Customize keyboard shortcuts


Although your application has preset keyboard shortcuts, you can change them, or add your own shortcuts, to suit your working style. When you no longer need a keyboard shortcut, you can delete it.

You can print a list of keyboard shortcuts. You can also export a list of keyboard shortcuts to the CSV file format — a comma delimited format that is easily opened by word processors and spreadsheet applications.

When you change keyboard shortcuts, the changes are saved in a file called an accelerator table. Your application comes with the following accelerator tables, which can be customized to suit your work habits:

Anchor Editing table — contains shortcut keys for anchor editing
Curve Editing table — contains shortcut keys for editing curves
Main table — contains all non-text-related shortcut keys
Print Merge — contains shortcut keys for using the Print Merge feature
Print Preview — contains shortcut keys for print preview options
Table Editing table — contains non-text-related shortcut keys for table editing
Table Text Editing table — contains shortcut keys for editing text in tables
Text Editing table — contains all text-related shortcut keys

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When using a keyboard shortcut that contains a number, make sure to press the number at the top of the keyboard not on the number pad.

To assign a keyboard shortcut to a command

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 Click the Shortcut Keys tab.
4 Choose a shortcut key table from the Shortcut key table list box.
5 Choose a command category from the top list box (for example, File).
6 Click a command in the Commands list (for example, Export).
The shortcut keys currently assigned to the selected command are displayed in the Current shortcut keys box.
7 Click the New shortcut key box, and press a key combination.
If the key combination is already assigned to another command, that command is displayed in the Currently assigned to area.
8 Click Assign.

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If the same keyboard shortcut is already assigned to another command, the second assignment overwrites the first. By enabling the Assign and go to conflict check box, you can automatically navigate to the command whose shortcut you reassigned and assign a new shortcut.

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You can view all of the existing keyboard shortcuts by clicking View All.

You can replace all custom shortcuts with the default ones by clicking Reset All.

To delete a keyboard shortcut

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 Click the Shortcut Keys tab.
4 Choose a shortcut key table from the Shortcut key table list box.
5 Choose a command category from the top list box (for example, File).
6 Click a command in the Commands list (for example, Export).
7 Click a shortcut key in the Current shortcut keys box.
8 Click Delete.

To print keyboard shortcuts

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 Click the Shortcut Keys tab.
4 Click View all.
5 Click Print.

To export a list of keyboard shortcuts

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 Click the Shortcut Keys tab.
4 Click View All.
5 Click Export to CSV.
6 Type a filename in the File name box.
7 Choose the folder where you want to save the file.
8 Click Save.

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The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.