CorelDRAW is a powerful graphic design software used for creating vector graphics. Knowing the essential shortcuts can significantly speed up your workflow and enhance productivity. Below is a comprehensive list of the most important shortcuts in CorelDRAW.
Basic Shortcuts
- Ctrl + N: New document
- Ctrl + O: Open document
- Ctrl + S: Save document
- Ctrl + P: Print
- Ctrl + Z: Undo
- Ctrl + Y: Redo
- Ctrl + C: Copy
- Ctrl + X: Cut
- Ctrl + V: Paste
Selection and Navigation
- Spacebar: Toggle between Pick tool and last used tool
- Ctrl + A: Select all objects
- Tab: Select next object
- Shift + Tab: Select previous object
Zoom and Pan
- F2: Zoom in
- F3: Zoom out
- F4: Zoom to all objects
- F9: Toggle full-screen preview
- Alt + Z: Pan tool
Working with Objects
- Ctrl + G: Group selected objects
- Ctrl + U: Ungroup selected objects
- Ctrl + L: Combine selected objects
- Ctrl + K: Break apart selected objects
- Ctrl + Q: Convert object to curves
- Ctrl + D: Duplicate selected object
- Ctrl + Shift + Q: Convert outline to object
Text Tools
- Ctrl + T: Open the Text tool
- Ctrl + Shift + T: Open the Text properties dialog
- Ctrl + Shift + P: Open the Paragraph formatting dialog
Alignment
- P: Center object to the page
- L: Align selected objects to the left
- R: Align selected objects to the right
- T: Align selected objects to the top
- B: Align selected objects to the bottom
- E: Align selected objects to the center horizontally
- C: Align selected objects to the center vertically
Color and Fill
- F11: Fountain Fill dialog
- Shift + F11: Uniform Fill dialog
- Ctrl + Shift + A: Apply to all
Node Editing
- Ctrl + F10: Shape tool
- Ctrl + F11: Envelope tool
- F10: Edit nodes
- Ctrl + Shift + Q: Convert outline to object
Miscellaneous
- Ctrl + R: Repeat last command
- Ctrl + J: Options dialog
- Ctrl + Shift + L: Locks selected objects
- Ctrl + Shift + U: Unlocks all objects
Mastering these shortcuts can greatly improve your efficiency when working with CorelDRAW, allowing you to focus more on your creativity and less on navigating the software.
