ArcGIS Pro keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are provided in ArcGIS Pro to enhance productivity and help you save time while completing common workflows.

Keyboard shortcuts are categorized by functional area. To learn more about each functionality and when you can use a category of keyboard shortcuts, click the link following the table.

Note:

This is a complete list of keyboard shortcuts available in ArcGIS Pro and is updated at every software release. A PDF version can be downloaded from https://links.esri.com/arcgis-pro-shortcuts but may not include the most recent updates.

Some of the shortcuts listed here are keys that enhance mouse action; however, ArcGIS Pro can also be used without a mouse. For more information, see Use ArcGIS Pro with a keyboard.

General application

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+O

Open a project.

Ctrl+N

Create a new project.

Ctrl+S

Save the project.

Alt+F4

Exit ArcGIS Pro.

Ctrl+F1

Show or hide the ribbon.

Ctrl+Z

Undo a change.

Ctrl+Y

Redo a change.

Delete

Delete the selection.

Alt or F10

Move between the ribbon and the active view or pane. Enable access keys and show KeyTips on the ribbon.

Alt+Hyphen (-)

Access options to float, dock, or close the active view or pane.

Right arrow key or Left arrow key

Move from one tab to another on the ribbon or in a pane.

Tab or Shift+Tab

Move among commands or items on the ribbon, pane, view, or dialog box.

Up arrow key or Down arrow key

Move among elements in a list.

Alt+Down arrow key

Open a drop-down menu or list.

Esc

Close a drop-down menu or list.

Enter or Spacebar

Execute a command.

Ctrl+Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key

Note:

The Windows Menu key, also called the Application key, is located between the Windows logo key and the right Ctrl key on many Windows keyboards.

Open a context menu (pop-up menu).

F10

Move from the ribbon to an active view or pane and back to the ribbon.

Ctrl+Tab or Alt+F7

A window displays the active panes and views in the project. Use the arrow keys to move to the view or pane you want to make active. Press Enter.

Change the active view or pane.

Ctrl+F6

Change the active view.

Ctrl+F4

Close a view.

General keyboard shortcuts for ArcGIS Pro

Map navigation

The following keyboard shortcuts are available for navigating in the map view.

Regardless of the active tool

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Insert

Zoom to full extent.

Minus sign (-)

Zoom out.

Plus sign (+)

Zoom in.

Ctrl+Alt+S

Activate the Select tool.

Ctrl+Alt+C

Activate the Explore tool.

C

Override the active tool with the Explore tool.

Press and hold C to use the Explore tool when you are in the middle of another task using another tool.

  • Left button drag—Pan
  • Left button click—Pop-up
  • Wheel button scroll—Zoom
  • Wheel button click and drag—Tilt and rotate in 3D
  • Right button drag—Continuous zoom in and out

Press C+Shift or C+Ctrl while using another tool to center and zoom in, or center, respectively.

Alt+click layer(s) in Contents pane

Zoom to the layer's extent.

Z

Zoom continuously.

Press Z while dragging the mouse button to change the active tool to a continuous zoom in or zoom out mode.

X+click

Zoom out incrementally.

Click to zoom out incrementally away from your data.

V+drag

Rotate around a point.

Click and drag while pressing V to rotate around the pivot point where you click.

V+arrow keys

Rotate around the center of the view.

Press V with the Up arrow key, Down arrow key, Left arrow key, or Right arrow key to rotate around the center of the view.

B+drag

Look around a 3D scene.

In a 3D scene, click and drag while pressing B to turn the camera and look around from the place where you click.

B+arrow keys

Look around from the current position.

In a 3D scene, press B while pressing the Up arrow key, Down arrow key, Left arrow key, or Right arrow key to manipulate the camera to look around its current location.

<

Go to the previous extent.

>

Go to the next extent.

Q

Roam.

Press Q while moving the pointer.

In 2D, the view is panned in the direction indicated. The farther the pointer is from the center of the view, the faster panning occurs.

In 3D, the camera's attitude and altitude are maintained as the view is panned in the direction indicated by the pointer, away from the center of the view.

Shift+Q

Decrease the roam speed.

Ctrl+Q

Increase the roam speed.

Arrow keys

Move the view left, right, up, or down.

You can repeatedly press the arrow key you need for fine-tuned panning adjustments, or press while moving the pointer in one direction.

U

Move up, away from the view.

In 2D, this behaves the same as continuous zoom out.

In 3D, the camera lifts up vertically.

J

Move down, closer to the view.

