Shortcuts Inkscape for Windows

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Dialog

	Windows	Action
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`F`	Fill and Stroke
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`W`	Swatches
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`T`	Text and Font
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`M`	Transform
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`L`	Layers
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`A`	Align and Distribute
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`O`	Object Properties
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`H`	Undo history
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`X`	XML Editor
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`D`	Document Preferences
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`P`	Inkscape Preferences
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`	Export to PNG
	`Ctrl`+`F`	Find
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`B`	Trace bitmap
	`F12`	Toggle dialogs - This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again
	`Esc`	Within a dialog return to the canvas
	`Ctrl`+`F4/Ctrl`+`W`	Within a dialog close the dialog
	`Tab`	Within a dialog jump to next widget
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Within a dialog jump to previous widget
	`Enter`	Within a dialog set the new value - This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas
	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	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)
	`SpacebarthenEnter`	Activate current button or list
	`Ctrl`+`Page Up/Ctrl`+`Page Down`	In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs

Control Bar

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`X`	Jump to the first editable field
	`Enter`	Accept the new value
	`Esc`	Cancel changes, return to canvas
	`Ctrl`+`Z`	Cancel changes
	`Tab`	Jump to next field
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Jump to previous field
	`Up Arrow/Down Arrow`	Change value by 01
	`Page Up/Page Down`	Change value by 50

Canvas

	Windows	Action
	`=`	Zoom in
	`-`	Zoom out
	`Middle Click, Ctrl`+`Right Click`	Zoom in
	`Shift`+`middle Click, Shift`+`Right Click`	Zoom out
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse wheel`	Zoom in or out
	`Shift`+`Middle button Drag`	Zoom into the area
	`Alt`+`Z`	Activate Zoom field - The Zoom field in the lower left corner of the window allows you to specify Zoom level precisely
	`1`	Zoom 1:1
	`2`	Zoom 1:2
	`3`	Zoom to selection
	`4`	Zoom to drawing
	`5`	Zoom to page
	`Ctrl`+`E,6`	Zoom to page width
	`	Previous Zoom
	`Shift`+`	Next Zoom
	`Ctrl`+`Arrows`	Scroll canvas - Scrolling by keys is accelerated, ie it speeds up when you press Ctrl+Arrows in quick succession, or press and hold
	`Middle button Drag`	Pan canvas
	`Shift`+`right button Drag, Ctrl`+`right button Drag`	Pan canvas
	`Mouse wheel`	Scroll canvas vertically
	`Shift`+`Mouse wheel`	Scroll canvas horizontally
	`Mouse Drag`	Drag off a ruler to create guide
	`\|,Shift`+`\`	Toggle guides and snapping to guides
	`#,Shift`+`3`	Toggle grid and snapping to grid
	`Ctrl`+`keypad 5`	Toggle normal/outline mode

Palette

	Windows	Action
	`Click`	Set fill color on selection
	`Shift`+`Click`	Set stroke color on selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Drag fill color to objects
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Drag stroke color to objects

File

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`N`	Create new document
	`Ctrl`+`O`	Open an SVG document
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`	Export to PNG
	`Ctrl`+`I`	Import bitmap or SVG
	`Ctrl`+`P`	Print document
	`Ctrl`+`S`	Save document
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`S`	Save under a new name
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`S`	Save a copy
	`Ctrl`+`Q`	Exit Inkscape

Window

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`R`	Toggle rulers
	`Ctrl`+`B`	Toggle scrollbars
	`F11`	Toggle fullscreen
	`F10`	Main menu
	`Shift`+`F10,Right Click`	Drop-down (context) menu
	`Ctrl`+`F4,Ctrl`+`W`	Close document window - This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open
	`Ctrl`+`Tab`	Next document window
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab`	Previous document window - These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward

Layers

	Windows	Action
	`Shift`+`Page Up`	Move to layer above
	`Shift`+`Page Down`	Move to layer below
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Page Up`	Raise layer
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Page Down`	Lower layer
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Home`	Raise layer to top
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`End`	Lower layer to bottom

