A) File Menu Shortcuts

CorelDRAW X8 Shortcut Keys are very helpful for fast designing and professional work. In this post, you will learn all important keyboard shortcuts used in CorelDRAW X8 for file, edit, zoom, tools, text and alignment.

These CorelDRAW X8 Shortcut Keys will improve your speed.

• Ctrl + N = New File
• Ctrl + O = Open
• Ctrl + S = Save
• Ctrl + Shift + S = Save As
• Ctrl + P = Print
• Ctrl + Q = Quit/Exit CorelDRAW
• Ctrl + W = Close Document

 B) Edit / General Shortcuts

• Ctrl + Z = Undo
• Ctrl + Shift + Z = Redo
• Ctrl + X = Cut
• Ctrl + C = Copy
• Ctrl + V = Paste
• Ctrl + D = Duplicate
• Ctrl + A = Select All
• Ctrl + Shift + A = Deselect All
• Delete = Delete Selected Object

 C) View / Zoom Shortcuts

• F9 = Full Screen Preview
• Ctrl + F9 = Enhanced Preview
• F4 = Zoom to All Objects (Fit All)
• Shift + F4 = Zoom to Page
• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel = Zoom In/Out
• Z = Zoom Tool

D) Tools Shortcut Keys (सबसे जरूरी)

• Spacebar = Pick Tool (Selection)
• F10 = Shape Tool
• F6 = Rectangle Tool
• F7 = Ellipse Tool
• Y = Polygon Tool
• A = Freehand Tool
• B = Bezier Tool
• F5 = Freehand / Curve Tools
• I = Artistic Media Tool
• T = Text Tool
• F8 = Zoom Tool
• H = Hand Tool / Pan Tool
• G = Interactive Fill Tool
• M = Smart Fill Tool
• C = Crop Tool

 E) Text (Typing) Related Shortcuts

• Ctrl + T = Text Properties (Font/Paragraph)
• Ctrl + Shift + T = Text Style
• F8 = Zoom (useful while typing)
• Ctrl + Space = Toggle Pick/Text tool (sometimes useful)

 F) Align / Arrange Shortcuts

• Ctrl + G = Group
• Ctrl + U = Ungroup
• Ctrl + Shift + G = Ungroup All
• Ctrl + L = Combine
• Ctrl + K = Break Apart
• Ctrl + PageUp = Move Forward One Layer
• Ctrl + PageDown = Move Backward One Layer
• Shift + PageUp = To Front of Page
• Shift + PageDown = To Back of Page

 G) Object Transform / Nudge

• Arrow Keys = Move/Nudge object slightly
• Shift + Arrow Keys = Move more distance
• Ctrl + Arrow Keys = Micro Nudge

 H) Order / Layers

• Ctrl + Home = Select First Object
• Ctrl + End = Select Last Object
• Home = First Page
• End = Last Page
• PageUp = Previous Page
• PageDown = Next Page

 I) Color & Outline Shortcuts (Very Useful)

• F12 = Outline Pen (Outline settings)
• Shift + F12 = Outline Color
• Ctrl + Shift + Q = Convert Outline to Object

✅ Extra Tips:

• Left Click color = Fill Color
• Right Click color = Outline Color
• X = Remove Fill/Outline (depends selection)

 J) Effects Shortcuts (Best)

• Ctrl + Q = Convert to Curves (important!)
• Ctrl + Shift + Q = Convert Outline to Object
• Ctrl + F7 = Lens Docker
• Ctrl + F9 = Preview Mode

✅ Most Important 20 Keys (Exam वाला Set)

1. Ctrl+N New
2. Ctrl+O Open
3. Ctrl+S Save
4. Ctrl+P Print
5. Ctrl+Z Undo
6. Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo
7. Ctrl+C Copy
8. Ctrl+V Paste
9. Ctrl+D Duplicate
10. Ctrl+G Group
11. Ctrl+U Ungroup
12. Ctrl+K Break Apart
13. Ctrl+L Combine
14. Ctrl+Q Convert to Curves
15. F4 Fit All Objects
16. Shift+F4 Fit Page
17. F10 Shape Tool
18. F6 Rectangle
19. F7 Ellipse
20. T Text Tool

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