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</style></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p>Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are
supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. If you have a new shortcut
idea, please contact the developers (by writing to the <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel">devel mailing list</a>
or by <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93438&atid=604309">submitting an
RFE</a>).</p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Tools</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F1</span>,
<span class="key">s</span></td><td><span class="action">Selector</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Space</span></td><td><span class="action">Selector (temporary)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Space switches to the Selector tool temporarily; another Space switches back.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F2</span>,
<span class="key">n</span></td><td><span class="action">Node tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F3</span>,
<span class="key">z</span></td><td><span class="action">Zoom tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F4</span>,
<span class="key">r</span></td><td><span class="action">Rectangle tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F5</span>,
<span class="key">e</span></td><td><span class="action">Ellipse/arc tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F6</span>,
<span class="key">p</span></td><td><span class="action">Freehand (Pencil) tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+F6</span>,
<span class="key">b</span></td><td><span class="action">Bezier (Pen) tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F6</span>,
<span class="key">c</span></td><td><span class="action">Calligraphic tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F1</span>,
<span class="key">g</span></td><td><span class="action">Gradient tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F7</span>,
<span class="key">d</span></td><td><span class="action">Dropper tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F8</span>,
<span class="key">t</span></td><td><span class="action">Text tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">F9</span>,
<span class="key">i</span></td><td><span class="action">Spiral tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+F9</span>,
<span class="key">*</span></td><td><span class="action">Star tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F2</span>,
<span class="key">o</span></td><td><span class="action">Connector tool</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Double click on the tool buttons opens the Preferences dialog showing the page of the corresponding tool.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Dialogs</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+F</span></td><td><span class="action">Fill and Stroke</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">Swatches</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+T</span></td><td><span class="action">Text and Font</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+M</span></td><td><span class="action">Transform</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">Align and Distribute</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+O</span></td><td><span class="action">Object Properties</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+X</span></td><td><span class="action">XML Editor</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+D</span></td><td><span class="action">Document Preferences</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+P</span></td><td><span class="action">Inkscape Preferences</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+E</span></td><td><span class="action">Export to PNG</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F</span></td><td><span class="action">Find</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">Trace bitmap</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These open a new dialog window if it wasn't open yet, otherwise the corresponding dialog gets focus.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Toggle visibility</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">F12</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle dialogs</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Within a dialog</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">return to the canvas</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close the dialog</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to next widget</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to previous widget</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">set the new value</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">in XML Editor, set the attr value</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When editing an attribute value in XML Editor, this sets the new value (same as clicking the "Set attribute" button).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Space</span>,
<span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">activate current button or list</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+PgUp</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Controls bar</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The Controls bar at the top of the document window provides different buttons and controls for each tool.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+X</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to the first editable field</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">accept the new value</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel changes, return to canvas</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This cancels any changes you made in a text field and returns focus to canvas.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel changes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This cancels any changes you made in a text field but you stay in the field.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to next field</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to previous field</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use these to navigate between fields in the Controls bar (the value in the field you leave, if changed, is accepted).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Changing values</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
<span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 0.1</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
<span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 5.0</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Canvas</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Zoom</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">=</span>,
<span class="key">+</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">-</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The keypad +/- keys do zooming even when you are editing a text object, unless NumLock is on.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">middle click</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+middle click</span>,
<span class="key">Shift+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in or out</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+middle button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom into the area</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">activate zoom field</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The zoom field in the lower left corner of the window allows you to specify zoom level precisely.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Preset zooms</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">1</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:1</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">2</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:2</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">3</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">4</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to drawing</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">5</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+E</span>,
<span class="key">6</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page width</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Zoom history</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">`</span></td><td><span class="action">(back quote) previous zoom </span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+`</span></td><td><span class="action">next zoom</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">With these keys, you can travel back and forth through the history of zooms in this session</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Scrolling (panning)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Scrolling by keys is accelerated, i.e. it speeds up when you press Ctrl+arrows in quick succession, or press and hold.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">middle button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pan canvas</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+right button drag</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+right button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pan canvas</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas vertically</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas horizontally</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Guides and grid</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag off a ruler to create guide</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag off the horizontal or vertical ruler to create a new guideline. Drag a guideline onto the ruler to delete it.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">|</span>,
<span class="key">Shift+\</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle guides and snapping to guides</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to have different values for guides visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When you create a new guide by dragging off the ruler, guide visibility and snapping are turned on.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">#</span>,
