Coreldraw is equipped with pre-set shortcut keys that enable graphic designers to expedite artwork creation, allowing them to concentrate on design rather than navigating through menus, toolboxes, and bars.

Here’s the complete list of shortcut tools for all the CorelDraw versions starting from X3 to 2021.

CorelDraw Shortcut Keys

Complete list of CorelDraw keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+E	Add number ending value (Ctrl+E)
Ctrl+S	Add number starting value (Ctrl+S)
Alt+0	Add to Selection Group 0
Alt+1	Add to Selection Group 1
Alt+2	Add to Selection Group 2
Alt+3	Add to Selection Group 3
Alt+4	Add to Selection Group 4
Alt+5	Add to Selection Group 5
Alt+6	Add to Selection Group 6
Alt+7	Add to Selection Group 7
Alt+8	Add to Selection Group 8
Alt+9	Add to Selection Group 9
B	Align Bottom
C	Align Centers Horizontally
E	Align Centers Vertically
L	Align Left
R	Align Right
T	Align Top
Ctrl+Shift+A	Precisely position objects in relation to each other or to specific locations on the page.
Alt+F12	Align to Baseline
Alt+Shift+A	Enable or disable alignment guides.
I	Add artistic brush, spray, and calligraphic effects by using freehand strokes.
Ctrl+PgDn	Move object one level down in the stacking order.
Ctrl+B	Make the text bold.
Ctrl+B	Make the text bold.
Ctrl+K	Break the object apart to create multiple objects and paths.
Alt+X	Break the symmetry link to create a group of objects and paths.
Ctrl+B	Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
Ctrl+Enter	Bring up Property Bar
Ctrl+M	Add or remove bulleted-list formatting.
Ctrl+E	Center text within the bounding box.
Ctrl+E	Center text within the bounding box.
P	Center to Page
Shift+F3	Change Case
Shift+F3	Change Case
Alt+C	Close Print Preview
Alt+F4	Close Print Preview
Ctrl+F4	Close Window
Ctrl+Shift+B	Color Balance
Ctrl+F6	Open the Color Styles docker.
Ctrl+Enter	Column/Frame Break
Ctrl+Enter	Column/Frame Break
Ctrl+L	Combine objects into a single object with common properties.
Ctrl+D	Configure Columns
Ctrl+C	Continually increment value
Ctrl+C	Continually increment value
Ctrl+F9	Contour Docker Window
Ctrl+F8	Convert Text
Ctrl+Shift+Q	Convert outline to object
Ctrl+Q	Allow the object to be modified by using the shape tools.
Ctrl+C	Place copies of one or more objects on the Clipboard.
Ctrl+Insert	Place copies of one or more objects on the Clipboard.
Ctrl+J	CorelDRAW Options
Alt+S	Create and add objects to a symmetry group, or convert an existing curve to a symmetry group.

Shortcut	Description
C	Crop image
Ctrl+X	Move one or more objects to the Clipboard.
Shift+Delete	Move one or more objects to the Clipboard.
Ctrl+0	Define Selection Group 0
Ctrl+1	Define Selection Group 1
Ctrl+2	Define Selection Group 2
Ctrl+3	Define Selection Group 3
Ctrl+4	Define Selection Group 4
Ctrl+5	Define Selection Group 5
Ctrl+6	Define Selection Group 6
Ctrl+7	Define Selection Group 7
Ctrl+8	Define Selection Group 8
Ctrl+9	Define Selection Group 9
Backspace	Delete
Delete	Delete
Delete	Delete Character to Right
Delete	Delete Character to Right
Ctrl+Delete	Delete Word to Right
Ctrl+Delete	Delete Word to Right
Ctrl+1	Displays an image at normal size
Ctrl+1	Displays an image at normal size
F4	Displays an image to fit in the window
F4	Displays an image to fit in the window
F4	Displays an image to fit in the window
Shift+B	Distribute Bottom
Shift+E	Distribute Centers Horizontally
Shift+C	Distribute Centers Vertically
Shift+L	Distribute Left
Shift+R	Distribute Right
Shift+P	Distribute Spacing Horizontally
Shift+A	Distribute Spacing Vertically
Shift+T	Distribute Top
Alt+Y	Align objects with the document grid.
Ctrl+D	Duplexing Setup Wizard…
Ctrl+D	Duplicate
Alt+Shift+D	Align objects with other objects by using dynamic guidelines.
Alt+Shift+Y	Edit symmetry properties, and add objects to the symmetry group.
Ctrl+Shift+T	Modify text by using a text editor.
Ctrl+S	Edit number starting value (Ctrl+S)
Ctrl+E	Edit number ending value (Ctrl+E)
F7	Draw circles and ellipses by dragging in the drawing window.
Alt+_	Em Dash
Alt+_	Em Dash
Ctrl+Shift+M	Em Space
Ctrl+Shift+M	Em Space
Alt+-	En Dash
Alt+-	En Dash
Ctrl+Shift+N	En Space
Ctrl+Shift+N	En Space
Ctrl+F7	Envelope Docker Window
X	Remove unwanted areas in a drawing.
Alt+F4	Exit
Ctrl+A	Expand Selection
Ctrl+A	Expand Selection
Ctrl+E	Save a duplicate of the document to a different file format.
Ctrl+F	Find and Replace
Alt+F3	Find and Replace Text
Alt+Shift+E	Exit the Edit Symmetry mode.
Ctrl+Shift+F	Choose a typeface for new or selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+F	Choose a typeface for new or selected text.

