Shortcut Keys for Drawings
The following is a list of shortcut keys specific to Drawing documents.
You can also use the general shortcut keys for LibreOffice.
Function Keys for Drawings
Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
F2 |
Add or edit text. |
F3 |
Opens group to edit individual objects. |
CommandCtrl+F3 |
Close group editor. |
Shift+F3 |
Opens the Duplicate dialog. |
F4 |
Opens the Position and Size dialog. |
F5 |
Opens the Navigator. |
F7 |
Checks spelling. |
CommandCtrl+F7 |
Opens the Thesaurus. |
F8 |
Edit points on/off. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+F8 |
Fits to frame. |
Command+TF11 |
Opens Styles window. |
Shortcut Keys for Drawings
Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
Plus(+) Key |
Zooms in. |
Minus(-) Key |
Zooms out. |
Multiple(×) Key (number pad) |
Zooms to fit entire page in screen. |
Divide (÷) Key (number pad) |
Zooms in on the current selection. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+G |
Groups selected objects. |
Shift+Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+A |
Ungroups selected group. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+K |
Combines selected objects. |
Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+K |
Uncombines selected objects. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+ + |
Bring to front. |
CommandCtrl+ + |
Bring forward. |
CommandCtrl+ - |
Send backward. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+ - |
Send to back. |
Shortcut Keys Specific to Drawings
Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
Page Up |
Switch to previous page |
Page Down |
Switch to next page |
CommandCtrl+Page Up |
Switch to previous layer |
CommandCtrl+Page Down |
Switch to next layer |
Arrow Key |
Moves the selected object in the direction of the arrow key. |
CommandCtrl+Arrow Key |
Moves the page view in the direction of the arrow key. |
CommandCtrl-click while dragging an object. Note: this shortcut key works only when the Copy when moving option in LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice Draw - General is enabled (it is enabled by default). |
Creates a copy of the dragged object when mouse button is released. |
CommandCtrl+Enter with keyboard focus (F6) on a drawing object icon on Tools bar |
Inserts a drawing object of default size into the center of the current view. |
Shift+F10 |
Opens the context menu for the selected object. |
F2 |
Enters text mode. |
Enter |
Enters text mode if a text object is selected. |
CommandCtrl+Enter |
Enters text mode if a text object is selected. If there are no text objects or if you have cycled through all of the text objects on the page, a new page is inserted. |
OptionAlt |
Press the OptionAlt key and drag with the mouse to draw or resize an object from the center of the object outward. |
OptionAlt+ click on an object |
Selects the object behind the currently selected object. |
OptionAlt+Shift+click an object |
Selects the object in front of the currently selected object. |
Shift key while selecting an object |
Adds or removes object to or from the selection. |
Shift+ drag while moving an object |
The movement of the selected object is constrained by multiples of 45 degrees. |
Shift+drag while creating or resizing an object |
Constrains the size to keep the object's aspect ratio. |
Tab |
Cycles through the objects on the page in the order in which they were created. |
Shift+Tab |
Cycles through the objects on the page in the reverse-order in which they were created. |
Esc |
Exits current mode. |