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17 </style></head><body><h1>Inkscape keyboard and mouse reference</h1><h2>Version 0.46</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="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93438&atid=604309">submitting an
23 RFE</a>).</p><p class="contents"><span class="contents-title">Contents:</span> <a class="contents-section" href="#id2245298">Tools</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2245756">Dialogs</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2245762">Open</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2245916">Toggle visibility</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2245938">Within a dialog</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246057">Controls bar</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2246064">Access</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246085">Navigate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246118">Change values</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246195">Canvas</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2246202">Zoom</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246290">Preset zooms</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246348">Zoom history</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246377">Scroll (pan)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246436">Guides and grid</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246502">Display mode</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246521">Palette</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246593">File</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246691">Window</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246812">Layers</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2246904">Object</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2246911">Undo/redo</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2246946">Clipboard</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247036">Duplicate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247056">Clone</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247115">Bitmaps</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247156">Patterns</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247191">Group</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247238">Z-order</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2247287">Path</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2247294">Convert to path</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247321">Boolean operations</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247422">Offsets</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247539">Combine</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247586">Simplify</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2247621">Selector</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2247628">Select (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247685">Rubberband, touch selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247751">Select (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2247879">Select within group, select under</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248003">Move (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248086">Move (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248139">Transform (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248173">Scale by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248229">Scale (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248330">Rotate/skew by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248373">Rotate (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248433">Flip</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248462">Rotation center</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248510">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2248536">Node tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2248543">Select objects (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248581">Select nodes (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248639">Rubberband selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248678">Select nodes (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248776">Grow/shrink node selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248848">Move nodes (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2248971">Move nodes (keyboard)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249024">Move node handle (mouse)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249089">Scale handle (1 node selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249198">Rotate handle (1 node selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249285">Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249368">Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249420">Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249455">Change segment(s)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249484">Change node type</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249531">Join/break</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249570">Delete, create, duplicate</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249682">Reverse</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249711">Edit shapes</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249728">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2249754">Rectangle tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2249761">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249803">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249855">Resize by handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249890">Round corners by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2249948">Ellipse tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2249955">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2249997">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250050">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250108">Star tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2250115">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250142">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250195">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250261">Spiral tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2250268">Draw</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250296">Select</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250348">Edit by handles</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250455">Zoom tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250490">Pencil tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250537">Pen (Bezier) tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2250544">Create nodes</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250617">Move last node</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250674">Create/modify segments</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250717">Finish</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2250755">Cancel</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250791">Calligraphy</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2250918">Paint Bucket</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2251012">Gradient tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2251018">Select objects</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251051">Create gradients</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251086">Select handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251140">Create/delete stops</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251199">Move handles</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251265">Reverse</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251295">Gradient editor</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2251317">Dropper tool</a><span class="contents-section"> | </span><a class="contents-section" href="#id2251419">Text tool</a><span class="contents-section">: </span><a class="contents-group" href="#id2251425">Select/create</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251464">Navigate in text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251543">Flowed text (internal frame)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251591">Flowed text (external frame)</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251646">Text on path</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251667">Edit text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251738">Select text</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251845">Style selection</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251877">Letter spacing</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251934">Line spacing</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2251996">Kerning and shifting</a> · <a class="contents-group" href="#id2252043">Rotate</a><span class="contents-section"></span></p><center><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"><tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2245298"></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 align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F2</span>,
31 <span class="key">n</span></td><td><span class="action">Node tool</span></td></tr>
32 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F3</span>,
33 <span class="key">z</span></td><td><span class="action">Zoom tool</span></td></tr>
34 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F4</span>,
35 <span class="key">r</span></td><td><span class="action">Rectangle tool</span></td></tr>
36 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F5</span>,
37 <span class="key">e</span></td><td><span class="action">Ellipse/arc tool</span></td></tr>
38 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F6</span>,
39 <span class="key">p</span></td><td><span class="action">Freehand (Pencil) tool</span></td></tr>
40 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F6</span>,