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+Shift+P	Specify the font size.
Ctrl+NUMPAD2	Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD2	Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD2	Font Size Decrease
Ctrl+NUMPAD8	Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD8	Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD8	Font Size Increase
Ctrl+NUMPAD6	Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD6	Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD6	Font Size Next Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4	Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4	Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+NUMPAD4	Font Size Previous Combo Size
Ctrl+Shift+W	Choose a font style for the text.
Ctrl+Shift+W	Choose a font style for the text.
Ctrl+H	Align all text with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+H	Align all text with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+PgUp	Move object one level up in the stacking order.
F11	Fill an object with a gradient of colors or shades.
F5	Draw curves and straight line segments.
Ctrl+J	Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+J	Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box.
Ctrl+U	Full Screen
F9	Full Screen
F9	Show a full-screen preview of the document.
Ctrl+E	General…
Ctrl+F11	Explore characters, glyphs, and OpenType features within fonts.
Ctrl+G	Go To…
D	Draw a grid.
G	Grid:
Ctrl+G	Group objects while preserving their individual attributes.
	Align objects with guidelines in the document.
Ctrl+Shift+H	HTML Font Size List
Ctrl+F1	Help Topics…
Ctrl+,	Changes the text to horizontal direction
Ctrl+Shift+U	Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Ctrl+M	Import File…
Ctrl+I	Import a file into the active document.
G	Dynamically apply the current fill to an object in the drawing window.
Ctrl+I	Make the text italic.
Ctrl+I	Make the text italic.
Ctrl+Shift+J	Join Curves
Ctrl+L	Layout…
Ctrl+L	Align text with the left side of the bounding box.
Ctrl+L	Align text with the left side of the bounding box.
Alt+F3	Lens Docker Window
S	Sketch naturally and fluidly with intelligent stroke adjustment.
Ctrl+M	Merge cells into one cell.
M	Fill an object by blending multiple colors or shades arranged over a mesh grid.
Ctrl+DnArrow	Micro Nudge Anchor Down
Ctrl+LeftArrow	Micro Nudge Anchor Left
Ctrl+RightArrow	Micro Nudge Anchor Right
Ctrl+UpArrow	Micro Nudge Anchor Up
Ctrl+DnArrow	Micro Nudge Down
Ctrl+LeftArrow	Micro Nudge Left
Ctrl+RightArrow	Micro Nudge Right
Ctrl+UpArrow	Micro Nudge Up
Alt+Shift+M	Create identical shapes mirrored on a set of planes.
DnArrow	Move Down
PgDn	Move Down 1 Frame

