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17 </style></head><body><h1>Inkscape keyboard and mouse reference</h1><h2>Version 0.48</h2><p>This document describes the default keyboard and mouse shortcuts of Inkscape, corresponding to the
18 share/keys/default.xml file in Inkscape distribution. Most (but not all) of these keys
19 are configurable by the user; see the default.xml file for details on how to do that.</p><p>Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are
20 supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. If you have a new shortcut
21 idea, please contact the developers (by writing to the <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel">devel mailing list</a>
22 or by <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape">submitting an
23 RFE</a>).</p><p class="contents"><span class="contents-title">Contents:</span> <a class="contents-section" href="#id2403357">Tools</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2403835">Dialogs</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2403841">Open</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404011">Toggle visibility</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404033">Within a dialog</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404152">Controls bar</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2404159">Access</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404180">Navigate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404213">Change values</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404290">Canvas</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2404297">Zoom</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404390">Preset zooms</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404448">Zoom history</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404476">Scroll (pan)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404546">Guides, grids, snapping</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2404660">Display mode</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404679">Palette</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404751">File</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404847">Window</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2404968">Layers</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2405074">Object</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2405081">Undo/redo</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405116">Clipboard</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405209">Duplicate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405229">Clone</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405288">Bitmaps</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405329">Patterns</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405364">Group</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405410">Z-order</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2405459">Path</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2405466">Convert to path</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405493">Boolean operations</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405594">Offsets</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405710">Combine</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405756">Simplify</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2405792">Selector</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2405798">Select (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405855">Rubberband, touch selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2405922">Select (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406049">Select within group, select under</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406173">Move (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406256">Move (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406309">Transform (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406343">Scale by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406399">Scale (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406499">Rotate/skew by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406542">Rotate (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406602">Flip</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406630">Rotation center</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406678">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2406704">Node tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2406711">Select objects (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406749">Select nodes (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406807">Rubberband selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406846">Select nodes (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2406944">Grow/shrink node selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407016">Move nodes (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407139">Move nodes (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407192">Move node handle (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407257">Scale handle (1 node selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407366">Rotate handle (1 node selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407453">Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407536">Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407588">Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407623">Change segment(s)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407652">Change node type</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407720">Join/break</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407758">Delete, create, duplicate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407870">Reverse</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407899">Edit shapes</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407916">Edit fills and path effects</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2407928">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2407954">Tweak tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2407961">Operation</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408010">Modes</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408198">Parameters</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2408249">Rectangle tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2408256">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408298">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408351">Resize by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408385">Round corners by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2408444">3D box tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2408450">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408474">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408522">Edit by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408566">Edit perspectives</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2408668">Ellipse tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2408680">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408747">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408800">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2408858">Star tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2408865">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408892">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2408945">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409011">Spiral tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2409018">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409046">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409098">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409205">Zoom tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409241">Pencil tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2409296">Create dots</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409338">Pen (Bezier) tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2409345">Create nodes</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409417">Move last node</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409475">Create/modify segments</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409518">Create dots</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409560">Finish</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409597">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409633">Calligraphy tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409744">Paint Bucket</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2409838">Gradient tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2409845">Select objects</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409878">Create gradients</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409912">Select handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2409990">Create/delete intermediate stops</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410060">Move handles/stops</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410161">Reverse</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410185">Gradient editor</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2410207">Dropper tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2410309">Text tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2410315">Select/create</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410354">Navigate in text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410450">Flowed text (internal frame)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410498">Flowed text (external frame)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410553">Text on path</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410573">Edit text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410645">Select text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410770">Style selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410802">Letter spacing</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410859">Line spacing</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410920">Kerning and shifting</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2410967">Rotate</a><span class="contents-section"></span></p><center><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"><tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2403357"></a><h1>Tools</h1></td></tr>
26 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F1</span>,
27 <span class="key">s</span></td><td><span class="action">Selector</span></td></tr>
28 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Space</span></td><td><span class="action">Selector (temporary)</span></td></tr>
29 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Space switches to the Selector tool temporarily; another Space switches back.</span></td></tr>
30 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When the "Left mouse button pans when Space is pressed" option is on in Preferences, Space+mouse drag pans canvas instead of switching to Selector.</span></td></tr>
31 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F2</span>,
32 <span class="key">n</span></td><td><span class="action">Node tool</span></td></tr>
33 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F2</span>,
34 <span class="key">w</span></td><td><span class="action">Tweak tool</span></td></tr>
35 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F3</span>,
36 <span class="key">z</span></td><td><span class="action">Zoom tool</span></td></tr>
37 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F4</span>,
38 <span class="key">r</span></td><td><span class="action">Rectangle tool</span></td></tr>
39 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F4</span>,
40 <span class="key">x</span></td><td><span class="action">3D box tool</span></td></tr>
41 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F5</span>,
42 <span class="key">e</span></td><td><span class="action">Ellipse/arc tool</span></td></tr>
43 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F9</span>,
44 <span class="key">*</span></td><td><span class="action">Star tool</span></td></tr>
45 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F9</span>,
46 <span class="key">i</span></td><td><span class="action">Spiral tool</span></td></tr>
47 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F6</span>,
48 <span class="key">p</span></td><td><span class="action">Pencil (Freehand) tool</span></td></tr>
49 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F6</span>,
50 <span class="key">b</span></td><td><span class="action">Pen (Bezier) tool</span></td></tr>
51 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F6</span>,
52 <span class="key">c</span></td><td><span class="action">Calligraphy tool</span></td></tr>
53 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F8</span>,
54 <span class="key">t</span></td><td><span class="action">Text tool</span></td></tr>
55 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F3</span>,
56 <span class="key">a</span></td><td><span class="action">Spray tool</span></td></tr>
57 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+E</span></td><td><span class="action">Eraser tool</span></td></tr>
58 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F7</span>,
59 <span class="key">u</span></td><td><span class="action">Paint Bucket tool</span></td></tr>
60 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F1</span>,
61 <span class="key">g</span></td><td><span class="action">Gradient tool</span></td></tr>
62 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F7</span>,
