AutoCAD Shortcut Keys

I have often forgotten some of those obscure Shortcut keys...

So here is a list...

CTRL+A - Selects ALL objects in drawing
CTRL+B - Toggles Snap
CTRL+C - Copies objects to Clipboard
CTRL+D - Toggles coordinate display
CTRL+E - Cycles through isometric planes
CTRL+F - Toggles running object snaps
CTRL+G - Toggles Grid
CTRL+H - Toggles PICKSTYLE on/off
CTRL+J - Executes last command
CTRL+L - Toggles Ortho mode
CTRL+N - Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O - Opens existing drawing
CTRL+P - Prints current drawing
CTRL+R - Cycles layout viewports
CTRL+S - Saves current drawing
CTRL+T - Toggles Tablet mode
CTRL+V - Pastes data from Clipboard
CTRL+X - Cuts objects to Clipboard
CTRL+Y - Repeats last action
CTRL+Z - Reverses last action
CTRL+[ - Cancels current command - forget this - use escape key
CTRL+\ - Cancels current command - forget this - use escape key
F1 - Displays Help
F2 - Toggles text window on/off
F3 - Toggles OSNAP
F4 - Toggles TABMODE
F5 - Toggles ISOPLANE
F6 - Toggles COORDS
F7 - Toggles GRIDMODE
F8 - Toggles ORTHOMODE
F9 - Toggles SNAPMODE

CTRL+0 - Clean Screen
CTRL+1 - Properties
CTRL+2 - Design Center
CTRL+3 - Tool Palettes Window
CTRL+4 - Sheet Set Manager
CTRL+5 - Info Palette
CTRL+6 - dbConnect
CTRL+7 - Markup Set Manager
CTRL+8 - QuickCalc
CTRL+9 - Command Line

Acad2004/2005/2006 default Combo Short-cuts

Keys for navigating records

Navigate in Design view
To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode : F2
To switch to the property sheet (Design view in forms and reports in databases and Access projects) : F4
To switch to Form view from form Design view : F5
To switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of the Advanced Filter/Sort window only) : F6
To switch to the Code Builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet) : F7
Invokes the field list in a form, report , or data access page. If field list is already open, moves focus to field list : F8
To switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view : SHIFT+F7
To switch from a control's property sheet in form or report Design view to the design surface without changing the control focus : SHIFT+F7
To display a property sheet in Design view : ALT+ENTER
To open the selected form in Form view : ENTER or ALT+O
To open the selected table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view : CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D
With focus set to a section, will move the focus to a subsection : CTRL+TAB
To add a control to a section : SHIFT+ENTER
To copy the selected control to the Clipboard : CTRL+C
To cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard : CTRL+X
To paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section : CTRL+V To move the selected control to the right by a pixel along the page's grid : RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left by a pixel along the page’s grid : LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up by a pixel along the page’s grid : UP ARROW
To move the selected control down by a pixel along the page’s grid : DOWN ARROW
To move the selected control to the right by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+UP ARROW
To move the selected control down by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To increase the width of the selected control (to the right) by a pixel : SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To decrease the width of the selected control (to the left) by a pixel :SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To decrease the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel : SHIFT+UP ARROW
To increase the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel : SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To move the focus from the page design surface to the address/subject dialog box when sending a page as an e-mail : SHIFT+TAB
To move the focus from the Field List or Data Outline back to the data access page design surface : ESC
Navigate in Datasheet view
To move to the Record number box then type the record number and press ENTER : F5
To move to the next field : TAB or RIGHT ARROW
To move to the last field in the current record, in Navigation mode : END
To move to the previous field : SHIFT+TAB, or LEFT ARROW
To move to the first field in the current record, in Navigation mode : HOME
To move to the current field in the next record : DOWN ARROW
To move to the current field in the last record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To move to the last field in the last record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+END
To move to the current field in the previous record : UP ARROW
To move to the current field in the first record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+UP ARROW
To move to the first field in the first record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+HOME
To go down one screen : PAGE DOWN
To go up one screen : PAGE UP
To go right one screen : CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To go left one screen : CTRL+PAGE UP
Navigate in subdatasheets
From the datasheet to expand the record’s subdatasheet : CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To collapse the subdatasheet : CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
To enter the subdatasheet from the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
TAB
To enter the subdatasheet from the first field of the following record in the datasheet
SHIFT+TAB
To exit the subdatasheet and move to the first field of the next record in the datasheet
CTRL+TAB
To exit the subdatasheet and move to the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
From the last field in the subdatasheet to enter the next field in the datasheet
TAB
From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the next record in the datasheet
DOWN ARROW
From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the previous record in the datasheet
UP ARROW
Note : You can navigate between fields and records in a subdatasheet with the same shortcut keys used in Datasheet view
Navigate in Print Preview and Layout Preview
To open the Print dialog box
P or CTRL+P
To open the Page Setup dialog box
S
To zoom in or out on a part of the page
Z
To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
C or ESC
To move to the page number box; then type the page number and press ENTER
F5
To view the next page (when Fit To Window is selected)
PAGE DOWN or DOWN ARROW
To view the previous page (when Fit To Window is selected)
PAGE UP or UP ARROW
To scroll down in small increments
DOWN ARROW
To scroll down one full screen
PAGE DOWN
To move to the bottom of the page
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To scroll up in small increments
UP ARROW
To scroll up one full screen
PAGE UP
To move to the top of the page
CTRL+UP ARROW
To scroll to the right in small increments
RIGHT ARROW
To move to the right edge of the page
END or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move to the lower-right corner of the page
CTRL+END
To scroll to the left in small increments
LEFT ARROW
To move to the left edge of the page
HOME or CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move to the upper-left corner of the page
CTRL+HOME

