The keyboard shortcuts below are the default Scribus shortcuts valid for both Windows and Linux (unless otherwise stated). OS X users should use the CMD key instead of CTRL.
You can modify these shortcuts, or create your own, by going to File → Preferences… and locating the Keyboard Shortcuts section. (On OS X you need to go to Scribus → Preferences… .)
Interface Actions
| Command
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Action
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Menu Equivalent
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| F1
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Display the Help Manual
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Windows → Help
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| F2
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Toggle display of the Properties Palette
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Windows → Properties
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| F3
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Toggle display of the Style Manager
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Edit → Styles…
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| F6
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Toggle display of the Layers Manager
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Windows → Layers
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| Menu
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Display the Context Menu
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File Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
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| CTRL + N
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Create a new document
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File → New
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| CTRL + ALT + N
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Create a new document from a Template
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File → New from Template…
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| CTRL + O
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Open an existing document
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File → Open…
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| CTRL + F4
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Close the current document
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File → Close
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| CTRL + S
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Save the current document
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File → Save
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| CTRL + SHIFT + S
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Save the current document with a different name
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File → Save As…
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| CTRL + ALT + S
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Save the current document as a Template
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File → Save As Template…
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| CTRL + ALT + P
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Print Preview
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File → Print Preview
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| CTRL + P
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Print the current document
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File → Print…
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| CTRL + SHIFT + E
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Export the document (or page) as an image
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File → Export → Save as Image…
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| CTRL + Q
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Quit Scribus
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File → Quit
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Edit Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| CTRL + C
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Copy
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Edit → Copy
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| CTRL + X
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Cut
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Edit → Cut
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| CTRL + V
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Paste
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Edit → Paste
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| CTRL + Z
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Undo last action
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Edit → Undo
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| CTRL + Y
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Redo last undone action
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Edit → Redo
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| CTRL + A
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Select All
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Edit → Select All
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| CTRL + ALT + A
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Advanced Select All
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Edit → Advanced Select All…
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| CTRL + SHIFT + A
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Deselect All
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Edit → Deselect All
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| R
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Rotate the currently selected item (drag to rotate)
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Some interesting things about the Copy, Cut, and Paste functions is that they do not just apply to text. If you copy an object, like a text frame, image frame, or shape for example, you can then paste these on another page, and it will be placed with the same X-Pos, Y-pos it had in the original location. You can also use graphics inside a body of text, something called inline graphics, if you paste while in Edit Contents mode in the text frame. Weirder still is that you can copy/cut and paste a text frame that might include inline graphics as inline graphics itself!
Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
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| CTRL
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Constrain angle to 15 degree steps while rotating
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Item Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| DEL or ← or CTRL + K
|
Delete selected object(s)
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| CTRL + D
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Duplicate selected object(s)
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Item → Duplicate
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| CTRL + SHIFT + D
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Duplicate selected object(s) multiple times
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Item → Multiple Duplicate
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| CTRL + G
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Group multiple objects together
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Item → Group
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| CTRL + SHIFT + G
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Ungroup objects
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Item → Ungroup
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| HOME
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Raise object to the highest level
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Item → Level → Raise to Top
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| CTRL + HOME
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Raise object to the next level up
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Item → Level → Raise
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| CTRL + END
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Lower object to the next level down
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Item → Level → Lower
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| END
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Lower object to the lowest level
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Item → Level → Lower to Bottom
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| CTRL + L
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Toggle the locking of the currently selected object
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Item → Is Locked
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| CTRL + SHIFT + L
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Toggle the locking of the size of the currently selected object
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Item → Size Is Locked
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| CTRL
|
Constrain object to vertical/horizontal axis after dragging has started
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| CTRL
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Resize proportionally after dragging by a handle has started
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| SHIFT + Left Mouse
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Add object to selection set
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| CTRL + Left Mouse
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Select object on next level down under currently selected object
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| CTRL + SHIFT + Drag
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Move object under the currently selected object
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Text Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| T
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Insert new text frame
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Insert → Insert Text Frame
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| E
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Edit text frame contents (inline editing)
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| CTRL + T
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Edit text frame contents with the Story Editor
