Shortcut keys for drawing objects

Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3.x

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

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Shortcut keys	Result
Select the toolbar with F6. Use the Down Arrow and Right Arrow to select the desired toolbar icon and press Ctrl+Enter	Inserts a Drawing Object.
Select the document with Ctrl+F6 and press Tab	Selects a Drawing Object.
Tab	Selects the next Drawing Object.
Shift+Tab	Selects the previous Drawing Object.
Ctrl+Home	Selects the first Drawing Object.
Ctrl+End	Selects the last Drawing Object.
Esc	Ends Drawing Object selection.
Esc (in Handle Selection Mode)	Exits Handle Selection Mode and returns to Object Selection Mode.
Up/down/left/right arrow	Moves the selected point (the snap-to-grid functions are temporarily disabled, but end points still snap to each other).
Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow	Moves the selected Drawing Object one pixel (in Selection Mode). Re-sizes a Drawing Object (in Handle Selection Mode). Rotates a Drawing Object (in Rotation Mode). Opens the properties dialog for a Drawing Object. Activates the Point Selection mode for the selected drawing object.
Spacebar	Selects a point of a drawing object (in Point Selection mode) or cancels the selection. The selected point blinks once per second.
Shift+Spacebar	Selects an additional point in Point Selection mode.
Ctrl+Tab	Selects the next point of the drawing object (Point Selection mode). In Rotation mode, the center of rotation can also be selected.
Shift+Ctrl+Tab	Selects the previous point of the drawing object (Point Selection mode).
Ctrl+Enter	Places a new drawing object with default size in the center of the current view.
Ctrl+Enter at the Selection icon	Activates the first drawing object in the document.
Esc	Leaves the Point Selection mode. The drawing object is selected afterwards. Edits a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode).
Any text or numerical key	If a drawing object is selected, switches to edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the text in the drawing object. A printable character is inserted.