Keyboard shortcuts
Most of the Xactimate shortcut keys have been retained to allow a smooth transition to the new version of Xactimate. A few, however, have been removed or changed to allow integration with the new features and user interface.
| The following shortcut keys have been changed: | ||
| Function | Old Shortcut | New Shortcut |
| Sketch | ||
| For the following View Functions, Sketch must be in 3D view. | ||
| View Top | Ctrl + 1 | Shift + 1 |
| View Front | Ctrl + 2 | Shift + 2 |
| View Back | Ctrl + 3 | Shift + 3 |
| View Left | Ctrl + 4 | Shift + 4 |
| View Right | Ctrl + 5 | Shift + 5 |
| View Front Left | Ctrl + 6 | Shift + 6 |
| View Front Right | Ctrl + 7 | Shift + 7 |
| View Back Left | Ctrl + 8 | Shift + 8 |
| View Back Right | Ctrl + 9 | Shift + 9 |
| Load View 1 | Shift + 1 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 2 | Shift + 2 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 3 | Shift + 3 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 4 | Shift + 4 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 5 | Shift + 5 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 6 | Shift + 6 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 7 | Shift + 7 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 8 | Shift + 8 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 9 | Shift + 9 | No Shortcut |
| Load View 10 | Shift + 0 | No Shortcut |
| Zoom to Extent (fit all items in workspace) | Ctrl +Shift + Z | Ctrl + Minus sign,Shift + Minus sign, Ctrl + Shift + Minus sign |
| Zoom to Selection | Shift + Z | Ctrl + Plus sign |
| Save Macro | F10 | Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Open Macros | Shift + F10 | Ctrl + M |
| Load copy from Existing tool | X (after adding second level) | No shortcut |
| Scope Mode | Shift + S | No Shortcut |
| Navigate the Estimate | ||
| Go to Insured Info | Ctrl + I | Ctrl + N |
| Go to Parameters | Ctrl + P | Ctrl + R |
| Open Digital Images | Ctrl + Shift + G | Ctrl + I |
| Go to XactContents | No shortcut | Ctrl + Q |
| Go to Estimate Items Line Item Entry | Ctrl + Q | Ctrl + E |
| Go to Estimate Items Summary List | Ctrl + M | No shortcut |
| Open Estimate Reports | No shortcut | Ctrl + P |
| Open Underwriting Checklist | No shortcut | Ctrl + W |
| Open Work Order | Ctrl + W | No shortcut |
| Open Line Item Notes | No shortcut | F9 |
| Open Payment Tracker | Ctrl +A + O | No shortcut |
| Populate Smartlists | F5 | No shortcut |
| Go to Edit menu | Alt + E | No shortcut |
| Go to Help menu | Alt + H | No shortcut |
| Go to Tool menu | Alt + O | No shortcut |
| Go to Language menu | Alt + L | No shortcut |
| Go to Estimate menu | Alt + T | No shortcut |
| Go to View menu | Alt + V | No shortcut |
| Go to Windows menu | Alt + W | No shortcut |
| Function | Shortcut | |
| Sketch | ||
| Room | R | |
| Wall | Shift+W | |
| Roof | F | |
| Browse Roof types | Spacebar | |
| Dormer | E | |
| Staircase | C | |
| Deck | Shift + D | |
| Fence | Ctrl + F | |
| Doorway | D | |
| Window | W | |
| Missing wall | M | |
| Square Break tool | B | |
| Vertex tool | V | |
| Flip horizontally | [ | |
| Flip vertically | ] | |
| Rotate clockwise | Q | |
| Set Scale | G | |
| Orientation | N | |
| Flooring Orientation Direction to lay floor covering | \ | |
| Block | O | |
| Reference Line | L | |
| Reference Area | A | |
| Reference Point | P | |
| Toggle Calculations On/Off | J | |
| Open Level Properties | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Annotation Text | T | |
