
Select Various Tool/Shape Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+1 | Select Painter Tool | |
| Ctrl+2 | Select Text Tool | |
| Ctrl+3 | Select Connector Tool | |
| Ctrl+4 | Select Pencil Tool | |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | Select TextBox Tool | |
| Ctrl+5 | Select the freedom Tool | |
| Ctrl+6 | Select Line Tool | |
| Ctrl+7 | Select Arc Tool | |
| Ctrl+8 | Select Rectangle Tool | |
| Ctrl+9 | Select Ellipse Tool | |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | Select Crop Tool | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Switch format painter on/off | |
| F2 | Rename the shape | |
| Ctrl+F | Find Shape | |
| Ctrl+H | Replace Shape | |
| Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V/Ctrl+X | Copy,Paste and Cut respectively Shape | |
| Del | Delete the selected shape | |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Nudge selected Shape by 1 px |
Format text
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+H | Open the home tab | |
| F11 | Open text dialog box | |
| F3 | Open format task pane | |
| Alt+F9 | Open the snap & glue features | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Align text left | |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Align text right | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Align text center horizontally | |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | Justify text horizontally | |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Top-Align text Vertically | |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Align text center vertically | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Bottom align text vertically | |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow | Move one word to the left | |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow | Move one word to the right | |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Select or cancel a character to the left | |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Select or cancel a character to the right | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow | Select or cancel a word to the left | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | Select or cancel a word to the right | |
| F5 | Update the file | |
| Shift+F10 | Display shortcut menu for selected item | |
| Ctrl+A | Select all text | |
| Ctrl+B | Turn on /off Bold | |
| Ctrl+U | Turn on/off underline | |
| Ctrl+I | Turn on/off Italic | |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Turn on/off double underline | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Turn on/off all caps | |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Turn on/off small caps | |
| Ctrl+++= | Turn on/off subscript | |
| Ctrl+Shift+= | Turn on/off superscript | |
| Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase font size | |
| Ctrl+Shift+< | Reduce font size |
Window/Navigation Shortcut
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Move to the beginning | |
| End | Move to the end of entry | |
| F5 | Full screen view | |
| Esc | Exit Full screen view | |
| PgDn | Open the next page in drawing | |
| PdUp | Open the previous page in drawing | |
| Alt+F6 | Zoom in | |
| Alt+Shift+F6 | Zoom out | |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Fit to window | |
| Alt+Tab | Switch window in app | |
| Alt+F4 | Close the current window | |
| Ctrl+F10 | Maximize the selected window | |
| Ctrl+F5 | Restore the size of visio program | |
| Alt+Spacebar | Display shortcut menu | |
| Arrow Keys | Move between shapes/text | |
| F1 | Open help window | |
| Alt+F4 | Close help window | |
| Alt+Home | Go back to Visio 16 Home | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle through open drawings |
File Operation
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save Diagram | |
| Ctrl+O | Open existing diagram | |
| Shift+F4 | Open the page dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Alt+P | Open the recorder pages in dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo Changes | |
| PrtScn | Copy the picture from screen | |
| Alt+PrtScn | Copy the picture from selected window |