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Ctrl+N

New Document

Creates a new document.

💡 Hint: New

Ctrl+O

Open File...

Opens a document.

💡 Hint: Open

Ctrl+S

Save

Saves the document.

💡 Hint: Save

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save As...

Saves the document with a specific name.

💡 Hint: Shift + Save As

Ctrl+I

Import

Imports a file into the document.

💡 Hint: Import

Ctrl+Shift+E

Export PNG Image...

Opens the dialog to export PNG images.

💡 Hint: Shift + Export

Ctrl+P

Prints the document.

💡 Hint: Print

Ctrl+Shift+D

Document Properties

Opens the Document Properties dialog.

💡 Hint: Document Properties

Ctrl+Shift+P

Inkscape Preferences

Opens the Inkscape Preferences dialog.

💡 Hint: Preferences

Ctrl+F4 → Ctrl+W

Close Document

Closes the current document.

💡 Hint: Close (W/F4)

Alt+F4 → Ctrl+Q

Quit

Quits Inkscape.

💡 Hint: Alt + F4 / Quit

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo

Redoes the last action.

💡 Hint: Shift + Zedo

Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste In Place

Pastes clipboard contents in place.

💡 Hint: Paste In Place

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste Style

Pastes style from clipboard.

💡 Hint: Style

Ctrl+D

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected object.

💡 Hint: Duplicate

Alt+D

Create Clone

Creates a clone of the selected object.

💡 Hint: Clone

Shift+Alt+D

Unlink Clone

Unlinks the clone from its original.

💡 Hint: Shift + Alt + Detach

Shift+D

Select Original

Selects the original object of a clone.

💡 Hint: Original

Alt+B

Create Bitmap Copy

Creates a bitmap copy of the selected object.

💡 Hint: Bitmap

Alt+I

Make Tiled Clones

Creates tiled clones of the object.

💡 Hint: Tiled

Shift+Alt+I

Release Tiled Clones

Releases tiled clones back to objects.

💡 Hint: Release

Ctrl+Alt+A

Select All Objects in All Layers

Selects all objects in all layers.

💡 Hint: All layers

Invert Selection

Inverts the current selection.

💡 Hint: Invert

Ctrl+Shift+X

XML Editor

Opens the XML Editor dialog.

💡 Hint: XML Editor

Ctrl+Up

Scroll Canvas Up

Scrolls the canvas up.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Up

Ctrl+Down

Scroll Canvas Down

Scrolls the canvas down.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Down

Ctrl+Left

Scroll Canvas Left

Scrolls the canvas left.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Left

Ctrl+Right

Scroll Canvas Right

Scrolls the canvas right.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Right

Zoom 1:1

Zooms to 100%.

💡 Hint: 1

Zoom 1:2

Zooms to 200%.

💡 Hint: 2

Zoom to Selection

Zooms to fit the selected objects.

💡 Hint: 3

Zoom to Drawing

Zooms to fit the entire drawing.

💡 Hint: 4

Zoom to Page

Zooms to fit the page in the window.

💡 Hint: 5

6 → Ctrl+E

Zoom to Page Width

Zooms to fit page width.

💡 Hint: 6 / Ctrl + E

Zoom Previous

Returns to previous zoom level.

💡 Hint: ` = previous

Shift+`

Zoom Next

Moves to next zoom level.

💡 Hint: Shift + `

Shift++

Zoom In

Zooms in.

💡 Hint: + means zoom in

Zoom Out

Zooms out.

💡 Hint: - means zoom out

Ctrl+>

Zoom Selection 200%

Zooms the selection to 200%.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + >

Ctrl+<

Zoom Selection 50%

Zooms the selection to 50%.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + <

Alt+>

Zoom Selection In by 1px

Zooms the selection by 1 pixel in.

💡 Hint: Alt + >

Alt+<

Zoom Selection Out by 1px

Zooms the selection by 1 pixel out.

💡 Hint: Alt + <

Ctrl+R

Toggle Rulers

Toggles rulers on and off.

