Learn Scribus Shortcuts for Windows
File Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcut keys Create a new document Ctrl + N Create a new document from a Template Ctrl + Alt + N Open an existing document Ctrl + O Close the current document Ctrl + F4 Save the current document Ctrl + S Save the current document with a different name Ctrl + Shift + S Save the current document as a Template Ctrl + Alt + S Print Preview Ctrl + Alt + P Print the current document Ctrl + P Export the document (or page) as an image Ctrl + Shift + E Quit Scribus Ctrl + Q
Edit Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcut keys Copy Ctrl + C Cut Ctrl + X Paste Ctrl + V Undo the last action Ctrl + Z Redo the last undone action Ctrl + Y Select All Ctrl + A Advanced Select All Ctrl + Alt + A Deselect All Ctrl + Shift + A Rotate the currently selected item R
Item Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Delete selected object(s) Delete Duplicate selected object(s) Ctrl + D Duplicate selected object(s) multiple times Ctrl + Shift + D Group multiple objects together Ctrl + G Ungroup objects Ctrl + Shift + G Raise the object to the highest level Home Raise the object to the next level up Ctrl + Home Lower the object to the next level down Ctrl + End Lower object to the lowest level End Toggle the locking of the currently selected object Ctrl + L Toggle the locking of the size of the currently selected object Ctrl + Shift + L
Text Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Insert new text frame T Edit text frame contents (inline editing) E Edit text frame contents with the Story Editor Ctrl + T Import text from an external file Ctrl + I Link text frame to another text frame N Unlink text frame from other text frames U Search (and Replace) text Ctrl + F Spellcheck Shift + F7
Inline Text Editing Mode Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcut keys Insert Line Break Shift + Enter Insert Frame Break Ctrl + Enter Insert Column Break Ctrl + Shift + Enter Move to the start of the current paragraph Ctrl + Up Arrow ley Move to the end of the current paragraph Ctrl + Down Arrow ley Move to the start of the current text frame Ctrl + Page Up key Move to the end of the current text frame Ctrl + Page Down key
Special Characters Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Insert non-breaking hyphen Ctrl + Alt + – Insert non-breaking space Ctrl + Spacebar Insert page number Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P Insert a soft (smart) hyphen Ctrl + Shift + – Start special Unicode sequence Ctrl + Shift + U
Image Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Insert new image frame I Import image into the frame Ctrl + I Change image effects Ctrl + E Copy image contents Ctrl + Shift + C Paste image contents Ctrl + Shift + V Paste image contents (absolute location) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V Eyedropper Y Resize image smaller Alt + Up Arrow key Resize image larger Alt + Down Arrow key
Graphics Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Insert a new bezier line/curve B Insert new freehand line F Insert new line L Insert new shape S Insert new polygon P Insert new table frame A Insert new render frame D
View Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Zoom into the drawn area Z Zoom in Ctrl + + Zoom out Ctrl + – Zoom to 100% Ctrl + 1 Zoom to fit the height of the page Ctrl + 0 Toggle display of all guides (including rulers) F11 Toggle display of all palettes (except “Align and Distribute”) F12 Toggle display of rulers Ctrl + Shift + R
Adjustment Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcuts Move selected item(s) by 1 unit in the arrow key direction Arrow keys Move selected item(s) by 0.1 units in the arrow key direction Shift + Arrow keys Move selected item(s) by 10 units in the arrow key direction Ctrl + Arrow keys Move selected item(s) by 0.01 units in the arrow key direction Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys Resize selected item(s) outwards by 1 unit in the arrow key direction Alt + Arrow keys Resize selected item(s) inwards by 1 unit in the arrow key direction Alt + Shift + Arrow keys
Interface Actions Shortcuts Action Scribus Shortcut keys Display the Help Manual F1 Toggle display of the Properties Palette F2 Toggle display of the Style Manager F3 Toggle display of the Layers Manager F6 Display the Context Menu Menu key
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