected object (as opposed to Ctrl + G) Ungroup
Underline text Underline 
CTRL + V Paste the copied content into the current drawing Paste
CTRL + Y Toggle sticky object mode  
CTRL + W Refresh the drawing window Refresh
CTRL + X Cut selectively in Shape Tool Cut
CTRL + Z Cancel the action you have just performed Undo
CTRL + PgUp Put the selected object on 1 layer Forward One
CTRL + PgDn Put the selected object 1 layer Back One
CTRL + Delete Delete the word to the right of the text Text Editing
CTRL + Numpad 2 Reduce 1 size text size Font Size Decrease
CTRL + Numpad 4 Edit text Font Size Previous Combo Size
CTRL + Numpad 6 Double the size of the text Font Size Next Combo Size
CTRL + Numpad 8 Increase 1 text size Font Size Increase
CTRL + Insert Selectively copy and reset  Copy

CoreDraw keyboard shortcut with "CTRL + F ..." key combination

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
CTRL + F2 Open the viewing window View Manager
CTRL + F5 Open text and graph tabs (type Graphic and text) Graphic and Text Styles
CTRL + F7 Open the image assignment tab Envelope
CTRL + F8 Turn art text into plain text Convert
CTRL + F9 Open the tab to create a border Contour
CTRL + F11 Open the symbols tab Symbols and Special Characters
CTRL + F12 Open the spellcheck tab Spell Check

CoreDraw keyboard shortcut with "CTRL + SHIFT + ..." key combination

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
Ctrl + Shift + A Copy properties from another object to the selected object  
Ctrl + Shift + D Add / Remove create large capital letters at the beginning of paragraphs Drop Cap
Ctrl + Shift + Q Turn a frame line into an object Convert Outline To Object
Ctrl + Shift + T Open the text editor dialog Edit Text
Ctrl + Shift + W Open the list of available fonts Font Weight List
Ctrl + Shift + Z The opposite of CTRL + Z  

CoreDraw keyboard shortcut with ALT key

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
ALT + F3 Open the lens window Lens
ALT + F4 Exit CorelDraw + to display a save window  Exit
ALT + F7 Open the Position tab in Tranformation Position
ALT + F8 Open the Rotation tab in Tranformation Rotate
ALT + F9 Open the Scale / Mirror tab in Tranformation Scale
ALT + F10 Open the Size tab in Transformation Size
ALT + F12 Align text according to original margin  
ALT + Enter Displays the selected object properties  
ALT + Backspace Like Ctrl + Z Undo

CoreDraw shortcut with SHIFT key

KEYS OFF FUNCTION SHOW
SHIFT + F1 Open the help feature  What's This?
SHIFT + F2 Zoom into the selected object Zoom To Selection
SHIFT + F4 Display the entire printed page Zoom To Page
SHIFT + F9 Toggle 2 image views  
SHIFT + F11 Open the color dialog  Uniform Fill
SHIFT + F12 Open outline color dialog box Outline Color
SHIFT + PgDn Bring the object to the bottom layer  To Back
SHIFT + PgUp Place the object on the top layer To Front
SHIFT + Insert Paste the copied content Paste
SHIFT + Delete Selectively delete the object Cut

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