Keyboard Shortcuts for AutoCAD 2010
Part of the AutoCAD 2010 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
The keyboard shortcuts in AutoCAD 2010 let you accomplish tasks at the press of a key or two. The following table shows some of the most-used AutoCAD commands and their shortcut keys:
| Keyboard Shortcut | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | QSAVE | Saves the drawing |
| Ctrl+O | OPEN | Displays the Select File dialog box |
| Ctrl+P | PLOT | Displays the Plot dialog box |
| Ctrl+Tab | None | Switches to the next open drawing |
| Ctrl+PgUp/Ctrl+PgDn | None | Switches to the previous/next tab in the current drawing |
| F2 | TEXTSCR | Toggles the AutoCAD Text Window on and off |
| F3 | OSNAP | Toggles running object snap mode on and off |
| F8 | ORTHO | Toggles ortho mode on and off |
| F9 | SNAP | Toggles snap mode on and off |
| F10 | POLAR | Toggles polar mode on and off |
