CorelDRAW 12 Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts

Align Bottom

Main

Aligns selected objects to the bottom Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects Aligns selected objects to the left Aligns selected objects to the right Aligns text to the baseline Aligns selected objects to the top Changes all text characters to small capital letters Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effects to the strokes Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order

Align Centers Horizontally

Main

Align Centers Vertically

Main

Align Left Align Right Align To Baseline Align Top

Main Main Main Main Text Editing

L R Alt+F12 T

All Small Capitals

Ctrl+Shift+K

Artistic Media

Main

Back One

Main

Ctrl+PgDn

Bold

Text Editing Main Main

Ctrl+B

Changes the style of text to bold

Break Apart Brightness/Contrast/Intensity...

Ctrl+K Ctrl+B

Breaks apart the selected object Brightness/Contrast/Intensity Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to Adds/removes bullets for the text object (toggle) Changes the alignment of text to center

Bring up Property Bar

Main

Ctrl+Enter

Bullet

Main

Ctrl+M

Center

Text

Ctrl+E

Editing

alignment Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page

Center to Page

Main

Change Case...

Text Editing Main Main Main Main Main

Shift+F3

Changes the case of selected text

Color Color Color Balance... Combine Contour

Shift+F11 Shift+F12 Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+L Ctrl+F9

Applies uniform color fills to objects Opens the Outline Color dialog box Color Balance Combines the selected objects Opens the Contour Docker Window Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa Converts an outline to an object Converts the selected object to a curve Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard Deletes the selected object(s) Deletes the character to the right of the text caret

Convert

Main

Ctrl+F8

Convert Outline To Object Convert To Curves

Main Main

Ctrl+Shift+Q Ctrl+Q

Copy

Main

Ctrl+C

Copy

Main

Ctrl+Insert

Cut

Main

Ctrl+X

Cut

Main

Shift+Delete

Delete

Main Text Editing Text Editing

Delete

Delete Character to Right

Delete

Delete Word to Right

Ctrl+Delete

Deletes the word to the right of the text caret

Distribute Bottom

Main

Shift+B

Distributes selected objects to the bottom Horizontally Distributes the centers of the selected objects Vertically Distributes the centers of the selected objects Distributes selected objects to the left Distributes selected objects to the right Horizontally Distributes the space between the selected objects Vertically Distributes the space between the selected objects Distributes selected objects to the top Adds/removes a Drop Cap for the text object (toggle) Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount Shows or hides the Dynamic Guides (toggle) Opens the Edit Text dialog box Draws ellipses and circles Opens the Envelope Docker Window Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths Exits CorelDRAW and prompts to save the active drawing Exports text or objects to another format

Distribute Centers Horizontally

Main

Shift+E

Distribute Centers Vertically

Main

Shift+C

Distribute Left Distribute Right

Main Main

Shift+L Shift+R

Distribute Spacing Horizontally

Main

Shift+P

Distribute Spacing Vertically

Main

Shift+A

Distribute Top

Main Text Editing

Shift+T

Drop Cap

Ctrl+Shift+D

Duplicate

Main

Ctrl+D

Dynamic Guides Edit Text... Ellipse Envelope

Main Main Main Main

Alt+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+T F7 Ctrl+F7

Eraser

Main

Exit

Main

Alt+F4

Export...

Main Text Editing

Ctrl+E

Find Text...

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 Ctrl+NUMPAD2 Editing Main Ctrl+NUMPAD2

Decreases font size to previous point size

Font Size Decrease

Decreases font size to previous point size

Font Size Increase

Text Ctrl+NUMPAD8 Editing Main Text Editing Ctrl+NUMPAD8

Increases font size to next point size

Font Size Increase

Increases font size to next point size Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes

Font Size List

Ctrl+Shift+P

Font Size Next Combo Size

Text Increase font size to next setting in Font Size Ctrl+NUMPAD6 Editing List Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List

Font Size Next Combo Size

Main

Ctrl+NUMPAD6

Font Size Previous Combo Size

Text Decrease font size to previous setting available Ctrl+NUMPAD4 Editing in the Font Size List Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List Shows a list of all the available/active font weights Changes the alignment of text to force last line full alignment Formats the properties of text Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order Applies fountain fills to objects Draws lines and curves in Freehand mode Changes the alignment of text to full alignment

Font Size Previous Combo Size

Main

Ctrl+NUMPAD4

Font Weight List

Text Editing Text Editing Main

Ctrl+Shift+W

Force Full

Ctrl+H

Format Text...

Ctrl+T

Forward One

Main

Ctrl+PgUp

Fountain Freehand Full

Main Main Text

F11 F5 Ctrl+J

Editing Full-Screen Preview Graph Paper Main Main F9 D Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing Draws a group of rectangles Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window Groups the selected objects Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool Changes the text to horizontal direction Hue/Saturation/Lightness Imports text or objects Opens the Insert Character Docker Window Adds a fill to object(s)

Graphic and Text Styles

Main

Ctrl+F5

Group

Main Text Editing

Ctrl+G

HTML Font Size List

Ctrl+Shift+H

Hand

Main

Horizontal Text Hue/Saturation/Lightness... Import... Insert Character Interactive Fill

Main Main Main Main Main Text Editing Text Editing Main

Ctrl+, Ctrl+Shift+U Ctrl+I Ctrl+F11 G

Italic

Ctrl+I

Changes the style of text to italic

Left

Ctrl+L

Changes the alignment of text to left alignment

Lens

Alt+F3

Opens the Lens Docker Window Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object Nudges the object downward by the Micro Nudge factor Nudges the object to the left by the Micro

Linear

Main

Alt+F2

Mesh Fill

Main

Micro Nudge Down

Main

Ctrl+DnArrow

Micro Nudge Left

Main

Ctrl+LeftArrow

Nudge factor Nudges the object to the right by the Micro Nudge factor Nudges the object upward by the Micro Nudge factor

Micro Nudge Right

Main

Ctrl+RightArrow

Micro Nudge Up

Main

Ctrl+UpArrow

Move Down 1 Frame

Text Editing Text Editing

PgDn

Moves the text caret down 1 frame

Move Down 1 Line

DnArrow

Moves the text caret down 1 line