| Line tool | Shift + | (Pipe sign) | |
| Arrow tool | / | |
| Rectangle tool | Shift + R | |
| Ellipse tool | 0 | |
| Fill tool | Shift + I | |
| Display high detail view | Shift + H | |
| Display super detail view | Shift + E | |
| Display normal view | Shift + N | |
| Save current view | Shift + V | |
| Show or hide Labels | Shift + L | |
| Show or hide Measurements | Shift + M | |
| Show or hide Bearing Wall | Shift + B | |
| Show or hide Flooring Overlay | Ctrl + Shift + O | |
| Show or hide Framing | Ctrl + Shift + F | |
| Show or hide Grid | Shift + G | |
| Show or hide Imported Underlay | Shift + U | |
| Show or hide Outline | Shift + O | |
| Show or hide Ceiling Surface | Shift + C | |
| Open flooring cuts | Shift + Q | |
| Snap line tool | S | |
| Pan tool On/Off | Spacebar | |
| Pan tool | H | |
| Plan view | 1 | |
| Elevation View | 2 | |
| Camera View | 3 | |
| Zoom Out | Press Minus sign | |
| Zoom In | Press Plus sign | |
| Opposite face view in Elevation View | Shift + F | |
| Walk through mode | K | |
| Snap grid | Shift + P | |
| Reset window layout | Ctrl + Shift + R | |
| Open Search window | Ctrl + Shift + 1 | |
| Open Images window | Ctrl + Shift + 4 | |
| Activate item and activities window | Ctrl + Shift + 2 | |
| Open Add Line Item | Insert | |
| Combine rooms | Ctrl + Shift + C | |
| Separate rooms | Ctrl + Shift + S | |
| Go to next level | Ctrl + Page Down | |
| Go to previous level | Ctrl + Page Up | |
| Rotate loaded object clockwise | Tab | |
| Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise | Shift + Tab | |
| Switch between plan view and 3-D view | Shift + Space | |
| Arc wall | Shift + A | |
| Line | Shift + \ | |
| Load Copy from Underlay tool | U (after adding second level) | |
| Cancel active tool | Esc | |
| Copy room | Ctrl + Drag Room | |
| Copy wall | Ctrl + Drag Wall | |
| Move workspace | Arrows | |
| Rotate selected item | Click(Hold) + Tab | |
| Turn off default snap for selected item | Shift + Drag Item | |
| Default zoom | Backspace | |
| Zoom | Z | |
| Aerial Sketch | ||
| Create roof | F | |
| Create faces | C | |
| Ridge line | R | |
| Hip Ridge line | P | |
| Edge line | E | |
| Auto line type | A | |
| Find roof Perimeter | M | |
| Orientation | N | |
| Interior line | I | |
| Valley | Y | |
| Select alternate rotation line | Tab | |
| Hide segmentation | Alt | |
| Shorter/longer rotation lines | Left/Right Arrows | |
| Loosen/tighten perimeter | Up/Down Arrows | |
| Rotate loaded object clockwise | Tab | |
| Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise | Shift + Tab | |
| Navigate the Estimate | ||
| Go to Coverage/Loss | Ctrl + L | |
| Go to Sketch | Ctrl + K | |
| Open Totals Summary Report | Ctrl + T | |
| Edit | ||
| Copy | Ctrl + C | |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | |
| Delete | Delete | |
| Undo last action | Ctrl + Z | |
| Edit Grouping name, Room, Code, Coverage | F2 (Select name from Grouping Filter) | |
| Save an Estimate | Ctrl + S | |
| Estimate Items | ||
| View Item Information | F8 | |
| Select all items | Ctrl + A | |
| Add an item in the middle of a list | Insert | |
| Xactimate Online | ||
| Show or hide Bearing Wall | Ctrl + B | Alt + Ctrl + B |
| Load View List | Ctrl + Shift+ L | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Open Macros | Shift + F10 | Alt + Ctrl + M |
| Save Macro | Ctrl + Shift+ M | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + M |