63 <span class="key">d</span></td><td><span class="action">Dropper tool</span></td></tr>
64 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F2</span>,
65 <span class="key">o</span></td><td><span class="action">Connector tool</span></td></tr>
66 <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>
68 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2403835"></a><h1>Dialogs</h1></td></tr>
70 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2403841"></a>Open</h4></td></tr>
71 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+F</span></td><td><span class="action">Fill and Stroke</span></td></tr>
72 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">Swatches</span></td></tr>
73 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+T</span></td><td><span class="action">Text and Font</span></td></tr>
74 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+M</span></td><td><span class="action">Transform</span></td></tr>
75 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+L</span></td><td><span class="action">Layers</span></td></tr>
76 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">Align and Distribute</span></td></tr>
77 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+O</span></td><td><span class="action">Object Properties</span></td></tr>
78 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+H</span></td><td><span class="action">Undo History</span></td></tr>
79 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+X</span></td><td><span class="action">XML Editor</span></td></tr>
80 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+D</span></td><td><span class="action">Document Preferences</span></td></tr>
81 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+P</span></td><td><span class="action">Inkscape Preferences</span></td></tr>
82 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+E</span></td><td><span class="action">Export to PNG</span></td></tr>
83 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F</span></td><td><span class="action">Find</span></td></tr>
84 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">Trace Bitmap</span></td></tr>
85 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+7</span></td><td><span class="action">Path Effects</span></td></tr>
86 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+K</span></td><td><span class="action">Check Spelling</span></td></tr>
87 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These shortcuts open a new dialog window if it wasn't open yet, otherwise the corresponding dialog gets focus.</span></td></tr>
91 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404011"></a>Toggle visibility</h4></td></tr>
92 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F12</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle dialogs</span></td></tr>
93 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again.</span></td></tr>
97 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404033"></a>Within a dialog</h4></td></tr>
98 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">return to the canvas</span></td></tr>
99 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
100 <span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close the dialog</span></td></tr>
101 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to next widget</span></td></tr>
102 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to previous widget</span></td></tr>
103 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">set the new value</span></td></tr>
104 <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>
105 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">in XML Editor, set the attr value</span></td></tr>
106 <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>
107 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Space</span>,
108 <span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">activate current button or list</span></td></tr>
109 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+PgUp</span>,
110 <span class="key">Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs</span></td></tr>
112 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404152"></a><h1>Controls bar</h1></td></tr>
115 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404159"></a>Access</h4></td></tr>
116 <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>
117 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+X</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to the first editable field</span></td></tr>
121 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404180"></a>Navigate</h4></td></tr>
122 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to next field</span></td></tr>
123 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">jump to previous field</span></td></tr>
124 <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>
128 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404213"></a>Change values</h4></td></tr>
129 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
130 <span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 0.1</span></td></tr>
131 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
132 <span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 5.0</span></td></tr>
133 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">accept the new value</span></td></tr>
134 <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>
135 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel changes, return to canvas</span></td></tr>
136 <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>
137 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel changes</span></td></tr>
138 <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>
141 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404290"></a><h1>Canvas</h1></td></tr>
144 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404297"></a>Zoom</h4></td></tr>
145 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">=</span>,
146 <span class="key">+</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
147 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">-</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
148 <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>
149 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">middle click</span>,
150 <span class="key">Ctrl+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
151 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+middle click</span>,
152 <span class="key">Shift+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
153 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in or out</span></td></tr>
154 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When the "Mouse wheel zooms by default" option is on in Preferences, Ctrl+wheel scrolls instead of zooming. To zoom, use wheel without Ctrl.</span></td></tr>
155 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+middle button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom into the area</span></td></tr>
156 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">activate zoom field</span></td></tr>
157 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The zoom field in the lower right corner of the window allows you to specify zoom level precisely.</span></td></tr>
161 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404390"></a>Preset zooms</h4></td></tr>
162 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">1</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:1</span></td></tr>
163 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">2</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:2</span></td></tr>
164 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">3</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to selection</span></td></tr>
165 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">4</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to drawing</span></td></tr>
166 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">5</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page</span></td></tr>
167 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+E</span>,
168 <span class="key">6</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page width</span></td></tr>
172 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404448"></a>Zoom history</h4></td></tr>
173 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">`</span></td><td><span class="action">(back quote) previous zoom </span></td></tr>
174 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+`</span></td><td><span class="action">next zoom</span></td></tr>
175 <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>
179 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404476"></a>Scroll (pan)</h4></td></tr>
180 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas</span></td></tr>
181 <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>
182 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">middle button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pan canvas</span></td></tr>
183 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+right button drag</span>,
184 <span class="key">Ctrl+right button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pan canvas</span></td></tr>
185 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas vertically</span></td></tr>
186 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When the "Mouse wheel zooms by default" option is on in Preferences, mouse wheel zooms instead of scrolling. To scroll, use Ctrl+wheel.</span></td></tr>
187 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas horizontally</span></td></tr>
188 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When the "Left mouse button pans when Space is pressed" option is on in Preferences, Space+mouse drag also pans canvas.</span></td></tr>
192 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404546"></a>Guides, grids, snapping</h4></td></tr>
193 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag off a ruler to create guide</span></td></tr>
194 <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>
195 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a guide to move it</span></td></tr>
196 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a guide (not near anchor) to rotate it</span></td></tr>
197 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate guide with angle snapping</span></td></tr>
198 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">delete guide</span></td></tr>
199 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">|</span>,
200 <span class="key">Shift+\</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle guides and snapping to guides</span></td></tr>
201 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to see the guides but not snap to them, use the global snapping toggle (% key).</span></td></tr>
202 <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>
203 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">#</span>,
204 <span class="key">Shift+3</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle grids and snapping to grids</span></td></tr>
205 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to see the grids but not snap to them, use the global snapping toggle (% key).</span></td></tr>
206 <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>
207 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">%</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle snapping on and off</span></td></tr>
208 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This toggle affects snapping to grids, guides, and objects in all tools.</span></td></tr>
212 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2404660"></a>Display mode</h4></td></tr>
213 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+keypad 5</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle normal/no filters/outline mode</span></td></tr>
215 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404679"></a><h1>Palette</h1></td></tr>
217 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These keys work both in the floating palette dialog and in the palette frame at the bottom of the window.</span></td></tr>
218 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">set fill color on selection</span></td></tr>
219 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">set stroke color on selection</span></td></tr>
220 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">open pop-up menu</span></td></tr>
221 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag fill color to objects</span></td></tr>
222 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag stroke color to objects</span></td></tr>
223 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To change fill/stroke of an object by dragging color on it, that object need not be selected.</span></td></tr>
224 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can also drag colors to the Fill (F) and Stroke (S) indicators in the statusbar to change the selection.</span></td></tr>
226 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404751"></a><h1>File</h1></td></tr>
229 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+N</span></td><td><span class="action">create new document</span></td></tr>
230 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+O</span></td><td><span class="action">open a document</span></td></tr>
231 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+E</span></td><td><span class="action">export to PNG</span></td></tr>
232 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+I</span></td><td><span class="action">import bitmap or vector</span></td></tr>
233 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+P</span></td><td><span class="action">print document</span></td></tr>
