KiCad 5.0.2 keyboard shortcuts 

KiCad 5.0.2    

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- Shortcuts
2
?

Help

3
F1

Zoom in

0
F2

Zoom out

2
F3

Zoom redraw

0
F4

Zoom center

-1
Home

Fit on screen

-2
Del

Delete item

0
Insert

Repeat last item

-1
Tab

Move block > Drag block

0
M

Move schematic item

4
C

Duplicate component or label

0
G

Drag item

4
A

Add component

1
P

Add power

1
R

Rotate item

3
X

Mirror X Component

1
Y

Mirror Y Component

0
N

Orient normal component

0
E

Edit item

0
V

Edit value

0
U

Edit reference

0
F

Edit footprint

0
Ctrl + E

Edit with Symbol Editor

1
W

Begin wire

0
B

Begin bus

0
K

End line wire bus

0
L

Add label

1
H

Add hierarchical label

0
Ctrl + H

Add global label

0
J

Add junction

0
Q

Add no connect flag

0
S

Add sheet

0
Z

Add wire entry

0
/

Add bus entry

1
⤶ Enter

Left click

0
End

Double click

0
Ctrl + F

Find item

0
F5

Find next item

0
↑  Shift + F5

Find next DRC marker

0
Ctrl + Alt + F

Find and replace

0
I

Add graphic PolyLine

0
T

Add Graphic Text

2
F8

Update PCB from Schematic

1
O

Autoplace fields

1
Alt + Backspace

Leave sheet

1
Backspace

Delete node

4
Ctrl + B

Highlight connection

Advertisement

0
Ctrl + O

Open

0
Ctrl + S

Save

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + S

Save As

0
Ctrl + P

Print

0
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Ctrl + Y

Redo

0
Ctrl + X

Cut

0
Ctrl + C

Copy

0
Ctrl + V

Paste

0
Ctrl + F1

Help (this window)

1
F1

Zoom in

Advertisement

0
F2

Zoom out

0
F3

Zoom Redraw

0
F4

Zoom center

0
Home

Zoom Auto

0
Ctrl + F5

Zoom to Selection

0
Alt + 3

3D Viewer

0
Ctrl + U

Switch Units

0
Space

Reset Local Coordinates

2
S

Set Grid Origin

0
Z

Reset Grid Origin

-2
⤶ Enter

Mouse Left Click

-1
End

Mouse Left Double Click

0
}

Increment Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only)

0
{

Decrement Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only)

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + X

Toggle Cursor Display (Modern Toolset only)

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + M

Measure Distance (Modern Toolset only)

0
P

Place Item

0
O

Add Footprint

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + V

Add Vias

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Z

Add Filled Zone

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + K

Add Keepout Area

0
C

Add a Zone Cutout

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + .

Add a Similar Zone

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Draw Line

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C

Draw Circle

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + A

Draw Arc

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + P

Draw Graphic Polygon

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Add Text

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + H

Add Dimension

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Place DXF

0
X

Add New Track

1
/

Switch Track Posture

1
D

Drag Track Keep Slope

1
V

Add Through Via

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + V

Add Blind/Buried Via

0
Ctrl + V

Add MicroVia

0
6

Route Differential Pair (Modern Toolset only)

0
7

Tune Single Track (Modern Toolset only)

0
8

Tune Differential Pair Length (Modern Toolset only)

0
9

Tune Differential Pair Skew (Modern Toolset only)

1
Ctrl + ,

Routing Options

-1
Ctrl + L

Length Tuning Settings (Modern Toolset only)

0
1

Increase meander spacing by one step.

0
2

Decrease meander spacing by one step.

0
3

Increase meander amplitude by one step.

0
4

Decrease meander amplitude by one step.

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Differential Pair Dimensions

0
B

Fill or Refill All Zones

0
Ctrl + B

Remove Filled Areas in All Zones

0
U

Select Trivial Connection

1
I

Select Copper Connection

7
`

Toggle Highlight of Selected Net (Modern Toolset only)

0
K

Track Display Mode

0
Q

Custom Track/Via Size

0
W

Switch Track Width To Next

1
Ctrl + W

Switch Track Width To Previous

0
'

Increase Via Size

0
\

Decrease Via Size

1
Del

Delete Track or Footprint

0
Back

Delete Track Segment

1
G

Drag Item

0
C

Copy Item

0
M

Move Item

1
T

Get and Move Footprint

0
Ctrl + M

Move Item Exactly

0
Ctrl + R

Position Item Relative

0
F

Flip Item

1
R

Rotate item

0
↑  Shift + R

Rotate Item Clockwise (Modern Toolset only)

0
<

Select Layer and Add Through Via

0
Alt + <

Select Layer and Add Blind/Buried Via

0
Ctrl + D

Duplicate Item

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + D

Duplicate Item and Increment

0
Ctrl + T

Create Array

0
L

Lock/Unlock Footprint

0
Ctrl + F

Find item

0
E

Edit Item

0
Ctrl + E

Edit with Footprint Editor

0
Page Up

Switch to Component (F.Cu) layer

0
Page Down

Switch to Copper (B.Cu) layer

0
F5

Switch to Inner layer 1

0
F6

Switch to Inner layer 2

0
F7

Switch to Inner layer 3

0
F8

Switch to Inner layer 4

0
↑  Shift + F5

Switch to Inner layer 5

0
↑  Shift + F6

Switch to Inner layer 6

0
+

Switch to Next Layer

0
-

Switch to Previous Layer

0
Alt + 1

Switch Grid To Fast Grid1

0
Alt + 2

Switch Grid To Fast Grid2


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Program information

Program name: KiCad 5.0.2 KiCad 5.0.2 (Scientific)

Web page: http://kicad-pcb.org

Last update: 2020/7/17 上午10:21 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 90%

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Shortcut count: 209

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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