Objects

	Windows	Action
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Y,Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z, Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo
	`Ctrl`+`C`	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`+`X`	Cut selection - This works the same as copy selection followed by deleting the selection
	`Ctrl`+`V`	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`+`Alt`+`V`	Paste in place - This places the clipboard objects to the original location from which they were copied
	`Ctrl`+`D`	Duplicate selection
	`Alt`+`D`	Clone object - A clone can be Moved/Scaled/Rotated/skewed independently, but it updates the path, fill, and stroke from its original
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`D`	Unlink clone - Unlinking a clone cuts the link to the original, turning the clone into a plain copy
	`Shift`+`D`	Select original - To find out which object this is a clone of, select the clone and give this command The original will be selected
	`Alt`+`B`	Create a bitmap copy
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`B`	Trace bitmap - This opens the Trace Bitmap dialog allowing you to convert a bitmap object to path(s)
	`Alt`+`I`	Object(s) to pattern - This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`I`	Pattern to object(s) - Each selected object with pattern fill is broken into the same object without fill and a single pattern object
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`U, Ctrl`+`G`	Group selected objects - Use Ctrl+Click to select objects within group
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G, Ctrl`+`U`	Ungroup selected group(s) - This reMoves only one level of grouping; press Ctrl+U repeatedly to ungroup nested groups
	`Home`	Raise selection to top
	`End`	Lower selection to bottom
	`Page Up`	Raise selection one step
	`Page Down`	Lower selection one step

Path

	Windows	Action
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`C`	Convert selected object(s) to path
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`	Convert stroke to path
	`Ctrl`++	Union - Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps
	`Ctrl`+`-`	Difference -Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom
	`Ctrl`+`*`	Intersection - Intersection creates a path representing the common (overlapping) area of all selected objects
	`Ctrl`+`^`	Exclusive OR (XOR) - XOR is similar to Union, except that it works on 2 objects and reMoves areas where the objects overlap
	`Ctrl`+`/`	Division (cut) - Division cuts the bottom object into pieces by the top object, preserving the fill and stroke of the bottom
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`/`	Cut path
	`Ctrl`+`(`	Inset path (towards center)
	`Ctrl`+`)`	Outset path (away from center) - The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels)
	`Alt`+`(`	Inset path by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`)`	Outset path by 1 pixel
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`(`	Inset path by 10 pixels
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`)`	Outset path by 10 pixels - The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on Zoom level Zoom in for finer adjustment
	`Ctrl`+`J`	Create dynamic offset
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`J`	Create linked offset
	`Shift`+`D`	Select source
	`Ctrl`+`K`	Combine paths
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`K`	Break paths apart - This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path
	`Ctrl`+`L`	Simplify

Selector

	Windows	Action
	`Tab`	Select next object
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Select previous object -
	`Ctrl`+`A`	Select all (current layer) - This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences)
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`	Select all (all layers)
	`!`	Invert selection (current layer)
	`Alt`+`!`	Invert selection (all layers)
	`Esc`	Deselect
	`BackSpacebar/Del`	Delete selection
	`Arrow Keys`	Move selection by the nudge distance
	`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selection by 10x nudge distance
	`Alt`+`Arrows`	Move selection by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Arrows`	Move selection by 10 pixels
	`>`	Scale selection up by the Scale step
	`<`	Scale selection down by the Scale step
	`Ctrl`+`>`	Scale selection to 200%
	`Ctrl`+`<`	Scale selection to 50%
	`Alt`+`>`	Scale selection up by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`<`	Scale selection down by 1 pixel
	`,`	Rotate selection by the angle step
	`Ctrl`+`[,Ctrl`+`]`	Rotate selection by 90 degrees
	`Alt`+`[,Alt`+`]`	Rotate selection by 1 pixel
	`H`	Flip selection horizontally
	`V`	Flip selection vertically
	`Click`	Select an object
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Double-Click`	Edit the object
	`Ctrl`+`Click`	Select within group
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection within group
	`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Click`	Toggle under
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Select under, in groups
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Toggle under, in groups
	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	Enter group
	`Ctrl`+`BackSpace`	Go to parent group/layer
	`Mouse Drag`	Select multiple objects
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Add objects to selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Select and Move
	`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Move selected
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Restrict Movement to horizontal or vertical
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Temporarily disable snapping
	`Mouse Drag,Spacebar`	Drop a copy
	`Click`	Toggle Scale/rotation handles
	`Mouse Drag`	Scale (Scale handles)
	`Mouse Drag`	Rotate or skew (rotation handles)
	`Mouse Drag`	Scale
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Scale preserving aspect ratio
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Symmetric transformation
	`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Slow Movement
	`Mouse Drag`	Rotate or skew
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap skew angle
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap rotation angle
	`Mouse Drag`	Move rotation center
	`Shift`+`Click`	Reset rotation center
	`Esc`	Cancel rubberband, Move, transformation

