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Revision as of 22:20, 27 March 2016
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 | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
F1 | Display the Help Manual | Windows → Help |
F2 | Toggle display of the Properties Palette | Windows → Properties |
F3 | Toggle display of the Style Manager | Edit → Styles… |
F6 | Toggle display of the Layers Manager | Windows → Layers |
Menu | Display the Context Menu |
File Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
CTRL + N | Create a new document | File → New |
CTRL + ALT + N | Create a new document from a Template | File → New from Template… |
CTRL + O | Open an existing document | File → Open… |
CTRL + F4 | Close the current document | File → Close |
CTRL + S | Save the current document | File → Save |
CTRL + SHIFT + S | Save the current document with a different name | File → Save As… |
CTRL + ALT + S | Save the current document as a Template | File → Save As Template… |
CTRL + ALT + P | Print Preview | File → Print Preview |
CTRL + P | Print the current document | File → Print… |
CTRL + SHIFT + E | Export the document (or page) as an image | File → Export → Save as Image… |
Edit Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
CTRL + C | Copy | Edit → Copy |
CTRL + X | Cut | Edit → Cut |
CTRL + V | Paste | Edit → Paste |
CTRL + Z | Undo last action | Edit → Undo |
CTRL + Y | Redo last undone action | Edit → Redo |
CTRL + A | Select All | Edit → Select All |
CTRL + ALT + A | Advanced Select All | Edit → Advanced Select All… |
CTRL + SHIFT + A | Deselect All | Edit → Deselect All |
R | Rotate the currently selected item (drag to rotate) |
Related Mouse Actions
Command | Action |
---|---|
CTRL | Constrain angle to 15 degree steps while rotating |
Item Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
DEL or ← or CTRL + K | Delete selected object(s) | |
CTRL + D | Duplicate selected object(s) | Item → Duplicate |
CTRL + SHIFT + D | Duplicate selected object(s) multiple times | Item → Multiple Duplicate |
CTRL + G | Group multiple objects together | Item → Group |
CTRL + SHIFT + G | Ungroup objects | Item → Ungroup |
HOME | Raise object to the highest level | Item → Level → Raise to Top |
CTRL + HOME | Raise object to the next level up | Item → Level → Raise |
CTRL + END | Lower object to the next level down | Item → Level → Lower |
END | Lower object to the lowest level | Item → Level → Lower to Bottom |
CTRL + L | Toggle the locking of the currently selected object | Item → Is Locked |
CTRL + SHIFT + L | Toggle the locking of the size of the currently selected object | Item → Size Is Locked |
Related Mouse Actions
Command | Action |
---|---|
CTRL | Constrain object to vertical/horizontal axis after dragging has started |
CTRL | Resize proportionally after dragging by a handle has started |
SHIFT + Left Mouse | Add object to selection set |
CTRL + Left Mouse | Select object on next level down under currently selected object |
CTRL + SHIFT + Drag | Move object under the currently selected object |
Text Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
T | Insert new text frame | Insert → Insert Text Frame |
E | Edit text frame contents (inline editing) | |
CTRL + T | Edit text frame contents with the Story Editor | Edit → Edit Text… |
CTRL + I | Import text from external file | File → Import → Get Text… |
N | Link text frame to another text frame | Item → Link Text Frame |
U | Unlink text frame from other text frames | Item → Unlink Text Frame |
CTRL + F | Search (and Replace) text | Edit → Search/Replace… |
Related Mouse Actions
Command | Action |
---|---|
CTRL + Mouse Wheel | Scroll list of fonts in font drop-down list a page at a time |
Inline Text Editing Mode
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
SHIFT + RETURN | Insert Line Break (start new line without starting a new paragraph) | Insert → Spaces & Breaks → New Line |
CTRL + RETURN | Insert Frame Break (force text to jump to the next linked frame) | Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Frame Break |
CTRL + SHIFT + RETURN | Insert Column Break (force text to jump to the next column) | Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Column Break |
CTRL + ↑ | Move to the start of the current paragraph | |
CTRL + ↓ | Move to the end of the current paragraph | |
CTRL + PgUp | Move to the start of the current text frame | |
CTRL + PgDn | Move to the end of the current text frame |
Related Mouse Actions
Command | Action |
---|---|
Double-click Left Mouse | Select the whole word where double-clicked |
CTRL + Double-click Left Mouse | Select the whole paragraph where double-clicked |
Special Characters
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
CTRL + ALT + - | Insert non-breaking hyphen | Insert → Character → Non Breaking Dash |
CTRL + SPACE | Insert non-breaking space | Insert → Spaces & Breaks → Non Breaking Space |
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + P | Insert page number | Insert → Character → Page Number |
CTRL + SHIFT + - | Insert soft (smart) hyphen | Insert → Character → Soft Hyphen |
CTRL + SHIFT + U | Start special unicode sequence |
Image Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
I | Insert new image frame | Insert → Insert Image Frame |
CTRL + I | Import image into frame | File → Import → GetImage… |
CTRL + E | Change image effects | Item → Image Effects |
CTRL + SHIFT + C | Copy image contents | Edit → Contents → Copy |
CTRL + SHIFT + V | Paste image contents | Edit → Contents → Paste |
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + V | Paste image contents (absolute location) | Edit → Contents → Paste (Absolute) |
Y | Eyedropper (get colour from image) | |
ALT + ↑ | Resize image smaller (in image edit mode on free scaling image only) | |
ALT + ↓ | Resize image larger (in image edit mode on free scaling image only) |
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). |
Graphics Actions
Command | Action | Menu Equivalent |
---|---|---|
B | Insert new bezier line/curve | Insert → Insert Bezier Curve |
F | Insert new freehand line | Insert → Insert Freehand Line |
L | Insert new line | Insert → Insert Line |
S | Insert new shape (shape defaults to the last shape drawn, or a rectangle if the first shape drawn) | Insert → Insert Shape |
P | Insert new polygon | Insert → Insert Polygon |
A | Insert new table frame | Insert → Insert Table |
D | Insert new render frame (a rendering engine - e.g. LaTeX - must be installed first) | Insert → Insert Render Frame |
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 + + | Zoom in | |
CTRL + - | Zoom out | |
CTRL + 1 | Zoom to 100% | View → 100% |
CTRL + 0 | Zoom to fit height of page | View → Fit to height |
F11 | Toggle display of all guides (including rulers) | |
F12 | Toggle display of all palettes (except "Align and Distribute") | |
CTRL + SHIFT + R | Toggle display of rulers |
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 | Move selected item(s) by 0.1 units in arrow key direction |
CTRL + ARROW KEY | Move selected item(s) by 10 units in arrow key direction |
CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW KEY | Move selected item(s) by 0.01 units in arrow key direction |
ALT + ARROW KEY | Resize selected item(s) outwards by 1 unit in arrow key direction |
ALT + SHIFT + ARROW KEY | Resize selected item(s) inwards by 1 unit in arrow key direction |