Altium Designer keyboard shortcuts

Altium Designer  

Zeynel Öztürk -
2 years ago
- Shortcuts
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↑   Shift + F1

Show keyboard shortcuts for current stage of an interactive command

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F1

Graphical Editing hot key list

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Ctrl +

Click on a command on a menu or toolbar to edit it

This will open the Edit Command dialog in which you can add a new shortcut or edit the currently assigned shortcut.
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F1

Access technical documentation for the resource currently under the cursor in particular commands, dialogs, panels, and objects

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Ctrl + O

Open any existing document using the Open dialog

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Ctrl + F4

Close active document

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Ctrl + S

Save active document

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Ctrl + Alt + S

Save and release the defined entity

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Ctrl + P

Print active document

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Alt + F4

Exit Altium Designer

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Ctrl + Tab

Cycle forward to the next open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + Tab

Cycle backward to the previous open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace

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F4

Toggle the display of all floating panels

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↑   Shift + F4

Tile all open documents

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↑   Shift + F5

Toggle the focus between the last active panel and the currently active design document in the main design window

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Alt +

Step forward to the next document in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window

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Alt +

Step back to the previous document, in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window

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F5

Refresh the active document when that document is a web-based document

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Ctrl

(hold while moving a panel) Prevent automatic docking, grouping, or snapping

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+

(Drag and drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer) Open a document, project, or design workspace

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + F3

Move to the next message (down) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported)

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + F4

Move to the previous message (up) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported)

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Ctrl + C

Copy selection

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or Ctrl + Insert
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Ctrl + X

Cut selection

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or ↑   Shift + Del
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Ctrl + V

Paste selection

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or ↑   Shift + Insert
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Del

Delete selection

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Ctrl + Z

Undo

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or Alt + Backspace
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Ctrl + Y

Redo

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or Ctrl + Backspace
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↑   Shift + Ctrl + V

Access the Smart Paste dialog

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Ctrl + F

Find text

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Ctrl + H

Find and replace text

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F3

Find next occurrence of searched text

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Ctrl + A

Select all

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Ctrl + R

Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping)

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Space

Rotate selection counterclockwise by 90°

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↑   Shift + Space

Rotate selection clockwise by 90°

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + L

Align selected objects by their left edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + R

Align selected objects by their right edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + H

Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + T

Align selected objects by their top edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + B

Align selected objects by their bottom edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + D

Move selected objects to the nearest point on the current snap grid

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Ctrl + Home

Move the cursor to the absolute origin coordinate (0,0) for the current document

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Ctrl + Q

Access the Selection Memory dialog in which you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature

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Ctrl + 1

… to 8: Store the current selection in memory location n

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Alt + 1

… to 8: Recall the selection from memory location n

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↑   Shift + 1

… to 8: Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location n

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Alt + ↑   Shift + 1

… to 8: Recall selection from memory location n and add it to the current selection in the workspace

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + 1

… to 8: Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location n

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↑   Shift + F

Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template)

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Ctrl + Page Down

Display all design objects on the current document

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Page Up

Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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or Ctrl +
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Ctrl +

(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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or
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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Page Down

Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location.

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Ctrl +

Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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Ctrl +

(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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or
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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Scroll vertically within the design workspace

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↑   Shift +

Scroll horizontally within the design workspace

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Home

Redraw the view in the main design window, placing the location marked by the cursor - prior to launching the command - at the center of the window

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End

Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects

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Alt + F5

Toggle the display of the current document's editor between maximized and not maximized

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G

Cycle forward through your predefined snap grid settings

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↑   Shift + G

Cycle backward through your predefined snap grid settings

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + G

Turn the visible grid on or off in the current document

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift

Temporarily disables the grid

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↑   Shift + E

Turn the cursor electrical grid on or off

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Ctrl + L

Perform Board Level Annotation through use of the Board Level Annotate dialog

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Ctrl + M

Measure the distance between two points on the active schematic document

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Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units

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Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units

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Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units

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Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +
+

(hold and drag) Move the object currently under the cursor

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Ctrl +
+

(hold and drag) Drag the electrical object currently under the cursor while maintaining connectivity with other electrical objects

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↑   Shift +

Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor without affecting the status of other objects

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Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor

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Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor

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(click on an object, hold and drag) Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection)

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+

(Click (away from objects), hold and drag (left-to-right)) Select all objects that fall completely within the bounds of the selection area

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(Click (away from objects), hold and drag (right-to-left)) Select all objects that fall completely inside the selection area or are touched by its boundary