In 2D, this behaves the same as continuous zoom in.

In 3D, the camera moves down vertically.

Page Up

Jump one screen size up.

In 2D, pan jumps forward one screen width.

In 3D, the camera jumps forward one screen width while maintaining camera angle and altitude.

Page Down

Jump one screen size down.

In 2D, pan jumps down one screen width.

In 3D, the camera jumps down one screen width while maintaining camera angle and altitude.

Home

Jump one screen size to the left.

In 2D, pan jumps left one screen width.

In 3D, the camera jumps left one screen width while maintaining camera angle and altitude.

End

Jump one screen size to the right.

In 2D, pan jumps right one screen width.

In 3D, the camera jumps right one screen width while maintaining camera angle and altitude.

Esc

Cancel map drawing.

F5

Refresh the active view.

Ctrl+F

Open the Locate pane.

To learn more about the Locate pane, see Find places on the map.

Keyboard shortcuts for map navigation regardless of the active tool

With the Explore tool activated

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

P

In a 3D scene, look straight down (perpendicular).

Press the key once and the view automatically shifts so it is looking straight down on top of your data.

N

Adjust the view to point north.

If you have rotated your view, reset the orientation to face north.

Shift+drag

Zoom in by drawing a rectangle.

Shift+click

Center and zoom in to the pointer location.

Ctrl+click

Center the view to look at the pointer location.

In 2D, this centers the view. In 3D, the camera turns to center and look at the location.

W

In a 3D scene, tilt the camera up.

This is like tilting the camera from a fixed point.

S

In a 3D scene, tilt the camera down.

This is like tilting the camera from a fixed point.

A

Rotate the view counterclockwise.

This behavior is a camera tilt or a view rotation.

D

Rotate the view clockwise.

This behavior is a camera tilt or a view rotation.

Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the map with the Explore tool activated

In first-person navigation mode

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Up arrow key and Down arrow key

Move the camera forward or backward from the center of the view.

Press and hold the Up or Down arrow key to move the camera forward and backward along the camera's current view direction. As the camera moves, point the mouse to set the direction you want to travel. Optionally, use the W and S keys to change direction.

Left arrow key and Right arrow key

Move the camera left or right from the center of the view.

Press and hold the Left or Right arrow key to move the camera left and right perpendicular to the camera's view direction. As the camera moves, point the mouse to set the direction you want to move perpendicular to. Optionally, use the A and D keys to change direction. Using the arrow keys and the mouse pointer together creates the sense of motion for travel and looking around.

U

Increase the elevation of the camera.

J

Decrease the elevation of the camera.

W

Change the view direction of the scene by tilting the camera up.

S

Change the view direction of the scene by tilting the camera down.

A

Rotate the view counterclockwise.

D

Rotate the view clockwise.

With selection tools activated

Keyboard shortcutAction

Y

Switch between the Intersect and Within selection modes.

R

Specify a radius when selecting by circle.

Keyboard shortcuts for selection tools

For more information about using these shortcut keys, see Keyboard shortcuts for navigation.

Tables

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+T or Ctrl+double-click a layer or table name

Open the attribute table for the selected layer or stand-alone table from the Contents pane.

Ctrl+F4

Close the active table.

Ctrl+A or Shift+click upper left cell

Select all records.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Select or deselect the active row.

Ctrl+Enter

Move to the next record and select it exclusively.

If more than one row is selected, the move occurs from the row with the active cell. This is particularly useful when working sequentially through a table, reviewing or editing each record, and looking at the feature it represents on the map.

Ctrl+U or Ctrl+click upper left cell

Switch the selection.

Shift+Down arrow or Shift+Up arrow

Continuously select records.

Records are deselected if you switch arrow keys while pressing Shift.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Clear the selection.

Shift+Enter

Go to the previous row in the same column and select it.

Ctrl+Shift+Equal sign (=)

Zoom the view to the selected features.

Ctrl+8

Flash the active feature in the view.

Ctrl+N

Pan the view to the active feature and flash it.

Ctrl+Equal sign (=)

Zoom the view to the active feature and flash it.

Double-click the gray cell to the left of a record.

Zoom to and select the feature.

Ctrl+double-click the gray cell to the left of a record.

Pan to and select the feature.

Ctrl+P or Ctrl+I

Open the pop-up for the active feature.

Tab

Go to the next column.

If at the end of a row, go to the first cell in the next row.

Shift+Tab

Go to the previous column.

If at the end of a row, go to the last cell in the previous row.