Node Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Tab`	Select next node
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Select previous node
	`Ctrl`+`A`	Select all nodes in subpath(s)
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`	Select all nodes in path
	`!`	Invert selection in subpath(s)
	`Alt`+`!`	Invert selection in path
	`Esc`	Deselect all nodes
	`Arrow Keys`	Move selected node(s) by the nudge distance
	`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance
	`Alt`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected node(s) by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected node(s) by 10 pixels
	`</>`	Contract/expand both handles by Scale step
	`Left Ctrl`+`<,Left Ctrl`+`>`	Scale left handle by the Scale step
	`Right Ctrl`+`<,Right Ctrl`+`>`	Scale right handle by the Scale step
	`Left Alt`+`</Left Alt`+`>`	Scale left handle by 1 pixel
	`Right Alt`+`</Right Alt`+`>`	Scale right handle by 1 pixel
	`[,]`	Rotate both handles by the angle step
	`Left Ctrl`+`, Left Ctrl`+`]`	Rotate left handle by the angle step
	`Right Ctrl`+`, Right Ctrl`+`]`	Rotate right handle by the angle step
	`Left Alt`+`, Left Alt`+`]`	Rotate left handle by 1 pixel
	`Right Alt`+`, Right Alt`+`]`	Rotate right handle by 1 pixel
	`,/ >`	Scale nodes up by the Scale step
	`,,/<`	Scale nodes down by the Scale step
	`Alt`+`,/Alt`+`>`	Scale nodes up by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`,,/Alt`+`<`	Scale nodes down by 1 pixel
	`[, ]`	Rotate nodes by the angle step
	`Alt`+`[,Alt`+`]`	Rotate nodes by 1 pixel
	`H`	Flip nodes horizontally
	`V`	Flip nodes vertically
	`Shift`+`L`	Make line
	`Shift`+`U`	Make curve
	`Shift`+`C`	Make cusp
	`Shift`+`S`	Make smooth
	`Shift`+`Y`	Make symmetric
	`Ctrl`+`Click`	Toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric
	`Shift`+`J`	Join selected nodes
	`Shift`+`B`	Break selected node(s)
	`BackSpace/Del`	Delete selected node(s)
	`Ctrl`+`BackSpace/Ctrl`+`Del`	Delete without preserving shape
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Create/delete node
	`Double Click`	Create node
	`Insert`	Insert new node(s)
	`Shift`+`D`	Duplicate selected node(s)
	`Click`	Click a non-selected object to select
	`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Click`	Select a node
	`Click`	Select two adjacent nodes
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Click`	Deselect
	`Mouse Drag`	Select multiple nodes
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Add nodes to selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Move selected nodes
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Restrict Movement to horizontal or vertical
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Move along handles
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Temporarily disable snapping
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Drag out handle
	`Mouse Drag`	Move a node handle
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap the handle to angle steps
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Rotate both handles
	`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Lock the handle length
	`Ctrl`+`Click`	Retract the handle
	`Shift`+`R`	Reverse path direction
	`Esc`	Cancel rubberband or Move