234 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save document</span></td></tr>
235 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save under a new name</span></td></tr>
236 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save a copy</span></td></tr>
237 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Q</span></td><td><span class="action">exit Inkscape</span></td></tr>
240 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404847"></a><h1>Window</h1></td></tr>
243 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+R</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle rulers</span></td></tr>
244 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+B</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scrollbars</span></td></tr>
245 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F11</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle fullscreen</span></td></tr>
249 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F10</span></td><td><span class="action">main menu</span></td></tr>
250 <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>
251 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F10</span>,
252 <span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">drop-down (context) menu</span></td></tr>
256 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
257 <span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close document window</span></td></tr>
258 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open.</span></td></tr>
259 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">next document window</span></td></tr>
260 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">previous document window</span></td></tr>
261 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward.</span></td></tr>
264 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2404968"></a><h1>Layers</h1></td></tr>
267 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+N</span></td><td><span class="action">create new layer</span></td></tr>
271 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">move to layer above</span></td></tr>
272 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">move to layer below</span></td></tr>
273 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the selected objects from one layer to another.</span></td></tr>
275 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">raise layer</span></td></tr>
276 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">lower layer</span></td></tr>
277 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Home</span></td><td><span class="action">raise layer to top</span></td></tr>
278 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">lower layer to bottom</span></td></tr>
279 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers).</span></td></tr>
281 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2405074"></a><h1>Object</h1></td></tr>
284 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405081"></a>Undo/redo</h4></td></tr>
285 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Y</span>,
286 <span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">undo</span></td></tr>
287 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Z</span>,
288 <span class="key">Ctrl+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">redo</span></td></tr>
292 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405116"></a>Clipboard</h4></td></tr>
293 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy selection</span></td></tr>
294 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+X</span></td><td><span class="action">cut selection</span></td></tr>
295 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste clipboard</span></td></tr>
296 <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>
297 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When editing text with the text tool, this pastes the text from the clipboard into the current text object.</span></td></tr>
298 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste in place</span></td></tr>
299 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places the clipboard objects into the original location from which they were copied.</span></td></tr>
300 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste style</span></td></tr>
301 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This applies the style of the (first of the) copied object(s) to the current selection.</span></td></tr>
302 <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>
303 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+7</span></td><td><span class="action">paste path effect</span></td></tr>
304 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This applies the path effect of the copied path to the paths/shapes in current selection.</span></td></tr>
308 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405209"></a>Duplicate</h4></td></tr>
309 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+D</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate selection</span></td></tr>
310 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">New object(s) are placed exactly over the original(s) and selected.</span></td></tr>
314 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405229"></a>Clone</h4></td></tr>
315 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+D</span></td><td><span class="action">clone object</span></td></tr>
316 <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>
317 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The clone is placed exactly over the original object and is selected.</span></td></tr>
318 <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>
319 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+D</span></td><td><span class="action">unlink clone</span></td></tr>
320 <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>
321 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select original</span></td></tr>
322 <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>
326 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405288"></a>Bitmaps</h4></td></tr>
327 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">create a bitmap copy</span></td></tr>
328 <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>
329 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected.</span></td></tr>
330 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+B</span></td><td><span class="action">trace bitmap</span></td></tr>
331 <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>
335 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405329"></a>Patterns</h4></td></tr>
336 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+I</span></td><td><span class="action">object(s) to pattern</span></td></tr>
337 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill.</span></td></tr>
338 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+I</span></td><td><span class="action">pattern to object(s)</span></td></tr>
339 <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>
343 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405364"></a>Group</h4></td></tr>
344 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+U</span>,
345 <span class="key">Ctrl+G</span></td><td><span class="action">group selected objects</span></td></tr>
346 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Ctrl+click to select objects within group.</span></td></tr>
347 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+G</span>,
348 <span class="key">Ctrl+U</span></td><td><span class="action">ungroup selected group(s)</span></td></tr>
349 <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>
353 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405410"></a>Z-order</h4></td></tr>
354 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span></td><td><span class="action">raise selection to top</span></td></tr>
355 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">lower selection to bottom</span></td></tr>
356 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span></td><td><span class="action">raise selection one step</span></td></tr>
357 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">lower selection one step</span></td></tr>
360 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2405459"></a><h1>Path</h1></td></tr>
363 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405466"></a>Convert to path</h4></td></tr>
364 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">convert selected object(s) to path</span></td></tr>
365 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+C</span></td><td><span class="action">convert stroke to path</span></td></tr>
369 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405493"></a>Boolean operations</h4></td></tr>
370 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl++</span></td><td><span class="action">union</span></td></tr>
371 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps.</span></td></tr>
372 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+-</span></td><td><span class="action">difference</span></td></tr>
373 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom.</span></td></tr>
374 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+*</span></td><td><span class="action">intersection</span></td></tr>
375 <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>
376 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+^</span></td><td><span class="action">exclusive OR (XOR)</span></td></tr>
377 <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>
378 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+/</span></td><td><span class="action">division (cut)</span></td></tr>
379 <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>
380 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+/</span></td><td><span class="action">cut path</span></td></tr>
381 <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>
382 <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>
383 <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>
387 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405594"></a>Offsets</h4></td></tr>
388 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path (towards center)</span></td></tr>
389 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path (away from center)</span></td></tr>
390 <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>
391 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
392 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
393 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+(</span></td><td><span class="action">inset path by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
394 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+)</span></td><td><span class="action">outset path by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
395 <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>
396 <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>
397 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+J</span></td><td><span class="action">create dynamic offset</span></td></tr>
398 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+J</span></td><td><span class="action">create linked offset</span></td></tr>
399 <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>
400 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select source</span></td></tr>
401 <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>
405 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405710"></a>Combine</h4></td></tr>
406 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+K</span></td><td><span class="action">combine paths</span></td></tr>
407 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object.</span></td></tr>
408 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected.</span></td></tr>
409 <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>
410 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+K</span></td><td><span class="action">break paths apart</span></td></tr>
411 <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>
415 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405756"></a>Simplify</h4></td></tr>
416 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+L</span></td><td><span class="action">simplify</span></td></tr>
417 <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>
418 <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>
419 <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>
422 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2405792"></a><h1>Selector</h1></td></tr>
425 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405798"></a>Select (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
426 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select an object</span></td></tr>
427 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
428 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection </span></td></tr>
429 <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>
430 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">edit the object</span></td></tr>
431 <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>
432 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command (the group becomes a temporary layer).</span></td></tr>
433 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Double clicking in empty space switches to the parent layer in the hierarchy, if any.</span></td></tr>
437 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405855"></a>Rubberband, touch selection</h4></td></tr>
438 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select by rubberband</span></td></tr>
439 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
440 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add objects to selection</span></td></tr>
441 <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>
