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1	↑ Shift + F1	Show keyboard shortcuts for current stage of an interactive command
0	F1	Graphical Editing hot key list

1	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.

1	Ctrl + Alt + S	Save and release the defined entity
1	Ctrl + Tab	Cycle forward to the next open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace
1	F4	Toggle the display of all floating panels
1	F5	Refresh the active document when that document is a web-based document
1	+	(Drag and drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer) Open a document, project, or design workspace

Ctrl + Backspace

Redo

1	Ctrl + F	Find text
1	↑ Shift + Ctrl + B	Align selected objects by their bottom edges
1	↑ Shift + Ctrl + D	Move selected objects to the nearest point on the current snap grid
7	Ctrl + M	Measure the distance between two points on the active schematic document

Availability of these shortcuts depends on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
1	Alt	Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement

2	Alt + ↑ Shift + L	Align selected design objects by their left edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules
3	3	Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode
1	Num +	Switch to the next enabled layer

Note: Shortcuts available will depend on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
4	L	Flip the object being placed/moved to the other side of the board
1	R	When moving a component to cycle through component conflict resolution modes (Ignore Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Avoid Obstacles)

Note: Following additional shortcuts relate to placing/editing polygonal-shaped objects - Polygon Pour, Region, Coverlay Polygon, Polygonal Room, Extruded 3D Body, Board Shape.

Note: The shortcuts actually available depend on the type of 3D Model being placed or moved - Extruded, Cylinder, Sphere, or Generic 3D Model. For more information, click the source link found bottom of this article.

Note: In addition, you can use the applicable drop-down field on the PCB Standard toolbar (PCB Editor), or the PCB Lib Standard toolbar (PCB Library Editor) to quickly choose from a set of predefined 3D views when viewing your board (or library components) in 3D.
3	Ctrl + Num 7	Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the back side

Batch Component Editing Mode

These additional shortcuts are available when working with scripting text-based documents.

Accelerator keys are tied to menu system. They consist of sequential use of keys to access a command in main menu.
These are some examples of such key sequences. You can build and memorize such sequences by looking at underlined letters in menus.
Source: Altium

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