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Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects

You can create and edit drawing objects using the keyboard.

To Create and Edit a Drawing Object

1. Press F6 to navigate to the Drawing bar.

2. Press the Right arrow key until you reach the toolbar icon of a drawing tool.

3. If there is an arrow next to the icon, the drawing tool opens a sub toolbar. Press the Up or Down arrow key to open the sub toolbar, then press the Right or Left key to select an icon.

4. Press Ctrl+Enter.

   The object is created at the center of the current document.

5. To return to the document, press Ctrl+F6.

   You can use the arrow keys to position the object where you want. To choose a command from the context menu for the object, press Shift+F10.

To Select an Object

1. Press Ctrl+F6 to enter the document.

2. Press Tab until you reach the object you want to select.

Index

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draw objects, text entry mode

text entry mode for draw objects

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