From: JazzyNico Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:34:20 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Doc. Keys and mouse reference, bugtracker link fix (from SF to LP). X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=484639abd0e7956f161e99d80d4c326eb9d26485;p=inkscape.git Doc. Keys and mouse reference, bugtracker link fix (from SF to LP). --- diff --git a/doc/keys.html b/doc/keys.html index 4c35e8c60..8017030b2 100644 --- a/doc/keys.html +++ b/doc/keys.html @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ share/keys/default.xml file in Inkscape distribution. Most (but not all) of thes are configurable by the user; see the default.xml file for details on how to do that.

Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. If you have a new shortcut idea, please contact the developers (by writing to the devel mailing list -or by submitting an -RFE).

Contents: Tools | Dialogs: Open · Toggle visibility · Within a dialog | Controls bar: Access · Navigate · Change values | Canvas: Zoom · Preset zooms · Zoom history · Scroll (pan) · Guides, grids, snapping · Display mode | Palette | File | Window | Layers | Object: Undo/redo · Clipboard · Duplicate · Clone · Bitmaps · Patterns · Group · Z-order | Path: Convert to path · Boolean operations · Offsets · Combine · Simplify | Selector: Select (mouse) · Rubberband, touch selection · Select (keyboard) · Select within group, select under · Move (mouse) · Move (keyboard) · Transform (mouse) · Scale by handles · Scale (keyboard) · Rotate/skew by handles · Rotate (keyboard) · Flip · Rotation center · Cancel | Node tool: Select objects (mouse) · Select nodes (mouse) · Rubberband selection · Select nodes (keyboard) · Grow/shrink node selection · Move nodes (mouse) · Move nodes (keyboard) · Move node handle (mouse) · Scale handle (1 node selected) · Rotate handle (1 node selected) · Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Change segment(s) · Change node type · Join/break · Delete, create, duplicate · Reverse · Edit shapes · Edit fills and path effects · Cancel | Tweak tool: Operation · Modes · Parameters | Rectangle tool: Draw · Select · Resize by handles · Round corners by handles | 3D box tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles · Edit perspectives | Ellipse tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Star tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Spiral tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Zoom tool | Pencil tool: Create dots | Pen (Bezier) tool: Create nodes · Move last node · Create/modify segments · Create dots · Finish · Cancel | Calligraphy tool | Paint Bucket | Gradient tool: Select objects · Create gradients · Select handles · Create/delete intermediate stops · Move handles/stops · Reverse · Gradient editor | Dropper tool | Text tool: Select/create · Navigate in text · Flowed text (internal frame) · Flowed text (external frame) · Text on path · Edit text · Select text · Style selection · Letter spacing · Line spacing · Kerning and shifting · Rotate

+or by submitting an +RFE).

Contents: Tools | Dialogs: Open · Toggle visibility · Within a dialog | Controls bar: Access · Navigate · Change values | Canvas: Zoom · Preset zooms · Zoom history · Scroll (pan) · Guides, grids, snapping · Display mode | Palette | File | Window | Layers | Object: Undo/redo · Clipboard · Duplicate · Clone · Bitmaps · Patterns · Group · Z-order | Path: Convert to path · Boolean operations · Offsets · Combine · Simplify | Selector: Select (mouse) · Rubberband, touch selection · Select (keyboard) · Select within group, select under · Move (mouse) · Move (keyboard) · Transform (mouse) · Scale by handles · Scale (keyboard) · Rotate/skew by handles · Rotate (keyboard) · Flip · Rotation center · Cancel | Node tool: Select objects (mouse) · Select nodes (mouse) · Rubberband selection · Select nodes (keyboard) · Grow/shrink node selection · Move nodes (mouse) · Move nodes (keyboard) · Move node handle (mouse) · Scale handle (1 node selected) · Rotate handle (1 node selected) · Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected) · Change segment(s) · Change node type · Join/break · Delete, create, duplicate · Reverse · Edit shapes · Edit fills and path effects · Cancel | Tweak tool: Operation · Modes · Parameters | Rectangle tool: Draw · Select · Resize by handles · Round corners by handles | 3D box tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles · Edit perspectives | Ellipse tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Star tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Spiral tool: Draw · Select · Edit by handles | Zoom tool | Pencil tool: Create dots | Pen (Bezier) tool: Create nodes · Move last node · Create/modify segments · Create dots · Finish · Cancel | Calligraphy tool | Paint Bucket | Gradient tool: Select objects · Create gradients · Select handles · Create/delete intermediate stops · Move handles/stops · Reverse · Gradient editor | Dropper tool | Text tool: Select/create · Navigate in text · Flowed text (internal frame) · Flowed text (external frame) · Text on path · Edit text · Select text · Style selection · Letter spacing · Line spacing · Kerning and shifting · Rotate

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Tools

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Connector tool
Double click on the tool buttons opens the Preferences dialog showing the page of the corresponding tool.