Keys for working with text and data

Selecting text in a field
To extend one character to the right
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To extend one word to the right
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To extend one character to the left
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To extend one word to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Selecting a field or record
Note : To cancel a selection, use the opposite arrow key.
To select the next field
TAB
To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode
F2
To switch between selecting the current record and the first field of the current record, in Navigation mode
SHIFT+SPACEBAR
To extend selection to the previous record, if the current record is selected
SHIFT+UP ARROW
To extend selection to the next record, if the current record is selected
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To select all records
CTRL+A or CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
To turn on Extend mode (EXT appears in the lower-right corner of the window); pressing F8 repeatedly extends the selection to the word, the field, the record (in Datasheet view only), and all records
F8
To extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To extend a selection to adjacent rows in Datasheet view
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
To undo the previous extension
SHIFT+F8
To cancel Extend mode
ESC
To select the current column or cancel the column selection, in Navigation mode only
CTRL+SPACEBAR
To select the column to the right, if the current column is selected
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To select the column to the left, if the current column is selected
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To turn on Move mode; then press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key to move selected column(s) to the right or left
CTRL+SHIFT+F8
Edit text and data
Note : If the insertion point isn't visible, press F2 to display it.
To move it one character to the right
RIGHT ARROW
To move it one word to the right
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move it one character to the left
LEFT ARROW
To move it one word to the left
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move it to the end of the field, in single-line fields
END
To move it to the end of the field, in multiple-line fields
CTRL+END
To move it to the beginning of the field, in single-line fields
HOME
To move it to the beginning of the field, in multiple-line fields
CTRL+HOME
To copy the selection to the Clipboard
CTRL+C
To cut the selection and copy it to the Clipboard
CTRL+X
To paste the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point
CTRL+V
To delete the selection or the character to the left of the insertion point
BACKSPACE
To delete the selection or the character to the right of the insertion point
DELETE
To delete all characters to the right of the insertion point
CTRL+DELETE
To undo typing
CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
To insert the current date
CTRL+SEMICOLON (;)
To insert the current time
CTRL+SHIFT+COLON (:)
To insert the default value for a field
CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
To insert the value from the same field in the previous record
CTRL+APOSTROPHE (')
To add a new record
CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+)
To delete the current record
CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-)
To save changes to the current record
SHIFT+ENTER
To switch between the values in a check box or option button
SPACEBAR
To insert a new line
CTRL+ENTER
To recalculate the fields in the window
F9
To requery the underlying tables; in a subform, this requeries the underlying table for the subform only
SHIFT+F9
Refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box
F9

Database window shortcut keys

To rename a selected object
F2
To move down one line
DOWN ARROW
To move down one window
PAGE DOWN
To move to the last object
END
To move up one line
UP ARROW
To move up one window
PAGE UP
To move to the first object
HOME
To cycle through the Objects bar top to bottom
CTRL+TAB
To cycle through the Objects bar bottom to top
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
To open the selected table or query in Datasheet view, or form in Form view
ENTER or ALT+O
To open the selected report in Print Preview
ENTER
To open the selected data access page in Page view
ENTER
To run the selected macro
ENTER
To open the selected table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view
CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D
To create a new table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module
ALT+N
To refresh the Database window
F5
To display the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor
CTRL+G
To show the shortcut menu
SHIFT+F10
To make the menu bar active
F10
To show the program icon menu (on the program title bar)
ALT+SPACEBAR
With the menu or submenu is visible, to select the next or previous command
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
To select the menu to the left or right; or, when a submenu is visible, to switch between the main menu and the submenu
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To select the first or last command on the menu or submenu
HOME or END
To close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
ALT
To close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, to close the submenu only
ESC
To select the next or previous toolbar
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
When a toolbar is active, to select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar
TAB or SHIFT+TAB
When a menu on a toolbar is selected, to open the menu
ENTER
When a button is selected, to perform the action assigned to a button
ENTER
To switch to the next program
ALT+TAB
To switch to the previous program
ALT+SHIFT+TAB
To show the Windows Start menu
CTRL+ESC
To close the active database window
CTRL+W
To switch to the next database window
CTRL+F6
To switch to the previous database window
CTRL+SHIFT+F6
To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
ENTER
To switch to the next tab in a dialog box
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To switch to the previous tab in a dialog box
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP
To move to the next option or option group
TAB
To move to the previous option or option group
SHIFT+TAB
To move between options in the selected drop-down list box, or to move between some options in a group of options
Arrow keys
To perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the check box
SPACEBAR
To move to the option by the first letter in the option name in a drop-down list box
Letter key for the first letter in the option name you want (when a drop-down list box is selected)
To select the option, or to select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the option name
ALT+letter key
To open the selected drop-down list box
ALT+DOWN ARROW
To close the selected drop-down list box
ESC
To perform the action assigned to the default button in the dialog box
ENTER
To cancel the command and close the dialog box
ESC
To close a dialog box
ALT+F4
To move to the beginning of the entry
HOME
To move to the end of the entry
END
To move one character to the left or right
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To move one word to the left or right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
SHIFT+HOME
To select from the insertion point to the end of the entry
SHIFT+END
To select one character to the left
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select one character to the right
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To select one word to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select one word to the right
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous folder ()
ALT+1
Open the folder up one level from the open folder
(Up One Level button)
ALT+2
Close the dialog box, and open your World Wide WebWorld Wide Web search page (Search the Web button)
ALT+3
Delete the selected folder or file (Delete button )
ALT+4
Create a new subfolder in the open folder
(Create New Folder button)
ALT+5
Switch between List, Details, Properties, and Preview views
ALT+6
Show the Tools menu (Tools button)
ALT+7
Send the active database object as an e-mail message
ALT+F+D+A
Open the Address Book
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Check the names in the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes against the Address Book
ALT+K
Select the next box in the e-mail header or the body of the message when the last box in the e-mail header is active
TAB
Select the previous field or button in the e-mail header
SHIFT+TAB

