Dialog
Fill and Stroke
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Shift + Ctrl + F
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Dialog
Swatches
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Shift + Ctrl + W
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Dialog
Text and Font
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Shift + Ctrl + T
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Dialog
Transform
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Shift + Ctrl + M
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Dialog
Layers
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Shift + Ctrl + L
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Dialog
Align and Distribute
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Shift + Ctrl + A
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Dialog
Object Properties
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Shift + Ctrl + O
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Dialog
Undo history
|
Shift + Ctrl + H
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Dialog
XML Editor
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Shift + Ctrl + X
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Dialog
Document Preferences
|
Shift + Ctrl + D
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Dialog
Inkscape Preferences
|
Shift + Ctrl + P
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Dialog
Export to PNG
|
Shift + Ctrl + E
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Dialog
Find
|
Ctrl + F
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Dialog
Trace bitmap
|
Shift + Alt + B
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Dialog
Toggle dialogs - This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again
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F12
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Dialog
Within a dialog return to the canvas
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Esc
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Dialog
Within a dialog close the dialog
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Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W
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Dialog
Within a dialog jump to next widget
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Tab
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Dialog
Within a dialog jump to previous widget
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Shift + Tab
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Dialog
Within a dialog set the new value - This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas
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Enter
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Dialog
In XML Editor, set the attr value When editing an attribute value in XML Editor, this sets the new value (same as Clicking the Set attribute button)
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Ctrl + Enter
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Dialog
Activate current button or list
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Spacebar then Enter
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Dialog
In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs
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Ctrl + Page Up / Ctrl + Page Down
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Control Bar
Jump to the first editable field
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Alt + X
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Control Bar
Accept the new value
|
Enter
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Control Bar
Cancel changes, return to canvas
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Esc
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Control Bar
Cancel changes
|
Ctrl + Z
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Control Bar
Jump to next field
|
Tab
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Control Bar
Jump to previous field
|
Shift + Tab
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Control Bar
Change value by 01
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Up Arrow / Down Arrow
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Control Bar
Change value by 50
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Page Up / Page Down
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Canvas
Zoom in
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=
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Canvas
Zoom out
|
-
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Canvas
Zoom in
|
Middle Click, Ctrl + Right Click
|
Canvas
Zoom out
|
Shift + middle Click, Shift + Right Click
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Canvas
Zoom in or out
|
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
|
Canvas
Zoom into the area
|
Shift + Middle button Drag
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Canvas
Activate Zoom field - The Zoom field in the lower left corner of the window allows you to specify Zoom level precisely
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Alt + Z
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Canvas
Zoom 1:1
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1
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Canvas
Zoom 1:2
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2
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Canvas
Zoom to selection
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3
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Canvas
