CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics- related programs. The latest version is designated X8(equivalent to version 18), and was released in March 2016. CorelDraw is designed to edit two-dimensional images such as logos and posters.
Here's a list of Default Keyboard Shortcuts !
Here's a list of Default Keyboard Shortcuts !
| Align Bottom | B | Aligns selected objects to the bottom |
| Align Centers Horizontally | E | Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects |
| Align Centers Vertically | C | Vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects |
| Align Left | L | Aligns selected objects to the left |
| Align Right | R | Aligns selected objects to the right |
| Align To Baseline | Alt + F12 | Aligns text to the baseline |
| Align Top | T | Aligns selected objects to the top |
| Artistic Media | I | Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic or Pressure Sensitive effe |
| Back One | Ctrl + PgDn | Back One |
| Break Apart | Ctrl + K | Breaks apart the selected object |
| Brightness/Contrast/Intensity | Ctrl + B | Brightness/Contrast/Intensity... |
| Bring up Property Bar | Ctrl + Enter | Brings up the Property Bar and gives focus to the first visible item that can be tabbed to |
| Center to Page | P | Aligns the centers of the selected objects to page |
| Character Formatting | Ctrl + T | Character Formatting |
| Color Balance... | Ctrl + Shift + B | Color Balance |
| Combine | Ctrl + L | Combines the selected objects |
| Contour | Ctrl + F9 | Opens the Contour Docker Window |
| Convert | Ctrl + F8 | Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa |
| Convert Outline To Object | Ctrl + Shift + Q | Converts an outline to an object |
| Convert To Curves | Ctrl + Q | Converts the selected object to a curve |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard |
| Copy | Ctrl + Insert | Copies the selection and places it on the Clipboard |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard |
| Cut | Shift + Delete | Cuts the selection and places it on the Clipboard |
| Delete | Delete | Deletes the selected object(s) |
| Distribute Bottom | Shift + B | Distributes selected objects to the bottom |
| Distribute Centers Horizontally | Shift + E | Horizontally Distributes the centers of the selected objects |
| Distribute Centers Vertically | Shift + C | Vertically Distributes the centers of the selected objects |
| Distribute Left | Shift + L | Distributes selected objects to the left |
| Distribute Right | Shift + R | Distributes selected objects to the right |
| Distribute Spacing Horizontally | Shift + P | Horizontally Distributes the space between the selected |
| Distribute Spacing Vertically | Shift + A | Vertically Distributes the space between the selected objects |
| Distribute Top | Shift + T | Distributes selected objects to the top |
| Duplicate | Ctrl + D | Duplicates the selected object(s) and offsets by a specified amount |
| Dynamic Guides | Alt + Shift + D | Shows or hides the Dynamic Guides (toggle) |
| Edit Text... | Ctrl + Shift + T | Opens the Edit Text dialog box |
| Ellipse | F7 | Draws ellipses and circles; double-clicking the tool opens the Toolbox tab of the Option |
| Envelope | Ctrl + F7 | Opens the Envelope Docker Window |
| Eraser | X | Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths |
| Exit | Alt + F4 | Exits CorelDRAW and prompts to save the active drawing |
| Export... | Ctrl + E | Exports text or objects to another format |
| Font Size Decrease | Ctrl +NUMPAD2 | Decreases font size to previous point size |
| Font Size Increase | Ctrl+NUMPAD8 | Increases font size to next point size |
| Font Size Next Combo Size | Ctrl +NUMPAD6 | Increase font size to next setting in Font Size List |
| Font Size Previous Combo Size | Ctrl+NUMPAD4 | Decrease font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List |
| Forward One | Ctrl + PgUp | Forward One |
| Fountain Fill... | F11 | Applies fountain fills to objects |
| Freehand | F5 | Draws lines and curves in Freehand mode |
| Full-Screen Preview | F9 | Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing |
| Graph Paper | D | Draws a group of rectangles; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dial |
| Graphic and Text Styles | Ctrl + F5 | Opens the Graphic and Text Styles Docker Window |
| Group | Ctrl + G | Groups the selected objects |
| Hand | H | Hand Tool |
| Horizontal Text C | Ctrl +, | Changes the text to horizontal direction |
| Hue/Saturation/Lightness... | Ctrl + Shift + U | Hue/Saturation/Lightness |
| Import... | Ctrl + I | Imports text or objects |
| Insert Symbol Character | Ctrl + F11 | Opens the Insert Character Docker Window |
| Interactive Fill | G | Adds a fill to object(s); clicking and dragging on object(s) applies a fountain fill |
| Lens | Alt + F3 | Opens the Lens Docker Window |
| Linear | Alt + F2 | Contains functions for assigning attributes to linear dimension lines |
