================================= CorelDRAW 2020 keyboard shortcuts ================================= First published at 1/27/2021 on https://defkey.com/coreldraw-2020-shortcuts CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed by Corel. CorelDRAW is also the name of the Corel graphics suite which includes Corel Photo-Paint. This version of CorelDRAW is marketed as CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020 an was released in March 2020. CorelDRAW 2020 has 404 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Anchor editing -------------- Ctrl + Down arrow Micro Nudge Anchor Down Ctrl + Left arrow Micro Nudge Anchor Left Ctrl + Right arrow Micro Nudge Anchor Right Ctrl + Up arrow Micro Nudge Anchor Up Down arrow Nudge Anchor Down Left arrow Nudge Anchor Left Right arrow Nudge Anchor Right Up arrow Nudge Anchor Up Ctrl + A Select All Anchors Shift + Down arrow Super Nudge Anchor Down Shift + Left arrow Super Nudge Anchor Left Shift + Right arrow Super Nudge Anchor Right Shift + Up arrow Super Nudge Anchor Up Curve editing ------------- C Toggle the selected nodes between cusp and smooth. L Toggle the selected nodes between a line and curve segment. S Toggle the selected nodes between smooth and symmetrical. Main ---- 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 + Page Down Move object one level down in the stacking order. 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. P Center to Page Ctrl + F4 Close Window Ctrl + Shift + B Color Balance Ctrl + F6 Open the Color Styles docker. Ctrl + L Combine  objects into a single object with common properties. 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. Ctrl + X Move one or more objects to the Clipboard. Shift + Del 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 Del Delete 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 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. F7 Draw circles and ellipses by dragging in the drawing window. Ctrl + F7 Envelope Docker Window X Remove unwanted areas in a drawing. Alt + F4 Exit Ctrl + E Save a duplicate of the document to a different file format. Ctrl + F Find and Replace Alt + Shift + E Exit the Edit Symmetry mode. Ctrl + Num 2 Font Size Decrease Ctrl + Num 8 Font Size Increase Ctrl + Num 6 Font Size Next Combo Size Ctrl + Num 4 Font Size Previous Combo Size Ctrl + Page Up 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. F9 Show a full-screen preview of the document. Ctrl + F11 Explore characters, glyphs, and OpenType features within fonts. D Draw a grid. Ctrl + G Group objects while preserving their individual attributes. Ctrl + , Changes the text to horizontal direction Ctrl + Shift + U Hue/Saturation/Lightness Ctrl + I Import a file into the active document. G Dynamically apply the current fill to an object in the drawing window. Ctrl + Shift + J Join Curves Alt + F3 Lens Docker Window S Sketch naturally and fluidly with intelligent stroke adjustment. M Fill an object by blending multiple colors or shades arranged over a mesh grid. Ctrl + Down arrow Micro Nudge Down Ctrl + Left arrow Micro Nudge Left Ctrl + Right arrow Micro Nudge Right Ctrl + Up arrow Micro Nudge Up Alt + Shift + M Create identical shapes mirrored on a set of planes. N Navigator Ctrl + N Start a new document. Page Down Next Page Down arrow Nudge Down Left arrow Nudge Left Right arrow Nudge Right Up arrow Nudge Up Ctrl + F5 Open the Object Styles docker. Alt + Z Align objects with other objects in the document. Ctrl + O Open an existing document by browsing to the folder where the document is located. Shift + F12 Choose the outline color by using color viewers and color palettes. 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 + Down arrow Pan Down Alt + Left arrow Pan Left Alt + Right arrow Pan Right Alt + Up arrow Pan Up Ctrl + V Place the Clipboard contents in the document. Shift + Insert Place the Clipboard contents in the document. Ctrl + Shift + V Paste in View Y Draw polygons by dragging in the drawing window. Page Up Previous Page Ctrl + P Choose printing options, and print the active document. Alt + Enter Allows the properties of an object to be viewed and edited. 