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10/1/2009 California Lutheran University Information Systems and Services

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Keyboard ShortCuts for Visio 2007

Office
Basics
To Do This: Press:
Switch to the next window ALT+TAB
Switch to the previous window ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Close the active window CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Open Start menu CTRL+ESC
Quit a program ALT+F4
Delete item permanently SHIFT+DELETE


Format
Menu
To Do This: Press:
Open Font tab in the text dialog box F11
Open the paragraph tab in the text dialog box SHIFT+F11
Open the Tabs tab in the text dialog box CTRL+F11
Open the Fill dialog box for selected shape F3
Open the Line dialog box SHIFT+F3


Tools Menu
To Do This: Press:
Open the General tab in Snap and Glue dialog box ALT+F9
Select or clear the Snap check box on general tab SHIFT+F9
Select or clear the Glue check box on general tab while the
Snap and Glue dialog box is closed
F9


Shape
Menu
To Do This: Press:
Group the selected shapes CTRL+G or CTRL+SHIFT+G
Ungroup shapes in the selected group CTRL+SHIFT+U
Bring selected shape to the front CTRL+SHIFT+F
Send selected shape to the back CTRL+SHIFT+B
Rotate selected shape to left CTRL+L
Rotate selected shape to right CTRL+R
Flip selected shape horizontally CTRL+H
Flip selected shape vertically CTRL+J

Window
To Do This: Press:

2
Menu
Display the open drawing window tiled vertically SHIFT+F7
Display the open drawing windows tiled horizontally CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Display the open drawings so all titles are in view ALT+F7 or CTRL+ALT+F7


Standard
Toolbar
To Do This: Press:
With a shape selected switch Format Painter tool on or off CTRL+SHIFT+P
Select Pointer tool CTRL+1
Select Connector tool CTRL+3
Select Connection Point tool CTRL+SHIFT+1
Select the Text tool CTRL+2
Select the Text Block tool CTRL+SHIFT+4
Select the Stamp tool CTRL+SHIFT+3


Drawing
Toolbar

To Do This: Press:
Select Rectangle tool CTRL+8
Select Ellipse tool CTRL+9
Select Line tool CTRL+6
Select Arc tool CTRL+7
Select Freeform tool CTRL+5
Select Pencil tool CTRL+4


Picture
Toolbar
To Do This: Press:
Select Crop tool CTRL+SHIFT+2


Shapes
To Do This: Press:
Move from shape to shape TAB
Move from shape to shape in reverse order SHIFT+TAB
Clear selection of or focus on a shape ESC
Switch between text edit mode and shape selection mode on a
selected shape
F2
Nudge a selected shape ARROW KEYS


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