Corel Draw Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is a list of Corel Draw keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you.  Learn more

Modifier Key Key Description of shortcut
 Ctrl  A Select all anchors
 Ctrl  Right Arrow Micro nudge anchor right
 Ctrl  Up Arrow Micro nudge anchor up
  Shift A Vertically distributes the space between the selected objects
   B Aligns selected objects to the bottom
  Shift B Distributes selected objects to the bottom
 Ctrl  B Brightness/contrast/intensity
 Ctrl Shift B Color balance
   C Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects
  Shift C Vertically distributes the centers of the selected objects
 Ctrl  C Place copies of one or more objects on the clipboard.
   Delete Deletes the selected object(s)
  Shift Delete Move one or more objects to the clipboard.
   E Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects
  Shift E Horizontally distributes the centers of the selected objects
Alt   F12 Aligns text to the baseline
 Ctrl  F8 Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa
 Ctrl  F9 Opens the contour docker window
   I Add artistic brush, spray, and calligraphic effects by using freehand strokes.
 Ctrl  Insert Place copies of one or more objects on the clipboard.
 Ctrl  K Break the object apart to create multiple objects and paths.
   L Aligns selected objects to the left
  Shift L Distributes selected objects to the left
 Ctrl  L Combine objects into a single object with common properties.
   P Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page
  Shift P Horizontally distributes the space between the selected objects
 Ctrl  Q Allow the object to be modified by using the shape tools.
 Ctrl Shift Q Converts an outline to an object
   R Aligns selected objects to the right
  Shift R Distributes selected objects to the right
   T Aligns selected objects to the top
 Ctrl  T Change the properties of text characters.
 Ctrl  X Move one or more objects to the clipboard.
 Ctrl  Comma Changes the text to horizontal direction
   D Draw a grid.
 Ctrl  D Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount
Alt  Shift D Align objects with other objects by using dynamic guidelines.
 Ctrl  E Save a duplicate of the document to a different file format.
 Ctrl  F Selects object(s) by specified properties
   F11 Fill an object with a gradient of colors or shades.
 Ctrl  F11 Opens the insert character docker window
Alt   F11 Macro &editor...
Alt  Shift F11 &macro manager
Alt   F3 Opens the lens docker window
Alt   F4 Exits coreldraw and prompts to save the active drawing
   F5 Draw curves and straight line segments.
 Ctrl  F5 Opens the graphic and text styles docker window
   F7 Draw circles and ellipses by dragging in the drawing window.
 Ctrl  F7 Opens the envelope docker window
   F9 Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing

These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.