<span class="key">Shift+3</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle grid and snapping to grid</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to have different values for grid visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Note that only the 3 key on the main keyboard works, not on the keypad.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>File</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+N</span></td><td><span class="action">create new document</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+O</span></td><td><span class="action">open an SVG document</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+E</span></td><td><span class="action">export to PNG</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+I</span></td><td><span class="action">import bitmap or SVG</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+P</span></td><td><span class="action">print document</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save document</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save under a new name</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Q</span></td><td><span class="action">exit Inkscape</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Window</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+R</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle rulers</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+B</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scrollbars</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">F11</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle fullscreen</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">F10</span></td><td><span class="action">main menu</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Menus can also be activated by Alt with the letter underscored in the menu name.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+F10</span>,
<span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">drop-down (context) menu</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close document window</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">next document window</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">previous document window</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Layers</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">move to layer above</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">move to layer below</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the selected objects from one layer to another.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">raise layer</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">lower layer</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Home</span></td><td><span class="action">raise layer to top</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">lower layer to bottom</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers).</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Object</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Undo/redo</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Y</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">undo</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Z</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">redo</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Clipboard</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places a copy of the selection to the Inkscape clipboard. Text from text objects is also placed onto the system clipboard.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+X</span></td><td><span class="action">cut selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works the same as "copy selection" followed by deleting the selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste clipboard</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places the clipboard objects at the mouse cursor, or at the center of the window if mouse is outside the canvas.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When editing text with the text tool, this pastes the text from the system clipboard into the current text object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste in place</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places the clipboard objects to the original location from which they were copied.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste style</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This applies the style of the (first of the) coped object(s) to the current selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) or a text span (in Text tool) are selected, they get the style instead of the entire object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Duplicate</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+D</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">New object(s) are placed exactly over the original(s) and selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Clone</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+D</span></td><td><span class="action">clone object</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">A clone can be moved/scaled/rotated/skewed independently, but it updates the path, fill, and stroke from its original.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The clone is placed exactly over the original object and is selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can only clone one object at a time; if you want to clone several objects together, group them and clone the group.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+D</span></td><td><span class="action">unlink clone</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Unlinking a clone cuts the link to the original, turning the clone into a plain copy.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select original</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To find out which object this is a clone of, select the clone and give this command. The original will be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Bitmaps</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">create a bitmap copy</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This exports the selected object(s) (all other objects hidden) as PNG in the document's directory and imports it back.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">trace bitmap</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This opens the Trace Bitmap dialog allowing you to convert a bitmap object to path(s).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Patterns</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+I</span></td><td><span class="action">object(s) to pattern</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+I</span></td><td><span class="action">pattern to object(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Each selected object with pattern fill is broken into the same object without fill and a single pattern object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Group</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+U</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+G</span></td><td><span class="action">group selected objects</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Ctrl+click to select objects within group.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+G</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+U</span></td><td><span class="action">ungroup selected group(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This removes only one level of grouping; press Ctrl+U repeatedly to ungroup nested groups.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Z-order</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Home</span></td><td><span class="action">raise selection to top</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">lower selection to bottom</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">raise selection one step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right"><span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">lower selection one step</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Path</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Convert to path</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">convert selected object(s) to path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+C</span></td><td><span class="action">convert stroke to path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Booleans</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl++</span></td><td><span class="action">union</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+-</span></td><td><span class="action">difference</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+*</span></td><td><span class="action">intersection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Intersection creates a path representing the common (overlapping) area of all selected objects.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+^</span></td><td><span class="action">exclusive OR (XOR)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">XOR is similar to Union, except that it works on 2 objects and removes areas where the objects overlap.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+/</span></td><td><span class="action">division (cut)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Division cuts the bottom object into pieces by the top object, preserving the fill and stroke of the bottom.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+/</span></td><td><span class="action">cut path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Cut Path cuts the bottom object's stroke only where it is intersected by the top path, removing any fill from the result.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The result of Union, Difference, Intersection, and XOR inherits the id= attribute and therefore the clones of the bottom object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Division and Cut path normally produce several objects; of them, a random one inherits the id= of the bottom source object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Offsets</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path (towards center)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path (away from center)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">All the (, ) commands convert the object to path, if necessary, and produce regular path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+J</span></td><td><span class="action">create dynamic offset</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+J</span></td><td><span class="action">create linked offset</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands produce an offset object, editable by the node tool, standalone or linked to the original.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select source</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Selecting a linked offset and giving this command will select the source path of the linked offset.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Combine</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+K</span></td><td><span class="action">combine paths</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Whether overlapping areas are filled is controlled by the Fill: winding/alternating switch on the Fill & Stroke dialog.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+K</span></td><td><span class="action">break paths apart</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Simplify</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+L</span></td><td><span class="action">simplify</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This command attempts to simplify selected path(s) by removing extra nodes. It converts all objects to paths first.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you invoke this command several times in quick succession, it will act more and more aggressively.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Invoking Simplify again after a pause restores the default threshold (settable in the Inkscape Preferences dialog).</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Selector</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard select</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next object </span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous object </span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These keys pick objects in their z-order (Tab cycles from bottom to top, Shift+Tab cycles from top to bottom).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Unless you did manual rearrangements, the last object you created is always on top.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">As a result, if nothing is selected, pressing Shift+Tab once conveniently selects the object you created last.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all (current layer)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all (all layers)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works on objects in all visible and unlocked layers.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection (current layer)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the current layer.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection (all layers)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in visible and unlocked layers.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