41 <span class="key">b</span></td><td><span class="action">Bezier (Pen) tool</span></td></tr>
42 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F6</span>,
43 <span class="key">c</span></td><td><span class="action">Calligraphy tool</span></td></tr>
44 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F7</span>,
45 <span class="key">u</span></td><td><span class="action">Paint Bucket tool</span></td></tr>
46 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F1</span>,
47 <span class="key">g</span></td><td><span class="action">Gradient tool</span></td></tr>
48 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F7</span>,
49 <span class="key">d</span></td><td><span class="action">Dropper tool</span></td></tr>
50 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F8</span>,
51 <span class="key">t</span></td><td><span class="action">Text tool</span></td></tr>
52 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F9</span>,
53 <span class="key">i</span></td><td><span class="action">Spiral tool</span></td></tr>
54 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F9</span>,
55 <span class="key">*</span></td><td><span class="action">Star tool</span></td></tr>
56 <tr bgcolor="f5f5f5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F2</span>,
57 <span class="key">o</span></td><td><span class="action">Connector tool</span></td></tr>
58 <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>
60 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2245756"></a><h1>Dialogs</h1></td></tr>
62 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2245762"></a>Open</h4></td></tr>
63 <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>
64 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">Swatches</span></td></tr>
65 <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>
66 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+M</span></td><td><span class="action">Transform</span></td></tr>
67 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+L</span></td><td><span class="action">Layers</span></td></tr>
68 <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>
69 <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>
70 <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>
71 <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>
72 <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>
73 <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>
74 <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>
75 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F</span></td><td><span class="action">Find</span></td></tr>
76 <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>
77 <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>
81 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2245916"></a>Toggle visibility</h4></td></tr>
82 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F12</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle dialogs</span></td></tr>
83 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again.</span></td></tr>
87 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2245938"></a>Within a dialog</h4></td></tr>
88 <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>
89 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
90 <span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close the dialog</span></td></tr>
91 <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>
92 <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>
93 <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>
94 <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>
95 <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>
96 <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>
97 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Space</span>,
98 <span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">activate current button or list</span></td></tr>
99 <tr bgcolor="f0eae7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+PgUp</span>,
100 <span class="key">Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs</span></td></tr>
102 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246057"></a><h1>Controls bar</h1></td></tr>
105 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246064"></a>Access</h4></td></tr>
106 <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>
107 <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>
111 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246085"></a>Navigate</h4></td></tr>
112 <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>
113 <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>
114 <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>
118 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246118"></a>Change values</h4></td></tr>
119 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
120 <span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 0.1</span></td></tr>
121 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
122 <span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">change value by 5.0</span></td></tr>
123 <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>
124 <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>
125 <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>
126 <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>
127 <tr bgcolor="f8f3e9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel changes</span></td></tr>
128 <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>
131 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246195"></a><h1>Canvas</h1></td></tr>
134 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246202"></a>Zoom</h4></td></tr>
135 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">=</span>,
136 <span class="key">+</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
137 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">-</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
138 <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>
139 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">middle click</span>,
140 <span class="key">Ctrl+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
141 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+middle click</span>,
142 <span class="key">Shift+right click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
143 <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>
144 <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>
145 <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>
146 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The zoom field in the lower left corner of the window allows you to specify zoom level precisely.</span></td></tr>
150 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246290"></a>Preset zooms</h4></td></tr>
151 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">1</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:1</span></td></tr>
152 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">2</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom 1:2</span></td></tr>
153 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">3</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to selection</span></td></tr>
154 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">4</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to drawing</span></td></tr>
155 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">5</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page</span></td></tr>
156 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+E</span>,
157 <span class="key">6</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom to page width</span></td></tr>
161 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246348"></a>Zoom history</h4></td></tr>
162 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">`</span></td><td><span class="action">(back quote) previous zoom </span></td></tr>
163 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+`</span></td><td><span class="action">next zoom</span></td></tr>
164 <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>
168 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246377"></a>Scroll (pan)</h4></td></tr>
169 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">scroll canvas</span></td></tr>
170 <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>
171 <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>
172 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+right button drag</span>,
173 <span class="key">Ctrl+right button drag</span></td><td><span class="action">pan canvas</span></td></tr>
174 <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>
175 <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>
179 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246436"></a>Guides and grid</h4></td></tr>
180 <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>
181 <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>
182 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">|</span>,
183 <span class="key">Shift+\</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle guides and snapping to guides</span></td></tr>
184 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to have different values for guides visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog.</span></td></tr>
185 <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>
186 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">#</span>,
187 <span class="key">Shift+3</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle grid and snapping to grid</span></td></tr>
188 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If you want to have different values for grid visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog.</span></td></tr>
189 <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>
193 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246502"></a>Display mode</h4></td></tr>
194 <tr bgcolor="e5f1e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+keypad 5</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle normal/outline mode</span></td></tr>
196 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246521"></a><h1>Palette</h1></td></tr>
198 <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>
199 <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>
200 <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>
