Miscellaneous Sketch options

Updated by Heather Jones

Name 
Keyboard Shortcut 
Description 
Notes 

Select 

Esc 

Clear your selection 

 

Undo 

Ctrl + Z 

Undo your last change 

 

Copy 

Ctrl + C 

Copy any selected items or objects to the clipboard (to be pasted later) 

 

Cut 

Ctrl + X 

Remove any selected items from your sketch and place them on the clipboard (to be pasted later) 

 

Paste 

Ctrl + V 

Paste items or objects from the clipboard to your sketch 

 

Minimize the Ribbon 

(or) 

Expand the Ribbon  

 

Increase or decrease the size of ribbon buttons 

 

Send Xactware Direct Supplier Request 

 

Send a request to Xactware Direct Supplier 

Ensure that all the appropriate claim information has been added before requesting this data. 

 

Ctrl 

Keep an object active on the cursor 

Hold Ctrl when placing an item, and the item will remain on the cursor to use again. 

 

Shift 

Disable the Snap Grid while editing an object 

This option is best used when items you are editing are snapping to the grid and you need them to instead move fluidly. 

 

Tab 

Rotate the item currently on the cursor 

Press Tab to rotate an object 90 degrees clockwise. Press Shift + Tab to rotate an object 90 degrees counter-clockwise. 

 

Shift + Spacebar 

Toggle views 

Press Shift + Spacebar to switch between the 3-D and Plan views. 

 

F2 

Rename 

Select an object and then press F2 to rename it. 

 

Ctrl + T 

View the Summary Totals Report 

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + R 

Reset Window layout 

If you have modified the pane sizes, press Ctrl+Shift+R to reset the window layout. 

Search 

Ctrl + Shift + 1 

Toggle the Search pane 

 

Items 

Ctrl + Shift + 2 

Toggle the Items pane 

 

Images 

Ctrl + Shift + 4 

Toggle the Images pane 

 

Add Line Item 

Insert 

Add line items to the selected room 

Select an item and press Insert to open the Add Line Item window. 


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