Diagram Tool Keyboard Shortcuts

SHIFT KEY
The Shift Key is used as the trigger for all shortcuts. Holding the Shift Key + a corresponding character will either activate a line tool or change the style of an existing line.

Line Tools

• Straight Line: SHIFT + 1

• Right Angle Line: SHIFT + 2

• Multi-Point Line: SHIFT + 3

• Curve Line: SHIFT + 4

Line Styles

• Dashed Line Style: SHIFT + – (dash)

• Dotted Line Style: SHIFT + . (period)

• Squiggly Line Style: SHIFT + ~ (tilda)

• Increase line thickness: CTRL + + (Plus)

• Decrease line thickness: CTRL + – (Minus)

• Snap Line to 45 Increments: Hold ALT/OPTION key while drawing a line

End Point Styles

• Arrow: SHIFT + A

• Block: SHIFT + B

• Gap Fill: SHIFT + G

• Left Hook: SHIFT + L

• Right Hook: SHIFT + R

• None: SHIFT + N

Multi-Point Tool

• Adjust style of line segment: CTRL + Click the segment you wish to change.

• Hold SHIFT while drawing a multi-point line will turn the current line segment into a curve.

• End Multipoint Line: ESC

Copy/Paste and Undo

• Hold CTRL + C to copy and CTRL + V to paste

• Hold CTRL + Z 

Other Shortcuts

• Zoom in on canvas: F6 or CTRL + SHIFT + Click

• Zoom out on canvas: SHIFT + F6 or CTRL + SHIFT + Right Click

• Select all figures: CTRL + A

• Flip Horizontal: CTRL + H

• Flip Vertical: CTRL + J

• Send to Back: CTRL + SHIFT + B

• Bring to Front: CTRL + SHIFT + F