201 <tr bgcolor="efcfdf"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">set stroke color on selection</span></td></tr>
202 <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>
203 <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>
204 <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>
205 <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>
207 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246593"></a><h1>File</h1></td></tr>
210 <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>
211 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+O</span></td><td><span class="action">open an SVG document</span></td></tr>
212 <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>
213 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+I</span></td><td><span class="action">import bitmap or SVG</span></td></tr>
214 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+P</span></td><td><span class="action">print document</span></td></tr>
215 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+S</span></td><td><span class="action">save document</span></td></tr>
216 <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>
217 <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>
218 <tr bgcolor="f3f2e2"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Q</span></td><td><span class="action">exit Inkscape</span></td></tr>
221 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246691"></a><h1>Window</h1></td></tr>
224 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+R</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle rulers</span></td></tr>
225 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+B</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scrollbars</span></td></tr>
226 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F11</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle fullscreen</span></td></tr>
230 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">F10</span></td><td><span class="action">main menu</span></td></tr>
231 <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>
232 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+F10</span>,
233 <span class="key">right click</span></td><td><span class="action">drop-down (context) menu</span></td></tr>
237 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+F4</span>,
238 <span class="key">Ctrl+W</span></td><td><span class="action">close document window</span></td></tr>
239 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open.</span></td></tr>
240 <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>
241 <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>
242 <tr bgcolor="e8fae1"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward.</span></td></tr>
245 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246812"></a><h1>Layers</h1></td></tr>
247 <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>
248 <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>
249 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the selected objects from one layer to another.</span></td></tr>
251 <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>
252 <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>
253 <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>
254 <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>
255 <tr bgcolor="f6f9d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers).</span></td></tr>
257 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2246904"></a><h1>Object</h1></td></tr>
260 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246911"></a>Undo/redo</h4></td></tr>
261 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Y</span>,
262 <span class="key">Ctrl+Z</span></td><td><span class="action">undo</span></td></tr>
263 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+Z</span>,
264 <span class="key">Ctrl+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">redo</span></td></tr>
268 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2246946"></a>Clipboard</h4></td></tr>
269 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy selection</span></td></tr>
270 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places a copy of the selection to the Inkscape clipboard. Text from text objects is also placed onto the system clipboard.</span></td></tr>
271 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+X</span></td><td><span class="action">cut selection</span></td></tr>
272 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works the same as "copy selection" followed by deleting the selection.</span></td></tr>
273 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+V</span></td><td><span class="action">paste clipboard</span></td></tr>
274 <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>
275 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When editing text with the text tool, this pastes the text from the system clipboard into the current text object.</span></td></tr>
276 <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>
277 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This places the clipboard objects to the original location from which they were copied.</span></td></tr>
278 <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>
279 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This applies the style of the (first of the) coped object(s) to the current selection.</span></td></tr>
280 <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>
284 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247036"></a>Duplicate</h4></td></tr>
285 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+D</span></td><td><span class="action">duplicate selection</span></td></tr>
286 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">New object(s) are placed exactly over the original(s) and selected.</span></td></tr>
290 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247056"></a>Clone</h4></td></tr>
291 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+D</span></td><td><span class="action">clone object</span></td></tr>
292 <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>
293 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The clone is placed exactly over the original object and is selected.</span></td></tr>
294 <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>
295 <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>
296 <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>
297 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select original</span></td></tr>
298 <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>
302 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247115"></a>Bitmaps</h4></td></tr>
303 <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>
304 <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>
305 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected.</span></td></tr>
306 <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>
307 <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>
311 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247156"></a>Patterns</h4></td></tr>
312 <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>
313 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill.</span></td></tr>
314 <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>
315 <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>
319 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247191"></a>Group</h4></td></tr>
320 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+U</span>,
321 <span class="key">Ctrl+G</span></td><td><span class="action">group selected objects</span></td></tr>
322 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Ctrl+click to select objects within group.</span></td></tr>
323 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Ctrl+G</span>,
324 <span class="key">Ctrl+U</span></td><td><span class="action">ungroup selected group(s)</span></td></tr>
325 <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>
329 <tr bgcolor="f4ecf5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247238"></a>Z-order</h4></td></tr>
330 <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>
331 <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>
332 <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>
333 <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>
336 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2247287"></a><h1>Path</h1></td></tr>
339 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247294"></a>Convert to path</h4></td></tr>
340 <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>
341 <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>
345 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247321"></a>Boolean operations</h4></td></tr>
346 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl++</span></td><td><span class="action">union</span></td></tr>
347 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps.</span></td></tr>
348 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+-</span></td><td><span class="action">difference</span></td></tr>
349 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom.</span></td></tr>
350 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+*</span></td><td><span class="action">intersection</span></td></tr>
351 <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>
352 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+^</span></td><td><span class="action">exclusive OR (XOR)</span></td></tr>
353 <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>
354 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+/</span></td><td><span class="action">division (cut)</span></td></tr>
355 <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>
356 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+/</span></td><td><span class="action">cut path</span></td></tr>
357 <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>
358 <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>
359 <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>
363 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247422"></a>Offsets</h4></td></tr>
364 <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>
365 <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>