442 <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>
443 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span>,
444 <span class="key">Shift+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select by touch</span></td></tr>
445 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Alt+dragging over objects selects those objects that are touched by the path.</span></td></tr>
446 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To start touch selection with Alt, you must have nothing selected; otherwise use Shift+Alt.</span></td></tr>
447 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can switch rubberband selection to touch selection and back while dragging by pressing/releasing Alt.</span></td></tr>
451 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2405922"></a>Select (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
452 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next object </span></td></tr>
453 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous object </span></td></tr>
454 <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>
455 <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>
456 <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>
457 <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>
458 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all (current layer)</span></td></tr>
459 <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>
460 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all (all layers)</span></td></tr>
461 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works on objects in all visible and unlocked layers.</span></td></tr>
462 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection (current layer)</span></td></tr>
463 <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>
464 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection (all layers)</span></td></tr>
465 <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>
466 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
467 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
468 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selection</span></td></tr>
472 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406049"></a>Select within group, select under</h4></td></tr>
473 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select within group</span></td></tr>
474 <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>
475 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection within group</span></td></tr>
476 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
477 <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>
478 <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>
479 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. If you reconfigure your window manager </span></td></tr>
480 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">to not map Alt+click, then it will be free for Inkscape to use. </span></td></tr>
481 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If your keyboard has a Meta key, you may wish to set your "Modifier
482 key" to use it instead of Alt.</span></td></tr>
483 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">(Sometimes you can also use Ctrl+Alt+click (select under in
484 groups) with the same effect as Alt+click.)</span></td></tr>
485 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle under</span></td></tr>
486 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under, in groups</span></td></tr>
487 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle under, in groups</span></td></tr>
488 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">enter group</span></td></tr>
489 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Backspace</span></td><td><span class="action">go to parent group/layer</span></td></tr>
493 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406173"></a>Move (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
494 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select + move</span></td></tr>
495 <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>
496 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected</span></td></tr>
497 <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>
498 <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>
499 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</span></td></tr>
500 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
501 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporarily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are dragging with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
502 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse dragSpace</span></td><td><span class="action">drop a copy</span></td></tr>
503 <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>
504 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
508 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406256"></a>Move (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
509 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
510 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
511 <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>
512 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
513 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
514 <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>
518 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406309"></a>Transform (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
519 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span>,
520 <span class="key">Shift+S</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scale/rotation handles</span></td></tr>
521 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale (with scale handles)</span></td></tr>
522 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate or skew (with rotation handles)</span></td></tr>
526 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406343"></a>Scale by handles</h4></td></tr>
527 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale</span></td></tr>
528 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale preserving aspect ratio</span></td></tr>
529 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">symmetric transformation</span></td></tr>
530 <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>
532 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale by integer</span></td></tr>
533 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Hold Alt while scaling to limit scale to 2, 3, 4, etc. or 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 etc. of the initial size.</span></td></tr>
537 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406399"></a>Scale (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
538 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">.</span>,
539 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
540 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">,</span>,
541 <span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
542 <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>
543 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+.</span>,
544 <span class="key">Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 200%</span></td></tr>
545 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+,</span>,
546 <span class="key">Ctrl+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 50%</span></td></tr>
547 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
548 <span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
549 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
550 <span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
551 <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>
552 <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>
556 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406499"></a>Rotate/skew by handles</h4></td></tr>
557 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate or skew</span></td></tr>
558 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap skew angle</span></td></tr>
559 <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>
560 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap rotation angle</span></td></tr>
561 <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>
565 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406542"></a>Rotate (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
566 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
567 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by the angle step</span></td></tr>
568 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
569 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+[</span>,
570 <span class="key">Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by 90 degrees</span></td></tr>
571 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
572 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
573 <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>
574 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands use the rotation center, draggable in Selector (by default it's in geometric center).</span></td></tr>
578 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406602"></a>Flip</h4></td></tr>
579 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection horizontally</span></td></tr>
580 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection vertically</span></td></tr>
581 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If the tool is in rotate mode (rotation center visible), that center becomes the axis of flipping; otherwise it flips around geometric center of selection</span></td></tr>
585 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406630"></a>Rotation center</h4></td></tr>
586 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move rotation center</span></td></tr>
587 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Moved rotation center remembers and saves its position for (all) selected object(s); you can reset it.</span></td></tr>
588 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the center snaps it to the centerlines and bounding box edges of the selection.</span></td></tr>
589 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move without snapping</span></td></tr>
590 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">reset rotation center</span></td></tr>
591 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Resetting rotation center moves it back to the geometric center of the object's or selection's bounding box.</span></td></tr>
595 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406678"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
596 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel rubberband, move, transformation</span></td></tr>
597 <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>
600 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2406704"></a><h1>Node tool</h1></td></tr>
603 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406711"></a>Select objects (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
604 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click a non-selected object to select</span></td></tr>
605 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
606 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
607 <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>
611 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406749"></a>Select nodes (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
612 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select a node</span></td></tr>
613 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking on a node selects it.</span></td></tr>
614 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select two adjacent nodes</span></td></tr>
615 <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>
616 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
617 <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>
618 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
619 <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>
623 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406807"></a>Rubberband selection</h4></td></tr>
624 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select multiple nodes</span></td></tr>
625 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
626 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add nodes to selection</span></td></tr>
627 <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>
628 <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>
632 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406846"></a>Select nodes (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
633 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next node</span></td></tr>
634 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous node</span></td></tr>
635 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These keys select nodes within the selected path</span></td></tr>
636 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all nodes in subpath(s)</span></td></tr>
637 <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>
638 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all nodes in path</span></td></tr>
639 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects all nodes in the entire path.</span></td></tr>
640 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection in subpath(s)</span></td></tr>
641 <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>
642 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection in path</span></td></tr>
643 <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>
644 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect all nodes</span></td></tr>
648 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2406944"></a>Grow/shrink node selection</h4></td></tr>