0 Recall Selection Group 0 1 Recall Selection Group 1 2 Recall Selection Group 2 3 Recall Selection Group 3 4 Recall Selection Group 4 5 Recall Selection Group 5 6 Recall Selection Group 6 7 Recall Selection Group 7 8 Recall Selection Group 8 9 Recall Selection Group 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 + W Redraw Alt + Shift + S Revert primary objects to basic objects, and delete all object copies. Ctrl + R Repeat Alt + F8 Specify the object's rotation. Alt + Shift + R Show or hide the 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 the active document. 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 objects F10 Edit a curve object or text character by manipulating nodes. 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. 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. Shift + Down arrow Super Nudge Down Shift + Left arrow Super Nudge Left Shift + Right arrow Super Nudge Right Shift + Up arrow Super Nudge Up Ctrl + F3 Symbols Docker Ctrl + T Edit paragraph and artistic text properties. F8 Add and edit paragraph and artistic text. Shift + Page Down Move object to the bottom of the stacking order. Ctrl + End Move the object to the back of the page. Shift + Page Up Move object to the top of the stacking order. Ctrl + Home Move the object to the front of the page. Ctrl + Space Toggle Pick State 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. 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 + . Changes the text to vertical 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 + Num + Increase the magnification level to view more detail. F2 Zoom One-Shot Ctrl + - Decrease the magnification level to view a larger portion of the document. Ctrl + Num - 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. 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. Print merge ----------- Ctrl + A Add Column... Ctrl + E Add number ending value Ctrl + S Add number starting value Ctrl + D Configure Columns Ctrl + C Continually increment value Ctrl + C Continually increment value Ctrl + S Edit number starting value Ctrl + E Edit number ending value Ctrl + M Import File... Ctrl + O Open ODBC Data Source... Ctrl + S Save Data Source... Ctrl + V View Single Record Print preview ------------- Alt + C Close Print Preview Alt + F4 Close Print Preview Ctrl + D Duplexing Setup Wizard... Ctrl + U Full Screen F9 Full Screen Ctrl + E General... Ctrl + G Go To... Ctrl + F1 Help Topics... Ctrl + L Layout... Ctrl + I Preflight... Ctrl + M Prepress... Ctrl + P Print Alt + O Print Options Ctrl + T Print This Sheet Now Ctrl + R Rulers Ctrl + A Save Print Style As... F12 Save Print Style As... Ctrl + S Separations... Ctrl + H Show Current Tile Ctrl + + Zoom In Ctrl + = Zoom In Ctrl + Num + Zoom In Ctrl + - Zoom Out Ctrl + Num - Zoom Out Ctrl + _ Zoom Out F3 Zoom Out F4 Zoom to Fit Shift + F4 Zoom to Page Shift + F2 Zoom to Selection Table editing ------------- Ctrl + A Expand Selection Ctrl + M Merge cells into one cell Down arrow Move Down Left arrow Move Left Right arrow Move Right Up arrow Move Up Shift + Down arrow Select Down Shift + Left arrow Select Left Shift + Right arrow Select Right Shift + Up arrow Select Up Del Delete the selected table Table text editing ------------------ Ctrl + B Make the text bold Ctrl + E Center text within the bounding box. Shift + F3 Change Case Ctrl + Enter Column/Frame Break Del Delete Character to Right Ctrl + Del Delete Word to Right Alt + _ Em Dash Ctrl + Shift + M Em Space Alt + - En Dash Ctrl + Shift + N En Space Ctrl + A Expand Selection Alt + F3 Find and Replace Text Ctrl + Shift + F Choose a typeface for new or selected text Ctrl + Shift + P Specify the font size. Ctrl + Num 2 Font Size Decrease Ctrl + Num 8 Font Size Increase Ctrl + Num 6 Font Size Next Combo Size Ctrl + Num 4 Font Size Previous Combo Size 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 + J Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box. Ctrl + I Make the text italic. Ctrl + L Align text with the left side of the bounding box. Page Down Move Down 1 Frame Down arrow Move Down 1 Line Ctrl + Down arrow Move Down 1 Paragraph Left arrow Move Left 1 Character Ctrl + Left arrow Move Left 1 Word Right arrow Move Right 1 Character Ctrl + Right arrow Move Right 1 Word Page Up Move Up 1 Frame Up arrow Move Up 1 Line Ctrl + Up arrow Move Up 1 Paragraph Ctrl + Home Move to Beginning of Frame Home Move to Beginning of Line Ctrl + Page Up Move to Beginning of Text Ctrl + End Move to End of Frame End Move to End of