366 <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>
367 <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>
368 <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>
369 <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>
370 <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>
371 <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>
372 <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>
373 <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>
374 <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>
375 <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>
376 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+D</span></td><td><span class="action">select source</span></td></tr>
377 <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>
381 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247539"></a>Combine</h4></td></tr>
382 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+K</span></td><td><span class="action">combine paths</span></td></tr>
383 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object.</span></td></tr>
384 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected.</span></td></tr>
385 <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>
386 <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>
387 <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>
391 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247586"></a>Simplify</h4></td></tr>
392 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+L</span></td><td><span class="action">simplify</span></td></tr>
393 <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>
394 <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>
395 <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>
398 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2247621"></a><h1>Selector</h1></td></tr>
401 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247628"></a>Select (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
402 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select an object</span></td></tr>
403 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
404 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection </span></td></tr>
405 <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>
406 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">edit the object</span></td></tr>
407 <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>
408 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command (the group becomes temporary layer).</span></td></tr>
409 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Double clicking in empty space swithes to the parent layer in the hierarchy, if any.</span></td></tr>
413 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247685"></a>Rubberband, touch selection</h4></td></tr>
414 <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>
415 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
416 <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>
417 <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>
418 <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>
419 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span>,
420 <span class="key">Shift+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select by touch</span></td></tr>
421 <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>
422 <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>
423 <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>
427 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247751"></a>Select (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
428 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next object </span></td></tr>
429 <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>
430 <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>
431 <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>
432 <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>
433 <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>
434 <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>
435 <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>
436 <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>
437 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This works on objects in all visible and unlocked layers.</span></td></tr>
438 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">!</span></td><td><span class="action">invert selection (current layer)</span></td></tr>
439 <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>
440 <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>
441 <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>
442 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
443 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
444 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selection</span></td></tr>
448 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2247879"></a>Select within group, select under</h4></td></tr>
449 <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>
450 <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>
451 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection within group</span></td></tr>
452 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
453 <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>
454 <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>
455 <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>
456 <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>
457 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If your keyboard has a Meta key, you may wish to set your "Modifier
458 key" to use it instead of Alt.</span></td></tr>
459 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">(Sometimes you can also use Ctrl+Alt+click (select under in
460 groups) with the same effect as Alt+click.)</span></td></tr>
461 <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>
462 <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>
463 <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>
464 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">enter group</span></td></tr>
465 <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>
469 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248003"></a>Move (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
470 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select + move</span></td></tr>
471 <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>
472 <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>
473 <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>
474 <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>
475 <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>
476 <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>
477 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are dragging with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
478 <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>
479 <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>
480 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
484 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248086"></a>Move (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
485 <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>
486 <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>
487 <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>
488 <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>
489 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selection by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
490 <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>
494 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248139"></a>Transform (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
495 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span>,
496 <span class="key">Shift+S</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle scale/rotation handles</span></td></tr>
497 <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>
498 <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>
502 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248173"></a>Scale by handles</h4></td></tr>
503 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">scale</span></td></tr>
504 <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>
505 <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>
506 <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>
508 <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>
509 <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>
513 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248229"></a>Scale (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
514 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">.</span>,
515 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
516 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">,</span>,
517 <span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
518 <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>
519 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+.</span>,
520 <span class="key">Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 200%</span></td></tr>
521 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+,</span>,
522 <span class="key">Ctrl+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection to 50%</span></td></tr>
523 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
524 <span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
525 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
526 <span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale selection down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
527 <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>
528 <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>
532 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248330"></a>Rotate/skew by handles</h4></td></tr>
533 <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>
534 <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>
535 <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>
536 <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>
537 <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>
541 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248373"></a>Rotate (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
