Top 28 Visio Keyboard Shortcuts

For Visio lovers…or those who have no choice but to use it, here is a resource to improve your relationship with your favorite software. These keyboard shortcuts go a lot of effort!

Keyboard shortcuts for Visio

1. Zoom in / out: ctrl + wheel up / ctrl + wheel down
2. Horizontal scroll: shift + wheel up & down
3. Zoom on a region: ctrl + shift + left mouse drag
4. Zoom to 100%: ctrl + shirt + i
5. See full page: ctrl + w
6. Scroll 360: ctrl + shift + right mouse drag
7. Pointer tool: ctrl + 1
8. Text tool: ctrl + 2
9. Connector tool: ctrl + 3
10. Make a line: ctrl + 6
11. Group shapes: ctrl + shift + g
12. Ungroup: ctrl + shift + u
13. Bring to front: ctrl + shift + f
14. Bring to back: ctrl + shift + b
15. Align on X or Y axis: choose a shape and then shift + mouse drag
16. Tool to align: f8
17. Move a shape precisely: shift + arrows
18. Duplicate a shape: choose one or more shapes and then ctrl + mouse drag
19. Change page: ctrl + pageUp/ pageDown
20. Edit text in a shape: choose a shape and then f2
21. Edit the background of a shape: choose a shape and then f3
22. Change shape window: f6
23. Repeat command: f4
24. Open font menu: f11
25. Open line menu: shift + f3
26. Crop: ctrl+shift+2
27. Change text size: ctrl + shift + > or <
28. Text alignment: ctrl + shift + l (left) or c (center) or r (right) or j (justify) or t (top vertical) or m (center vertical) or v (bottom vertical)

In addition to these shortcuts, you can also customize your command menu for your needs… Good Visio

Do you have any others?

resource:

http://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleId=5028

http://usability.about.com/od/aboutusability/qt/visio_shortcuts.htm

http://blogs.msdn.com/visio/archive/2006/08/01/681703.aspx

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