Zoom to drawing
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4
|
Canvas
Zoom to page
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5
|
Canvas
Zoom to page width
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Ctrl + E , 6
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Canvas
Previous Zoom
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`
|
Canvas
Next Zoom
|
Shift + `
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Canvas
Scroll canvas - Scrolling by keys is accelerated, ie it speeds up when you press Ctrl+Arrows in quick succession, or press and hold
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Ctrl + Arrows
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Canvas
Pan canvas
|
Middle button Drag
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Canvas
Pan canvas
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Shift + right button Drag, Ctrl + right button Drag
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Canvas
Scroll canvas vertically
|
Mouse wheel
|
Canvas
Scroll canvas horizontally
|
Shift + Mouse wheel
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Canvas
Drag off a ruler to create guide
|
Mouse Drag
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Canvas
Toggle guides and snapping to guides
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| , Shift + \
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Canvas
Toggle grid and snapping to grid
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# , Shift + 3
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Canvas
Toggle normal/outline mode
|
Ctrl + keypad 5
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Palette
Set fill color on selection
|
Click
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Palette
Set stroke color on selection
|
Shift + Click
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Palette
Drag fill color to objects
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Mouse Drag
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Palette
Drag stroke color to objects
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
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File
Create new document
|
Ctrl + N
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File
Open an SVG document
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Ctrl + O
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File
Export to PNG
|
Shift + Ctrl + E
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File
Import bitmap or SVG
|
Ctrl + I
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File
Print document
|
Ctrl + P
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File
Save document
|
Ctrl + S
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File
Save under a new name
|
Shift + Ctrl + S
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File
Save a copy
|
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S
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File
Exit Inkscape
|
Ctrl + Q
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Window
Toggle rulers
|
Ctrl + R
|
Window
Toggle scrollbars
|
Ctrl + B
|
Window
Toggle fullscreen
|
F11
|
Window
Main menu
|
F10
|
Window
Drop-down (context) menu
|
Shift + F10 , Right Click
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Window
Close document window - This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open
|
Ctrl + F4 , Ctrl + W
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Window
Next document window
|
Ctrl + Tab
|
Window
Previous document window - These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward
|
Shift + Ctrl + Tab
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Layers
Move to layer above
|
Shift + Page Up
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Layers
Move to layer below
|
Shift + Page Down
|
Layers
Raise layer
|
Shift + Ctrl + Page Up
|
Layers
Lower layer
|
Shift + Ctrl + Page Down
|
Layers
Raise layer to top
|
Shift + Ctrl + Home
|
Layers
Lower layer to bottom
|
Shift + Ctrl + End
|
Objects
Undo
|
Shift + Ctrl + Y , Ctrl + Z
|
Objects
Redo
|
Shift + Ctrl + Z, Ctrl + Y
|
Objects
Copy selection - This places a copy of the selection to the Inkscape clipboard Text from text objects is also placed onto the system clipboard
|
Ctrl + C
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Objects
Cut selection - This works the same as copy selection followed by deleting the selection
|
Ctrl + X
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Objects
Paste clipboard - This places the clipboard objects at the Mouse cursor, or at the center of the window if Mouse is outside the canvas
|
Ctrl + V
|
Objects
Paste in place - This places the clipboard objects to the original location from which they were copied
|
Ctrl + Alt + V
|
Objects
Duplicate selection
|
Ctrl + D
|
Objects
Clone object - A clone can be Moved/Scaled/Rotated/skewed independently, but it updates the path, fill, and stroke from its original
|
Alt + D
|
Objects
Unlink clone - Unlinking a clone cuts the link to the original, turning the clone into a plain copy
|
Shift + Alt + D
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Objects
Select original - To find out which object this is a clone of, select the clone and give this command The original will be selected
|
Shift + D
|
Objects
Create a bitmap copy
|
Alt + B
|
Objects
Trace bitmap - This opens the Trace Bitmap dialog allowing you to convert a bitmap object to path(s)
|
Shift + Alt + B
|
Objects
Object(s) to pattern - This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill
|
Alt + I
|
Objects
