The tool controls bar at the top of the document window provides different buttons and controls for each tool. When editing an attribute value in XML Editor, this sets the new value (same as clicking the 'Set attribute' button). PgUp, PgDn select element on previous/next page of list Up arrow, Down arrow select the previous/next visible element in the list Home, End select the topmost/lowermost visible element in the list , Shift + Left arrow collapse the currently selected element +, Shift + Right arrow expand direct children of the currently selected element * expand all children and subchildren of the currently selected element Use the up/down arrows to select the next matching element. XML editor), it will find all elements that contain the search term. In some dialogs, this will only find elements starting with the search term (e.g. Space, Enter activate current button or listĬtrl + PgUp, Ctrl + PgDn in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabsĬtrl + F open a search field in a dialog with a list

This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas. This temporarily hides all open dialogs another F12 shows them again. These shortcuts open a new dialog window if it wasn't open yet, otherwise the corresponding dialog gets focus. Shift + Ctrl + Q Selectors and CSS dialog (experimental)

When the 'Mouse move pans when Space is pressed' option is on in Preferences, Space+mouse drag pans canvas instead of switching to/from Selector.ĭouble click on the tool buttons opens the Preferences dialog showing the page of the corresponding tool. Space switches to the Selector tool temporarily another Space switches back. Supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are

You can create custom shortcuts and load custom keyboard shortcut files in the Inkscape Preferences, or by following the instructions in the default.xml file.

Some of the keyboard shortcuts may not be available for non-US keyboard layouts, but most (not all) of these shortcuts are configurable by the user. Share/inkscape/keys/inkscape.xml file in your Inkscape installation. This document describes the default keyboard and mouse shortcuts of Inkscape, corresponding to the

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