| Macro Editor... | Alt + F11 | Macro Editor... |
| Mesh Fill | M | Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object |
| Micro Nudge Down | Ctrl + DnArrow | Nudges the object downward by the Micro Nudge factor |
| Micro Nudge Left | Ctrl + LeftArrow | Nudges the object to the left by the Micro Nudge factor |
| Micro Nudge Right | Ctrl +RightArrow | Nudges the object to the right by the Micro Nudge factor |
| Micro Nudge Up | Ctrl + UpArrow | Nudges the object upward by the Micro Nudge factor |
| Navigator | N | Brings up the Navigator window allowing you to navigate to any object in the document |
| New | Ctrl + N | Creates a new drawing |
| Next Page | PgDn | Goes to the next page |
| Nudge Down | DnArrow | Nudges the object downward |
| Nudge Left | LeftArrow | Nudges the object to the left |
| Nudge Right | RightArrow | Nudges the object to the right |
| Nudge Up | UpArrow | Nudges the object upw |
| Open... | Ctrl + O | Opens an existing drawing |
| Options... | Ctrl + J | Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options |
| Outline Color... | Shift + F12 | Opens the Outline Color dialog box |
| Outline Pen... | F12 | Opens the Outline Pen dialog box |
| Pan Down | Alt + DnArrow | Pan Down |
| Pan Left | Alt + LeftArrow | Pan Left |
| Pan Right | Alt + RightArrow | Pan Right |
| Pan Up | Alt + UpArrow | Pan Up |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing |
| Paste | Shift + Insert | Pastes the Clipboard contents into the drawing |
| Place Inside Container... | Ctrl + 1 | Places selected object(s) into a PowerClip container object |
| Polygon | Y | Draws polygons |
| Position | Alt + F7 | Opens the Position Docker Window |
| Previous Page | PgUp | Goes to the previous page |
| Print... | Ctrl + P | Prints the active drawing |
| Properties | Alt + Enter | Allows the properties of an object to be viewed and edited |
| Record Temporary Macro | Ctrl + Shift + R | Record Temporary Macro |
| Rectangle | F6 | Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Reverses the last Undo operation |
| Refresh Window | Ctrl + W | Redraws the drawing window |
| Repeat | Ctrl + R | Repeats the last operation |
| Rotate | Alt + F8 | Opens the Rotate Docker Window |
| Run Temporary Macro | Ctrl + Shift + P | Run Temporary Macro |
| Save As... S | Ctrl + Shift + | Saves the active drawing with a new name |
| Save... | Ctrl + S | Saves the active drawing |
| Scale | Alt + F9 Window | Opens the Scale Docker |
| Select all | Ctrl + A | Select all object of the active page |
| Shape | F10 | Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected |
| Size | Alt+ F10 Window | Opens the Size Docker |
| Smart Drawing | Shift+ S Dbl-click | opens Smart Drawing Tool options; Shift+drag backwards over line erases |
| Snap to Grid | Ctrl + Y | Snaps objects to the grid (toggle) |
| Snap to Objects | Alt + Z | Snaps objects to other objects (toggle) |
| Spell Check... | Ctrl + F12 | Opens the Spell Checker; checks the spelling of the selected text |
| Spiral | A | Draws spirals; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog |
| Step and Repeat... | Ctrl + Shift + D | Shows Step and Repeat docker |
| Stop Recording | Ctrl + Shift + O | Stop Recording |
| Super Nudge Down | Shift + DnArrow | Nudges the object downward by the Super Nudge factor |
| Super Nudge Left | Shift +LeftArrow | Nudges the object to the left by the Super Nudge factor |
| Super Nudge Right | Shift+RightArrow | Nudges the object to the right by the Super Nudge factor |
| Super Nudge Up | Shift + UpArrow | Nudges the object upward by the Super Nudge factor |
| Symbol Manager | Ctrl + F3 | Symbol Manager Docker |
| Text | F8 | Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text |
| To Back Of Layer | Shift + PgDn | To Back Of Layer |
| To Back Of Page | Ctrl + End | To Back Of Page |
| To Front Of Layer | Shift + PgUp | To Front Of Layer |
| To Front Of Page | Ctrl + Home | To Front Of Page |
| Toggle Pick State | Ctrl + Space | Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool |
| Toggle View | Shift + F9 | Toggles between the last two used view qualities |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Reverses the last operation |
| Undo | Alt + Backspace | Reverses the last operation |
| Ungroup | Ctrl + U | Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects |
| Uniform Fill... | Shift + F11 | Applies uniform color fills to objects |
| Use bullets | Ctrl + M | Show/Hide Bullet |
| Vertical Text | Ctrl +. | Changes the text to vertical |
| View Manager | Ctrl + F2 | Opens the View Manager Docker Window |
| What's This? | Shift + F1 | What's This? Help |
| Zoom | Z | Zoom Tool |
| Zoom One-Shot | F2 | |
| Zoom Out | F3 | Zoom Out |
| Zoom To Fit | F4 | Zoom To All Objects |
| Zoom To Page | Shift + F4 | Zoom To Page |
| Zoom To Selection | Shift + F2 | Zoom To Selected |