<span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard move</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard scale</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">.</span>,
<span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">,</span>,
<span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+.</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 200%</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+,</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 50%</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard rotate</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">[</span>,
<span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by the angle step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+[</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by 90 degrees</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard flip</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection horizontally</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection vertically</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse select</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select an object</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection </span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift+click adds an object to the current selection if it was not selected, or deselects it otherwise.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">edit the object</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For paths, double clicking switches to Node tool; for shapes, to corresponding shape tool; for text, to Text tool.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command (the group becomes temporary layer).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Select within group, select under</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select within group</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+click selects the object at click point disregarding any levels of grouping that this object might belong to.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection within group</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Alt+click selects the object at click point which is beneath (in z-order) the lowest selected object at click point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If the bottom object is reached, Alt+click again selects the top object. So, several Alt+clicks cycle through z-order stack at point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under, in groups</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle under, in groups</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Rubberband</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select multiple objects</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add objects to selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Normally, you need to start from an empty space to initiate a rubberband.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start from an object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse move</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select + move</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging an object selects it if it was not selected, then moves selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Alt+drag moves the current selection (without selecting what is under cursor), no matter where you start the drag.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are dragging with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse dragSpace</span></td><td><span class="action">drop a copy</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When dragging or transforming with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse transform</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scale/rotation handles</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale (scale handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate or skew (rotation handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Scale handles</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale preserving aspect ratio</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">symmetric transformation</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Holding Shift while transforming makes transformation symmetric around the center of the selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">slow movement</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Holding Alt while transforming makes transformation lag behind mouse movement, allowing finer changes.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Rotation handles</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap skew angle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Holding Ctrl when dragging a skew (non-corner) handle snaps the skew angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap rotation angle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Holding Ctrl when dragging a rotation (corner) handle snaps the rotation angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel rubberband, move, transformation</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, move, or transformation of any kind.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Node tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard select</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These keys select nodes within the selected path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all nodes in subpath(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this selects all only in subpaths with already selected nodes.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all nodes in path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects all nodes in the entire path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection in subpath(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this inverts selection only in subpaths with already selected nodes.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection in path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the entire path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect all nodes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard move</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard handle scale (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key"><</span>,
<span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">contract/expand both handles by scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). May apply to more than one node.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+<</span>,
<span class="key">Left Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+<</span>,
<span class="key">Right Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Left Alt+<</span>,
<span class="key">Left Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Right Alt+<</span>,
<span class="key">Right Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Instead of the < and > keys, you can use the , (comma) and . (period) keys respectively.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard handle rotate (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">[</span>,
<span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate both handles by the angle step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. May apply to more than one node.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+[</span>,
<span class="key">Left Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+[</span>,
<span class="key">Right Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Left Alt+[</span>,
<span class="key">Left Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Right Alt+[</span>,
<span class="key">Right Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard scale (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">.</span>,
<span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">,</span>,
<span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard rotate (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">[</span>,
<span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by the angle step</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard flip (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands flip the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes horizontally</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes vertically</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Change segment(s)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+L</span></td><td><span class="action">make line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+U</span></td><td><span class="action">make curve</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Change node type</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+C</span></td><td><span class="action">make cusp</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+S</span></td><td><span class="action">make smooth</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">make symmetric</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Join/break</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+J</span></td><td><span class="action">join selected nodes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+B</span></td><td><span class="action">break selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">After break, only one of each two new nodes is selected. May apply to more than one node.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Delete, create, duplicate</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