Pattern to object(s) - Each selected object with pattern fill is broken into the same object without fill and a single pattern object
|
Shift + Alt + I
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Objects
Group selected objects - Use Ctrl+Click to select objects within group
|
Shift + Ctrl + U, Ctrl + G
|
Objects
Ungroup selected group(s) - This reMoves only one level of grouping; press Ctrl+U repeatedly to ungroup nested groups
|
Shift + Ctrl + G, Ctrl + U
|
Objects
Raise selection to top
|
Home
|
Objects
Lower selection to bottom
|
End
|
Objects
Raise selection one step
|
Page Up
|
Objects
Lower selection one step
|
Page Down
|
Path
Convert selected object(s) to path
|
Shift + Ctrl + C
|
Path
Convert stroke to path
|
Ctrl + Alt + C
|
Path
Union - Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps
|
Ctrl + +
|
Path
Difference -Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom
|
Ctrl + -
|
Path
Intersection - Intersection creates a path representing the common (overlapping) area of all selected objects
|
Ctrl + *
|
Path
Exclusive OR (XOR) - XOR is similar to Union, except that it works on 2 objects and reMoves areas where the objects overlap
|
Ctrl + ^
|
Path
Division (cut) - Division cuts the bottom object into pieces by the top object, preserving the fill and stroke of the bottom
|
Ctrl + /
|
Path
Cut path
|
Ctrl + Alt + /
|
Path
Inset path (towards center)
|
Ctrl + (
|
Path
Outset path (away from center) - The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels)
|
Ctrl + )
|
Path
Inset path by 1 pixel
|
Alt + (
|
Path
Outset path by 1 pixel
|
Alt + )
|
Path
Inset path by 10 pixels
|
Shift + Alt + (
|
Path
Outset path by 10 pixels - The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on Zoom level Zoom in for finer adjustment
|
Shift + Alt + )
|
Path
Create dynamic offset
|
Ctrl + J
|
Path
Create linked offset
|
Ctrl + Alt + J
|
Path
Select source
|
Shift + D
|
Path
Combine paths
|
Ctrl + K
|
Path
Break paths apart - This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path
|
Shift + Ctrl + K
|
Path
Simplify
|
Ctrl + L
|
Selector
Select next object
|
Tab
|
Selector
Select previous object -
|
Shift + Tab
|
Selector
Select all (current layer) - This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences)
|
Ctrl + A
|
Selector
Select all (all layers)
|
Ctrl + Alt + A
|
Selector
Invert selection (current layer)
|
!
|
Selector
Invert selection (all layers)
|
Alt + !
|
Selector
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Selector
Delete selection
|
BackSpacebar / Del
|
Selector
Move selection by the nudge distance
|
Arrow Keys
|
Selector
Move selection by 10x nudge distance
|
Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Selector
Move selection by 1 pixel
|
Alt + Arrows
|
Selector
Move selection by 10 pixels
|
Alt + Shift + Arrows
|
Selector
Scale selection up by the Scale step
|
>
|
Selector
Scale selection down by the Scale step
|
<
|
Selector
Scale selection to 200%
|
Ctrl + >
|
Selector
Scale selection to 50%
|
Ctrl + <
|
Selector
Scale selection up by 1 pixel
|
Alt + >
|
Selector
Scale selection down by 1 pixel
|
Alt + <
|
Selector
Rotate selection by the angle step
|
,
|
Selector
Rotate selection by 90 degrees
|
Ctrl + [ , Ctrl + ]
|
Selector
Rotate selection by 1 pixel
|
Alt + [ , Alt + ]
|
Selector
Flip selection horizontally
|
H
|
Selector
Flip selection vertically
|
V
|
Selector
Select an object
|
Click
|
Selector
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Selector
Edit the object
|
Double-Click
|
Selector
Select within group
|
Ctrl + Click
|
Selector
Toggle selection within group
|
Ctrl + Shift + Click
|
Selector
Select under
|
Alt + Click
|
Selector
Toggle under
|
Shift + Alt + Click
|
Selector
Select under, in groups
|
Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Selector
Toggle under, in groups
|
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Selector
Enter group
|
Ctrl + Enter
|
Selector
Go to parent group/layer
|
Ctrl + BackSpace
|
Selector
Select multiple objects
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Add objects to selection
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Select and Move
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Move selected
|
Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Restrict Movement to horizontal or vertical
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Temporarily disable snapping
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Drop a copy
|
Mouse Drag , Spacebar
|
Selector
Toggle Scale/rotation handles
|
Click
|
Selector
Scale (Scale handles)
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Rotate or skew (rotation handles)
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Scale
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Scale preserving aspect ratio
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Symmetric transformation
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Slow Movement
|
Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Rotate or skew
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Snap skew angle
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Snap rotation angle
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Move rotation center
|
Mouse Drag
|
Selector
Reset rotation center
|
Shift + Click
|
Selector
Cancel rubberband, Move, transformation
|
Esc
|
Node Tool
Select next node
|
Tab
|
Node Tool
Select previous node
|
Shift + Tab
|
Node Tool
Select all nodes in subpath(s)
|
Ctrl + A
|
Node Tool
Select all nodes in path
|
Ctrl + Alt + A
|
Node Tool
Invert selection in subpath(s)
|
!
|
Node Tool
Invert selection in path
|
Alt + !