Dialogs

Dialogs

Open

Open

Shift+Ctrl+FFill and Stroke
Shift+Ctrl+WSwatches
Shift+Ctrl+TText and Font

Toggle visibility

Toggle visibility

F12toggle dialogs
This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again.

Within a dialog

Within a dialog

Escreturn to the canvas
Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+Wclose the dialog
Ctrl+PgUp, Ctrl+PgDnin a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs

Controls bar

Controls bar

Access

Access

The Controls bar at the top of the document window provides different buttons and controls for each tool.
Alt+Xjump to the first editable field

Navigate

Navigate

Tabjump to next field
Shift+Tabjump to previous field
Use these to navigate between fields in the Controls bar (the value in the field you leave, if changed, is accepted).

Change values

Change values

Up arrow, Down arrowchange value by 0.1
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This cancels any changes you made in a text field but you stay in the field.

Canvas

Canvas

Zoom

Zoom

=, +zoom in
-zoom out

Preset zooms

Preset zooms

1zoom 1:1
2zoom 1:2
3zoom to selection

Zoom history

Zoom history

`(back quote) previous zoom
Shift+`next zoom
With these keys, you can travel back and forth through the history of zooms in this session

Scroll (pan)

Scroll (pan)

Ctrl+arrowsscroll canvas
Scrolling by keys is accelerated, i.e. it speeds up when you press Ctrl+arrows in quick succession, or press and hold.
middle button dragpan canvas

Guides, grids, snapping

Guides, grids, snapping

mouse dragdrag off a ruler to create guide
Drag off the horizontal or vertical ruler to create a new guideline. Drag a guideline onto the ruler to delete it.
mouse dragdrag a guide to move it

Display mode

Display mode

Ctrl+keypad 5toggle normal/no filters/outline mode

Palette

Palette

These keys work both in the floating palette dialog and in the palette frame at the bottom of the window.
clickset fill color on selection
To change fill/stroke of an object by dragging color on it, that object need not be selected.
You can also drag colors to the Fill (F) and Stroke (S) indicators in the statusbar to change the selection.

File

File

Ctrl+Ncreate new document
Ctrl+Qexit Inkscape

Window

Window

Ctrl+Rtoggle rulers
These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward.

Layers

Layers

Shift+Ctrl+Ncreate new layer
Shift+Ctrl+Endlower layer to bottom
These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers).

Object

Object

Undo/redo

Undo/redo

Shift+Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Zundo
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Clipboard

Clipboard

Ctrl+Ccopy selection
Ctrl+Xcut selection
Ctrl+Vpaste clipboard

Duplicate

Duplicate

Ctrl+Dduplicate selection
New object(s) are placed exactly over the original(s) and selected.

Clone

Clone

Alt+Dclone object
A clone can be moved/scaled/rotated/skewed independently, but it updates the path, fill, and stroke from its original.
The clone is placed exactly over the original object and is selected.

Bitmaps

Bitmaps

Alt+Bcreate a bitmap copy
This exports the selected object(s) (all other objects hidden) as PNG in the document's directory and imports it back.
The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected.

Patterns

Patterns

Alt+Iobject(s) to pattern
This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill.
Shift+Alt+Ipattern to object(s)

Group

Group

Shift+Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Ggroup selected objects
Use Ctrl+click to select objects within group.

Z-order

Z-order

Homeraise selection to top
Endlower selection to bottom
PgUpraise selection one step
PgDnlower selection one step

Path

Path

Convert to path

Convert to path

Shift+Ctrl+Cconvert selected object(s) to path
Ctrl+Alt+Cconvert stroke to path

Boolean operations

Boolean operations

Ctrl++union
Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps.
Ctrl+-difference

Offsets

Offsets

Ctrl+(inset path (towards center)
Ctrl+)outset path (away from center)
The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).

Combine

Combine

Ctrl+Kcombine paths
This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object.
This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected.

Simplify

Simplify

Ctrl+Lsimplify
This command attempts to simplify selected path(s) by removing extra nodes. It converts all objects to paths first.
If you invoke this command several times in quick succession, it will act more and more aggressively.
Invoking Simplify again after a pause restores the default threshold (settable in the Inkscape Preferences dialog).