Enter

Go to the next row in the same column.

Home or Ctrl+Left arrow

Go to the first cell in a row.

End or Ctrl+Right arrow

Go to the last cell in a row.

Ctrl+Home

Go to the first row, first cell.

Ctrl+End

Go to the last row, last cell.

Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow

Go in the direction of the arrow key.

Ctrl+Up arrow

Go to the first row in the same column.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Go to the last row in the same column.

Ctrl+Mouse wheel

Increase or decrease the scale of the table.

Ctrl+0

Reset the scale of the table back to 100 percent.

Shift+Mouse wheel

Scroll the table window horizontally.

Ctrl+F

Display the Find and Replace commands.

Ctrl+Shift+U

Remove field sorting.

Ctrl+Shift+S

Open the Custom Sort dialog box.

Ctrl+double-click

Hide the field.

This action works on a single field only. To hide multiple field columns in a table at once, press the Shift key while clicking to select multiple fields. Then, right-click a field name and click Hide Field.

To show all fields again without opening the field's view, click the menu button Menu at the top of the table view and click Show All Fields. Any hidden fields turn back on and become available in the table view and on other dialog boxes.

Ctrl+click

Select individual, separate fields.

Shift+click

Select all fields between the first and second click.

Ctrl+Shift+N

Switch between showing field names and aliases.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with tables

Editing tables

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert

Copy the value in a cell onto the clipboard.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy the selected records onto the clipboard.

Ctrl+V

Paste the contents of the clipboard into a cell or range of cells.

F2

Edit the contents of a cell.

Enter

Commit the current edit.

Esc

Cancel the edit in the cell and restore the original value.

Shift+Enter

Insert a new line or multiple lines while editing.

Keyboard shortcuts for editing tables. A pencil icon appears in the first cell on the left of the row you're editing. The cell is also outlined in bold, dark green.

For more information about using these shortcut keys, see Keyboard shortcuts for working with tables.

Contents pane

Keyboard shortcutAction

Esc

Return keyboard focus to the map from the Contents pane.

Minus sign (-) or Left arrow key

Contract selected items.

Plus sign (+) or Right arrow key

Expand selected items.

Ctrl+click an expansion control; Ctrl+Plus sign (+) or Minus sign (-); or Ctrl+Left arrow or Right arrow key

Expand or contract all items at that hierarchical level.

Ctrl+Shift+click an expansion control;, Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+) or Ctrl+Shift+Minus sign (-); or Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow key

Expand or contract all items at all hierarchical levels.

Spacebar

Turn on or off selected layers

Ctrl+Spacebar

Turn on or off all layers when a single layer is selected in the Contents pane.

If the selected layer is part of a group layer or a composite layer, all the members of that layer will be turned on or off. If multiple layers are selected, Ctrl+Spacebar works the same as Spacebar and turns only the selected layers on or off.

Ctrl+click a check box

Turn on or off all layers at that hierarchical level.

Ctrl+Shift+click a check box

Turn on or off all layers at all hierarchical levels.

Alt+click a check box

Turn off all layers except the one whose check box you clicked.

F2

Rename the selected item.

F12 or Enter

Open the Properties dialog box for a selected item.

Ctrl+click; Shift+click; Ctrl+Up arrow or Ctrl+Down arrow; Shift+Up arrow or Ctrl+Down arrow.

Select multiple layers in the Contents pane.

Ctrl+L

When a layout is the active view, lock or unlock the item selected in the Contents pane.

Ctrl+Shift+L

When a layout is the active view, lock or unlock all items at that hierarchical level in the Contents pane.

Alt+click a layer's name

Zoom to the extent of that layer.

Delete

Delete the item selected in the Contents pane.

Ctrl+T

Open the table of the layer or table selected in the Contents pane.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Contents pane

For more information about the Contents pane, see Contents pane.

Layouts

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+A

Select all the elements on the page.

Ctrl+Backspace

Deselect all the elements on the page.

Shift+Down arrow or Shift+Up arrow

Continuously select elements.

Elements are deselected if you switch arrow keys while pressing Shift.

Delete

Delete the selected elements.

Ctrl+C

Copy the selected elements.

Ctrl+X

Cut the selected elements.

Ctrl+V

Paste the contents of the clipboard to the page.

Spacebar

Switch the visibility of the selected elements.

Shift+Up arrow, Shift+Down arrow, Shift+Left arrow, or Shift+Right arrow

Move selected elements 5 points.