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(right click, hold and drag) Display the slider (panning) hand cursor then drag to move your view of the workspace

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Access context menu for workspace or object currently under the cursor. If currently within an interactive command, will escape from the current operation

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F12

Toggle the display of the SCH Filter panel or the SCHLIB Filter panel accordingly

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↑   Shift + F12

Toggle the display of the SCH List panel or the SCHLIB List panel accordingly

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↑   Shift + C

Clear the filter that is currently being applied to the active document

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + C

Clear all underlining highlighting from connections across all open (and open and hidden) schematic documents

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F2

Edit selected text object in-place (direct editing)

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Alt + Ctrl + A

Add a new comment thread to a defined area of the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents

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Alt + Ctrl + P

Add a new comment thread to a specified point in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents

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Alt + Ctrl + C

Add a new comment thread to a selected component in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents

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Alt + Ctrl + R

Add a new comment review to a selected comment in the active document

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F5

Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off

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F11

Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly

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PP

Use to open the Components panel from within a Schematic document

Note: We're not sure if shortcut above is correct. It was listed as "PP".
Availability of these shortcuts depends on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
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F1

Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but that cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command

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↑   Shift + F1

Access a menu that lists all valid shortcuts for the present stage of the currently running interactive command

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⤶ Enter

Acts like a Click of the mouse when placing/moving an object

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Page Up

Zoom in

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Page Down

Zoom out

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End

Refresh the screen

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Home

Change display to have the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) at the center of the design window

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Tab

Access an associated Properties panel mode from where properties for the object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly

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X

Mirror the object being placed/moved along the X-axis

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Y

Mirror the object being placed/moved along the Y-axis

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Alt

Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement

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↑   Shift

When auto-panning while placing/moving an object to pan at higher speed

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Esc

Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command, or the command itself

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Space

Rotates the object being placed/moved counterclockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90°

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Space

Toggles start and end sub-modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness in 90 Degree or 45 Degree placement modes

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Space

Cycles through placement modes when placing a Line

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Space

Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses when dragging an electrical object

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↑   Shift + Space

Rotates the object being placed/moved clockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90°

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↑   Shift + Space

Cycles through placement modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness

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↑   Shift + Space

Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses when dragging an electrical object

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + Space

Rotates the object being dragged clockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90°

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Insert

Copies attributes of the object currently under the cursor while placing an object of the same type

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Insert

Adds a vertex while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon

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+ Insert

On a selected segment of a placed Wire, Line, Bus, or Signal Harness or an edge of a placed Polygon to add a vertex at that point

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+ Del

On a vertex of a placed Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness or Polygon to remove that vertex

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Space

Cycle trhough the available vertex action modes (Deform, Scale, and Smooth) during sliding

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Backspace

Remove the last placed segment, while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon

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or Del
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Num +

Enlarges the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved

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Num -

Reduces the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved

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Alt +

On a net object, to highlight all objects associated to that net across all sheets of the active design project

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Ctrl +

On a Sheet Entry to jump to the corresponding port on the sub-sheet referenced by that entry's parent Sheet Symbol

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Ctrl +

On a Port to jump to the corresponding sheet entry in the parent sheet symbol that references the sub-sheet on which the port resides

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Ctrl +

On a port to jump to another port with the same name, on the indicated target schematic document (only available when the Net Identifier Scope - set on the Options tab of the Project Options dialog - is set to Flat, or Global)

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Ctrl +

On a sheet symbol to descend the design hierarchy to open the child sheet referenced by that symbol

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S

Relocate the currently selected Sheet Entry (or entries) that are being moved, to the directly opposite side of the parent Sheet Symbol

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V

Reverse order while moving two or more selected Sheet Entries

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T

Toggle IO Type while moving one or more selected Sheet Entries

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T

Toggle IO Type for all Sheet Entries while graphically resizing the parent Sheet Symbol

Sub menu shortcuts
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A

Align sub-menu

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B

Toolbars sub-menu

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J

Jump sub-menu

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K

Panels sub-menu

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M

Move sub-menu

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O

Right-click Options sub-menu

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S

Select sub-menu

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X

DeSelect sub-menu

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Y

Right-click Filter sub-menu

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Z

Pop-up menu with zoom commands

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Tab

With an initial object selected in the design, extend the selection to include the next higher-level object (or objects), based on logical hierarchy. In addition, the feature caters for selection extension across multiple objects selected across different nets in the design.

