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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155628"><bookmark_value>accessibility; %PRODUCTNAME Draw</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>draw objects; text entry mode</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>text entry mode for draw objects</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155628" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="keyboard"><link href="text/sdraw/guide/keyboard.xhp">Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148663" xml-lang="en-US">You can create and edit drawing objects using the keyboard.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3125863" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">To Create and Edit a Drawing Object</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153188" xml-lang="en-US">Press <item type="keycode">F6</item> to navigate to the <emph>Drawing</emph> bar.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146971" xml-lang="en-US">Press the <item type="keycode">Right</item> arrow key until you reach the toolbar icon of a drawing tool.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106CD" xml-lang="en-US">If there is an arrow next to the icon, the drawing tool opens a sub toolbar. Press the <item type="keycode">Up</item> or <item type="keycode">Down</item> arrow key to open the sub toolbar, then press the <item type="keycode">Right</item> or <item type="keycode">Left</item> key to select an icon.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147338" xml-lang="en-US">Press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><item type="keycode">Command</item></caseinline><defaultinline><item type="keycode">Ctrl</item></defaultinline></switchinline><item type="keycode">+Enter</item>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154705" xml-lang="en-US">The object is created at the center of the current document.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155962" xml-lang="en-US">To return to the document, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><item type="keycode">Command</item></caseinline><defaultinline><item type="keycode">Ctrl</item></defaultinline></switchinline><item type="keycode">+F6</item>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155062" xml-lang="en-US">You can use the arrow keys to position the object where you want. To choose a command from the context menu for the object, press <item type="keycode">Shift+F10</item>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150306" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">To Select an Object</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152990" xml-lang="en-US">Press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><item type="keycode">Command</item></caseinline><defaultinline><item type="keycode">Ctrl</item></defaultinline></switchinline><item type="keycode">+F6</item> to enter the document.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145587" xml-lang="en-US">Press <item type="keycode">Tab</item> until you reach the object you want to select.</paragraph>
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<embed href="text/sdraw/04/01020000.xhp#draw_keys"/>
<embed href="text/shared/04/01010000.xhp#common_keys"/>
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