Common Schematic & PCB Editor Shortcuts
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Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts
| SHIFT | While autopanning to pan at higher speed |
| Y | While placing an object to flip it along the Y-axis |
| X | While placing an object to flip it along the X-axis |
| ↑ ↓ ← → | Move cursor one grid increment in direction of arrow key |
| SHIFT + ↑ ↓ ← → | Move cursor ten grid increments in direction of arrow key |
| CTRL + ↑ ↓ ← → | Move selection one grid increment in direction of arrow key |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ↑ ↓ ← → | Move selection ten grid increments in direction of arrow key |
| ESC | Escape from current process |
| END | Redraw the screen |
| HOME | Redraw screen with center at the cursor point |
| CTRL + HOME | Jump to absolute origin (lower left corner of workspace) |
| CTRL + Mouse-wheel down (or PAGE DOWN) | Zoom out |
| CTRL + Mouse-wheel up (or PAGE UP) | Zoom in around cursor (zooms around cursor, position the cursor first) |
| Mouse-wheel | Pan up/down |
| SHIFT + Mouse-wheel | Pan left/right |
| A | Display Align sub-menu |
| B | Display Toolbars sub-menu |
| J | Display Jump sub-menu |
| K | Display Workspace Panels sub-menu |
| M | Display Move sub-menu |
| O | Pop-up right-click Options menu |
| S | Display Select sub-menu |
| X | Display DeSelect sub-menu |
| Z | Pop-up menu with zoom commands |
| CTRL + Z | Undo |
| CTRL + Y | Redo |
| CTRL + A | Select all |
| CTRL + C (or CTRL + INSERT) | Copy |
| CTRL + X (or SHIFT + DELETE) | Cut |
| CTRL + V (or SHIFT + INSERT) | Paste |
| CTRL + R | Copy to clipboard and repeat paste selected objects (Rubber Stamp) |
| CTRL + R then ESC | Re-enters Rubber Stamp mode using the current clipboard content |
| CTRL + Q | Access the Selection Memory dialog |
| ALT | Constrain object movement horizontally or vertically |
| DELETE | Delete selection |
| V, D | View document |
| V, F | View fit placed objects |
| X, A | De-select all |
| Right-click & hold | Display slider hand & slide view |
| CTRL + Right-click & hold + Move mouse up/down | Display zoom cursor and zoom in/out |
| Left-click | Select/deselect object under cursor |
| Right-click | Pop-up floating menu, or escape from current operation |
| Right-click on object, select Find Similar | Load object under cursor into Find Similar Objects dialog |
| Left-click, hold & drag (in free space) | Select inside area |
| Left-click & hold | Move object/selection under cursor |
| Left Double-click | Edit object |
| SHIFT + Left-click | Add/remove object from selection set |
| TAB | Edit attributes while placing (cursor must be placing or moving an object) |
| SHIFT + C | Clear current Filter |
| SHIFT + F | Click on object to display Find Similar Objects dialog |
| Y | Pop-up Quick Queries menu |
| F11 | Toggle Inspector panel on/off |
| F12 | Toggle Filter panel on/off |
| SHIFT + F12 | Toggle List panel on/off |
| ALT + F5 | Toggle full screen mode |
 , Left-click | Cross probe to matching object on target document, stay remaining in source document |
| , CTRL + Left-click | Cross probe and jump to matching object on target, jumping to target document |
| SHIFT + CTRL + T | Align selected objects by top edges |
| SHIFT + CTRL + L | Align selected objects by left edges |
| SHIFT + CTRL + R | Align selected objects by right edges |
| SHIFT + CTRL + B | Align selected objects by bottom edges |
| SHIFT + CTRL + H | Distribute selected objects equally in horizontal plane |
| SHIFT + CTRL + V | Distribute selected objects equally in vertical plane |
| SHIFT + CTRL + D | Align selected objects to grid |
| CTRL + n (n=1 to 8) | Store current selection in memory location n |
| ALT + n (n=1 to 8) | Recall selection from memory location n |
| SHIFT + n (n=1 to 8) | Add current selection to selection already stored in memory location n |
| SHIFT + ALT + n (n=1 to 8) | Recall selection from memory location n and add it to current selection in workspace |
| SHIFT + CTRL + n (n=1 to 8) | Apply filtering based on selection set in memory location n. |