649 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
650 <span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (spatial)</span></td></tr>
651 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (spatial)</span></td></tr>
652 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+PgUp</span>,
653 <span class="key">Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (along path)</span></td></tr>
654 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse wheel</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (along path)</span></td></tr>
655 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Your mouse pointer must be over a node for growing/shrinking.</span></td></tr>
656 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Each key press or wheel click selects the nearest unselected node or deselects the farthest selected node.</span></td></tr>
657 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Distance to nodes can be calculated directly (spatial mode) or along path.</span></td></tr>
661 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407016"></a>Move nodes (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
662 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected nodes</span></td></tr>
663 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</span></td></tr>
664 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move along handles</span></td></tr>
665 <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>
666 <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>
667 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
668 <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>
669 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag out handle</span></td></tr>
670 <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>
671 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse dragSpace</span></td><td><span class="action">drop a copy</span></td></tr>
672 <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>
673 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
674 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">sculpt selected nodes</span></td></tr>
675 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Sculpting moves the selected nodes so that the dragged node moves all the way, the farthest selected nodes stay put;</span></td></tr>
676 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">all intermediate selected nodes move intermediate distances, governed by a bell-like curve.</span></td></tr>
677 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Sculpting is pressure-sensitive with a tablet; press harder for a blunter drag profile, press lightly for a sharper profile.</span></td></tr>
678 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">To stop sculpting without losing the pressure-sensitive profile, release Alt first and then lift the pen.</span></td></tr>
682 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407139"></a>Move nodes (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
683 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
684 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
685 <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>
686 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
687 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
688 <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>
692 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407192"></a>Move node handle (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
693 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move a node handle</span></td></tr>
694 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap the handle to angle steps</span></td></tr>
695 <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>
696 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate both handles</span></td></tr>
697 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock the handle length</span></td></tr>
698 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl, Shift, Alt can be combined when dragging handles.</span></td></tr>
699 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">retract the handle</span></td></tr>
700 <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>
704 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407257"></a>Scale handle (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
705 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key"><</span>,
706 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">contract/expand both handles by scale step</span></td></tr>
707 <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>
708 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+<</span>,
709 <span class="key">Left Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
710 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+<</span>,
711 <span class="key">Right Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
712 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Alt+<</span>,
713 <span class="key">Left Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
714 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Alt+<</span>,
715 <span class="key">Right Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
716 <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>
717 <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>
721 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407366"></a>Rotate handle (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
722 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
723 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate both handles by the angle step</span></td></tr>
724 <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>
725 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+[</span>,
726 <span class="key">Left Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
727 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+[</span>,
728 <span class="key">Right Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
729 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Alt+[</span>,
730 <span class="key">Left Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
731 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Alt+[</span>,
732 <span class="key">Right Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
737 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407453"></a>Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
738 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object".</span></td></tr>
739 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If mouse is over a node, that node becomes the axis of scaling; otherwise it scales around geometric center of selected nodes.</span></td></tr>
740 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">.</span>,
741 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
742 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">,</span>,
743 <span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
744 <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>
745 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
746 <span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
747 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
748 <span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
749 <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>
750 <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>
754 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407536"></a>Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
755 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object".</span></td></tr>
756 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If mouse is over a node, that node becomes the axis of rotation; otherwise it rotates around geometric center of selected nodes.</span></td></tr>
757 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
758 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by the angle step</span></td></tr>
759 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
760 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
761 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
762 <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>
766 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407588"></a>Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
767 <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>
768 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes horizontally</span></td></tr>
769 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes vertically</span></td></tr>
770 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If mouse is over a node, that node becomes the axis of flipping; otherwise it flips around geometric center of selected nodes</span></td></tr>
774 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407623"></a>Change segment(s)</h4></td></tr>
775 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+L</span></td><td><span class="action">make line</span></td></tr>
776 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+U</span></td><td><span class="action">make curve</span></td></tr>
777 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</span></td></tr>
781 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407652"></a>Change node type</h4></td></tr>
782 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+C</span></td><td><span class="action">make cusp</span></td></tr>
783 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">First Shift+C changes type of node; if you do another Shift+C on an already cusp node, it retracts its handles</span></td></tr>
784 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+S</span></td><td><span class="action">make smooth</span></td></tr>
785 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If a cusp node is adjacent to a line segment, first Shift+S makes it half-smooth with one handle collinear
786 with the segment; another Shift+S will expand a second handle</span></td></tr>
787 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">make symmetric</span></td></tr>
788 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When making smooth or symmetric, you can lock the position of one of the handles by hovering mouse over it.</span></td></tr>
789 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+A</span></td><td><span class="action">make auto</span></td></tr>
790 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric/auto</span></td></tr>
794 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407720"></a>Join/break</h4></td></tr>
795 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+J</span></td><td><span class="action">join selected nodes</span></td></tr>
796 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected.</span></td></tr>
797 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can lock the position of one of the two joined nodes by hovering mouse over it.</span></td></tr>
798 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+B</span></td><td><span class="action">break selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
799 <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>
803 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407758"></a>Delete, create, duplicate</h4></td></tr>
804 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
805 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
806 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Backspace</span>,
807 <span class="key">Ctrl+Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete without preserving shape</span></td></tr>
808 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Deleting without Ctrl adjusts handles on the remaining nodes to preserve the shape of the curve as much as possible.</span></td></tr>
809 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Deleting with Ctrl does not touch the remaining nodes.</span></td></tr>
810 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create/delete node</span></td></tr>
811 <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>
812 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Deleting nodes this way always tries to preserve the shape of the curve (same as Del/Backspace).</span></td></tr>
813 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create node</span></td></tr>
814 <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>
815 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ins</span></td><td><span class="action">insert new node(s)</span></td></tr>
816 <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>
817 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
818 <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>
825 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407870"></a>Reverse</h4></td></tr>
826 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+r</span></td><td><span class="action">reverse path direction</span></td></tr>
830 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407899"></a>Edit shapes</h4></td></tr>
831 <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>
832 <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>
836 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407916"></a>Edit fills and path effects</h4></td></tr>
837 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Node tool can also edit the handles of a pattern fill, gradient fill, and the editable handles of path effects.</span></td></tr>
841 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407928"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
842 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel rubberband or move</span></td></tr>
843 <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>
846 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2407954"></a><h1>Tweak tool</h1></td></tr>