Line Ctrl + Page Down Move to End of Text Ctrl + Shift + - Non-breaking Hyphen Ctrl + _ Non-breaking Hyphen Ctrl + Shift + Space Non-breaking Space Ctrl + N Do not align text with the bounding box Ctrl + - Optional Hyphen Ctrl + R Align text with the right side of the bounding box. Shift + Page Down Select Down 1 Frame Shift + Down arrow Select Down 1 Line Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Select Down 1 Paragraph Shift + Left arrow Select Left 1 Character Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow Select Left 1 Word Shift + Right arrow Select Right 1 Character Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Select Right 1 Word Shift + Page Up Select Up 1 Frame Shift + Up arrow Select Up 1 Line Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Select Up 1 Paragraph Ctrl + Shift + Home Select to Beginning of Frame Shift + Home Select to Beginning of Line Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Select to Beginning of Text Ctrl + Shift + End Select to End of Frame Shift + End Select to End of Line Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Select to End of Text Ctrl + Shift + C Non-printing Characters Ctrl + Shift + K Small Capitals Ctrl + Shift + S Style List Ctrl + F10 Text Options Ctrl + U Underline the text Ctrl + Shift + D Add or remove a drop cap Ctrl + Alt + Space ¼ Em Space Text editing ------------ Ctrl + B Make the text bold Ctrl + E Center text within the bounding box Shift + F3 Change Case Ctrl + Enter Column/Frame Break Del Delete Character to Right Ctrl + Del Delete Word to Right Alt + _ Em Dash Ctrl + Shift + M Em Space Alt + - En Dash Ctrl + Shift + N En Space Ctrl + Shift + F Choose a typeface for new or selected text Ctrl + Num 2 Font Size Decrease Ctrl + Num 8 Font Size Increase Ctrl + Num 6 Font Size Next Combo Size Ctrl + Num 4 Font Size Previous Combo Size 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 + J Align all text, excluding the last line, with both the left and right sides of the bounding box. Ctrl + Shift + H HTML Font Size List Ctrl + I Make the text italic Ctrl + L Align text with the left side of the bounding box. Page Down Move Down 1 Frame Down arrow Move Down 1 Line Ctrl + Down arrow Move Down 1 Paragraph Left arrow Move Left 1 Character Ctrl + Left arrow Move Left 1 Word Right arrow Move Right 1 Character Ctrl + Right arrow Move Right 1 Word Page Up Move Up 1 Frame Up arrow Move Up 1 Line Ctrl + Up arrow Move Up 1 Paragraph Ctrl + Home Move to Beginning of Frame Home Move to Beginning of Line Ctrl + Page Up Move to Beginning of Text Ctrl + End Move to End of Frame End Move to End of Line Ctrl + Page Down Move to End of Text Ctrl + Shift + - Non-breaking Hyphen Ctrl + _ Non-breaking Hyphen Ctrl + Shift + Space Non-breaking Space Ctrl + N Do not align text with the bounding box Ctrl + - Optional Hyphen Ctrl + R Align text with the right side of the bounding box. Shift + Page Down Select Down 1 Frame Shift + Down arrow Select Down 1 Line Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Select Down 1 Paragraph Shift + Left arrow Select Left 1 Character Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow Select Left 1 Word Shift + Right arrow Select Right 1 Character Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Select Right 1 Word Shift + Page Up Select Up 1 Frame Shift + Up arrow Select Up 1 Line Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Select Up 1 Paragraph Ctrl + Shift + Home Select to Beginning of Frame Shift + Home Select to Beginning of Line Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Select to Beginning of Text Ctrl + Shift + End Select to End of Frame Shift + End Select to End of Line Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Select to End of Text Ctrl + Shift + C Non-printing Characters Ctrl + Shift + K Small Capitals Ctrl + Shift + S Style List Ctrl + F10 Text Options Ctrl + U Underline the text Ctrl + Shift + D Add or remove a drop cap Ctrl + Alt + Space ¼ Em Space Misc ---- C Crop image Ctrl + 1 Displays an image at normal size F4 Displays an image to fit in the window G Grid: H Pan tool Ctrl + Z Reverses the last operation Ctrl + Shift + Z Redoes the last undo operation Ctrl + R Reset F2 Zoom in F3 Zoom Out Screenshot ---------- Last modified on (UTC): Thursday, January 28, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.