Ctrl+Up arrow, Ctrl+Down arrow, Ctrl+Left arrow, or Ctrl+Right arrow

Move selected elements .5 points.

Up arrow key, Down arrow key, Left arrow key, or Right arrow key

Pan in the direction of the arrow key.

Insert

Zoom to the full page.

Minus sign (-)

Zoom out.

Plus sign (+)

Zoom in.

Shift+right-click

Zoom box.

C

Override the active tool with the Explore tool.

Q

Roam.

X

Zoom out incrementally.

Z

Zoom continuously.

<

Go to the previous extent.

>

Go to the next extent.

1

Zoom and pan on the layout while a map frame is active.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with layouts

For more information about using these shortcut keys, see Keyboard shortcuts for working on the layout.

Editing

The following keyboard shortcuts are available for various editing operations and tools.

General editing

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+Shift+M

Open the Modify Features pane.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Open the Create Features pane.

C+drag

Pan Pan.

Pan the view.

X+drag

Zoom out Preview Zoom Out.

Press and drag the pointer. Release the pointer to zoom out.

Z+drag

Zoom in or out Zoom.

Zoom the view in or out.

T

Show vertices.

Press and hold to show vertices of existing features near the pointer as you draw a new line.

Spacebar

Snapping List By Snapping.

Press and hold to turn snapping on or off as you create or modify features.

Esc or Ctrl+Delete

Cancel edits Cancel Changes.

Deactivate the current interactive editing tool and cancel any unfinished edits.

F2

Finish Finish.

Apply your changes to the current feature and complete the active operation.

Keyboard shortcuts for general editing functions

Undo and redo

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+Z

Undo Undo.

Incrementally undo actions and edits recorded in the undo stack.

Ctrl+Y

Redo Redo.

Incrementally restore actions and edits recorded in the undo stack.

Keyboard shortcuts for undo and redo functions

Selection tools

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Shift+ Select Select

Add the selected feature Select All.

Add the selected feature to the current selection.

Note:

When using editing tools that sketch geometry such as the Reshape tool Reshape, this shortcut pauses the sketch mode and allows you to add features to the selection.

Ctrl+ Select Select

Remove the selected feature Clear Selected.

Remove the selected feature from the current selection.

Ctrl+Shift+ Select Select

Select only this feature Unselect.

Keep the selected feature and remove all other features from the current selection.

Keyboard shortcuts for the selection tools

Tables

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+C

Copy the selection.

Copy the selected value in the cell.

Ctrl+V

Paste the selection.

Paste the copied value to the cell.

F2

Edit the cell.

Edit the contents of the current cell.

Esc

Cancel the action.

Cancel the edited value and restore the original value to the cell.

Keyboard shortcuts for tables in tool and template panes

Text formatting tags

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+U

Apply underline.

Insert inline text formatting tags <UND> the selected text string </UND>.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Apply all caps.

Insert inline text formatting tags <ACP> the selected text string </ACP>.

Ctrl+Shift+K

Apply lowercase.

Insert inline text formatting tags <SCP> the selected text string </SCP>.

Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Apply superscript.

Insert inline text formatting tags <SUP> the selected text string </SUP>.

Ctrl+Equal sign (=)

Apply subscript.

Insert inline text formatting tags <SUB> the selected text string </SUB>.

Keyboard shortcuts for formatting text

Edit annotation

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+drag

Change the Follow Feature distance.

In Follow Feature mode, change the distance between the annotation feature and the boundary feature.

Keyboard shortcuts for editing annotation

Move

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+click

Relocate the anchor.

Relocate the selection anchor to the clicked location. You can zoom in to a feature without the current location of the anchor being visible in the active view.

Ctrl+drag

Move the anchor.

Move the selection anchor.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Move tool

Rotate

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

A

Angle.

Open the Angle dialog box.

Ctrl+click

Relocate the anchor.

Relocate the selection anchor to the clicked location. You can zoom in to a feature without the current location of the anchor being visible in the active view.

Ctrl+drag

Move the anchor.

Move the selection anchor.

S

Access the secondary anchor.

Turn the secondary anchor on and off. When it is turned on, the anchor is positioned at the pointer location.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Rotate tool

Scale

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F

Apply a scale factor.

Open the Scale dialog box.

Ctrl+click

Relocate the anchor.

Relocate the selection anchor to the clicked location. You can zoom in to a feature without the current location of the anchor being visible in the active view.

Ctrl+drag

Move the anchor.

Move the selection anchor.

S

Access the secondary anchor.