848 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2407961"></a>Operation</h4></td></tr>
849 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">act on selected paths in the current mode</span></td></tr>
850 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">reverse current mode (when applicable)</span></td></tr>
851 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">act temporarily switching to shrink mode</span></td></tr>
852 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">act temporarily switching to grow mode</span></td></tr>
853 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The amount of tweaking action is the greatest at the center of the circular area and drops off smoothly towards the edges.</span></td></tr>
857 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408010"></a>Modes</h4></td></tr>
858 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+m</span>,
859 <span class="key">Shift+0</span></td><td><span class="action">move mode</span></td></tr>
860 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+i</span>,
861 <span class="key">Shift+1</span></td><td><span class="action">move in/out mode</span></td></tr>
862 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag moves objects inwards to cursor, drag with Shift moves outwards from cursor</span></td></tr>
863 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+z</span>,
864 <span class="key">Shift+2</span></td><td><span class="action">move jitter mode</span></td></tr>
865 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale mode</span></td></tr>
866 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag scales objects down, drag with Shift scales up</span></td></tr>
867 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+[</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate mode</span></td></tr>
868 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag rotates objects clockwise, drag with Shift, counterclockwise</span></td></tr>
869 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+d</span>,
870 <span class="key">Shift+5</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate/delete mode</span></td></tr>
871 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag randomly duplicates objects, drag with Shift randomly deletes</span></td></tr>
872 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+p</span>,
873 <span class="key">Shift+6</span></td><td><span class="action">push path mode</span></td></tr>
874 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+s</span>,
875 <span class="key">Shift+7</span></td><td><span class="action">shrink/grow path mode</span></td></tr>
876 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag insets paths, drag with Shift outsets</span></td></tr>
877 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+a</span>,
878 <span class="key">Shift+8</span></td><td><span class="action">attract/repel path mode</span></td></tr>
879 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drag attracts paths to cursor, drag with Shift repels</span></td></tr>
880 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+r</span>,
881 <span class="key">Shift+9</span></td><td><span class="action">roughen mode</span></td></tr>
882 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+c</span></td><td><span class="action">color paint mode</span></td></tr>
883 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+j</span></td><td><span class="action">color jitter mode</span></td></tr>
884 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+b</span></td><td><span class="action">blur mode</span></td></tr>
888 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408198"></a>Parameters</h4></td></tr>
889 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left arrow</span>,
890 <span class="key">Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust brush width by 1</span></td></tr>
891 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span>,
892 <span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">set brush width to 1 / 100</span></td></tr>
893 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
894 <span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust tweaking force</span></td></tr>
895 <tr bgcolor="f2f1ea"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Width and force can be adjusted while drawing. With a pressure-sensitive tablet, force also depends on pen pressure.</span></td></tr>
898 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2408249"></a><h1>Rectangle tool</h1></td></tr>
900 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408256"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
901 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a rectangle</span></td></tr>
902 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">make a square or integer-ratio rectangle</span></td></tr>
903 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
904 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw around the starting point</span></td></tr>
905 <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>
909 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408298"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
910 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
911 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
912 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
913 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
914 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">In this tool, selecting by click disregards any grouping (i.e. acts as clicking with Ctrl in Selector)</span></td></tr>
915 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
919 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408351"></a>Resize by handles</h4></td></tr>
920 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a square handle to resize</span></td></tr>
921 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Initially, the two resize (square) handles are in top left and bottom right corners.</span></td></tr>
922 <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>
923 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock width, height, or ratio</span></td></tr>
927 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408385"></a>Round corners by handles</h4></td></tr>
928 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a circular handle to round corners</span></td></tr>
929 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Initially, the two rounding handles are in the top right corner of the rectangle.</span></td></tr>
930 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock the corner circular</span></td></tr>
931 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">set the corner circular</span></td></tr>
932 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When rounding corners, dragging one rounding handle keeps the corner circular if the other remains at the corner.</span></td></tr>
933 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can drag both handles for an elliptic rounded corner, or drag/click one with Ctrl to make it circular again.</span></td></tr>
934 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove corner rounding</span></td></tr>
936 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2408444"></a><h1>3D box tool</h1></td></tr>
938 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408450"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
939 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a 3D box (X/Y plane)</span></td></tr>
940 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a 3D box (extrude in Z)</span></td></tr>
944 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408474"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
945 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
946 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
947 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
948 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
949 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
953 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408522"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
954 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">All editing operations occur "in perspective", i.e., either along perspective lines or within planes spanned by these.</span></td></tr>
955 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">resize/move box</span></td></tr>
956 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The four front handles and the center normally move within the XY plane, the four rear handles along the Z axis.</span></td></tr>
957 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">resize/move (with handle behaviour swapped)</span></td></tr>
958 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">resize/move (handles snap to axes or diagonals)</span></td></tr>
962 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408566"></a>Edit perspectives</h4></td></tr>
963 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">In what follows, we use the abbreviations VP = vanishing point, PL = perspective line.</span></td></tr>
964 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag square handles to move the VPs</span></td></tr>
965 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
966 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate X-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step</span></td></tr>
967 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ],),} rotate clockwise, [,(,{ rotate counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
968 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
969 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate X-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
970 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">(</span>,
971 <span class="key">)</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate Y-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step</span></td></tr>
972 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+(</span>,
973 <span class="key">Alt+)</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate Y-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
974 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">{</span>,
975 <span class="key">}</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate Z-PLs (if parallel) by the angle step</span></td></tr>
976 <tr bgcolor="cff4e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+{</span>,
977 <span class="key">Alt+}</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate Z-PLs (if parallel) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
982 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2408668"></a><h1>Ellipse tool</h1></td></tr>
984 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408680"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
985 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Without Alt the starting and ending point of the mouse drag mark the corners of the bounding box.</span></td></tr>
986 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">With Alt the ellipse is enlarged so that its circumference passes through these two points (Ctrl+Alt is a special case; see below).</span></td></tr>
987 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw an ellipse</span></td></tr>
988 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">make circle or integer-ratio ellipse</span></td></tr>
989 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts ellipse so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
990 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw around the starting point</span></td></tr>
991 <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>
992 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action"></span></td></tr>
993 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates a perfect circle whose diameter is defined by the starting and ending point of the mouse drag.</span></td></tr>
997 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408747"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
998 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
999 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
1000 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
1001 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
1002 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">In this tool, selecting by click disregards any grouping (i.e. acts as clicking with Ctrl in Selector)</span></td></tr>
1003 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
1007 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408800"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
1008 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">resize, make arc or segment</span></td></tr>
1009 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Initially, the two resize handles are at the topmost and leftmost points; the two arc/segment handles are in the rightmost point.</span></td></tr>
1010 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock circle (resize handles)</span></td></tr>
1011 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)</span></td></tr>
1012 <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>
1013 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
1014 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">make whole (arc/segment handles)</span></td></tr>
1016 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2408858"></a><h1>Star tool</h1></td></tr>
1018 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408865"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
1019 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a star</span></td></tr>
1020 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap star to angle steps</span></td></tr>
