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Keyboard shortcuts in Geometra

Keyboard shortcuts are a simple way to work faster in Geometra. Instead of navigating through menus, you can perform actions with just a few keystrokes. In this article, you'll find a complete list of all available shortcuts in Geometra.

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Keyboard shortcuts in Geometra

General shortcuts

Ctrl + 1 = Select/Edit

Ctrl + 2 = Point

Ctrl + 3 = Line

Ctrl + 4 = Area

Ctrl + 5 = Circle

Ctrl + 6 = Freehand

Ctrl + 7 = Comment

Ctrl + 8 = Image

Ctrl + 0 = Scale

Space (Spacebar) = Move

Delete = Remove selected folders/measurements

Ctrl + Z = Undo last point

Alt + R = Rotate

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + V = Paste

Ctrl + D = Duplicate

Ctrl + E = Export

Ctrl + P = Print

Alt + Q = Toggle SnapOn

Alt + Click = Add a measurement point

Alt+ Shift + Click = Remove a measurement point

F2 = Rename selected items

F5 = Reload page

Ctrl + Scroll = Zoom in/out

Shift + Scroll = Move sideways

Ctrl + Shift + R = Reload the current page, ignoring cached content

Esc + Esc = Return to the tool select (the arrow)

Alt + Ctrl + left - click = Choose a length to set intervals

Select and mark your measurements

Folders:

Click — Selects the folder and all objects and subfolders within it. Reductions are included.

Alt + Click — Selects the folder and all objects and subfolders within it. Reductions are excluded.

Ctrl + Click — Adds the folder and all objects and subfolders to the current selection. Reductions are included.

Ctrl + Alt + Click — Adds the folder and all objects and subfolders to the current selection. Reductions are excluded.

Shift + Click — Adds a range of folders and objects to the current selection, including all objects and subfolders of the clicked folder. Reductions are included.

Shift + Alt + Click — Adds a range of folders and objects to the current selection, including all objects and subfolders of the clicked folder. Reductions are excluded. Any reductions already included in the selection are kept.

Objects:

Click — Selects the object. Reductions are not included.

Alt + Click — Selects the object and includes its reductions.

Ctrl + Click — Adds the object to the current selection. Reductions are not included.

Ctrl + Alt + Click — Adds the object and its reductions to the current selection.

Shift + Click — Adds a range of objects and folders between the last clicked item and the clicked object to the current selection. Reductions are not included. If the object is inside a folder and is not the last item in that folder, the parent folder is not selected.

Shift + Alt + Click — Adds a range of objects and folders between the last clicked item and the clicked object to the current selection. Reductions are included. If the object is inside a folder and is not the last item in that folder, the parent folder is not selected.

Folders and objects:

Ctrl + A = Select all folders and objects. Reductions are included.

Ctrl + Alt + A = Select all folders and objects. Reductions are excluded.

Ctrl + Shift + A = Select all objects only. Folders and reductions are excluded.

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