autocad shortcuts

The following table lists the default actions for shortcut keys.

Shortcut Key	Description
ALT+F11	Displays the Visual Basic Editor
ALT+F8	Displays the Macros dialog box
CTRL+0	Toggles Clean Screen
CTRL+1	Toggles Properties palette
CTRL+2	Toggles DesignCenter
CTRL+3	Toggles the Tool Palettes window
CTRL+4	Toggles Sheet Set Manager
CTRL+6	Toggles dbConnect Manager
CTRL+7	Toggles Markup Set Manager
CTRL+8	Toggles the QuickCalc palette
CTRL+9	Toggles the Command Line window
CTRL+A	Selects all the objects in drawing that are not locked or frozen
CTRL+SHITF+A	Toggles Groups
CTRL+B	Toggles Snap
CTRL+C	Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard
CTRL+SHIFT+C	Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard with Base Point
CTRL+D	Toggles Dynamic UCS
CTRL+E	Cycles through isometric planes
CTRL+F	Toggles running object snaps
CTRL+G	Toggles Grid
CTRL+H	Toggles PICKSTYLE
CTRL+SHIFT+H	Toggles the display of palettes with HIDEPALETTES and SHOWPALETTES
CTRL+I	Toggles the Coordinates display
CTRL+J	Repeats last command
CTRL+K	Inserts a hyperlink
CTRL+L	Toggles Ortho mode
CTRL+M	Repeats last command
CTRL+N	Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O	Opens an existing drawing
CTRL+P	Plots the current drawing
CTRL+SHIFT+P	Toggles the Quick Properties interface
CTRL+Q	Quits AutoCAD
CTRL+R	Cycles through the viewports on the current layout
CTRL+S	Saves current drawing
CTRL+SHIFT+S	Displays up the Save As dialog box
CTRL+T	Toggles Tablet mode
CTRL+V	Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard
CTRL+SHIFT+V	Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard as a Block
CTRL+X	Cuts objects from the current drawing to the Windows Clipboard
CTRL+Y	Cancels the preceding Undo action
CTRL+Z	Reverses the last action
CTRL+[	Cancels current command
CTRL+\	Cancels current command
CTRL+PAGE UP	Moves to the next layout tab to the left of the current tab
CTRL+PAGE DOWN	Moves to the next layout tab to the right of the current tab
F1	Displays Help
F2	Toggles Text Window
F3	Toggles OSNAP
F4	Toggles TABMODE
F5	Toggles ISOPLANE
F6	Toggles UCSDETECT
F7	Toggles GRIDMODE
F8	Toggles ORTHOMODE
F9	Toggles SNAPMODE
F10	Toggles Polar Tracking
F11	Toggles Object Snap Tracking
F12	Toggles Dynamic Input