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↑   Shift + Tab

Single select the next design object in a set of co-located (overlapping) objects without utilizing a selection pop-up window. To use this command, ensure that the Display popup selection dialog option is disabled on the PCB Editor - General page of the Preferences dialog.

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + X

Enable Cross Select Mode

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Ctrl + A

Select all objects on the current document

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Ctrl + B

Select all objects that reside within the boundary of the defined board shape

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Ctrl + H

Select all electrical objects that are connected to the same piece of copper

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Ctrl + R

Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping)

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Alt + Insert

Paste objects onto the current layer regardless of their original layer assignments

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + L

Align selected objects by their left edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + R

Align selected objects by their right edges

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Alt + ↑   Shift + L

Align selected design objects by their left edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules

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Alt + ↑   Shift + R

Align selected design objects by their right edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + H

Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + T

Align selected objects by their top edges

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + B

Align selected objects by their bottom edges

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↑   Shift + Alt + I

Align selected design objects by their top edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules

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↑   Shift + Alt + N

Align selected design objects by their bottom edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + V

Make the vertical spacing of selected objects equal

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + D

Move selected components to the nearest point on the required component placement grid

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Ctrl + Home

Move the cursor to the absolute origin at the lower-left corner of the workspace

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Ctrl + End

Move the cursor to the relative origin of the current document (PCB document), or the location of the component reference point (PCB Library document)

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Ctrl + Q

In the workspace to access the Selection Memory dialog, from where you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature

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Ctrl + Q

In a dialog or panel to toggle the measurement units (in the dialog or panel only), between metric (mm) and imperial (mil)

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Ctrl + 1

… to 8: Store the current selection in memory location 1 - 8

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Alt + 1

… to 8: Recall the selection from memory location 1 - 8

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↑   Shift + 1

… to 8: Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location 1 - 8

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Alt + ↑   Shift + 1

… to 8: Recall selection from memory location n and add it to the current selection in the workspace

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + 1

… to 8: Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location 1 - 8

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↑   Shift + A

ActiveRoute selected connections

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↑   Shift + F

Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template)

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1

Switch the display of the PCB workspace to Board Planning Mode

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2

Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 2D Layout Mode

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3

Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode

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Ctrl + Alt + 2

Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 2D Layout Mode and see the same location and orientation of the board as you switch.

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Ctrl + Alt + 3

Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode and see the same location and orientation of the board as you switch.

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Ctrl + Page Down

Display all design objects on the current document

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Page Up

Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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or Ctrl +
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Ctrl +

(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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or
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location

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Page Down

Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location.

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Ctrl +

Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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Ctrl +

(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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or
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location

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Shift + Page Up

Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location and in progressively smaller steps

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Shift + Page Down

Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location and in progressively larger steps

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Ctrl + Page Up

Set the magnification of the current document to 400%

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Scroll vertically within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the System - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog

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↑   Shift +

Scroll horizontally within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the System - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog

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Home

Redraw the view in the main design window, placing the location marked by the cursor - prior to launching the command - at the center of the window

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End

Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects

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Alt +

Jump to, and make active, the previous component in the current library document. After reaching the first component in the list, the command will not cycle to the last component again.

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Alt +

Jump to, and make active, the next component in the current library document. After reaching the last component in the list, the command will not cycle to the first component again

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Alt + End

Redraw the current layer of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects

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Alt + F5

Toggle the display of the current document's editor between maximized and not maximized

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F5

Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off

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↑   Shift + H

Toggle the Heads Up Display on or off

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↑   Shift + G

Toggle Heads Up Display tracking on or off

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Insert

Resets the Delta Origin point for the Heads Up Display feature to 0,0

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↑   Shift + Z

Toggle the 3D model visibility in the current PCB document

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↑   Shift + D

Toggle the display of the Delta coordinates within the Heads Up Display

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↑   Shift + E

Cycle to the next mode of object Hotspot Snapping

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Ctrl + G

Access the dedicated grid editor dialog for the snap grid currently under the cursor

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↑   Shift + Ctrl + G

Set the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) step values - for the default Global Board Snap Grid - simultaneously to a chosen value

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift

Temporarily disables the grid

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↑   Shift + H

Toggle on/off whether the cursor on a grid will snap to the active workspace grid. Once enabled, the cursor will pull or snap to the nearest snap group location

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Q

Toggle the measurement units for the current document between metric (mm) and imperial (mil)