Selector

Selector

Select (mouse)

Select (mouse)

clickselect an object
When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected.
Shift+clicktoggle selection

Rubberband, touch selection

Rubberband, touch selection

mouse dragselect by rubberband
Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected.
Shift+mouse dragadd objects to selection

Select (keyboard)

Select (keyboard)

Tabselect next object
Shift+Tabselect previous object
These keys pick objects in their z-order (Tab cycles from bottom to top, Shift+Tab cycles from top to bottom).

Select within group, select under

Select within group, select under

Ctrl+clickselect within group
Ctrl+click selects the object at click point disregarding any levels of grouping that this object might belong to.
Shift+Ctrl+clicktoggle selection within group

Move (mouse)

Move (mouse)

mouse dragselect + move
Dragging an object selects it if it was not selected, then moves selection.
Alt+mouse dragmove selected

Move (keyboard)

Move (keyboard)

arrowsmove selection by the nudge distance
Shift+arrowsmove selection by 10x nudge distance
The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).

Transform (mouse)

Transform (mouse)

click, Shift+Stoggle scale/rotation handles
mouse dragscale (with scale handles)

Scale by handles

Scale by handles

mouse dragscale
Ctrl+mouse dragscale preserving aspect ratio
Shift+mouse dragsymmetric transformation

Scale (keyboard)

Scale (keyboard)

., >scale selection up by the scale step
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Rotate/skew by handles

Rotate/skew by handles

mouse dragrotate or skew
Ctrl+mouse dragsnap skew angle
Holding Ctrl when dragging a skew (non-corner) handle snaps the skew angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees).

Rotate (keyboard)

Rotate (keyboard)

[, ]rotate selection by the angle step
The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.

Flip

Flip

hflip selection horizontally
vflip selection vertically
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

Rotation center

Rotation center

mouse dragmove rotation center
Moved rotation center remembers and saves its position for (all) selected object(s); you can reset it.
Dragging the center snaps it to the centerlines and bounding box edges of the selection.

Cancel

Cancel

Esccancel rubberband, move, transformation
Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, move, or transformation of any kind.

Node tool

Node tool

Select objects (mouse)

Select objects (mouse)

clickclick a non-selected object to select
Alt+clickselect under
Shift+clicktoggle selection

Select nodes (mouse)

Select nodes (mouse)

clickselect a node
Clicking on a node selects it.
clickselect two adjacent nodes

Rubberband selection

Rubberband selection

mouse dragselect multiple nodes
Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected.
Shift+mouse dragadd nodes to selection

Select nodes (keyboard)

Select nodes (keyboard)

Tabselect next node
Shift+Tabselect previous node
These keys select nodes within the selected path

Grow/shrink node selection

Grow/shrink node selection

PgUp, PgDngrow/shrink selection (spatial)
mouse wheelgrow/shrink selection (spatial)

Move nodes (mouse)

Move nodes (mouse)

mouse dragmove selected nodes
Ctrl+mouse dragrestrict movement to horizontal or vertical
Ctrl+Alt+mouse dragmove along handles

Move nodes (keyboard)

Move nodes (keyboard)

arrowsmove selected node(s) by the nudge distance
Shift+arrowsmove selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance
The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).

Move node handle (mouse)

Move node handle (mouse)

mouse dragmove a node handle
Ctrl+mouse dragsnap the handle to angle steps
The default angle step is 15 degrees. This also snaps to the handle's original angle, its continuation and perpendiculars.

Scale handle (1 node selected)

Scale handle (1 node selected)

<, >contract/expand both handles by scale step
The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). May apply to more than one node.

Rotate handle (1 node selected)

Rotate handle (1 node selected)

[, ]rotate both handles by the angle step
The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. May apply to more than one node.

Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)

Scale nodes (>1 nodes selected)

These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object".
If mouse is over a node, that node becomes the axis of scaling; otherwise it scales around geometric center of selected nodes.
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Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)

Rotate nodes (>1 nodes selected)

These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object".
If mouse is over a node, that node becomes the axis of rotation; otherwise it rotates around geometric center of selected nodes.
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Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)

Flip nodes (>1 nodes selected)

These commands flip the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.
hflip nodes horizontally
vflip nodes vertically

Change segment(s)

Change segment(s)

Shift+Lmake line
Shift+Umake curve
These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.

Change node type

Change node type

Shift+Cmake cusp
First Shift+C changes type of node; if you do another Shift+C on an already cusp node, it retracts its handles
Shift+Smake smooth

Join/break

Join/break

Shift+Jjoin selected nodes
This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected.
You can lock the position of one of the two joined nodes by hovering mouse over it.

