Keyboard shortcuts

These keyboard shortcuts help you work faster in ProfiCAD:

SHORTCUT	ICON	ACTION
Ctrl + A		Edit - Select All
Shift + A		Context menu - Symbol Attributes
Ctrl + B		Edit - Copy to clipboard as image
Ctrl + C		Edit - Copy
Shift + C		Context menu - Symbol Connection Points
Ctrl + F		View - Search Panel
Ctrl + L		View - Layers Panel
Ctrl + N		File - New
Ctrl + O		File - Open
Ctrl + P		File - Print
Ctrl + S		File - Save
Shift + S		File - Save As
Ctrl + V		Edit - Paste
Ctrl + W		Close the current document
Ctrl + X		Edit - Cut
Ctrl + Z		Edit - Undo
* on Numeric Keyboard		View - Center working area
+ on Numeric Keyboard		View - Zoom in
- on Numeric Keyboard		View - Zoom out
F1		Help
F4		Switch layer
F5		Refresh the symbol list in the diagram editor
F6		Allow moving text with hyperlink
F12		File - Options
B		Draw - Curve
C		Draw - Circle
E		Draw - Ellipse
G		Draw - Polygon
H		Insert - Gate
K		Insert - Cable
L		Draw - Polyline
M		View - Grid
N		Insert - Label
R		Draw - Rectangle
S		Insert - Wire
T		Insert - Text
U		Draw - Line
Z		Draw - Rounded rectangle
Esc		Switch to selection mode
space bar		Instant symbol search
backspace ⌫		While drawing lines or wires, undo the last segment
Page Up		Go to the previous page
Page Down		Go to the next page

Mouse and keyboard controls

💡 Pro tip: Start with the letter shortcuts — S (wire), U (line), R (rectangle), Esc (back to selection). These few keys cover 80 % of the work, and your fingers will learn them in an afternoon.