Turn the secondary anchor on and off. When it is turned on, the anchor is positioned at the pointer location.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Scale tool

Edit vertices

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

T+hover

Show vertices within the snapping tolerance.

Flash a square at vertices that are within the current snapping tolerance of the pointer.

Ctrl+Shift+Click

Select multiple vertices.

Drag multiple segments in unison between the selected vertices.

A+click

Add a vertex Add Vertex.

Create a vertex where you click a segment.

D+click

Delete a vertex Delete Vertex.

Delete the clicked vertex.

H+drag

Edit the elevation.

Move a z-enabled vertex vertically and preserve its x,y coordinates. Hover over a control handle until the pointer becomes a vertex and drag the vertex. This shortcut is available in 3D scenes.

Ctrl+drag

Move a Bézier curve.

Move a Bézier curve and preserve its shape. Hover over a curve until the pointer becomes a segment, and drag the curve.

Ctrl+drag

Move a Bézier handle.

Move a Bézier control handle that can't otherwise be selected when it is coincident with another vertex. Hover over a control handle until the pointer becomes a vertex and drag the handle.

Ctrl+H

Move the z-value to the pointer.

Move the z-value for the selected vertex to the elevation of the pointer. The x- and y-values are preserved.

This is available only when stereoscopic mode is enabled.

Ctrl+G

Move the pointer z-value.

Move the pointer z-value to the elevation of the selected vertex.

This is available only when stereoscopic mode is enabled.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Edit Vertices tool

Geometry properties table

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Down arrow key

Advance to the next vertex.

Advance to the next vertex and flash it on the map.

Up arrow key

Return to the previous vertex.

Return to the previous vertex and flash it on the map.

Shift+click

Select inclusive rows.

Select all rows between the first and last row you click.

Ctrl+click

Select multiple rows.

Select multiple rows.

Shift+Down arrow

Add the next vertex.

Add the next vertex to the selection and flash it on the map. Rows are deselected if you switch arrow keys while pressing Shift.

Shift+Up arrow

Add the previous vertex.

Add the previous vertex to the selection and flash it on the map. Rows are deselected if you switch arrow keys while pressing Shift.

Ctrl+U

Switch the selection.

Deselect the current selection and select all unselected rows.

Ctrl+A

Select all vertices.

Select all vertices.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Select or deselect the row.

Select or deselect the current row.

Tab

Advance to the next field.

Apply the current edit and go to the next column. If at the end of a row, go to the first cell in the next row.

Ctrl+Enter

Apply the edit and go to the next row.

Apply the current edit and go to next row in the same column.

Shift+Enter

Apply the edit and go to the previous row.

Apply the current edit and go to the previous row in the same column.

Keyboard shortcuts for the geometry properties table

Create annotation

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+W

Find text Find Text.

Replace the text string in the text box with the label expression or field value from the topmost selected feature layer. When you select feature-linked annotation, the text is calculated from the origin feature class. If it can't be calculated, the word Text is used.

N

Find the next text.

Step through the selected annotation features when using Find Text Find Text.

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

Tab

Switch sides Switch side and

Flip annotation Flip annotation.

Flip unfinished text 180 degrees and to the left or right side of the followed edge. This shortcut is available when you create text with Follow feature Follow Feature Annotation.

O

Use the Follow Feature options.

Open the Editor Settings dialog box. This shortcut is available when you create text with Follow feature Follow Feature Annotation.

Ctrl+drag

Change the Follow Feature distance.

In Follow Feature mode, change the distance between the annotation feature and the boundary feature.

Keyboard shortcuts for annotation construction tools

Create point features

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for point construction tools

Create polyline and polygon features

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

A

Specify the direction Direction.

Open the Direction dialog box.

D

Specify the distance Distance.

Open the Distance dialog box.

G

Specify the direction and distance Direction-Distance.

Open the Direction and Distance dialog box.

F

Specify deflection Deflection.

Open the Deflection dialog box.

F7

Specify segment deflection Segment Deflection.

Open the Segment Deflection dialog box.

P

Make the line parallel Parallel.

Constrain the direction of a new line segment parallel to another segment. Hover over an existing segment and press the keyboard shortcut. Release the key to set the constraint and flash the segment to which it is constrained.

E

Make the line perpendicular Perpendicular.

Constrain the direction of a new line segment perpendicular to another segment. Hover over an existing segment and press the keyboard shortcut. Release the key to set the constraint and flash the segment to which it is constrained.

Esc or Ctrl+Delete

Cancel the edits Cancel Changes.

