Altium Designer keyboard shortcuts 

Altium Designer    

Zeynel -
4 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

-1

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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