542 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
543 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate selection by the angle step</span></td></tr>
544 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</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">rotate selection by 90 degrees</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">rotate selection by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
549 <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>
550 <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>
554 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248433"></a>Flip</h4></td></tr>
555 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection horizontally</span></td></tr>
556 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip selection vertically</span></td></tr>
557 <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>
561 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248462"></a>Rotation center</h4></td></tr>
562 <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>
563 <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>
564 <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>
565 <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>
566 <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>
567 <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>
571 <tr bgcolor="eee4dc"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248510"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
572 <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>
573 <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>
576 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2248536"></a><h1>Node tool</h1></td></tr>
579 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248543"></a>Select objects (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
580 <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>
581 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
582 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
583 <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>
587 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248581"></a>Select nodes (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
588 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select a node</span></td></tr>
589 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking on a node selects it.</span></td></tr>
590 <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>
591 <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>
592 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
593 <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>
594 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
595 <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>
599 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248639"></a>Rubberband selection</h4></td></tr>
600 <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>
601 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected.</span></td></tr>
602 <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>
603 <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>
604 <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>
608 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248678"></a>Select nodes (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
609 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next node</span></td></tr>
610 <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>
611 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These keys select nodes within the selected path</span></td></tr>
612 <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>
613 <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>
614 <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>
615 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects all nodes in the entire path.</span></td></tr>
616 <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>
617 <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>
618 <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>
619 <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>
620 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect all nodes</span></td></tr>
624 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248776"></a>Grow/shrink node selection</h4></td></tr>
625 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">PgUp</span>,
626 <span class="key">PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (spatial)</span></td></tr>
627 <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>
628 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+PgUp</span>,
629 <span class="key">Ctrl+PgDn</span></td><td><span class="action">grow/shrink selection (along path)</span></td></tr>
630 <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>
631 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Your mouse pointer must be over a node for growing/shrinking.</span></td></tr>
632 <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>
633 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Distance to nodes can be calculated directly (spatial mode) or along path.</span></td></tr>
637 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248848"></a>Move nodes (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
638 <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>
639 <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>
640 <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>
641 <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>
642 <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>
643 <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>
644 <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>
645 <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>
646 <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>
647 <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>
648 <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>
649 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</span></td></tr>
650 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">sculpt nodes</span></td></tr>
651 <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>
652 <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>
653 <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>
654 <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>
658 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2248971"></a>Move nodes (keyboard)</h4></td></tr>
659 <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>
660 <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>
661 <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>
662 <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>
663 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected node(s) by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
664 <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>
668 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249024"></a>Move node handle (mouse)</h4></td></tr>
669 <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>
670 <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>
671 <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>
672 <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>
673 <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>
674 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl, Shift, Alt can be combined when dragging handles.</span></td></tr>
675 <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>
676 <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>
680 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249089"></a>Scale handle (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
681 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key"><</span>,
682 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">contract/expand both handles by scale step</span></td></tr>
683 <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>
684 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+<</span>,
685 <span class="key">Left Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
686 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+<</span>,
687 <span class="key">Right Ctrl+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by the scale step</span></td></tr>
688 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Alt+<</span>,
689 <span class="key">Left Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
690 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Alt+<</span>,
691 <span class="key">Right Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
692 <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>
693 <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>
697 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249198"></a>Rotate handle (1 node selected)</h4></td></tr>
698 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
699 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate both handles by the angle step</span></td></tr>
700 <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>
701 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Ctrl+[</span>,
702 <span class="key">Left Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
703 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Ctrl+[</span>,
704 <span class="key">Right Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by the angle step</span></td></tr>
705 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left Alt+[</span>,
706 <span class="key">Left Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate left handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
707 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Right Alt+[</span>,
708 <span class="key">Right Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate right handle by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
713 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249285"></a>Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
714 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object".</span></td></tr>
715 <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>
716 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">.</span>,
717 <span class="key">></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by the scale step</span></td></tr>
