CorelDRAW 12 Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts

Align Bottom	Main	B	Aligns selected objects to the bottom
Align Centers Horizontally	Main	E	Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Centers Vertically	Main	C	Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects
Align Left	Main	L	Aligns selected objects to the left
Align Right	Main	R	Aligns selected objects to the right
Align To Baseline	Main	Alt+F12	Aligns text to the baseline
Align Top	Main	T	Aligns selected objects to the top
All Small Capitals	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+K	Changes all text characters to small capital letters
Artistic Media	Main	I	Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effects to the strokes
Back One	Main	Ctrl+PgDn	Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order
Bold	Text Editing	Ctrl+B	Changes the style of text to bold
Break Apart	Main	Ctrl+K	Breaks apart the selected object
Brightness/Contrast/Intensity...	Main	Ctrl+B	Brightness/Contrast/Intensity
Bring up Property Bar	Main	Ctrl+Enter	Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to
Bullet	Main	Ctrl+M	Adds/removes bullets for the text object (toggle)
Center	Text Editing	Ctrl+E	Changes the alignment of text to center alignment
Center to Page	Main	P	Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page
Change Case...	Text Editing	Shift+F3	Changes the case of selected text
Color	Main	Shift+F11	Applies uniform color fills to objects
Color	Main	Shift+F12	Opens the Outline Color dialog box
Color Balance...	Main	Ctrl+Shift+B	Color Balance
Combine	Main	Ctrl+L	Combines the selected objects
Contour	Main	Ctrl+F9	Opens the Contour Docker Window
Convert	Main	Ctrl+F8	Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa
Convert Outline To Object	Main	Ctrl+Shift+Q	Converts an outline to an object
Convert To Curves	Main	Ctrl+Q	Converts the selected object to a curve
Copy	Main	Ctrl+C	Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Copy	Main	Ctrl+Insert	Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut	Main	Ctrl+X	Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Cut	Main	Shift+Delete	Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard
Delete	Main	Delete	Deletes the selected object(s)
Delete Character to Right	Text Editing	Delete	Deletes the character to the right of the text caret
Delete Word to Right	Text Editing	Ctrl+Delete	Deletes the word to the right of the text caret
Distribute Bottom	Main	Shift+B	Distributes selected objects to the bottom
Distribute Centers Horizontally	Main	Shift+E	Horizontally Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Centers Vertically	Main	Shift+C	Vertically Distributes the centers of the selected objects
Distribute Left	Main	Shift+L	Distributes selected objects to the left
Distribute Right	Main	Shift+R	Distributes selected objects to the right
Distribute Spacing Horizontally	Main	Shift+P	Horizontally Distributes the space between the selected objects
Distribute Spacing Vertically	Main	Shift+A	Vertically Distributes the space between the selected objects
Distribute Top	Main	Shift+T	Distributes selected objects to the top
Drop Cap	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+D	Adds/removes a Drop Cap for the text object (toggle)
Duplicate	Main	Ctrl+D	Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount
Dynamic Guides	Main	Alt+Shift+D	Shows or hides the Dynamic Guides (toggle)
Edit Text...	Main	Ctrl+Shift+T	Opens the Edit Text dialog box
Ellipse	Main	F7	Draws ellipses and circles
Envelope	Main	Ctrl+F7	Opens the Envelope Docker Window
Eraser	Main	X	Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths
Exit	Main	Alt+F4	Exits CorelDRAW and prompts to save the active drawing
Export...	Main	Ctrl+E	Exports text or objects to another format
Find Text...	Text Editing	Alt+F3	Finds the specified text in the drawing
Font List	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+F	Shows a list of all the available/active fonts
Font Size Decrease	Text Editing	Ctrl+NUMPAD2	Decreases font size to previous point size
Font Size Decrease	Main	Ctrl+NUMPAD2	Decreases font size to previous point size
Font Size Increase	Text Editing	Ctrl+NUMPAD8	Increases font size to next point size
Font Size Increase	Main	Ctrl+NUMPAD8	Increases font size to next point size
Font Size List	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+P	Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes
Font Size Next Combo Size	Text Editing	Ctrl+NUMPAD6	Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List
Font Size Next Combo Size	Main	Ctrl+NUMPAD6	Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List
Font Size Previous Combo Size	Text Editing	Ctrl+NUMPAD4	Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List
Font Size Previous Combo Size	Main	Ctrl+NUMPAD4	Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List
Font Weight List	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+W	Shows a list of all the available/active font weights
Force Full	Text Editing	Ctrl+H	Changes the alignment of text to force last line full alignment
Format Text...	Main	Ctrl+T	Formats the properties of text
Forward One	Main	Ctrl+PgUp	Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order
Fountain	Main	F11	Applies fountain fills to objects
Freehand	Main	F5	Draws lines and curves in Freehand mode
Full	Text Editing	Ctrl+J	Changes the alignment of text to full alignment
Full-Screen Preview	Main	F9	Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing
Graph Paper	Main	D	Draws a group of rectangles
Graphic and Text Styles	Main	Ctrl+F5	Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window
Group	Main	Ctrl+G	Groups the selected objects
HTML Font Size List	Text Editing	Ctrl+Shift+H	Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes
Hand	Main	H	Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool
Horizontal Text	Main	Ctrl+,	Changes the text to horizontal direction
Hue/Saturation/Lightness...	Main	Ctrl+Shift+U	Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Import...	Main	Ctrl+I	Imports text or objects
Insert Character	Main	Ctrl+F11	Opens the Insert Character Docker Window
Interactive Fill	Main	G	Adds a fill to object(s)
Italic	Text Editing	Ctrl+I	Changes the style of text to italic
Left	Text Editing	Ctrl+L	Changes the alignment of text to left alignment
Lens	Main	Alt+F3	Opens the Lens Docker Window
Linear	Main	Alt+F2	Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines
Mesh Fill	Main	M	Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object
Micro Nudge Down	Main	Ctrl+DnArrow	Nudges the object downward by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Left	Main	Ctrl+LeftArrow	Nudges the object to the left by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Right	Main	Ctrl+RightArrow	Nudges the object to the right by the Micro Nudge factor
Micro Nudge Up	Main	Ctrl+UpArrow	Nudges the object upward by the Micro Nudge factor
Move Down 1 Frame	Text Editing	PgDn	Moves the text caret down 1 frame
Move Down 1 Line	Text Editing	DnArrow	Moves the text caret down 1 line