Delete, create, duplicate

Delete, create, duplicate

Backspace, Deldelete selected node(s)
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Reverse

Reverse

Shift+rreverse path direction

Edit shapes

Edit shapes

Node tool can also drag the handles of shapes (rectangles, ellipses, stars, spirals). Click on a shape to select it.
See the corresponding shape tools for their editing shortcuts, all of which also work in node tool.

Edit fills and path effects

Edit fills and path effects

Node tool can also edit the handles of a pattern fill, gradient fill, and the editable handles of path effects.

Cancel

Cancel

Esccancel rubberband or move
Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, node move, handle move, or handle move.

Tweak tool

Tweak tool

Operation

Operation

mouse dragact on selected paths in the current mode
Shift+mouse dragreverse current mode (when applicable)
Ctrl+mouse dragact temporarily switching to shrink mode

Modes

Modes

Shift+m, Shift+0move mode
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Parameters

Parameters

Left arrow, Right arrowadjust brush width by 1
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Width and force can be adjusted while drawing. With a pressure-sensitive tablet, force also depends on pen pressure.

Rectangle tool

Rectangle tool

Draw

Draw

mouse dragdraw a rectangle
Ctrl+mouse dragmake a square or integer-ratio rectangle
This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number.

Select

Select

clickclick to select
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickselect under

Resize by handles

Resize by handles

mouse dragdrag a square handle to resize
Initially, the two resize (square) handles are in top left and bottom right corners.
Resize handles change the width and height of the rectangle in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied.

Round corners by handles

Round corners by handles

mouse dragdrag a circular handle to round corners
Initially, the two rounding handles are in the top right corner of the rectangle.
Ctrl+mouse draglock the corner circular
You can drag both handles for an elliptic rounded corner, or drag/click one with Ctrl to make it circular again.
Shift+clickremove corner rounding

3D box tool

3D box tool

Draw

Draw

mouse dragdraw a 3D box (X/Y plane)
Shift+mouse dragdraw a 3D box (extrude in Z)

Select

Select

clickclick to select
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickselect under

Edit by handles

Edit by handles

All editing operations occur "in perspective", i.e., either along perspective lines or within planes spanned by these.
mouse dragresize/move box
The four front handles and the center normally move within the XY plane, the four rear handles along the Z axis.

Edit perspectives

Edit perspectives

In what follows, we use the abbreviations VP = vanishing point, PL = perspective line.
mouse dragdrag square handles to move the VPs
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Ellipse tool

Ellipse tool

Draw

Draw

Without Alt the starting and ending point of the mouse drag mark the corners of the bounding box.
With Alt the ellipse is enlarged so that its circumference passes through these two points (Ctrl+Alt is a special case; see below).
mouse dragdraw an ellipse

Select

Select

clickclick to select
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickselect under

Edit by handles

Edit by handles

mouse dragresize, make arc or segment
Initially, the two resize handles are at the topmost and leftmost points; the two arc/segment handles are in the rightmost point.
Ctrl+mouse draglock circle (resize handles)
The default angle step is 15 degrees.
Shift+clickmake whole (arc/segment handles)

Star tool

Star tool

Draw

Draw

mouse dragdraw a star
Ctrl+mouse dragsnap star to angle steps
The default angle step is 15 degrees.

Select

Select

clickclick to select
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickselect under

Edit by handles

Edit by handles

mouse dragdrag a handle to vary the star shape
Ctrl+mouse dragkeep star rays radial (no skew)
Shift+mouse draground the star
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickremove randomization

Spiral tool

Spiral tool

Draw

Draw

mouse dragdraw a spiral
Ctrl+mouse dragsnap spiral to angle steps
The default angle step is 15 degrees.

Select

Select

clickclick to select
Alt+click, Ctrl+Alt+clickselect under

Edit by handles

Edit by handles

mouse dragroll/unroll from inside (inner handle)
Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter.
Alt+mouse dragconverge/diverge (inner handle)
Ctrl+mouse dragsnap handles to angle steps
The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles.