Cancel an unfinished feature.

F3

Square and finish the feature Square and Finish.

Autocomplete the last two segments at right angles and finish the feature.

F4 or Shift+double-click

Finish the current part Finish Part.

Apply your changes to the current part and leave the construction tool active to create another part for the feature.

Spacebar

Turn snapping on and off List By Snapping.

Temporarily turn snapping off when you press and hold the spacebar. Temporarily turn snapping on when you are creating freehand polyline or polygon features.

Keyboard shortcuts for polyline and polygon construction tools

Create arc segments

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

R

Specify a radius.

Open the Radius dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Arc segment construction tool

Create endpoint arc segments

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

R

Specify a radius.

Open the Radius dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for the End Point Arc segment construction tool

Create by tracing

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

O

View the options.

Open the Options dialog box.

Tab

Set a negative offset.

Switch the side of the offset and trace the other side of an edge.

Ctrl+drag

Trace selected features.

Trace only selected features. If Trace selected features is turned on, you can trace selected features and unselect features.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Trace segment construction tool

Create by streaming

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

O

View the options.

Open the Options dialog box

F8

Start or stop streaming.

Begin or stop streaming.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Streaming construction tool

Create a circle

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

R

Specify a radius.

Open the Radius dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Circle construction tool

Create an ellipse

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

A

Specify the direction Direction.

Open the Direction dialog box.

Shift+drag

Make the geometry a circle Circle.

Constrain the geometry to a circle. Create the first point of the ellipse, press the keyboard shortcut, and drag.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Ellipse construction tool

Create a rectangle

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

F6

Specify absolute X,Y,Z Absolute XYZ.

Open the Absolute X,Y,Z dialog box.

A

Specify the direction Direction.

Open the Direction dialog box.

Shift+drag

Make the shape a square.

Constrain the shape to a square. Create the first point of the rectangle, press the keyboard shortcut, and drag.

Tab

Turns Horizontal / Grid Aligned Horizontal/Grid Aligned on or off.

When turned on, the rectangle is constrained vertical or horizontal at 90-degree angles.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Rectangle construction tool

Elevation tools

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

S

Suspend the sketch plane.

Suspend the current 3D elevation sketch plane while using Get Z from View Get Z From View. This allows you to click and set a z-value at a lower elevation.

Keyboard shortcuts for setting z-values for 3D features

Topology error inspector

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Up arrow key and Down arrow key

Move the pointer.

Move the pointer up and down the rows in the error table.

Ctrl +Shift+Equal sign (=)

Zoom to error.Zoom To Selection.

Zoom the active map to the current error.

D

Show the topology rule.

Show the topology rule the current error violates.

F

Select the features Select.

Select the parent features causing the error.

X

Mark the error as an exception Mark as Exception.

Mark the current error as an exception.

E

Clear the exception Clear Exception.

Clear the current exception and mark the record as an error.

Keyboard shortcuts for the topology error inspector

For more information about editing, see A quick tour of editing.

Exploratory analysis

The following keyboard shortcuts are available for various exploratory analysis tools.

Line of sight with observer point selected

Keyboard shortcutAction

A

Rotate counterclockwise.

D

Rotate clockwise.

Ctrl+Up arrow

Move the observer away from the scene camera.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move the observer toward the scene camera.

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move the observer right, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move the observer left, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow

Move the observer and its targets away from the scene camera.

Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow

Move the observer and its targets toward the scene camera.

Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow

Move the observer and its targets right, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow

Move the observer and its targets left, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+U

Increase the observer elevation.

Ctrl+J

Decrease the observer elevation.

C

Turn the Explore tool Explore Tool on and off to navigate.

Delete

Delete the observer and all associated targets.

Keyboard shortcuts for line of sight with the observer point selected

Line of sight with target selected

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+Up arrow

Move the target away from the camera.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move the target toward the camera.

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move the target right, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move the target left, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+U

Increase the target elevation.

Ctrl+J

Decrease the target elevation.

C

Turn the Explore tool Explore Tool on and off to navigate.

Delete

Delete the selected target.

Keyboard shortcuts for line of sight with the target selected

Selected view dome

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+Up arrow

Move the view dome away from the camera.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move the view dome toward the camera.

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move the view dome right, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move the view dome left, perpendicular to the scene camera heading.

Ctrl+U

Increase the view dome elevation.

Ctrl+J

Decrease the view dome elevation.

C

Turn the Explore tool Explore Tool on and off to navigate.

Delete

Delete the selected view dome.