💡 Hint: Rulers

Ctrl+B

Toggle Scrollbars

Toggles scrollbars on/off.

💡 Hint: Bars

F12

Toggle Dialog Visibility

Toggles visibility of all dialogs.

💡 Hint: Dialog

Toggle Grid

Toggles grid on/off.

💡 Hint: # = Grid

| → Shift+|

Toggle Guides

Toggles guides display and snap.

💡 Hint: Guides

F11

Toggle Full Screen

Toggles full screen mode.

💡 Hint: Fullscreen

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Previous Window

Switches to previous document window.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Ctrl+Tab

Next Window

Switches to next document window.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Tab

Shift+PageUp

Move Selection to Upper Layer

Moves selection to the layer above.

💡 Hint: Shift + PageUp

Shift+PageDown

Move Selection to Lower Layer

Moves selection to the layer below.

💡 Hint: Shift + PageDown

Ctrl+Shift+PageUp

Move Layer Up

Moves current layer up.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + PageUp

Ctrl+Shift+PageDown

Move Layer Down

Moves current layer down.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + PageDown

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Move Layer to Top

Moves current layer to the top.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + Home

Ctrl+Shift+End

Move Layer to Bottom

Moves current layer to the bottom.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + End

Ctrl+Shift+F

Show Fill and Stroke

Opens the Fill and Stroke dialog.

💡 Hint: Fill Stroke

Ctrl+Shift+W

Show Swatches

Opens the Swatches dialog.

💡 Hint: Watches

Ctrl+Shift+O

Show Object Properties

Opens the Object Properties dialog.

💡 Hint: Object Properties

Ctrl+G

Group

Groups selected objects.

💡 Hint: Group

Ctrl+U

Ungroup

Ungroups all selected groups.

💡 Hint: UnGroup

PageUp

Raise

Raises selection one step up.

💡 Hint: PageUp

PageDown

Lower

Lowers selection one step down.

💡 Hint: PageDown

Home

To Top

Moves selection to top.

💡 Hint: Home

End

To Bottom

Moves selection to bottom.

💡 Hint: End

]

Rotate Selection Right

Rotates selection to the right by the set increment.

💡 Hint: ] = right turn

[

Rotate Selection Left

Rotates selection to the left by the set increment.

💡 Hint: [ = left turn

Ctrl+]

Rotate Selection 90° Right

Rotates selection 90° to the right.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + ]

Ctrl+[

Rotate Selection 90° Left

Rotates selection 90° to the left.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + [

Alt+]

Rotate Selection 1px Right

Rotates selection 1px to the right.

💡 Hint: Alt + ]

Alt+[

Rotate Selection 1px Left

Rotates selection 1px to the left.

💡 Hint: Alt + [

Flip Horizontal

Flips selection horizontally.

💡 Hint: Horizontal

Flip Vertical

Flips selection vertically.

💡 Hint: Vertical

Ctrl+Shift+M

Show Transform

Opens the Transform dialog.

💡 Hint: Move/Scale/Rotate

Ctrl+Shift+A

Show Align and Distribute

Opens the Align and Distribute dialog.

💡 Hint: Align

Shift+Up → Shift+Down → Shift+Left → Shift+Right

Move Selection by Large Step

Moves the selection by the large step (default 10px) with Shift + arrow keys.

💡 Hint: Shift + arrow = large move

Alt+Up → Alt+Down → Alt+Left → Alt+Right

Move Selection by 1px

Moves the selection by 1 pixel with Alt + arrow keys.

💡 Hint: Alt + arrow = 1px move

Shift+Alt+Up → Shift+Alt+Down → Shift+Alt+Left → Shift+Alt+Right

Move Selection by Large Step Precisely

Moves the selection by the large step (10px) precisely with Shift + Alt + arrow keys.

💡 Hint: Shift+Alt+arrow = precise large move

Ctrl+Shift+C

Object to Path

Converts selected objects to paths.

💡 Hint: Convert to path

Ctrl+Alt+C

Stroke to Path

Converts stroke to a path.