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↑   Shift + O

Toggle the display of the Difference Map Overlay in the main design workspace On or Off

Note: This command is available only provided a comparison has been performed from the Collaborate, Compare and Merge panel.
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F6

Toggle the state of the current cell containing detected differences between checked and unchecked when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality

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F7

Navigate to the previous cell containing one or more detected differences when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality

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F8

Navigate to the next cell containing one or more detected differences when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality

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L

Access the Layers And Colors tab of the View Configuration panel in which you can configure the display of layers for the board and the colors assigned to those layers

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Ctrl + D

Access the View Options tab of the View Configuration panel in which you can configure the mode used to display each of the various design items within the workspace

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↑   Shift + V

Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all violations (of defined Design Rules) currently under the cursor

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↑   Shift + X

Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all components and/or net objects currently under the cursor

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Ctrl + M

Measure and display the distance between any two points in the current document

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Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units

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↑   Shift +

Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor without affecting the status of other objects

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Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor

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Ctrl +

On a net object to highlight the entire routed net

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Ctrl +

On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer

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Ctrl +

In free space to clear current highlighting

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

On a net object to highlight the entire routed net in addition to the routed nets already highlighted (cumulative routed net highlighting)

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer in addition to the content already highlighted on other layers (cumulative layer highlighting)

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Alt +

On a connection to select that connection

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Alt + ↑   Shift +

On a connection to select that connection in addition to the connections already selected (cumulative connection selection)

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Alt +
+

(drag from right to left) To select all connections touched by the dragged rectangle

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Alt + Ctrl

While hovering the cursor over a layer tab to highlight the content of that layer only

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↑   Shift + Ctrl +

(hold) Create a vertex (or break) in a track segment at the current cursor position

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Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor

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+

(click an object, hold and drag) Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection)

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(click an object, drag from left-to-right) Select all objects that fall completely within the bounds of the selection area

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(click an object, drag from right to left) Select all objects that fall completely inside the selection area or are touched by its boundary

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+

Display the slider (panning) hand cursor then drag to move your view of the workspace

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Access context menu for workspace or object currently under the cursor. If currently within an interactive command, will escape from the current operation

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F11

Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly

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F12

Toggle the display of the PCB Filter panel or the PCBLIB Filter panel accordingly

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↑   Shift + F12

Toggle the display of the PCB List panel or the PCBLIB List panel accordingly

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↑   Shift + C

Clear the filter that is currently being applied to the active document

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↑   Shift + S

Cycle through the available single layer viewing modes

The available modes are determined by enabling the corresponding options in the Available Single Layer Modes region on the PCB Editor - Board Insight Display page of the Preferences dialog.
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Num +

Switch to the next enabled layer

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Num -

Switch to the previous enabled layer

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Num *

Switch to the next enabled signal layer

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↑   Shift + Num *

Switch to the previous enabled signal layer

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Backspace

Delete a single, selected end-of-route object (component-free track, arc, via, or pad). The singular routing object connected to the deleted object will be automatically selected and ready for subsequent deletion.

Note: By using the command repeatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in the same way as using the Backspace shortcut while interactively routing.
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Ctrl + Del

Delete one or more selected routing objects (component-free tracks, arcs, vias, and pads) on the current document. All routing objects connected to those deleted will be automatically selected and ready for subsequent deletion

Note: By using the command repeatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in both directions.
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Alt + Ctrl + A

Add a new comment thread to a defined area of the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document

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Alt + Ctrl + P

Add a new comment thread to a specified point in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document

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Alt + Ctrl + C

Add a new comment thread to a selected component in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document

Note: Shortcuts available will depend on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
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F1

Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog that provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but that cannot be launched) as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command

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↑   Shift + F1

Access a menu that lists all valid shortcuts for the present stage of the currently running interactive command

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⤶ Enter

Acts like a Click of the mouse when placing/moving an object

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Page Up

Zoom in

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Page Down

Zoom out

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End

Refresh the screen

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Home

Change display to have the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) at the center of the design window

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit

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↑   Shift +

Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units

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Tab

Access the associated mode of the Properties panel in which properties for the object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly

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X

Mirror the object being placed/moved along the X-axis

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Y

Mirror the object being placed/moved along the Y-axis

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L

Flip the object being placed/moved to the other side of the board

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Alt

Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement

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↑   Shift

When auto-panning while placing/moving an object, use to pan at higher speed

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+

Switch to the next enabled layer

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-

Switch to the previous enabled layer

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*

Switch to the next enabled signal layer

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