Desktop keyboard shortcuts
Updated
by
Heather Jones
Keyboard shortcuts provide an alternative way to navigate an estimate.
General project shortcuts
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Shortcut |
Description |
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Ctrl + N |
Go to Insured Info |
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Ctrl + R |
Go to Parameters |
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Ctrl + I |
Open Photos |
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Ctrl + Q |
Go to XactContents |
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Ctrl + E |
Go to Estimate Items, Line Item entry |
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Ctrl + P |
Open Estimate Reports |
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Ctrl + W |
Open Underwriting Checklist |
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Ctrl + L |
Go to Coverage/Loss |
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Ctrl + K |
Go to Sketch |
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Ctrl + T |
Open Totals Summary Report |
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Ctrl + C |
Copy |
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Ctrl + V |
Paste |
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Ctrl + X |
Cut |
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Delete |
Delete |
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Ctrl + Z |
Undo |
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R |
Room |
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Shift + W |
Wall |
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F |
Roof |
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Spacebar |
Browse roof types |
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E |
Dormer |
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C |
Staircase |
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Shift + D |
Deck |
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Ctrl + F |
Fence |
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D |
Doorway |
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W |
Window |
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M |
Missing wall |
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B |
Square Break tool |
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V |
Vertex tool |
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\ |
Flooring orientation direction to lay floor covering |
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[ |
Flip horizontally |
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] |
Flip vertically |
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Q |
Rotate clockwise |
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Tab |
Rotate loaded object clockwise |
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Shift + Tab |
Rotate loaded object counterclockwise |
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Click (Hold) + Tab |
Rotate selected item |
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Shift + Drag Item |
Turn off default snap for selected item |
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Shift + \ |
Line tool |
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/ |
Arrow tool |
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Shift + R |
Rectangle tool |
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0 |
Ellipse tool |
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Shift + i |
Fill tool |
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S |
Snap line tool |
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Spacebar |
Pan tool on/off |
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H |
Pan tool |
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Save macro |
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Ctrl + Shift + N |
Resequence line numbers |
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Ctrl + M |
Open macros |
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F9 |
Open line item notes |
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F2 |
Edit grouping name, room, code, or coverage |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Combine rooms or roofs |
Sketch viewing shortcuts
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Shortcut |
Description |
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1 |
Plan view |
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2 |
Elevation view |
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3 |
3D view |
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Shift + 1-5 |
View top, front, back, left, right* |
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Shift + 6-9 |
View front left, front right, back left, back right* |
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Minus (-) |
Zoom out |
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Plus (+) |
Zoom in |
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Shift + F |
Opposite face view in Elevation view |
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K |
Walkthrough mode |
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Shift + P |
Snap grid |
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Ctrl + Shift + S |
Separate rooms |
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Shift + A |
Arc wall |
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Ctrl + minus (-) |
Zoom to fit |
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Ctrl + plus (+) |
Zoom to selection |
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Backspace |
Default zoom |
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Z |
Zoom |
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Ctrl + Tab |
Jump to next tab |
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J |
Toggle calculations on/off |
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Shift + V |
Save current view |
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Shift + H |
Display high-detail view |
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Shift + E |
Display super-detail view |
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Shift + N |
Display normal view |
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Shift + B |
Show or hide the bearing wall |
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Ctrl + Shift + O |
Show or hide flooring overlay |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Show or hide framing |
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Shift + L |
Show or hide label |
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Shift + M |
Show or hide measurements |
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Shift + G |
Show or hide grid |
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Shift + O |
Show or hide outline |
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Shift + U |
Show or hide the imported underlay |
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Shift + C |
Show or hide ceiling surface |
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Shift + Q |
Open flooring cuts |
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Ctrl + Shift + R |
Reset window layout |
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Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
Open Search window |
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Ctrl + Shift + 4 |
Open Images window |
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Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
Activate Item and Activities window |
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Ctrl + Page Down |
Go to next level |
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Ctrl + Page Up |
Go to previous level |
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Shift + Space |
Switch between Plan view and 3-D view |
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U |
Load copy from the Underlay tool |
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Ctrl + Drag Room |
Copy room |
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Ctrl + Drag Wall |
Copy wall |
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Esc |
Cancel active tool |
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Ctrl + Drag |
Create attached room |
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Arrows |
Move workspace |
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G |
Set Scale |
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N |
Orientation |
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O |
Block |
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L |
Reference line |
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A |
Reference area |
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P |
Reference point |
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Ctrl + Enter |
Open level properties |
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T |
Annotation text |
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F |
Create roof |
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C |
Create faces |
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R |
Ridge line |
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P |
Hip ridge line |
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E |
Edge line |
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A |
Auto line type |
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M |
Find roof perimeter |
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N |
Orientation |
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I |
Interior line |
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Y |
Valley |
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Tab |
Select alternate rotation line |
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Alt |
Hide segmentation |
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Left/Right Arrows |
Shorter/longer rotation lines |
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Up/Down Arrows |
Loosen/tighten perimeter |
* Sketch must be in 3D view (3) to use this shortcut.