Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut and tablet gesture in one place.

Every shortcut in iCOS PDF. Menus also show a command's shortcut next to its name, and Ctrl+K finds any command by name. Some shortcuts only exist in Pro profiles or in estimating profiles, as noted.

Files and general

Keys	Action
`Ctrl+O`	Open file
`Ctrl+S`	Save
`Ctrl+Shift+S`	Save as
`Ctrl+W`	Close document
`Ctrl+P`	Print
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo
`Ctrl+Y` or `Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo
`Ctrl+K`	Command palette
`Ctrl+F`	Search this document
`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Search all documents
`Ctrl+C`	Copy selected text
`F1`	User guide

Zoom and moving around

Keys	Action
`Ctrl` + mouse wheel	Zoom around the pointer
`Ctrl+=` or `Ctrl++`	Zoom in
`Ctrl+-`	Zoom out
`Ctrl+0`	Fit page
`Ctrl+1`	Actual size (100 %)
`H`	Pan tool
`Space` + drag	Pan (temporary hand)
`Ctrl` + drag	Pan (temporary hand)
Middle button + drag	Pan
`PageUp` / `PageDown`	Scroll
`Alt+←` / `Alt+→`	Back / Forward (after following links)
Page box + `Enter`	Go to the typed page

Selecting and editing markups

Keys	Action
`V`	Select tool
`Esc`	Cancel what is in progress; otherwise back to Select and clear the selection
`Shift` + click	Add to / remove from the selection
Drag on empty space	Select all markups inside the box
`Ctrl+A`	Select all markups on the current page (Select tool)
`Delete` or `Backspace`	Delete the selected markups
Double-click	Edit a text box or stamp; follow a link; open Properties
Right-click	Markup menu

Markup and measure tools (Pro profiles)

Keys	Tool
`T`	Text box
`A`	Arrow
`L`	Line
`C`	Cloud
`R`	Rectangle
`E`	Ellipse
`Shift+L`	Length
`Shift+A`	Area
`Shift+C`	Count

V (Select) and H (Pan) work in every profile.

While drawing

Keys	Action
Double-click or `Enter`	Finish a polyline, polygon, cloud, area, perimeter, polylength or space
`Backspace`	Remove the last point
`Esc`	Cancel the shape (press again to leave the tool)
`Shift`	Keep segments at 45° steps
`Alt` + click	Place the point without snapping
Digits, then `Enter`	Typed length, e.g. `12'6"`, `3.5m`, `10<45`
`Enter` (Count)	Finish the count group

See Finishing drawings.

Text

Keys	Action
`Esc` or `Ctrl+Enter`	Finish editing a text box
`Enter`	Finish editing a stamp
`Tab` in Table rows (Properties)	Next cell

Symbol search (estimating profiles)

Keys	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+G`	Find similar…
`A`	Accept the selected result
`R`	Reject the selected result
`N`	Next undecided result

A, R and N act on results only while a result has focus and the Select tool is active; otherwise A is the Arrow tool and R the Rectangle tool. See Symbol search.

Compare, sheets and capture

Keys	Action
`Ctrl+Alt+F`	Toggle base / revised (compare)
`Ctrl+Shift+X`	Capture region

In panels and dialogs

Where	Keys	Action
Search panel	`Enter` / `Shift+Enter`	Next / previous match
Command palette	`↑` `↓`, `Enter`, `Esc`	Move, run, close
Bookmark editor	`Tab` / `Shift+Tab`	Nest / move out one level
Dialogs	`Esc`	Close

Tablet gestures

Gesture	Action
Two fingers	Pinch to zoom, drag to pan
One finger with a drawing tool	Draw
One finger with the Select tool, off markups	Pan
After using a pen	Fingers only pan and zoom (palm rejection)

The drawing guide's Finish, Finish group, Undo point and Cancel buttons replace Enter, Backspace and Esc on tablets.

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