Shortcut	Description
PgDn	Move Down 1 Frame
DnArrow	Move Down 1 Line
DnArrow	Move Down 1 Line
Ctrl+DnArrow	Move Down 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+DnArrow	Move Down 1 Paragraph
LeftArrow	Move Left
LeftArrow	Move Left 1 Character
LeftArrow	Move Left 1 Character
Ctrl+LeftArrow	Move Left 1 Word
Ctrl+LeftArrow	Move Left 1 Word
RightArrow	Move Right
RightArrow	Move Right 1 Character
RightArrow	Move Right 1 Character
Ctrl+RightArrow	Move Right 1 Word
Ctrl+RightArrow	Move Right 1 Word
UpArrow	Move Up
PgUp	Move Up 1 Frame
PgUp	Move Up 1 Frame
UpArrow	Move Up 1 Line
UpArrow	Move Up 1 Line
Ctrl+UpArrow	Move Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+UpArrow	Move Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Home	Move to Beginning of Frame
Ctrl+Home	Move to Beginning of Frame
Home	Move to Beginning of Line
Home	Move to Beginning of Line
Ctrl+PgUp	Move to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+PgUp	Move to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+End	Move to End of Frame
Ctrl+End	Move to End of Frame
End	Move to End of Line
End	Move to End of Line
Ctrl+PgDn	Move to End of Text
Ctrl+PgDn	Move to End of Text
N	Navigator
Ctrl+N	Start a new document.
PgDn	Next Page
Ctrl+Shift+-	Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+_	Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+Shift+-	Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+_	Non-breaking Hyphen
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Non-breaking Space
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Non-breaking Space
Ctrl+N	Do not align text with the bounding box.
Ctrl+N	Do not align text with the bounding box.
DnArrow	Nudge Anchor Down
LeftArrow	Nudge Anchor Left
RightArrow	Nudge Anchor Right
UpArrow	Nudge Anchor Up
DnArrow	Nudge Down
LeftArrow	Nudge Left
RightArrow	Nudge Right
UpArrow	Nudge Up
Ctrl+F5	Open the Object Styles docker.
Alt+Z	Align objects with other objects in the document.
Ctrl+O	Open ODBC Data Source…
Ctrl+O	Open an existing document by browsing to the folder where the document is located.
Ctrl+-	Optional Hyphen
Ctrl+-	Optional Hyphen
Shift+F12	Choose the outline color by using color viewers and color palettes.

Shortcut	Description
F12	Set outline properties such as line thickness, corner shape, and arrow type.
H	Drag hidden areas of a drawing into view without changing the zoom level.
Alt+DnArrow	Pan Down
Alt+LeftArrow	Pan Left
Alt+RightArrow	Pan Right
Alt+UpArrow	Pan Up
H	Pan tool
H	Pan tool
H	Pan tool
Ctrl+V	Place the Clipboard contents in the document.
Shift+Insert	Place the Clipboard contents in the document.
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste in View
Alt+P	Draw curves in segments, and preview each segment as you draw.
Y	Draw polygons by dragging in the drawing window.
Ctrl+I	Preflight…
Ctrl+M	Prepress…
PgUp	Previous Page
Ctrl+P	Print
Alt+O	Print Options
Ctrl+T	Print This Sheet Now
Ctrl+P	Choose printing options, and print the active document.
Alt+Enter	Allows the properties of an object to be viewed and edited.
0-9	Recall Selection Group 0-9
Ctrl+Shift+R	Record Temporary Script
F6	Draw squares and rectangles by dragging in the drawing window.
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Reapply the last undone action.
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redoes the last undo operation
Ctrl+W	Redraw
Alt+Shift+S	Revert primary objects to basic objects, and delete all object copies.
Ctrl+R	Repeat / Reset
Ctrl+Z	Reverses the last operation
Ctrl+R	Align text with the right side of the bounding box.
Alt+F8	Specify the object’s rotation.
Alt+Shift+R	Show or hide the rulers.
Ctrl+R	Rulers
Ctrl+Shift+P	Run Temporary Script
Ctrl+Shift+E	Sample a color from the desktop to apply to the selected nodes.
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save As…
Ctrl+S	Save Data Source…
Ctrl+A	Save Print Style As…
Alt+F9	Resize the object by specifying a percentage, and mirror the object.
Alt+F11	Open a script for VBA editing.
Alt+Shift+F11	Create, load, and manage script projects.
Ctrl+A	Select All Anchors
Shift+DnArrow	Select Down

