Knowing what tools to use when can make you a master of your production. While there’s nothing wrong with clicking and dragging every change you want to make, there are easier ways to get results in SignLab, EngraveLab, and ProfileLab.
Take a look at the keyboard shortcuts below. We recommend bookmarking this page or downloading a PDF of the hotkeys HERE to keep as a reference for future use. Once you’ve gotten a hang of these shortcuts, you’ll have mastered you production!
General |
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| Arrow key/Shift+Arrow key | Nudge selected object by value configured in Nudge Amount dialog in System Preferences. |
| Tab | Change current focus to next object in sequence |
| Shift+Tab | Change current focus to previous object in sequence |
| Ctrl+Select tool | Move/Draw/Edit/Select on horizontal and vertical axes. |
Alignment |
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| Alt+1 | Horizontally align selected objects along left-edge of object bounds |
| Alt+2 | Horizontally center selected objects within object bounds |
| Alt+3 | Horizontally align selected objects along right-edge of object bounds |
| Alt+4 | Vertically align selected objects along top-edge of object bounds |
| Alt+5 | Vertically center selected objects within object bounds |
| Alt+6 | Vertically align selected objects along bottom-edge of object bounds |
| Alt+7 | Center selected objects both horizontally and vertically based on object bounds |
File menu |
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| Ctrl+N | New workspace |
| Ctrl+O | Open workspace |
| Ctrl+S | Save workspace |
| Ctrl+P | Print workspace objects |
Edit menu |
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| Ctrl+Z | Undo last command |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo last command |
| Ctrl+R | Repeat last command |
| Ctrl+X | Cut selected object |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected object |
| Ctrl+V | Paste object |
| Delete | Delete selected object |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate selected object |
| Ctrl+T | Edit selected text |
| Ctrl+E | Edit selected object |
| Ctrl+I | Edit font of selected text |
| F3 or Ctrl+A | Select all objects on workspace
In node edit mode, hover the mouse over an object, then press Ctrl+A to select it, or press Ctrl+A and sweep the mouse over objects to select. |
| Shift+F3 | Deselect all objects |
| Alt+F3 | Inverse selection of objects |
| F4 or Alt+D | Refresh workspace display |
Layout menu |
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| Alt+K | Activate alignment feature |
| Ctrl+K | Apply current alignment dialog settings |
| Ctrl+G | Group selected objects |
| Alt+G | Ungroup selected objects |
Arrange menu |
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| Ctrl+F | Move selected object to the top layer
To front (within layer) |
| Ctrl+B | Move selected object to the bottom layer
To back (within layer) |
| Ctrl+U | Move selected object up one layer
Forward one step (within layer) |
| Ctrl+L | Move selected object down one layer
Backward one step (within layer) |
| Ctrl+M | Reverse layer order of the selected objects |
| Ctrl+H | Create a common path from the selected objects |
| Ctrl+J | Reverse common path previously applied to a group of objects |
| Alt+B | Convert selected text to graphics |
| Shift+F2 | Simplify selected object |
| Alt+C | Clip to top-most object |
| Alt+U | Clear object clipping |
Cut menu |
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| Alt+P | Activate cut preview |
Image menu |
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| Shift+Ctrl+B | Cleanup black |
| Shift+Ctrl+W | Cleanup white |
| Shift+Ctrl+L | Make lighter |
| Shift+Ctrl+D | Make darker |
| Shift+Ctrl+I | Increase saturation |
| Shift+Ctrl+N | Blur image |
| Shift+Ctrl+M | Sharpen image |
View menu |
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| Alt+S | Toggle display of object fills |
| Alt+M | Toggle display of bitmaps |
| Alt+N | Toggle display of line style |
| Alt+R | Toggle display of the ruler |
| Alt+I | Toggle display of InstantReplay |
Options menu |
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| Ctrl+W | Snap to grid |
| Alt+W | Use guides |
| F1 | Help |
| Shift + F1 | Compass |
| F2 | Disable all Shop Palette colors except the current target fill color
To enable or disable all Shop Palette colors except the current target fill color, press Alt and click the color. To enable or disable a color, press Ctrl and click the color. |
| Shift + F2 | Simplify selected object |
| F3 | Select all objects |
| Alt + F3 | Inverse select |
| Shift + F3 | Select none |
| F4 | Refresh workspace |
| F5 | Activate Zoom In tool |
| F6 | Zoom out |
| Shift+F6 | Zoom in |
| F7 | Zoom to selected object |
| F8 | Zoom to sign blank |
| F9 | Toggle between current and previous zoom levels |
| F10 | Select the menu bar |
| F11 | Pan workspace toward current mouse position |