Shortcuts Space bar S M Arrows Plus or Minus Home Delete Insert Escape Right click Ctrl+Alt+P Project Manager Edit current Style set Add Marker Pan up, down, left, or right Zoom in or out by 2 x Zoom to full extent of current map Delete selected group Duplicate the selected group Stop redraw or abandon a process Display the “Fast menu”. Display Preferences dialogue box
Additional menu shortcuts are indicated on the menu. When drawing a line, polygon, tape measure, etc Backspace Delete Escape Delete last vertex Delete last vertex Cancel object
When editing a polygon, line or point Delete Insert Delete object Duplicate object
When the cursor is over a vertex when editing Delete C T U or J Delete vertex Cut line (or cut polygon to form line) Toggle a vertex to a corner and vice versa Join or Unite two lines or snap to another vertex (only applies to an end vertex on a line). If the two ends of one line are joined a polygon is formed.
When using the Data or Select tool Click once to select one object. Click hold down and drag to draw a rectangular selection area. Hold down the C key, click and drag to draw a circular area. Hold down the Control key, click then move the cursor and click any number of times to draw a selection line. Right click to finish or click again over the first vertex to form a polygon.