|
Node Tool
Deselect all nodes
|
Esc
|
Node Tool
Move selected node(s) by the nudge distance
|
Arrow Keys
|
Node Tool
Move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance
|
Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Node Tool
Move selected node(s) by 1 pixel
|
Alt + Arrow Keys
|
Node Tool
Move selected node(s) by 10 pixels
|
Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Node Tool
Contract/expand both handles by Scale step
|
< / >
|
Node Tool
Scale left handle by the Scale step
|
Left Ctrl + < , Left Ctrl + >
|
Node Tool
Scale right handle by the Scale step
|
Right Ctrl + < , Right Ctrl + >
|
Node Tool
Scale left handle by 1 pixel
|
Left Alt + < / Left Alt + >
|
Node Tool
Scale right handle by 1 pixel
|
Right Alt + < / Right Alt + >
|
Node Tool
Rotate both handles by the angle step
|
[ , ]
|
Node Tool
Rotate left handle by the angle step
|
Left Ctrl + , Left Ctrl + ]
|
Node Tool
Rotate right handle by the angle step
|
Right Ctrl + , Right Ctrl + ]
|
Node Tool
Rotate left handle by 1 pixel
|
Left Alt + , Left Alt + ]
|
Node Tool
Rotate right handle by 1 pixel
|
Right Alt + , Right Alt + ]
|
Node Tool
Scale nodes up by the Scale step
|
, / >
|
Node Tool
Scale nodes down by the Scale step
|
,, / <
|
Node Tool
Scale nodes up by 1 pixel
|
Alt + , / Alt + >
|
Node Tool
Scale nodes down by 1 pixel
|
Alt + ,, / Alt + <
|
Node Tool
Rotate nodes by the angle step
|
[ , ]
|
Node Tool
Rotate nodes by 1 pixel
|
Alt + [ , Alt + ]
|
Node Tool
Flip nodes horizontally
|
H
|
Node Tool
Flip nodes vertically
|
V
|
Node Tool
Make line
|
Shift + L
|
Node Tool
Make curve
|
Shift + U
|
Node Tool
Make cusp
|
Shift + C
|
Node Tool
Make smooth
|
Shift + S
|
Node Tool
Make symmetric
|
Shift + Y
|
Node Tool
Toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric
|
Ctrl + Click
|
Node Tool
Join selected nodes
|
Shift + J
|
Node Tool
Break selected node(s)
|
Shift + B
|
Node Tool
Delete selected node(s)
|
BackSpace / Del
|
Node Tool
Delete without preserving shape
|
Ctrl + BackSpace/ Ctrl + Del
|
Node Tool
Create/delete node
|
Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Node Tool
Create node
|
Double Click
|
Node Tool
Insert new node(s)
|
Insert
|
Node Tool
Duplicate selected node(s)
|
Shift + D
|
Node Tool
Click a non-selected object to select
|
Click
|
Node Tool
Select under
|
Alt + Click
|
Node Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Node Tool
Select a node
|
Click
|
Node Tool
Select two adjacent nodes
|
Click
|
Node Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Node Tool
Deselect
|
Click
|
Node Tool
Select multiple nodes
|
Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Add nodes to selection
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Move selected nodes
|
Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Restrict Movement to horizontal or vertical
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Move along handles
|
Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Temporarily disable snapping
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Drag out handle
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Move a node handle
|
Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Snap the handle to angle steps
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Rotate both handles
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Lock the handle length
|
Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Node Tool
Retract the handle
|
Ctrl + Click
|
Node Tool
Reverse path direction
|
Shift + R
|
Node Tool
Cancel rubberband or Move
|
Esc
|
Rectangle Tool
Draw a rectangle
|
Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Make a square or integer-ratio rectangle
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Draw around the starting point
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Click an object to select
|
Click
|
Rectangle Tool
Select under
|
Alt + Click / Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Rectangle Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Rectangle Tool
Drag a handle to resize or round corners
|
Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Lock width, height, or ratio (resize handles)
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Lock the corner circular (rounding handles)
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Rectangle Tool
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Ellipse Tool
Draw an ellipse
|
Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Make circle or integer-ratio ellipse
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Draw around the starting point