Shortcut	Description
Shift+PgDn	Select Down 1 Frame
Shift+PgDn	Select Down 1 Frame
Shift+DnArrow	Select Down 1 Line
Shift+DnArrow	Select Down 1 Line
Ctrl+Shift+DnArrow	Select Down 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+DnArrow	Select Down 1 Paragraph
Shift+LeftArrow	Select Left
Shift+LeftArrow	Select Left 1 Character
Shift+LeftArrow	Select Left 1 Character
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow	Select Left 1 Word
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow	Select Left 1 Word
Shift+RightArrow	Select Right
Shift+RightArrow	Select Right 1 Character
Shift+RightArrow	Select Right 1 Character
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow	Select Right 1 Word
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow	Select Right 1 Word
Shift+UpArrow	Select Up
Shift+PgUp	Select Up 1 Frame
Shift+PgUp	Select Up 1 Frame
Shift+UpArrow	Select Up 1 Line
Shift+UpArrow	Select Up 1 Line
Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow	Select Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow	Select Up 1 Paragraph
Ctrl+A	Select all objects
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Select to Beginning of Frame
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Select to Beginning of Frame
Shift+Home	Select to Beginning of Line
Shift+Home	Select to Beginning of Line
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp	Select to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp	Select to Beginning of Text
Ctrl+Shift+End	Select to End of Frame
Ctrl+Shift+End	Select to End of Frame
Shift+End	Select to End of Line
Shift+End	Select to End of Line
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn	Select to End of Text
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn	Select to End of Text
Ctrl+Shift+H	Allow the object to snap to itself when moving.
Ctrl+S	Separations…
F10	Edit a curve object or text character by manipulating nodes.
Ctrl+H	Show Current Tile
Ctrl+Shift+C	Non-printing Characters
Ctrl+Shift+C	Non-printing Characters
Alt+Shift+P	Show object copies as outlines or full objects.
Ctrl+Shift+G	Show unselected nodes with fill
Alt+F10	Specify the dimensions of the object.
Ctrl+Shift+K	Small Capitals
Ctrl+Shift+K	Small Capitals
Shift+S	Convert freehand strokes to basic shapes or smoothed curves.
Alt+Q	Turn off all snapping. Click again to restore selected snapping options.
Ctrl+F12	Spelling
A	Draw symmetrical and logarithmic spirals.
Ctrl+Shift+D	Show Step and Repeat docker
Ctrl+Shift+O	Stop recording the script.
Ctrl+Shift+S	Style List
Ctrl+Shift+S	Style List
Shift+DnArrow	Super Nudge Anchor Down
Shift+LeftArrow	Super Nudge Anchor Left
Shift+RightArrow	Super Nudge Anchor Right
Shift+UpArrow	Super Nudge Anchor Up
Shift+DnArrow	Super Nudge Down

Shortcut	Description
Shift+LeftArrow	Super Nudge Left
Shift+RightArrow	Super Nudge Right
Shift+UpArrow	Super Nudge Up
Ctrl+F3	Symbols Docker
Delete	Delete the selected table
Ctrl+T	Edit paragraph and artistic text properties.
F8	Add and edit paragraph and artistic text.
Ctrl+F10	Text Options
Ctrl+F10	Text Options
Shift+PgDn	Move object to the bottom of the stacking order.
Ctrl+End	Move the object to the back of the page.
Shift+PgUp	Move object to the top of the stacking order.
Ctrl+Home	Move the object to the front of the page.
C	Toggle the selected nodes between cusp and smooth.
L	Toggle the selected nodes between a line and curve segment.
Ctrl+Space	Toggle Pick State
S	Toggle the selected nodes between smooth and symmetrical.
Shift+F9	Toggle View
Ctrl+Shift+I	Switch between the main and the secondary preview color.
Alt+F7	Specify the object’s position on the drawing page.
Ctrl+U	Underline the text.
Ctrl+U	Underline the text.
Alt+Backspace	Cancel the previous action.
Ctrl+Z	Cancel the previous action.
Ctrl+U	Break a group into individual objects or groups.
Shift+F11	Choose a solid fill color for an object by using color palettes, color viewers, color harmonies, or color blends.
Ctrl+Shift+D	Add or remove a drop cap.
Ctrl+Shift+D	Add or remove a drop cap.
Ctrl+.	Changes the text to vertical
Ctrl+V	View Single Record
Ctrl+F2	Views docker
Alt+Shift+F12	Visual Studio Editor…
Shift+F1	Invokes context sensitive Help
Z	Change the magnification level of the document window.
Ctrl++	Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl+=	Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl+NUMPAD+	Increase the magnification level to view more detail.
Ctrl++	Zoom In
Ctrl+=	Zoom In
Ctrl+NUMPAD+	Zoom In
F2	Zoom One-Shot
Ctrl+-	Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+NUMPAD-	Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+_	Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
F3	Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document.
Ctrl+-	Zoom Out
Ctrl+NUMPAD-	Zoom Out
Ctrl+_	Zoom Out
F3	Zoom Out
F4	Adjust the magnification level to include all objects
Shift+F4	Adjust the magnification level to fit the entire page.
Shift+F2	Magnify only the selected object.
F2	Zoom in
F3	Zoom out
F4	Zoom to Fit
Shift+F4	Zoom to Page
Shift+F2	Zoom to Selection
Ctrl+Alt+Space	Â¼ Em Space