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Edit → Edit Text…
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| CTRL + I
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Import text from external file
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File → Import → Get Text…
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| N
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Link text frame to another text frame
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Item → Link Text Frame
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| U
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Unlink text frame from other text frames
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Item → Unlink Text Frame
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| CTRL + F
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Search (and Replace) text
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Edit → Search/Replace…
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| SHIFT + F7
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Spellcheck
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Item → Check Spelling…
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| CTRL + Mouse Wheel
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Scroll list of fonts in font drop-down list a page at a time
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Inline Text Editing Mode
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
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| SHIFT + RETURN
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Insert Line Break (start new line without starting a new paragraph)
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Insert → Spaces & Breaks → New Line
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| CTRL + RETURN
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Insert Frame Break (force text to jump to the next linked frame)
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Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Frame Break
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| CTRL + SHIFT + RETURN
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Insert Column Break (force text to jump to the next column)
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Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Column Break
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| CTRL + ↑
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Move to the start of the current paragraph
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| CTRL + ↓
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Move to the end of the current paragraph
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| CTRL + PgUp
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Move to the start of the current text frame
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| CTRL + PgDn
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Move to the end of the current text frame
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| Double-click Left Mouse
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Select the whole word where double-clicked
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| CTRL + Double-click Left Mouse
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Select the whole paragraph where double-clicked
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Special Characters
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| CTRL + ALT + -
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Insert non-breaking hyphen
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Insert → Character → Non Breaking Dash
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| CTRL + SPACE
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Insert non-breaking space
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Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Non Breaking Space
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| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + P
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Insert page number
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Insert → Character → Page Number
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| CTRL + SHIFT + -
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Insert soft (smart) hyphen
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Insert → Character → Soft Hyphen
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| CTRL + SHIFT + U
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Start special unicode sequence
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Image Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| I
|
Insert new image frame
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Insert → Insert Image Frame
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| CTRL + I
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Import image into frame
|
File → Import → GetImage…
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| CTRL + E
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Change image effects
|
Item → Image Effects
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| CTRL + SHIFT + C
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Copy image contents
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Edit → Contents → Copy
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| CTRL + SHIFT + V
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Paste image contents
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Edit → Contents → Paste
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| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + V
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Paste image contents (absolute location)
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Edit → Contents → Paste (Absolute)
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| Y
|
Eyedropper (get colour from image)
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| ALT + ↑
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Resize image smaller (in image edit mode on free scaling image only)
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| ALT + ↓
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Resize image larger (in image edit mode on free scaling image only)
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| Double-click Left Mouse
|
On an image frame, enters image editing mode (frame must be set to free scaling first).
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Graphics Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| B
|
Insert new bezier line/curve
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Insert → Insert Bezier Curve
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| F
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Insert new freehand line
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Insert → Insert Freehand Line
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| L
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Insert new line
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Insert → Insert Line
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| S
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Insert new shape (shape defaults to the last shape drawn, or a rectangle if the first shape drawn)
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Insert → Insert Shape
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| P
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Insert new polygon
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Insert → Insert Polygon
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| A
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Insert new table frame
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Insert → Insert Table
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| D
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Insert new render frame (a rendering engine - e.g. LaTeX - must be installed first)
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Insert → Insert Render Frame
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| CTRL
|
Constrain angle to 15 degree steps while drawing a line
|
View Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
Menu Equivalent
|
| Z
|
Zoom to drawn area
|
| CTRL + +
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Zoom in
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| CTRL + -
|
Zoom out
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| CTRL + 1
|
Zoom to 100%
|
View → 100%
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| CTRL + 0
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Zoom to fit height of page
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View → Fit to height
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| F11
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Toggle display of all guides (including rulers)
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| F12
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Toggle display of all palettes (except "Align and Distribute")
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| CTRL + SHIFT + R
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Toggle display of rulers
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Related Mouse Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| CTRL + Mouse Wheel
|
Zoom IN or OUT (may not work on OS X).
|
Adjustment Actions
| Command
|
Action
|
| ARROW KEY
|
Move selected item(s) by 1 unit in arrow key direction
|
| SHIFT + ARROW KEY
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Move selected item(s) by 0.1 units in arrow key direction
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| CTRL + ARROW KEY
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Move selected item(s) by 10 units in arrow key direction
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| CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW KEY
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Move selected item(s) by 0.01 units in arrow key direction
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| ALT + ARROW KEY
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Resize selected item(s) outwards by 1 unit in arrow key direction
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| ALT + SHIFT + ARROW KEY
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Resize selected item(s) inwards by 1 unit in arrow key direction
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