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Shortcut Keys Reference

Mar 18 2015 | In-Product View


Applies to AutoCAD 2016, AutoCAD Architecture 2016, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016, AutoCAD Electrical 2016,
AutoCAD MEP 2016, AutoCAD Map 3D 2016, AutoCAD Mechanical 2016, AutoCAD P&ID 2016,
AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016, and AutoCAD Utility Design 2016
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The customization (CUIx) file defines the default shortcut keys. You can use the default
shortcut keys as examples when creating your own shortcut keys.
The following table lists the default actions for shortcut keys.
Shortcut Key

Description

ALT+F11

Displays the Visual Basic Editor (AutoCAD only)

ALT+F8

Displays the Macros dialog box (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+F2

Displays the Text window

CTRL+0

Toggles Clean Screen

CTRL+1

Toggles Properties palette

CTRL+2

Toggles DesignCenter

CTRL+3

Toggles the Tool Palettes window

CTRL+4

Toggles Sheet Set Manager

CTRL+6

Toggles dbConnect Manager (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+7

Toggles Markup Set Manager

CTRL+8

Toggles the QuickCalc palette

CTRL+9

Toggles the Command Line window

CTRL+A

Selects all the objects in drawing that are not locked


or frozen

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Toggles Groups

CTRL+B

Toggles Snap

CTRL+C

Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard with Base

Shortcut Key

Description
Point

CTRL+D

Toggles Dynamic UCS (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+E

Cycles through isometric planes

CTRL+F

Toggles running object snaps

CTRL+G

Toggles Grid

CTRL+H

Toggles PICKSTYLE

CTRL+HOME

Moves focus to the Start tab

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Toggles the display of palettes with


HIDEPALETTES and SHOWPALETTES

CTRL+I

Toggles the Coordinates display (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Toggles Infer Constraints (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+J

Repeats last command

CTRL+K

Inserts a hyperlink

CTRL+L

Toggles Ortho mode

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Selects the previously selected objects

CTRL+M

Repeats last command

CTRL+N

Creates a new drawing

CTRL+O

Opens an existing drawing

CTRL+P

Plots the current drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Toggles the Quick Properties interface

CTRL+Q

Quits the application

CTRL+R

Cycles through the viewports on the current layout

CTRL+S

Saves current drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Displays up the Save As dialog box

CTRL+T

Toggles Tablet mode

CTRL+V

Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard as a Block

CTRL+W

Toggles selection cycling

CTRL+X

Cuts objects from the current drawing to the


Windows Clipboard

CTRL+Y

Cancels the preceding Undo action

Shortcut Key

Description

CTRL+Z

Reverses the last action

CTRL+[

Cancels current command

CTRL+\

Cancels current command

CTRL+PAGE UP

Moves to the previous layout

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Moves to the next layout tab

CTRL+TAB

Moves to the next file tab

F1

Displays Help

F2

Expands the Command Line history when the


Command Line window is floating, or displays the
Text window when the Command Line window is
docked

F3

Toggles OSNAP

F4

Toggles 3DOSNAP (AutoCAD only) or Toggles


TABMODE (AutoCAD LT only)

F5

Toggles ISOPLANE

F6

Toggles UCSDETECT (AutoCAD only)

F7

Toggles GRIDMODE

F8

Toggles ORTHOMODE

F9

Toggles SNAPMODE

F10

Toggles Polar Tracking

F11

Toggles Object Snap Tracking

F12

Toggles Dynamic Input

Shift+F1

Subobject selection is not filtered (AutoCAD only)

Shift+F2

Subobject selection is limited to vertices (AutoCAD


only)

Shift+F3

Subobject selection is limited to edges (AutoCAD


only)

Shift+F4

Subobject selection is limited to faces (AutoCAD


only)

Shift+F5

Subobject selection is limited to the solid history of


an object (AutoCAD only)

Related Concepts

About Creating and Customizing of Shortcut Keys

About Command Customization


About User Interface Customization

Related Tasks

To Customize Shortcut Keys

Related Reference

Commands for Customization

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