Keyboard shortcuts for selected view domes

Selected viewshed

Keyboard shortcutAction

W

Tilt the observer up.

S

Tilt the observer down.

A

Rotate the observer heading left.

D

Rotate the observer heading right.

Ctrl+Up arrow

Move the observer forward.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move the observer backward.

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move the viewshed right, perpendicular to the observer heading.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move the viewshed left, perpendicular to the observer heading.

Ctrl+U

Increase the observer elevation.

Ctrl+J

Decrease the observer elevation.

C

Turn the Explore tool Explore Tool on and off to navigate.

Delete

Delete the selected viewshed.

Keyboard shortcut for selected viewsheds

Selected slice

Keyboard shortcutAction

W

Rotate the plane heading forward.

S

Rotate the plane heading backward.

A

Rotate the plane heading left.

D

Rotate the plane heading right.

Ctrl+Up arrow

Move the plane forward.

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move the plane backward.

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move the slice right.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move the slice left.

Ctrl+U

Increase the plane elevation.

Ctrl+J

Decrease the plane elevation.

C

Turn the Explore tool Explore Tool on and off to navigate.

Delete

Delete the selected slice.

Keyboard shortcuts for selected slices

For more information about using these shortcut keys, see Keyboard shortcuts for exploratory analysis.

Animation

Keyboard shortcutAction

Ctrl+Right arrow

Move to the next keyframe Step forward.

Ctrl+Left arrow

Move to the previous keyframe Step back.

Spacebar

Play Play all steps or pause Pause the steps.

Ctrl+Insert

Append a new keyframe to the end of the animation after the last keyframe.

Shift+Insert

Update Update Keyframe or set Set Keyframe a keyframe. If a keyframe exists at the current time, it is updated. Otherwise, a new keyframe is inserted at the current time between two keyframes.

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Delete Delete the current keyframe.

Keyboard shortcuts for animations

For more information about animations, see Animation basics.

Time

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+Spacebar

Play or Pause.

Play through the entire sequence of time with the direction and speed defined in the time slider settings, or press the keyboard shortcut again to pause.

Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow

Step Forward.

Move forward in time by the step amount defined in the step settings on the Time tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow

Step Back.

Move backward in time by the step amount defined in the step settings on the Time tab.

Keyboard shortcuts for the time slider

For more information about using the time slider, see Visualize temporal data using the time slider.

Range

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Play or Pause.

Play the entire range of steps sequentially, or press the keyboard shortcut again to pause.

Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow

Next step.

Move forward in the range by the step amount defined in the step settings on the Range tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow

Previous step.

Move backward in the range by the step amount defined in the step settings on the Range tab.

Keyboard shortcuts for the range slider

For more information about using the range slider, see Visualize numeric data using the range slider.

Raster and imagery

The following keyboard shortcuts are available for various raster and imagery tools.

Stereo map navigation

Keyboard shortcutActionComment

Ctrl+Alt+S

Activate the Select tool.

Ctrl+Alt+C

Activate the Explore tool.

Click and drag

Pan the map.

Shift

Accelerate change in x,y.

Move the pointer in the desired direction. Press Shift again to return to the standard speed of change in x,y.

Caps Lock

Decelerate change in x,y.

Move the pointer in the desired direction. Press Caps Lock again to return to the standard speed of change in x,y.

Q

Roam.

Move the pointer in the desired direction.

Plus sign (+) or Ctrl+Mouse wheel

Zoom in.

Zoom in on the map.

Minus sign (-) or Ctrl+Mouse wheel

Zoom out.

Zoom out on the map.

Z+move cursor horizontally or Z+Mouse wheel

Change the z-value.

To increase the z-value, rotate the wheel backward or press Z while dragging the pointer to the right. To decrease the z-value, rotate the wheel forward or press Z while dragging the pointer to the left.

Shift+Z+move cursor horizontally or Shift+Mouse wheel

Accelerate change in z.

Press Shift while rotating the mouse wheel.

Alternatively, to change the z-value 15 times faster, press Shift+Z while moving the pointer either left or right.

Caps Lock+Z+move cursor horizontally or Caps Lock+Mouse wheel

Decelerate change in z.

Press Caps Lock while rotating the mouse wheel.

Alternatively, to change the z-value five times slower, press Caps Lock and then press Z while moving the pointer either left or right.

B

Turn surface snapping on or off.

Surface snapping provides on-demand positioning of the floating mark to the elevation surface at the current stereo cursor location. This provides the z-value at the stereo cursor position.

