The easiest way to boost your Job productivity is to start using keyboard shortcuts for common tasks. Here are the most useful and important keyboard shortcuts to know in CorelDraw.
Coreldraw Tools
Tools we use to make the design
| Action |
Keys |
| Spiral |
A |
| Grid |
D |
| Add to a fill Object |
G |
| Hand |
H |
| Strokes |
I |
| Mesh Fill |
M |
| Create Object by Sketching |
S |
| Eraser |
X |
| Polygon |
Y |
| Free Hand Tool |
F5 |
| Rectangles |
F6 |
| Ellipses and Circles and |
F7 |
| Add Text |
Select Nodes |
| Toggle between eyedropper and paint bucket |
Shift |
| Toggle between current tool and pick tool |
Space bar |
Coreldraw Alignment
Tools we use to make the design
| Action |
Keys |
| Align Top |
T |
| Bottom |
B |
| Align Left |
L |
| Align Right |
R |
| Align Centers Vertically |
C |
| Align Centers Horizontally |
E |
| Align Center to Page |
P |
Coreldraw File
Basic function dealing with the program
| Action |
Keys |
| New File |
CTRL + N |
| Open File |
CTRL + O |
| Save As |
CTRL + Shift + S |
| Export File |
CTRL + E |
| Print |
CTRL + P |
| Exit CorelDraw |
Alt + F4 |
Edit
Basic function concerning with the design
| Action |
Keys |
| Cut Object or Text |
CTRL + X |
| Copy Object or Text |
CTRL + C |
| Paste |
CTRL + V |
| Duplicate Object or Text |
CTRL + D |
| Undo |
CTRL + Z |
| Redo |
Alt + Shift + Z |
| Replicate |
CTRL + R |
View
How we see the design on the screen
| Action |
Keys |
| Zoom in |
F2 |
| Zoom Out |
F3 |
| Fit in Window |
F4 |
| Rulers |
CTRL + Shift + R |
Adjust
Adjusting the image and colors of the design
| Action |
Keys |
| Tone Curve |
CTRL + T |
| Brightness or Contrast or Intensity |
CTRL + B |
| Hue or Saturation or Lightness |
CTRL + Shift + U |
| Color Balance |
CTRL + Shift + B |
Mask
Working with masks
| Action |
Keys |
| Select All |
CTRL + A |
| Mask From Object |
CTRL + M |
| Paint on Mask |
CTRL + K |
Object
Working with objects in the design
| Action |
Keys |
| Duplicate |
CTRL + D |
| Group |
CTRL + G |
| Feather |
CTRL + Shift + F |