<span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create/delete node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+Alt+click on a node deletes it; Ctrl+Alt+click on the path between nodes creates a new node in the click point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Double clicking on the path between nodes creates a node in the click point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ins</span></td><td><span class="action">insert new node(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This adds new node(s) in the middle(s) of selected segment(s), so it requires that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">New nodes are created on the same path; they are placed exactly over the old ones and are selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse select: objects</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click a non-selected object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These work the same as in Selector. The nodes or handles of the single selected object become editable.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse select: nodes</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select a node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking on a node selects it.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select two adjacent nodes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking on a selected path between the nodes selects the two nodes closest to the click point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This adds/removes a node (if clicked on node) or two nodes (if clicked on path) to/from the node selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking in an empty space deselects all selected nodes. Next click will deselect the object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Rubberband</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select multiple nodes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add nodes to selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Normally, you need to start from a point not over a path or a node to initiate a rubberband.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start over the path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Node move (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected nodes</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move along handles</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts movement to the directions of the node's handles, their continuations and perpendiculars (total 8 snaps).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If the node has straight lines on one or both sides, this will snap it to these lines' directions and perpendiculars instead.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Snapping nodes is enabled in Document Preferences. By default, only bounding box of objects snaps to grid/guides.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag out handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a node has a retracted handle, dragging with Shift lets you drag it out of the node.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse dragSpace</span></td><td><span class="action">drop a copy</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When dragging nodes with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Node handles</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move a node handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap the handle to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. This also snaps to the handle's original angle, its continuation and perpendiculars.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate both handles</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock the handle length</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl, Shift, Alt can be combined when dragging handles.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">retract the handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Retracted handle is zero length; use Shift+drag to drag it back out.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Reversing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+r</span></td><td><span class="action">reverse path direction</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing shapes</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Node tool can also drag the handles of shapes (rectangles, ellipses, stars, spirals). Click on a shape to select it.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">See the corresponding shape tools for their editing shortcuts, all of which also work in node tool.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel rubberband or move</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, node move, handle move, or handle move.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Rectangle tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4>Drawing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a rectangle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">make a square or integer-ratio rectangle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw around the starting point</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates a rectangle symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a handle to resize or round corners</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Initially, the two rounding handles are in the top right corner; two resize handles are in top left and bottom right corners.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock width, height, or ratio (resize handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock the corner circular (rounding handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Resize handles change the width and height of the rectangle in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When rounding corners, dragging only one rounding handle (with the other at the corner) keeps the corner circular.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can drag both handles for an elliptic rounded corner, or drag one with Ctrl to make sure the other one is synchronized.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Ellipse tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4>Drawing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw an ellipse</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">make circle or integer-ratio ellipse</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts ellipse so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw around the starting point</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates an ellipse symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a handle to resize, make arc or segment</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Initially, the two arc/segment handles are in the rightmost point; two resize handles are at the topmost and leftmost points.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock circle (resize handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Resize handles change the width and height of the ellipse in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Star tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Drawing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a star</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap star to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a handle to vary the star shape</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">keep star rays radial (no skew)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">round the star</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove rounding</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">randomize the star</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove randomization</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Spiral tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Drawing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a spiral</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap spiral to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">converge/diverge (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">reset divergence (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Vertical Alt+drag of the inner handle adjusts the "divergence" parameter, Alt+click resets it to 1.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">zero inner radius (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift+click on inner handle makes the spiral start from the center.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the outer handle adjusts the "turns" parameter. Use Shift+Alt+drag to roll/unroll without changing radius.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale/rotate (outer handle)</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Shift+Alt to rotate only (locks the radius of the spiral).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap handles to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Zoom tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom into the area</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Freehand tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a freehand line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a path is selected, Shift+dragging anywhere creates a new subpath instead of a new independent path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift also temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are drawing with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Bezier (Pen) tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Create nodes</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a sharp node</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If no path is being created, this starts a new path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a path is selected, Shift+clicking anywhere starts a new subpath instead of a new independent path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create a bezier node with two handles</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move only one handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This moves only one handle (instead of both) to create a cusp node.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap the handle to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Create segments</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+</span></td><td><span class="action">snap the segment to angle steps</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This snaps the new node's angle, relative to the previous node, to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Finish</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Enter, right click, or double left click finish the current line, discarding the last unfinished (red) segment.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Keyboard</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel current line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