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Click an object to select
|
Click
|
Ellipse Tool
Select under
|
Alt + Click , Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Ellipse Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Ellipse Tool
Drag a handle to resize, Make arc or segment
|
Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Lock circle (resize handles)
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Ellipse Tool
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Star Tool
Draw a star
|
Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Snap star to angle steps
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Click an object to select
|
Click
|
Star Tool
Sselect under
|
Alt + Click
|
Star Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Star Tool
Drag a handle to vary the star shape
|
Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Keep star rays radial (no skew)
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Round the star
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Remove rounding
|
Shift + Click
|
Star Tool
Randomize the star
|
Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Star Tool
Remove randomization
|
Alt + Click , Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Star Tool
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Spiral Tool
Draw a spiral
|
Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Snap spiral to angle steps
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Click an object to select
|
Click
|
Spiral Tool
Select under
|
Alt + Click
|
Spiral Tool
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|
Spiral Tool
Roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)
|
Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Converge/diverge (inner handle)
|
Alt + Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Reset divergence (inner handle)
|
Alt + Click, Ctrl + Alt + Click
|
Spiral Tool
Zero inner radius (inner handle)
|
Shift + Click
|
Spiral Tool
Roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)
|
Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Scale/Rotate (outer handle)
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Snap handles to angle steps
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Spiral Tool
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Pen Tool
Create a sharp node
|
Click
|
Pen Tool
Add to selected path
|
Shift + Click
|
Pen Tool
Create a bezier node with two handles
|
Mouse Drag
|
Pen Tool
Move only one handle
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Pen Tool
Snap the handle to angle steps
|
Ctrl + Mouse Drag
|
Pen Tool
Move last node by the nudge distance
|
Arrow Keys
|
Pen Tool
Move last node by 10x nudge distance
|
Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Pen Tool
Move last node by 1 pixel
|
Alt + Arrow Keys
|
Pen Tool
Move last node by 10 pixels
|
Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Pen Tool
Make last segment line
|
Shift + L
|
Pen Tool
Make last segment curve
|
Shift + U
|
Pen Tool
Finish current line
|
Enter
|
Pen Tool
Finish current line
|
Right Click
|
Pen Tool
Finish current line
|
Double Click
|
Pen Tool
Cancel current line
|
Esc , Ctrl + Z
|
Pen Tool
Erase last segment of current line
|
BackSpace , Del
|
Dropper Color
pick fill color
|
Click
|
Dropper Color
pick stroke color
|
Shift + Click
|
Dropper Color
average fill color
|
Mouse Drag
|
Dropper Color
average stroke color
|
Shift + Mouse Drag
|
Dropper Color
pick inverse color
|
Alt + Click
|
Dropper Color
copy color
|
Ctrl + C
|
Caligraphy
Draw a calligraphic line
|
Mouse Drag
|
Caligraphy
Adjust pen width
|
Left Arrow , Right Arrow
|
Caligraphy
Adjust pen angle
|
Up Arrow , Down Arrow
|
Caligraphy
Deselect
|
Esc
|
Caligraphy
Create gradient
|
Mouse Drag
|
Caligraphy
Create default gradient
|
Double Click
|
Caligraphy
Select next handle
|
Tab
|
Caligraphy
Select previous handle
|
Shift + Tab
|
Caligraphy
Move selected handle by the nudge distance
|
Arrow Keys
|
Caligraphy
Move selected handle by 10x nudge distance
|
Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Caligraphy
Move selected handle by 1 pixel
|
Alt + Arrow Keys
|
Caligraphy
Move selected handle by 10 pixels
|
Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Caligraphy
Deselect handle
|
Esc
|
Caligraphy
Open gradient editor
|
Double Click
|
Caligraphy
Reverse gradient definition
|
Shift + R
|
Caligraphy
Click an object to select
|
Click
|
Caligraphy
Select under
|
Alt + Click
|
Caligraphy
Toggle selection
|
Shift + Click
|