Zoom tool

Zoom tool

clickzoom in
Shift+clickzoom out
mouse dragzoom into the area

Pencil tool

Pencil tool

mouse dragdraw a freehand line
Shift+mouse dragadd to selected path
Alt+mouse dragaveraging draw (sketch mode)

Create dots

Create dots

Ctrl+clickcreate a dot
This creates a small circle. Its size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in Preferences.
Shift+Ctrl+clickcreate a double-sized dot
Ctrl+Alt+clickcreate a random-sized dot

Pen (Bezier) tool

Pen (Bezier) tool

Create nodes

Create nodes

clickcreate a sharp node
If no path is being created, this starts a new path.
Shift+clickadd to selected path

Move last node

Move last node

These commands move the last created node (at the start of the red segment) while creating a path.
arrowsmove last node by the nudge distance
Shift+arrowsmove last node by 10x nudge distance

Create/modify segments

Create/modify segments

Ctrl+snap last segment to angle steps
This snaps the new node's angle, relative to the previous node, to angle steps (default 15 degrees).
Shift+Lmake last segment line

Create dots

Create dots

Ctrl+clickcreate a dot (straight line modes only)
This creates a small circle. Its size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in Preferences.
Shift+Ctrl+clickcreate a double-sized dot

Finish

Finish

Enterfinish current line
right clickfinish current line
clickclickfinish current line

Cancel

Cancel

Esc, Ctrl+zcancel current line
Backspace, Delerase last segment of current line

Calligraphy tool

Calligraphy tool

mouse dragdraw a calligraphic line
Shift+mouse dragadd to selected path
Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing.
Escdeselect

Paint Bucket

Paint Bucket

clickfill a bounded area
Shift+clickadd to selected path
Shift+Ctrl+clickset stroke color
Ctrl+clicking an object sets its fill (or stroke with Shift) to the tool's current style; the object need not be selected

Gradient tool

Gradient tool

Select objects

Select objects

clickclick an object to select
Alt+clickselect under
Shift+clicktoggle selection

Create gradients

Create gradients

mouse dragcreate gradient
This creates gradient on selected objects. The Controls bar lets you select linear/radial and fill/stroke for the new gradient.
clickclickcreate default gradient

Select handles

Select handles

clickselect a handle
Shift+clickadd handle to selection
Shift+mouse dragselect by rubberband

Create/delete intermediate stops

Create/delete intermediate stops

Ctrl+Alt+clickcreate a stop
clickclickcreate a stop
Ctrl+Alt+click or double click on a gradient line creates a new intermediate stop

Move handles/stops

Move handles/stops

mouse dragmove selected handle(s)
Ctrl+mouse dragmove stops in 1/10 range increments
Ctrl+dragging selected intermediate stops moves them snapping to 1/10 steps of the available range

Reverse

Reverse

Shift+rreverse gradient definition
This mirrors the stop positions of the current gradient without moving the gradient handles.

Gradient editor

Gradient editor

clickclickopen gradient editor
Double clicking a gradient handle opens the Gradient Editor with that gradient and the clicked handle chosen in the stops list.

Dropper tool

Dropper tool

clickpick fill color
Shift+clickpick stroke color
Ctrl+Ccopy color
This copies the color under cursor to the clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits).

Text tool

Text tool

Select/create

Select/create

clickcreate/select a text object
Clicking in an empty space or on a non-text creates a text object; now you can type your text.

Navigate in text

Navigate in text

arrowsmove cursor by one character
Ctrl+Left arrow, Ctrl+Right arrowmove cursor by one word

Flowed text (internal frame)

Flowed text (internal frame)

mouse dragcreate flowed text
Clicking and dragging in an empty space or on a non-text creates a flowed text object with internal frame.
mouse dragadjust frame size

Flowed text (external frame)

Flowed text (external frame)

Alt+Wflow text into frame
With a text object and a shape/path selected, this flows text into the shape/path.
Both remain separate objects, but are linked; editing the shape/path causes the text to reflow.

Text on path

Text on path

Shift+Dselect path from text
To find out which path this text is put on, select it and press Shift+D. The path will be selected.

Edit text

Edit text

To type + and - characters, use the main keyboard; keypad + and - are reserved for zoom (unless NumLock is on).
Enterstart a new line or paragraph
Enter in regular text creates new line; in flowed text it creates a new paragraph

Select text

Select text

mouse dragselect text
Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span.
Shift+arrowsselect text by character

Style selection

Style selection

Ctrl+Bmake selection bold
Ctrl+Imake selection italic
Also, you can use the Text&Font or Fill&Stroke dialogs to assign any style to text selection.

Letter spacing

Letter spacing

Alt+>expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel
Shift+Alt+>expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels
Alt+<contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel

Line spacing

Line spacing

Ctrl+Alt+>make the text object taller by 1 pixel
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+>make the text object taller by 10 pixels
Ctrl+Alt+<make the text object shorter by 1 pixel

Kerning and shifting

Kerning and shifting

Alt+arrowsshift characters by 1 pixel
Shift+Alt+arrowsshift characters by 10 pixels
These commands work when editing a regular text object. Kerning does not work in flowed text.

Rotate

Rotate

Ctrl+[, Ctrl+]rotate character(s) by 90 degrees
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