This feature requires the images to have statistics calculated and pyramids built with either bilinear or cubic resampling.

T

Turn terrain following on or off.

Terrain following automatically keeps the stereo cursor on the elevation surface as you pan the stereo image pair. This feature is useful in navigating the stereo display.

If you are using a very large image over a remote network connection, it is recommended that you do not use this feature, because there may be significant delays for the system to retrieve the correct information. It is also recommended that you do not use this feature in the fixed cursor mode, especially on images that have frequent and dramatic surface change, such as a DSM with dense buildings.

This feature requires the images to have statistics calculated and pyramids built with either bilinear or cubic resampling.

F8

Switch between roaming cursor mode and fixed cursor mode.

~

Temporarily turn off fixed cursor mode.

This turns off the fixed cursor mode to allow you to perform other tasks. To return to the fixed cursor mode, press the ~ key again.

Note:

There is no need to press the Shift key.

This shortcut applies to United States standard keyboards. Other types of keyboards may have a different character on the key. For detailed information, verify which key the VK_OEM_3 (Microsoft virtual key code) is mapped to for your keyboard.

Ctrl+Left arrow or Ctrl+Right arrow ; or V+ move cursor left or right.

Adjust the x-parallax.

The two images move toward or away from each other in the x (horizontal) direction.

Ctrl+Up arrow or Ctrl+Down arrow

Adjust the y-parallax.

The two images move toward or away from each other in the y (vertical) direction.

Ctrl+F7

Reset to the default parallax.

M

Set source as the best model.

E

Pan to the center of the stereo pair.

Ctrl+Shift+M

Open the Modify Features pane.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Open the Create Features pane.

Ctrl+Shift+S

Open the Stereo Model Selector pane

O

Open the Overview window.

W

Open the Magnifier window.

Keyboard shortcuts for stereo map navigation

For more information about navigating a stereo map, see Stereo map.

Georeferencing

Keyboard shortcutAction

C

Override the active tool with the Explore tool.

Q

Roam.

X

Zoom out incrementally.

Z

Zoom continuously.

L

Switch the visibility of the georeferencing layer on and off.

H

Switch the visibility of the control point ScreenTip on and off.

A

Specify the value for Move, Scale, or Rotate.

Esc

Cancel a control point (while creating a control point pair).

Spacebar

Temporarily disable vector snapping (if snapping has been turned on).

F5

Refresh the control point table.

Keyboard shortcuts for georeferencing

For more information about using georeferencing tools, see Georeferencing tools.

Ortho mapping (GCP Manager)

Keyboard shortcutAction

F5

Refresh the GCP list in GCP Manager.

Ctrl+D

Turn Dynamic Range Adjustment on and off.

Ctrl+G

Turn GCP display on and off.

Ctrl+F

Zoom to full extent.

Keyboard shortcuts for the GCP Manager

For more information about ortho mapping, see Ortho mapping in ArcGIS Pro.

Full Motion Video player

Keyboard shortcutActionComment
Ctrl+Alt+A

Save video frames as images in a directory or in the project geodatabase.

This is the same as the Frames to Images video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+P

Export the current video frame and map to a PowerPoint Presentation

This is the same as the Export to PowerPoint video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Zoom the video pane to the map location of the video.

The view within the map display includes the video frame, as well as the ground track of the imaging platform.

This is the same as the Zoom to Video video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+F

Enable or disable Automatic Follow.

Continuously center the map display on the video frame and ground track of the sensor as it plays. The map display pans as the video reaches the edge of the display.

This is the same as the Automatic Follow video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+N

Display an arrow pointing north on the video of the active video pane.

This is the same as the North Arrow video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+G

Display features from the map on the video pane.

This is the same as the Display Features video player tool.

Ctrl+Alt+I

Apply invert pixel color transformation on the active video pane.

This is the same as the Invert Colors video player tool.

Keyboard shortcuts for Full Motion Video

For more information about the Full Motion Video player, see Full Motion Video player.

Pixel Editor

Keyboard shortcutAction

L

Turn visibility of the operational layer on and off.

F5

Refresh Edits Log.

Keyboard shortcuts for the Pixel Editor

For more information about the Pixel Editor, see Pixel Editor in ArcGIS Pro.

Tasks

Keyboard shortcutAction

Alt+X

Run a step.

Alt+C

Continue to the next step.

Alt+S

Skip a step.

Keyboard shortcuts for tasks

For more information about running tasks, see Open and run tasks.

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