<span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">erase last segment of current line</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Calligraphy</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a calligraphic line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right"><span class="key">Left arrow</span>,
<span class="key">Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen width</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
<span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen angle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing. </span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Gradient tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Creating gradients</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create gradient</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates gradient on selected objects. The Controls bar lets you select linear/radial and fill/stroke for the new gradient.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create default gradient</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates default (horizontal edge-to-edge for linear, centered edge-to-edge-to-edge for radial) gradient on clicked object. </span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Handles</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect handle</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">open gradient editor</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Double clicking a gradient handle opens the Gradient Editor with that gradient and the clicked handle chosen in the stops list.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Reversing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+r</span></td><td><span class="action">reverse gradient definition</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This mirrors the stop positions of the current gradient without moving the gradient handles.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4>Mouse select</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Dropper tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick fill color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick stroke color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">average fill color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">average stroke color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Click applies the color under cursor to the current selection. Dragging a radius calculates the average color of a circular area.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) is selected, it gets the color instead of the entire object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pick inverse color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If Alt is pressed, picking color (with or without Shift, by click or by drag) picks the inverse of the color.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy color</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This copies the color under cursor to the system clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits).</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><h1>Text tool</h1></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Selecting/creating</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">create/select a text object</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking in an empty space or on a non-text creates a text object; now you can type your text.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking on a text object selects it; cursor is placed near the click point.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect the text object</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Text navigation</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one character</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Left arrow</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one word</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Up arrow</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one paragraph</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Home</span>,
<span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Home</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">All these commands cancel current text selection, if any.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Flowed text (internal frame)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create flowed text</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking and dragging in an empty space or on a non-text creates a flowed text object with internal frame.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust frame size</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the handle in the lower right corner of the selected flowed text changes width/height of the frame.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock width, height, or ratio of frame</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the corner handle with Ctrl resizes the frame preserving either width, or height, or ratio.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Flowed text (external frame)</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+W</span></td><td><span class="action">flow text into frame</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">With a text object and a shape/path selected, this flows text into the shape/path.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Both remain separate objects, but are linked; editing the shape/path causes the text to reflow.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+W</span></td><td><span class="action">unflow text from frame</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This cuts the flowed text's link to the shape/path, producing a single-line regular text object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select external frame</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To find out which object is the frame of this flowed text, select it and press Shift+D. The frame will be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Text on path</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select path</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To find out which path this text is put on, select it and press Shift+D. The path will be selected.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Editing text</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To type + and - characters, use the main keyboard; keypad + and - are reserved for zoom (unless NumLock is on).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">start a new line or paragraph</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Enter in regular text creates new line; in flowed text it creates a new paragraph</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+U</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle Unicode entry</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To insert an arbitrary Unicode character, type Ctrl+U, then the hexadecimal code point, then Enter.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For example, Ctrl+U 2 0 1 4 Enter inserts an em-dash.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To stay in Unicode mode after inserting the character, press Space instead of Enter.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Press Esc or another Ctrl+U to cancel Unicode mode without inserting the character.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Space</span></td><td><span class="action">insert no-break space</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">A no-break space is visible even in a text object without xml:space="preserve".</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Selecting text</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select text</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">select text by character</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">select text by word</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Home</span>,
<span class="key">Shift+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+Home</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select word</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">clickclickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select line</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all text</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects the entire text of the current text object.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Styling selection</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+B</span></td><td><span class="action">make selection bold</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+I</span></td><td><span class="action">make selection italic</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Also, you can use the Text&Font or Fill&Stroke dialogs to assign any style to text selection.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Letter spacing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands (only when editing text) adjust letter spacing in the current line (regular text) or paragraph (flowed text).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Line spacing</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object taller by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object taller by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object shorter by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object shorter by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands (only when editing text) adjust line spacing in the entire text object (regular or flowed).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Kerning and shifting</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">shift characters by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">shift characters by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands work when editing a regular text object. Kerning does not work in flowed text.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">With no selection, they shift (horizontally or vertically) the characters after the cursor until the end of line.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">With selection, they shift the selection relative to the rest of text (by inserting opposite kerns at both ends of selection).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4>Rotating</h4></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Ctrl+[</span>,
<span class="key">Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 90 degrees</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
<span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands rotate the next character (without selection) or all characters in the selection (with selection).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Rotation only works in regular text (not flowed text).</span></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
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