718 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">,</span>,
719 <span class="key"><</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by the scale step</span></td></tr>
720 <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>
721 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+.</span>,
722 <span class="key">Alt+></span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes up by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
723 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+,</span>,
724 <span class="key">Alt+<</span></td><td><span class="action">scale nodes down by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
725 <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>
726 <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>
730 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249368"></a>Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
731 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object".</span></td></tr>
732 <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>
733 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">[</span>,
734 <span class="key">]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by the angle step</span></td></tr>
735 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</span></td></tr>
736 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
737 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate nodes by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
738 <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>
742 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249420"></a>Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)</h4></td></tr>
743 <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>
744 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">h</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes horizontally</span></td></tr>
745 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">v</span></td><td><span class="action">flip nodes vertically</span></td></tr>
746 <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>
750 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249455"></a>Change segment(s)</h4></td></tr>
751 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+L</span></td><td><span class="action">make line</span></td></tr>
752 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+U</span></td><td><span class="action">make curve</span></td></tr>
753 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</span></td></tr>
757 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249484"></a>Change node type</h4></td></tr>
758 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+C</span></td><td><span class="action">make cusp</span></td></tr>
759 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+S</span></td><td><span class="action">make smooth</span></td></tr>
760 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Y</span></td><td><span class="action">make symmetric</span></td></tr>
761 <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>
762 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric</span></td></tr>
766 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249531"></a>Join/break</h4></td></tr>
767 <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>
768 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected.</span></td></tr>
769 <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>
770 <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>
771 <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>
775 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249570"></a>Delete, create, duplicate</h4></td></tr>
776 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
777 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selected node(s)</span></td></tr>
778 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Backspace</span>,
779 <span class="key">Ctrl+Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete without preserving shape</span></td></tr>
780 <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>
781 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Deleting with Ctrl does not touch the remaining nodes.</span></td></tr>
782 <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>
783 <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>
784 <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>
785 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create node</span></td></tr>
786 <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>
787 <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>
788 <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>
789 <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>
790 <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>
797 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249682"></a>Reverse</h4></td></tr>
798 <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>
802 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249711"></a>Edit shapes</h4></td></tr>
803 <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>
804 <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>
808 <tr bgcolor="f9f1d9"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249728"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
809 <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>
810 <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>
813 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2249754"></a><h1>Rectangle tool</h1></td></tr>
815 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249761"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
816 <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>
817 <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>
818 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
819 <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>
820 <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>
824 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249803"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
825 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
826 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
827 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
828 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
829 <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>
830 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
834 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249855"></a>Resize by handles</h4></td></tr>
835 <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>
836 <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>
837 <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>
838 <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>
842 <tr bgcolor="ebf1fd"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249890"></a>Round corners by handles</h4></td></tr>
843 <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>
844 <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>
845 <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>
846 <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>
847 <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>
848 <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>
849 <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>
851 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2249948"></a><h1>Ellipse tool</h1></td></tr>
853 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249955"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
854 <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>
855 <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>
856 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This restricts ellipse so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</span></td></tr>
857 <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>
858 <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>
862 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2249997"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
863 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
864 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
865 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
866 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
867 <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>
868 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
872 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250050"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
873 <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>
874 <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>
875 <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>
876 <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>
877 <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>
878 <tr bgcolor="ffece8"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
879 <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>
881 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250108"></a><h1>Star tool</h1></td></tr>
883 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250115"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
884 <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>
885 <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>
886 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
890 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250142"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
891 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
892 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
893 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
894 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
895 <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>
896 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
900 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250195"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
901 <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>
902 <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>
903 <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>
904 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove rounding</span></td></tr>
905 <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>
