Here’s a cheat sheet for some common Inkscape commands and shortcuts:
Basic Navigation
- Zoom In:
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Up - Zoom Out:
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Down - Pan View:
Spacebar+Left Mouse Button Drag
Selection and Transformation
- Select Object:
Left Click - Move Object:
Drag with Left Mouse Button - Resize Object:
Shift+Drag Corner Handle - Rotate Object:
Ctrl+Drag Corner Handle
Drawing Shapes
- Rectangle:
Rectangles & Squares Tool(F4) - Ellipse:
Circles & Ellipses Tool(F5) - Line:
Draw Bezier Curves and Straight Lines Tool(Shift+F6) - Freehand Drawing:
Pencil Tool(F6) - Text:
Text Tool(F8)
Path Operations
- Union (Combine Paths):
Ctrl++ - Difference (Subtract Paths):
Ctrl+- - Intersection (Keep Overlapping Area):
Ctrl+* - Exclusion (Exclude Overlapping Area):
Ctrl+\
Color and Fill
- Fill Color:
Shift+Ctrl+F - Stroke Color:
Shift+Ctrl+C - Remove Fill:
Shift+Ctrl+X
Layers
- Raise to Top:
Home - Lower to Bottom:
End - Raise One Level:
Page Up - Lower One Level:
Page Down
Text Editing
- Edit Text:
Select Text+F2 - Bold:
Ctrl+B - Italic:
Ctrl+I - Underline:
Ctrl+U
Alignment and Distribution
- Align Left:
Shift+Ctrl+L - Align Center:
Shift+Ctrl+C - Align Right:
Shift+Ctrl+R - Distribute Horizontally:
Shift+Ctrl+H - Distribute Vertically:
Shift+Ctrl+V
Grouping and Ungrouping
- Group Objects:
Ctrl+G - Ungroup Objects:
Ctrl+Shift+G
Saving and Exporting
- Save:
Ctrl+S - Save As:
Shift+Ctrl+S - Export PNG:
Shift+Ctrl+E
Miscellaneous
- Duplicate Object:
Ctrl+D - Undo:
Ctrl+Z - Redo:
Shift+Ctrl+Z - Toggle Snap to Grid:
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This cheat sheet covers some basic and commonly used commands in Inkscape. Feel free to explore more features and functionalities in the Inkscape documentation for a comprehensive understanding of the tool.