1021 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
1025 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408892"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
1026 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
1027 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
1028 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
1029 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
1030 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">In this tool, selecting by click disregards any grouping (i.e. acts as clicking with Ctrl in Selector)</span></td></tr>
1031 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
1035 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2408945"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
1036 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">drag a handle to vary the star shape</span></td></tr>
1037 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">keep star rays radial (no skew)</span></td></tr>
1038 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">round the star</span></td></tr>
1039 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove rounding</span></td></tr>
1040 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">randomize the star</span></td></tr>
1041 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
1042 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove randomization</span></td></tr>
1044 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409011"></a><h1>Spiral tool</h1></td></tr>
1046 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409018"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
1047 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a spiral</span></td></tr>
1048 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap spiral to angle steps</span></td></tr>
1049 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
1053 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409046"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
1054 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
1055 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
1056 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
1057 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
1058 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">In this tool, selecting by click disregards any grouping (i.e. acts as clicking with Ctrl in Selector)</span></td></tr>
1059 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
1063 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409098"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
1064 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
1065 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter.</span></td></tr>
1066 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">converge/diverge (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
1067 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
1068 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">reset divergence (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
1069 <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>
1070 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">zero inner radius (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
1071 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift+click on inner handle makes the spiral start from the center.</span></td></tr>
1073 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)</span></td></tr>
1074 <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>
1075 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale/rotate (outer handle)</span></td></tr>
1076 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Shift+Alt to rotate only (locks the radius of the spiral).</span></td></tr>
1078 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap handles to angle steps</span></td></tr>
1079 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles.</span></td></tr>
1081 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409205"></a><h1>Zoom tool</h1></td></tr>
1083 <tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
1084 <tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
1085 <tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom into the area</span></td></tr>
1087 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409241"></a><h1>Pencil tool</h1></td></tr>
1089 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a freehand line</span></td></tr>
1090 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
1091 <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>
1092 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">temporarily disable snapping</span></td></tr>
1093 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift also temporarily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are drawing with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
1094 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">averaging draw (sketch mode)</span></td></tr>
1097 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409296"></a>Create dots</h4></td></tr>
1098 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a dot</span></td></tr>
1099 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates a small circle. Its size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in Preferences.</span></td></tr>
1100 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a double-sized dot</span></td></tr>
1101 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a random-sized dot</span></td></tr>
1103 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409338"></a><h1>Pen (Bezier) tool</h1></td></tr>
1106 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409345"></a>Create nodes</h4></td></tr>
1107 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a sharp node</span></td></tr>
1108 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If no path is being created, this starts a new path.</span></td></tr>
1109 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
1110 <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>
1111 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create a Bezier node with two handles</span></td></tr>
1112 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move only one handle</span></td></tr>
1114 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This moves only one handle (instead of both) while creating a node, making it cusp.</span></td></tr>
1115 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">snap the handle to angle steps</span></td></tr>
1116 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
1120 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409417"></a>Move last node</h4></td></tr>
1121 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the last created node (at the start of the red segment) while creating a path.</span></td></tr>
1122 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move last node by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
1123 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move last node by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
1124 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</span></td></tr>
1125 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move last node by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1126 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move last node by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1127 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</span></td></tr>
1131 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409475"></a>Create/modify segments</h4></td></tr>
1132 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+</span></td><td><span class="action">snap last segment to angle steps</span></td></tr>
1133 <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>
1134 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+L</span></td><td><span class="action">make last segment line</span></td></tr>
1135 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+U</span></td><td><span class="action">make last segment curve</span></td></tr>
1136 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands change the last (red) segment of the path to straight line or curve.</span></td></tr>
1140 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409518"></a>Create dots</h4></td></tr>
1141 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a dot (straight line modes only)</span></td></tr>
1142 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This creates a small circle. Its size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in Preferences.</span></td></tr>
1143 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a double-sized dot</span></td></tr>
1144 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a random-sized dot</span></td></tr>
1148 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409560"></a>Finish</h4></td></tr>
1149 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
1150 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
1151 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
1152 <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>
1156 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409597"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
1157 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span>,
1158 <span class="key">Ctrl+z</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel current line</span></td></tr>
1159 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
1160 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">erase last segment of current line</span></td></tr>
1162 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409633"></a><h1>Calligraphy tool</h1></td></tr>
1164 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">draw a calligraphic line</span></td></tr>
1165 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
1166 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drawing with Shift unions the newly created stroke with the previous selection</span></td></tr>
1167 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">subtract from selected path</span></td></tr>
1168 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drawing with Alt subtracts the newly created stroke from the previous selection</span></td></tr>
1169 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">track a guide path</span></td></tr>
1170 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drawing with Ctrl tracks a selected guide path at the constant distance</span></td></tr>
1171 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left arrow</span>,
1172 <span class="key">Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen width by 1</span></td></tr>
1173 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span>,
1174 <span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">set pen width to 1 or 100</span></td></tr>
1175 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
1176 <span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen angle</span></td></tr>
1177 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing. </span></td></tr>
1178 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
1180 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409744"></a><h1>Paint Bucket</h1></td></tr>
1182 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">fill a bounded area</span></td></tr>
1183 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">add to selected path</span></td></tr>
1184 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking with Shift unions the newly created fill with the previous selection</span></td></tr>
1185 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">fill from each point</span></td></tr>
1186 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">From each point, the fill spreads to the neighbors with the colors similar to that point.</span></td></tr>
1187 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This can be used to fill an area currently filled with a gradient or blur.</span></td></tr>
1188 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">fill from each point same as initial point</span></td></tr>
1189 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">From each point, the fill spreads to the neighbors with the colors similar to the initial point of the drag.</span></td></tr>
1190 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This can be used to fill several disjoint bounded areas by starting in one and dragging over all of the areas.</span></td></tr>
1191 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">set fill color</span></td></tr>
1192 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">set stroke color</span></td></tr>
1193 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+clicking an object sets its fill (or stroke with Shift) to the tool's current style; the object need not be selected</span></td></tr>
1195 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2409838"></a><h1>Gradient tool</h1></td></tr>
1198 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409845"></a>Select objects</h4></td></tr>
1199 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click an object to select</span></td></tr>
1200 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
1201 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
1205 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409878"></a>Create gradients</h4></td></tr>
1206 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create gradient</span></td></tr>
1207 <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>
1208 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create default gradient</span></td></tr>
1209 <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>