Global Access shortcut keys

To open a new database
CTRL+N
To open an existing database
CTRL+O
To quit Microsoft Access
ALT+F4
To print the current or selected object
CTRL+P
To open the Print dialog box
P or CTRL+P
To open the Page Setup dialog box
S
To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
C or ESC
To save a database object
CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2
To open the Save As dialog box
F12 or ALT+F2
To open a combo box
F4 or ALT+DOWN ARROW
To move down one line
DOWN ARROW
To move down one page
PAGE DOWN
To move up one line
UP ARROW
To move up one page
PAGE UP
To exit the combo box or list box
TAB
To open the Find tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
CTRL+F
To open the Replace tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
CTRL+H
To find the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find and Replace dialog box when the dialog box is closed (Datasheet view and Form view only)
SHIFT+F4
To switch to the property sheet (Design view in forms and reports in databases and Access projects)
F4
To switch to Form view from form Design view
F5
To switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of tables, macros, and queries and the Advanced Filter/Sort window only)
F6
To switch to the Code Builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet)
F7
To switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view
SHIFT+F7
To open property sheet for a selected object
ALT+V+P
To add a control to a section
SHIFT+ENTER
To copy the selected control to the Clipboard
CTRL+C
To cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard
CTRL+X
To paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section
CTRL+V
To move the selected control to the right
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up
CTRL+UP ARROW
To move the selected control down
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To increase the height of the selected control
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To increase the width of the selected control
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To reduce the height of the selected control
SHIFT+UP ARROW
To reduce the width of the selected control
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To bring the Database window to the front
F11
To cycle between open windows
CTRL+F6
To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
ENTER
To turn on Resize mode for the active window when it’s not maximized; press the arrow keys to resize the window
CTRL+F8
To display the Control menu
ALT+SPACEBAR
To display the shortcut menu
SHIFT+F10
To close the active window
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
To switch between the Visual Basic Editor and the previous active window
ALT+F11
To switch to the Microsoft Script Editor from the previous active window
ALT+SHIFT+F11

Keyboard shortcuts for windows

Useful shortcuts
Start + M: Minimizes all open windows
Start + Shift + M: Maximizes All Windows
Start + E: Runs Windows Explorer
Start + R: Open the RUN Dialog Box
Start + F: Open the Search Results Dialog box
Start + CTRL + F: Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog Box (if the computer is connected to a network)
Start + Pause (Break): Opens the System Properties Dialog Box
Windows System Key Combinations
F1: Help
CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu
ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT + F4: Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows Program Key Combinations
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + V: Paste
CTRL + Z: Undo
CTRL + B: Bold
CTRL + U: Underline
CTRL + I: Italic

Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT + double click: Displays properties
SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General Keyboard-Only Commands
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT + F10: Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item
(this is the same as right clicking an object)
CTRL + ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL + ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT +- (ALT + hyphen) : Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT + underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT + F4: Closes the current window
CTRL + F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program
ALT + F6: switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window

Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a selected object
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + V: Paste
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File: Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut: Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General Folder/Shortcut Control
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL + G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL + Z: Undo the last command
CTRL + A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer Tree Control
Numeric Keypad: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad - : Collapses the current selection
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties Control
CTRL + TAB/CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times: Toggles sticky keys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles Filter Keys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles Toggle Keys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles Mouse Keys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
Windows Logo + R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo + M: Minimize all
SHIFT + Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo + F1: Help
Windows Logo + E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo + F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo + D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL + Windows Logo + F: Find computer
CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo + TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo + Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed
Windows Logo + L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo + P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo + C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo + V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo + K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo + I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo + A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo + SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo + S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item.