💡 Hint: Capture stroke

Shift+Alt+B

Trace Bitmap

Opens the Trace Bitmap dialog.

💡 Hint: Bitmap trace

Ctrl++

Union

Unions selected paths.

💡 Hint: Union

Ctrl+-

Difference

Subtracts the top path from the bottom path.

💡 Hint: Difference

Ctrl+*

Intersection

Intersects selected paths.

💡 Hint: Intersection

Ctrl+^

Exclusion

Creates an exclusion (XOR) of selected paths.

💡 Hint: Exclusion

Ctrl+/

Division

Divides selected paths.

💡 Hint: Division

Ctrl+Alt+/

Cut Path

Cuts the path at intersections.

💡 Hint: Cut Path

Ctrl+K

Combine

Combines selected paths.

💡 Hint: Combine

Ctrl+Shift+K

Break Apart

Breaks apart selected paths.

💡 Hint: Kick apart

Ctrl+(

Inset

Insets paths inwards.

💡 Hint: Inset

Ctrl+)

Outset

Outsets paths outwards.

💡 Hint: Outset

Ctrl+J

Dynamic Offset

Creates a dynamic offset.

💡 Hint: Dynamic

Ctrl+Alt+J

Linked Offset

Creates a linked offset.

💡 Hint: Linked

Ctrl+L

Simplify

Simplifies selected paths.

💡 Hint: Loosen details

Ctrl+Shift+T

Show Text and Font

Opens the Text and Font dialog.

💡 Hint: Text/Font

Alt+W

Flow Text into Frame

Flows text into a path frame.

💡 Hint: Word flow

Shift+Alt+W

Remove Flow

Removes flow from text.

💡 Hint: Withdraw flow

Shift+L

Make Line

Converts selected nodes to lines.

💡 Hint: Line

Shift+K

Make Curve

Converts selected nodes to curves.

💡 Hint: Curve

Shift+C

Make Cusp

Converts selected nodes to cusps.

💡 Hint: Cusp

Shift+S

Make Smooth

Converts selected nodes to smooth.

💡 Hint: Smooth

Shift+Y

Make Symmetric

Converts selected nodes to symmetric.

💡 Hint: Y symmetry

Shift+J

Join Selected Nodes

Joins selected nodes.

💡 Hint: Join

Shift+B

Break Selected Nodes

Breaks selected nodes.

💡 Hint: Break

Ins

Insert New Nodes

Inserts new nodes.

💡 Hint: Insert

Shift+D

Duplicate Selected Nodes

Duplicates selected nodes.

💡 Hint: Duplicate

Reverse Path Direction

Reverses the direction of the path.

💡 Hint: Reverse

F1 → S

Select and Transform Tool

Activates the select and transform tool.

💡 Hint: Select

F2 → N

Node Tool

Activates the node editing tool.

💡 Hint: Node

F3 → Z

Zoom Tool

Activates the zoom tool.

💡 Hint: Zoom

F4 → R

Rectangle Tool

Activates the rectangle tool.

💡 Hint: Rectangle

F5 → E

Ellipse and Arc Tool

Activates the ellipse and arc tool.

💡 Hint: Ellipse

F6 → P

Freehand Draw Tool

Activates the freehand drawing tool.

💡 Hint: Pencil

Shift+F6 → B

Pen (Bezier) Tool

Activates the pen (Bezier) tool.

💡 Hint: Bezier

Ctrl+F6 → C

Calligraphy Tool

Activates the calligraphy tool.

💡 Hint: Calligraphy

Ctrl+F1 → G

Gradient Tool

Activates the gradient tool.

💡 Hint: Gradient

F8 → T

Text Tool

Activates the text tool.

💡 Hint: Text

F7 → D

Dropper Tool

Activates the color dropper tool.

💡 Hint: Dropper

F9 → I

Spiral Tool

Activates the spiral tool.

💡 Hint: Spiral

Shift+F9 → *

Star/Polygon Tool

Activates the star and polygon tool.

💡 Hint: Star