1213 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409912"></a>Select handles</h4></td></tr>
1214 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select a handle</span></td></tr>
1215 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">add handle to selection</span></td></tr>
1216 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select by rubberband</span></td></tr>
1217 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next handle</span></td></tr>
1218 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select previous handle</span></td></tr>
1219 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all handles</span></td></tr>
1220 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect all handles</span></td></tr>
1221 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Single click outside all handles also deselects all handles.</span></td></tr>
1225 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2409990"></a>Create/delete intermediate stops</h4></td></tr>
1226 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">create a stop</span></td></tr>
1227 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create a stop</span></td></tr>
1228 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+Alt+click or double click on a gradient line creates a new intermediate stop</span></td></tr>
1229 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">delete stop</span></td></tr>
1230 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+Alt+click on a stop's handle deletes the stop; if it was an end stop, gradient shortens or disappears</span></td></tr>
1231 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ins</span></td><td><span class="action">insert new stop(s)</span></td></tr>
1232 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This adds new stop(s) in the middle(s) of selected segment(s), so it requires that more than two adjacent handles be selected.</span></td></tr>
1233 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selected stops</span></td></tr>
1237 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410060"></a>Move handles/stops</h4></td></tr>
1238 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle(s)</span></td></tr>
1239 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">move stops in 1/10 range increments</span></td></tr>
1240 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+dragging selected intermediate stops moves them snapping to 1/10 steps of the available range</span></td></tr>
1241 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">sculpt selected stops</span></td></tr>
1242 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Sculpting moves the selected intermediate stops depending on how close each one is to the stop being dragged, using a smooth bell-like curve similar to the node sculpting feature in Node tool.</span></td></tr>
1243 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by the nudge distance</span></td></tr>
1244 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 10x nudge distance</span></td></tr>
1245 <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>
1246 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1247 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1248 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If at least one end handle is selected, arrow keys move the end handle to move or resize the gradient line.</span></td></tr>
1249 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If only mid stops are selected, arrow keys move the selected stops along the gradient line.</span></td></tr>
1250 <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>
1254 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410161"></a>Reverse</h4></td></tr>
1255 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+r</span></td><td><span class="action">reverse gradient definition</span></td></tr>
1256 <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>
1261 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410185"></a>Gradient editor</h4></td></tr>
1262 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">open gradient editor</span></td></tr>
1263 <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>
1267 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2410207"></a><h1>Dropper tool</h1></td></tr>
1269 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick fill color</span></td></tr>
1270 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick stroke color</span></td></tr>
1271 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">average fill color</span></td></tr>
1272 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">average stroke color</span></td></tr>
1273 <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>
1274 <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>
1275 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick inverse color</span></td></tr>
1276 <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>
1277 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy color</span></td></tr>
1278 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This copies the color under cursor to the clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits).</span></td></tr>
1280 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2410309"></a><h1>Text tool</h1></td></tr>
1283 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410315"></a>Select/create</h4></td></tr>
1284 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">create/select a text object</span></td></tr>
1286 <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>
1287 <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>
1288 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect the text object</span></td></tr>
1292 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410354"></a>Navigate in text</h4></td></tr>
1293 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one character</span></td></tr>
1294 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Left arrow</span>,
1295 <span class="key">Ctrl+Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one word</span></td></tr>
1296 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Up arrow</span>,
1297 <span class="key">Ctrl+Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one paragraph</span></td></tr>
1298 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span>,
1299 <span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
1300 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Home</span>,
1301 <span class="key">Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
1302 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
1303 <span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one screen</span></td></tr>
1304 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">All these commands cancel current text selection, if any. Use them with Shift to extend selection instead.</span></td></tr>
1308 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410450"></a>Flowed text (internal frame)</h4></td></tr>
1309 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create flowed text</span></td></tr>
1310 <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>
1311 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust frame size</span></td></tr>
1312 <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>
1313 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">lock width, height, or ratio of frame</span></td></tr>
1314 <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>
1318 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410498"></a>Flowed text (external frame)</h4></td></tr>
1319 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+W</span></td><td><span class="action">flow text into frame</span></td></tr>
1320 <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>
1321 <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>
1322 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+W</span></td><td><span class="action">unflow text from frame</span></td></tr>
1323 <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>
1324 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select external frame</span></td></tr>
1325 <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>
1329 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410553"></a>Text on path</h4></td></tr>
1330 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select path from text</span></td></tr>
1331 <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>
1335 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410573"></a>Edit text</h4></td></tr>
1336 <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>
1337 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">start a new line or paragraph</span></td></tr>
1338 <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>
1339 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+U</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle Unicode entry</span></td></tr>
1340 <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>
1341 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For example, type Ctrl+U 2 0 1 4 Enter for an em-dash; Ctrl+U a 9 Enter for a copyright sign.</span></td></tr>
1342 <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>
1343 <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>
1344 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Space</span></td><td><span class="action">insert no-break space</span></td></tr>
1345 <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>
1349 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410645"></a>Select text</h4></td></tr>
1350 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select text</span></td></tr>
1351 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span.</span></td></tr>
1352 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">select text by character</span></td></tr>
1353 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">select text by word</span></td></tr>
1354 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Home</span>,
1355 <span class="key">Shift+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
1356 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Home</span>,
1357 <span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
1358 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+PgUp</span>,
1359 <span class="key">Shift+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">select one screen up/down</span></td></tr>
1360 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select word</span></td></tr>
1361 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select line</span></td></tr>
1362 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+A</span></td><td><span class="action">select all text</span></td></tr>
1363 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects the entire text of the current text object.</span></td></tr>
1367 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410770"></a>Style selection</h4></td></tr>
1368 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+B</span></td><td><span class="action">make selection bold</span></td></tr>
1369 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+I</span></td><td><span class="action">make selection italic</span></td></tr>
1370 <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>
1374 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410802"></a>Letter spacing</h4></td></tr>
1375 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1376 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1377 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1378 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1379 <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>
1380 <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>
1384 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410859"></a>Line spacing</h4></td></tr>
1385 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object taller by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1386 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object taller by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1387 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object shorter by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1388 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">make the text object shorter by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1389 <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>
1390 <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>
1394 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410920"></a>Kerning and shifting</h4></td></tr>
1395 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">shift characters by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1396 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">shift characters by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1397 <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>
1398 <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>
1399 <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>
1400 <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>
1404 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2410967"></a>Rotate</h4></td></tr>
1405 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+[</span>,
1406 <span class="key">Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 90 degrees</span></td></tr>
1407 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
1408 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1409 <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>
1410 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Rotation only works in regular text (not flowed text).</span></td></tr>
1411 <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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