TOTAL Sketch Hotkeys

TOTAL Sketch's built‑in shortcuts provide an easy way for you to save time interacting with TOTAL Sketch. Instead of frequently having to jump back and forth between the mouse and the keyboard, these shortcuts provide a way for you to keep your hands on your keyboard so you can keep working.

File Management Functions

Ctrl + 

S

 — 

Save

Ctrl + Shift + 

P

 — 

Print Preview

 Ctrl + 

F4

 — 

Close

 Alt + 

F4

 — 

Exit

Ctrl + Shift + 

I

 — 

Import Sketch

Ctrl + 

I

 — 

Import Image

Edit Functions

Ctrl + 

Z

 — 

Undo

Ctrl + 

Y

 — 

Redo

Ctrl + 

X

 — 

Cut

Ctrl + 

C

 — 

Copy

Ctrl + 

V

 — 

Paste

Ctrl + 

A

 — 

Select All

Ctrl + Shift + 

B

 — 

Select All Symbols

Ctrl + Shift + 

D

 — 

Select All Dimension Labels

  

 Del 

 — 

Delete

Area Management Functions

  

F4

 — 

Setup Area Types

  

F6

 — 

File Info

View Functions

  

C

 — 

Fit Sketch to Screen

Ctrl + 

+

 — 

Zoom In

Ctrl + 

-

 — 

Zoom Out

Tool Functions

  

J

 — 

Jump to Corner

  

D

 — 

Draw

  

A

 — 

Auto Close Area

  

B

 — 

Complete Bay Window

Ctrl + 

→

 — 

Draw to Nearest Point

Ctrl + Shift + 

→

 — 

Draw to Nearest Wall

  

X

 — 

Draw Area Lines (while in Draw Mode)

  

I

 — 

Draw Free‑form Lines (while in Draw Mode)

  

E

 — 

Draw Rectangle (while in Draw Mode)

  

V

 — 

Draw Circle (while in Draw Mode)

  

P

 — 

Draw Pentagon (while in Draw Mode)

  

O

 — 

Draw Octagon (while in Draw Mode)

  

@

 — 

Draw Polygon (i.e. type 12@5 while in draw mode to create a 12‑sided polygon with 5 ft walls)

  

L

 — 

Draw Angle to Left (while drawing angled line)

  

R

 — 

Draw Angle to Right (while drawing angled line)

Alt + 

→

 — 

Draw Arc (with arc segment selected in Modify Mode)

Alt + 

P

 — 

Swap Beginning Point

  

M

 — 

Modify

  

SPACEBAR

 — 

Pan Mode (pan while pressing key)

  

T

 — 

Insert Text

Shift + 

S

 — 

Repeat Last Inserted Symbol

Shift + 

T

 — 

Repeat Last Inserted Label

  

TAB

or

'

 — 

Switch from Feet to Inches (while typing line length)

  

R

 — 

Rotate 45° CW (while object to rotate is selected)

Shift + 

R

 — 

Rotate 5° CW (while object to rotate is selected)

Ctrl + Shift + 

R

 — 

Rotate 1° CW (while object to rotate is selected)

Ctrl + 

ENTER

 — 

Word Wrap Label (while in a label)

Alt + 

R

 — 

Change Line Direction

Ctrl / Alt + 

F10

 — 

Toggle Area Dimensions inside/outside/off

  

H

 — 

Orient Dimension Labels Horizontally (with dimension label[s] selected)

  

V

 — 

Orient Dimension Labels Vertically (with dimension label[s] selected)

  
Ctrl + page# 

 — 

Go to Page

  

F7

or

F11

 — 

Curve Properties

  

F5

 — 

Preferences

Ctrl + 

PAGE
UP

 — 

Trace to Next Corner (while in trace mode)

Ctrl + 

PAGE
DOWN

 — 

Trace Back to Previous Corner (while in trace mode)

Alt + Corner #
 

 — 

Draw to Corner (while in trace mode)

Ctrl + Alt + Corner #
 

 — 

Auto Trace to Corner (while in trace mode)

Ctrl + 

B

 — 

Apply Bold formatting

Ctrl + 

U

 — 

Apply Underline formatting