906 <tr bgcolor="f8f7d5"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
907 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">remove randomization</span></td></tr>
909 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250261"></a><h1>Spiral tool</h1></td></tr>
911 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250268"></a>Draw</h4></td></tr>
912 <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>
913 <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>
914 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
918 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250296"></a>Select</h4></td></tr>
919 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">click to select</span></td></tr>
920 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
921 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
922 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
923 <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>
924 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
928 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250348"></a>Edit by handles</h4></td></tr>
929 <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>
930 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter.</span></td></tr>
931 <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>
932 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span>,
933 <span class="key">Ctrl+Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">reset divergence (inner handle)</span></td></tr>
934 <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>
935 <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>
936 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift+click on inner handle makes the spiral start from the center.</span></td></tr>
938 <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>
939 <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>
940 <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>
941 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Use Shift+Alt to rotate only (locks the radius of the spiral).</span></td></tr>
943 <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>
944 <tr bgcolor="f3f3f3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles.</span></td></tr>
946 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250455"></a><h1>Zoom tool</h1></td></tr>
948 <tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom in</span></td></tr>
949 <tr bgcolor="e7e9f3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">zoom out</span></td></tr>
950 <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>
952 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250490"></a><h1>Pencil tool</h1></td></tr>
954 <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>
955 <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>
956 <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>
957 <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>
958 <tr bgcolor="e9efc5"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Shift also temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are drawing with grid or guides on.</span></td></tr>
960 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250537"></a><h1>Pen (Bezier) tool</h1></td></tr>
963 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250544"></a>Create nodes</h4></td></tr>
964 <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>
965 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">If no path is being created, this starts a new path.</span></td></tr>
966 <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>
967 <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>
968 <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>
969 <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>
971 <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>
972 <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>
973 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The default angle step is 15 degrees.</span></td></tr>
977 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250617"></a>Move last node</h4></td></tr>
978 <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>
979 <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>
980 <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>
981 <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>
982 <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>
983 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move last node by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
984 <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>
988 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250674"></a>Create/modify segments</h4></td></tr>
989 <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>
990 <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>
991 <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>
992 <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>
993 <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>
997 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250717"></a>Finish</h4></td></tr>
998 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Enter</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
999 <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>
1000 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">finish current line</span></td></tr>
1001 <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>
1005 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2250755"></a>Cancel</h4></td></tr>
1006 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span>,
1007 <span class="key">Ctrl+z</span></td><td><span class="action">cancel current line</span></td></tr>
1008 <tr bgcolor="e7f5d7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Backspace</span>,
1009 <span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">erase last segment of current line</span></td></tr>
1011 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250791"></a><h1>Calligraphy</h1></td></tr>
1013 <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>
1014 <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>
1015 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drawing with Shift unions the newly created stroke with the previous selection</span></td></tr>
1016 <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>
1017 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Drawing with Ctrl tracks a selected guide path at the constant distance</span></td></tr>
1018 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">thin selected paths</span></td></tr>
1019 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Alt+mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">thicken selected paths</span></td></tr>
1020 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Dragging with Alt or Shift+Alt over selected paths makes them thinner/thicker where you drag</span></td></tr>
1021 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">The amount of thinning/thickening is the greatest at the center of the area and drops off smoothly towards the edges.</span></td></tr>
1022 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Left arrow</span>,
1023 <span class="key">Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen width by 1</span></td></tr>
1024 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span>,
1025 <span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">set pen width to 1 or 100</span></td></tr>
1026 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Up arrow</span>,
1027 <span class="key">Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">adjust pen angle</span></td></tr>
1028 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing. </span></td></tr>
1029 <tr bgcolor="e9dfef"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect</span></td></tr>
1031 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2250918"></a><h1>Paint Bucket</h1></td></tr>
1033 <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>
1034 <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>
1035 <tr bgcolor="f2f9da"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Clicking with Shift unions the newly created fill with the previous selection</span></td></tr>
1036 <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>
1037 <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>
1038 <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>
1039 <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>
1040 <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>
1041 <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>
1042 <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>
1043 <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>
1044 <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>
1046 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2251012"></a><h1>Gradient tool</h1></td></tr>
1049 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251018"></a>Select objects</h4></td></tr>
1050 <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>
1051 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+click</span></td><td><span class="action">select under</span></td></tr>
1052 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+click</span></td><td><span class="action">toggle selection</span></td></tr>
1056 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251051"></a>Create gradients</h4></td></tr>
1057 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">create gradient</span></td></tr>
1058 <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>
1059 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create default gradient</span></td></tr>
1060 <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>
1064 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251086"></a>Select handles</h4></td></tr>
1065 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">select a handle</span></td></tr>
1066 <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>
1067 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Tab</span></td><td><span class="action">select next handle</span></td></tr>
1068 <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>
1069 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Esc</span></td><td><span class="action">deselect all handles</span></td></tr>
