Shortcut Keys for Drawings

The following is a list of shortcut keys specific to Drawing documents.

You can also use the general shortcut keys for Collabora Office.

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to Collabora Office. Try to assign different keys either for Collabora Office, in Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

Function Keys for Drawings

Shortcut Keys	Effect
F2	Add or edit text.
F3	Opens group to edit individual objects.
+F3	Close group editor.
Shift+F3	Opens the Duplicate dialog.
F4	Opens the Position and Size dialog.
F5	Opens the Navigator.
F7	Checks spelling.
+F7	Opens the Thesaurus.
F8	Edit points on/off.
+Shift+F8	Fits to frame.
	Opens Styles window.

Shortcut Keys for Drawings

Shortcut Keys	Effect
Plus(+) Key	Zooms in.
Minus(-) Key	Zooms out.
Multiple(×) Key (number pad)	Zooms to fit entire page in screen.
Divide (÷) Key (number pad)	Zooms in on the current selection.
+Shift+G	Groups selected objects.
Shift++A	Ungroups selected group.
+Shift+K	Combines selected objects.
+Shift+K	Uncombines selected objects.
+Shift+ +	Bring to front.
+ +	Bring forward.
+ -	Send backward.
+Shift+ -	Send to back.

Shortcut Keys Specific to Drawings

Shortcut Keys	Effect
Page Up	Switch to previous page
Page Down	Switch to next page
+Page Up	Switch to previous layer
+Page Down	Switch to next layer
Arrow Key	Moves the selected object in the direction of the arrow key.
+Arrow Key	Moves the page view in the direction of the arrow key.
-click while dragging an object. Note: this shortcut key works only when the Copy when moving option in - Collabora Office Draw - General is enabled (it is enabled by default).	Creates a copy of the dragged object when mouse button is released.
+Enter with keyboard focus (F6) on a drawing object icon on Tools bar	Inserts a drawing object of default size into the center of the current view.
Shift+F10	Opens the context menu for the selected object.
F2	Enters text mode.
Enter	Enters text mode if a text object is selected.
+Enter	Enters text mode if a text object is selected. If there are no text objects or if you have cycled through all of the text objects on the page, a new page is inserted.
	Press the key and drag with the mouse to draw or resize an object from the center of the object outward.
+ click on an object	Selects the object behind the currently selected object.
+Shift+click an object	Selects the object in front of the currently selected object.
Shift key while selecting an object	Adds or removes object to or from the selection.
Shift+ drag while moving an object	The movement of the selected object is constrained by multiples of 45 degrees.
Shift+drag while creating or resizing an object	Constrains the size to keep the object's aspect ratio.
Tab	Cycles through the objects on the page in the order in which they were created.
Shift+Tab	Cycles through the objects on the page in the reverse-order in which they were created.
Esc	Exits current mode.

Navigating with the Keyboard in Slide Sorter

Shortcut Keys	Effect
Home/End	Set the focus to the first/last slide.
Left/Right arrow keys or Page Up/Down	Set the focus to the next/previous slide.
Enter	Change to Normal Mode with the active slide.

Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects

Shortcuts (Collabora Office Accessibility)