Rectangle Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Mouse Drag`	Draw a rectangle
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Make a square or integer-ratio rectangle
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Draw around the starting point
	`Click`	Click an object to select
	`Alt`+`Click/Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Drag a handle to resize or round corners
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Lock width, height, or ratio (resize handles)
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Lock the corner circular (rounding handles)
	`Esc`	Deselect

Ellipse Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Mouse Drag`	Draw an ellipse
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Make circle or integer-ratio ellipse
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Draw around the starting point
	`Click`	Click an object to select
	`Alt`+`Click,Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Drag a handle to resize, Make arc or segment
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Lock circle (resize handles)
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)
	`Esc`	Deselect

Star Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Mouse Drag`	Draw a star
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap star to angle steps
	`Click`	Click an object to select
	`Alt`+`Click`	Sselect under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Drag a handle to vary the star shape
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Keep star rays radial (no skew)
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Round the star
	`Shift`+`Click`	Remove rounding
	`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Randomize the star
	`Alt`+`Click,Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Remove randomization
	`Esc`	Deselect

Spiral Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Mouse Drag`	Draw a spiral
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap spiral to angle steps
	`Click`	Click an object to select
	`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection
	`Mouse Drag`	Roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)
	`Alt`+`Mouse Drag`	Converge/diverge (inner handle)
	`Alt`+`Click, Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Click`	Reset divergence (inner handle)
	`Shift`+`Click`	Zero inner radius (inner handle)
	`Mouse Drag`	Roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Scale/Rotate (outer handle)
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap handles to angle steps
	`Esc`	Deselect

Pen Tool

	Windows	Action
	`Click`	Create a sharp node
	`Shift`+`Click`	Add to selected path
	`Mouse Drag`	Create a bezier node with two handles
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	Move only one handle
	`Ctrl`+`Mouse Drag`	Snap the handle to angle steps
	`Arrow Keys`	Move last node by the nudge distance
	`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move last node by 10x nudge distance
	`Alt`+`Arrow Keys`	Move last node by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move last node by 10 pixels
	`Shift`+`L`	Make last segment line
	`Shift`+`U`	Make last segment curve
	`Enter`	Finish current line
	`Right Click`	Finish current line
	`Double Click`	Finish current line
	`Esc,Ctrl`+`Z`	Cancel current line
	`BackSpace,Del`	Erase last segment of current line

Dropper Color

	Windows	Action
	`Click`	pick fill color
	`Shift`+`Click`	pick stroke color
	`Mouse Drag`	average fill color
	`Shift`+`Mouse Drag`	average stroke color
	`Alt`+`Click`	pick inverse color
	`Ctrl`+`C`	copy color

Caligraphy

	Windows	Action
	`Mouse Drag`	Draw a calligraphic line
	`Left Arrow,Right Arrow`	Adjust pen width
	`Up Arrow,Down Arrow`	Adjust pen angle
	`Esc`	Deselect
	`Mouse Drag`	Create gradient
	`Double Click`	Create default gradient
	`Tab`	Select next handle
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Select previous handle
	`Arrow Keys`	Move selected handle by the nudge distance
	`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected handle by 10x nudge distance
	`Alt`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected handle by 1 pixel
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move selected handle by 10 pixels
	`Esc`	Deselect handle
	`Double Click`	Open gradient editor
	`Shift`+`R`	Reverse gradient definition
	`Click`	Click an object to select
	`Alt`+`Click`	Select under
	`Shift`+`Click`	Toggle selection

Shortcuts Inkscape for Windows

Dialog

Control Bar

Canvas

Palette

File

Window

Layers

Objects

Path

Selector

Node Tool

Rectangle Tool

Ellipse Tool

Star Tool

Spiral Tool

Pen Tool

Dropper Color

Caligraphy

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