CorelDRAW – Common Keyboard Shortcuts
File Operations
- Ctrl + N – New document
- Ctrl + O – Open document
- Ctrl + S – Save
- Ctrl + P – Print
- Ctrl + E – Export
- Ctrl + I – Import
Edit & Object Operations
- Ctrl + A – Select all
- Ctrl + C – Copy
- Ctrl + V – Paste
- Ctrl + X – Cut
- Ctrl + D – Duplicate
- Ctrl + Z – Undo
- Ctrl + Q – Convert to Curves
- Ctrl + K – Break Apart
- Ctrl + L – Combine
- Ctrl + G – Group
- Ctrl + U – Ungroup
Text Formatting
- Ctrl + B – Bold (Text)
- Ctrl + T – Character Formatting / Format Text
- Alt + F12 – Align Text to Baseline
View & Display
- F1 – CorelDRAW Help
- F2 – Zoom Tool
- F3 – Zoom Out (Reduce view size)
- F4 – Fit Drawing in Window
- F9 – Full Screen Preview
Drawing & Shape Tools
- F5 – Freehand Tool
- F6 – Rectangle Tool
- F7 – Ellipse Tool
- F8 – Text Tool
- F10 – Shape Tool
- I – Artistic Media Tool
- F11 – Fountain Fill
Alignment Shortcuts
(Use after selecting objects)
- L – Align Left
- R – Align Right
- T – Align Top
- B – Align Bottom
- E – Align Centers Horizontally
- C – Align Centers Vertically
- P – Center to Page
Arrange Order
- Ctrl + PgDn – Back One (Move object backward one level)
Image Adjustments
- Ctrl + B – Brightness / Contrast / Intensity
- Ctrl + Shift + B – Color Balance
Interface & Panels
- Ctrl + Enter – Bring up Property Bar and focus first editable field
Notes & Clarifications
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Ctrl + B is context-sensitive:
- Text selected → Bold
- Image selected → Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
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Alignment shortcuts (L, R, T, B, C, E, P) work when the Pick Tool is active.