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Oct 22, 2007 ArcGIS

Keyboard shortcuts are associated with a number of the editing tools and commands. You can use keyboard shortcuts to make editing quicker and more efficient. Shortcuts common to all Editor tools can be used with any editing tool, while the shortcuts listed for a specific tool are only used with that tool.

Shortcuts common to all editing tools
Z Zoom In
X Zoom Out
C Pan
V Show vertices
Esc Cancel
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y Redo
Spacebar Suspend snapping

Edit tool
Shift Add to/Remove from selection
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
N Next selected feature

Annotation-related shortcuts used with the Edit tool
E Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool

Edit Annotation tool
Shift Add to/Remove from selection
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
N Next selected feature
R Toggle to/from rotate mode
F Toggle to/from follow feature mode
E Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool
L Flip selected annotation features 180 degrees when in follow feature mode
O Open Follow Feature Options dialog box when in follow feature mode
Tab Toggle annotation placement between left side and right side when in follow feature mode
P Toggle annotation placement angle between parallel and perpendicular when in follow feature mode

Sketch tool
Ctrl + A Direction
Ctrl + F Deflection
Ctrl + L Length
F6 Absolute X,Y
Ctrl + D Delta X,Y
Ctrl + G Direction/Length
Ctrl + P Parallel
Ctrl + E Perpendicular
F7 Segment deflection
Ctrl + T Tangent curve
F8 Streaming
Ctrl + Delete Delete sketch
F2 Finish sketch
T Show tolerance

Annotation-related shortcuts used with the Sketch tool
E Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool
A Activate the Text box on the Annotation toolbar so you can change the text for constructing new annotation
S Activate the Symbol box on the Annotation toolbar so you can toggle between defined annotation symbols
Ctrl + W Find Text: Populate the Text box on the Annotation toolbar with a text expression from a feature under the cursor position. If the target is a feature-linked annotation feature class, text is derived only from a feature in the origin feature class. With a standard annotation feature class as the target, the text is based on the label expression of the layer containing the first
visible and selectable feature.
O Open Follow Feature Options dialog box when creating new annotation in follow feature mode
L Flip selected annotation features 180 degrees when creating new annotation in follow feature mode
P Toggle annotation placement angle between parallel and perpendicular when creating new annotation in follow feature mode
Tab Toggle annotation placement between left side and right side when creating new annotation in follow feature mode

Topology Edit tool
Shift Add to/Remove from selection
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
N Select nodes
E Select edges
S Split and move node

Fix Topology Error tool
Shift Add to/Remove from selection

Scale and Rotate tools
A Set rotate angle
S Toggle secondary anchor

Trace tool
Tab Trace the other side of an edge
O Open Trace Options dialog box

Endpoint Arc tool
R Radius

Direction–Distance tool
D or A Direction
D or R Distance
Tab Change location

Distance–Distance tool
D or R Distance
Tab Change location