A Guide to Inkscape/Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Shortcut Description
Ctrl+Z Undo (can be done multiple times)
Ctrl+Y or
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Z
Redo (can be done multiple times)
Ctrl+B Hide/show scrollbars
Ctrl+ Scroll
⇧ Shift+Mouse wheel Scroll horizontally
Ctrl+Tab ↹ Cycle through Inkscape windows
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ Cycle backwards through Inkscape windows
Zooming
- Zoom out
+ Zoom in
Ctrl+Middle click / Right click Zoom in
⇧ Shift+Middle click / Right click Zoom out
Ctrl+Mouse wheel Zoom in (up) or out (down)
Layers
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+N Add layer
Ctrl+Page Up Shift to layer above
Ctrl+Page Down Shift to layer below
⇧ Shift+Page Up Move selection to layer above
⇧ Shift+Page Down Move selection to layer below
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Page Up Raise layer
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Page Down Lower layer
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Home Layer to top
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+End Layer to bottom
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+L Layers


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