1073 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251140"></a>Create/delete stops</h4></td></tr>
1074 <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>
1075 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">create a stop</span></td></tr>
1076 <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>
1077 <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>
1078 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Ctrl+Alt+click on a stop's handle deletes the stop;</span></td></tr>
1079 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">if it was an end stop, gradient shortens or disappears</span></td></tr>
1080 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Del</span></td><td><span class="action">delete selected stops</span></td></tr>
1084 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251199"></a>Move handles</h4></td></tr>
1086 <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>
1087 <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>
1088 <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>
1089 <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>
1090 <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>
1091 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">move selected handle by 10 pixels</span></td></tr>
1092 <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>
1097 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251265"></a>Reverse</h4></td></tr>
1098 <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>
1099 <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>
1104 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251295"></a>Gradient editor</h4></td></tr>
1105 <tr bgcolor="e9f3e7"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">open gradient editor</span></td></tr>
1106 <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>
1110 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2251317"></a><h1>Dropper tool</h1></td></tr>
1112 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">click</span></td><td><span class="action">pick fill color</span></td></tr>
1113 <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>
1114 <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>
1115 <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>
1116 <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>
1117 <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>
1118 <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>
1119 <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>
1120 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+C</span></td><td><span class="action">copy color</span></td></tr>
1121 <tr bgcolor="feeffa"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This copies the color under cursor to the system clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits).</span></td></tr>
1123 <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="id2251419"></a><h1>Text tool</h1></td></tr>
1126 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251425"></a>Select/create</h4></td></tr>
1127 <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>
1129 <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>
1130 <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>
1131 <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>
1135 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251464"></a>Navigate in text</h4></td></tr>
1136 <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>
1137 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Left arrow</span>,
1138 <span class="key">Ctrl+Right arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one word</span></td></tr>
1139 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Up arrow</span>,
1140 <span class="key">Ctrl+Down arrow</span></td><td><span class="action">move cursor by one paragraph</span></td></tr>
1141 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Home</span>,
1142 <span class="key">End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
1143 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Home</span>,
1144 <span class="key">Ctrl+End</span></td><td><span class="action">go to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
1145 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">All these commands cancel current text selection, if any.</span></td></tr>
1149 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251543"></a>Flowed text (internal frame)</h4></td></tr>
1150 <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>
1151 <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>
1152 <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>
1153 <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>
1154 <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>
1155 <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>
1159 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251591"></a>Flowed text (external frame)</h4></td></tr>
1160 <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>
1161 <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>
1162 <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>
1163 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+Shift+W</span></td><td><span class="action">unflow text from frame</span></td></tr>
1164 <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>
1165 <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>
1166 <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>
1170 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251646"></a>Text on path</h4></td></tr>
1171 <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>
1172 <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>
1176 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251667"></a>Edit text</h4></td></tr>
1177 <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>
1178 <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>
1179 <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>
1180 <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>
1181 <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>
1182 <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>
1183 <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>
1184 <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>
1185 <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>
1186 <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>
1190 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251738"></a>Select text</h4></td></tr>
1191 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">mouse drag</span></td><td><span class="action">select text</span></td></tr>
1192 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span.</span></td></tr>
1193 <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>
1194 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+arrows</span></td><td><span class="action">select text by word</span></td></tr>
1195 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Shift+Home</span>,
1196 <span class="key">Shift+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of line</span></td></tr>
1197 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+Home</span>,
1198 <span class="key">Ctrl+Shift+End</span></td><td><span class="action">select to beginning/end of text</span></td></tr>
1199 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select word</span></td></tr>
1200 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">clickclickclick</span></td><td><span class="action">select line</span></td></tr>
1201 <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>
1202 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">This selects the entire text of the current text object.</span></td></tr>
1206 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251845"></a>Style selection</h4></td></tr>
1207 <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>
1208 <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>
1209 <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>
1213 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251877"></a>Letter spacing</h4></td></tr>
1214 <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>
1215 <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>
1216 <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>
1217 <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>
1218 <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>
1219 <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>
1223 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251934"></a>Line spacing</h4></td></tr>
1224 <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>
1225 <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>
1226 <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>
1227 <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>
1228 <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>
1229 <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>
1233 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2251996"></a>Kerning and shifting</h4></td></tr>
1234 <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>
1235 <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>
1236 <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>
1237 <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>
1238 <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>
1239 <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>
1243 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><h4><a name="id2252043"></a>Rotate</h4></td></tr>
1244 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Ctrl+[</span>,
1245 <span class="key">Ctrl+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 90 degrees</span></td></tr>
1246 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td align="right" width="40%"><span class="key">Alt+[</span>,
1247 <span class="key">Alt+]</span></td><td><span class="action">rotate character(s) by 1 pixel</span></td></tr>
1248 <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>
1249 <tr bgcolor="eefdf3"><td colspan="3"><span class="note">Rotation only works in regular text (not flowed text).</span></td></tr>
1250 <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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