Shortcut keys for editing in ArcMap

Shortcuts common to all editing tools

Shortcut key Editing function
Z key Zoom in
X key Zoom out
C key Pan
B key Continuous Zoom/Pan
V key Show vertices
Esc Cancel
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y Redo
Spacebar Suspend Snapping

Sketch tool

Shortcut key Editing function
Ctrl + A Direction
Ctrl + F Deflection
Ctrl + L Length
Ctrl + D Delta x,y
Ctrl + G Direction/Length
Ctrl + P Parallel
Ctrl + E Perpendicular
T key Display the snapping tolerance
F6 Absolute x,y
F7 Segment Deflection
F8 Streaming
Ctrl + F5 Snap to Feature: endpoint
Ctrl + F6 Snap to Feature: vertex
Ctrl + F7 Snap to Feature: midpoint
Ctrl + F8 Snap to Feature: edge
Ctrl + Delete Delete sketch
F2 Finish sketch
Shift + double-click Finish part
E key Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool
A key Activate the Text box on the Annotation toolbar, so you can change the text for constructing new annotation
S key 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 key Open Follow Feature Options dialog box when creating new annotation in follow feature mode
L key Flip selected annotation features 180 degrees when creating new annotation in follow feature mode
P key 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

Edit tool

Shortcut key Editing function
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
Shift Add to/Remove from the selection
N key Select next feature
E key Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool

Edit Annotation tool

Shortcut key Editing function
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
Shift Add to/Remove from the selection
N key Select next annotation
R key Enter/Exit rotate mode
F key Enter/Exit follow feature mode
L key Flip annotation
O key Set follow feature options
P key Toggle annotation placement angle between parallel and perpendicular when in follow feature mode
Tab Switch to the other side of line while in follow feature mode
E key Toggle between Sketch tool, Edit tool, and Edit Annotation tool

Distance-Distance tool

Shortcut key Editing function
D or R key Distance
Tab Change location

Direction-Distance tool

Shortcut key Editing function
D or A key Direction
D or R key Distance
Tab Change location

Trace tool

Shortcut key Editing function
O key Set trace options
Tab Trace the other side of an edge

Rotate tool

Shortcut key Editing function
A key Set rotate angle
S key Toggle secondary anchor

Scale tool

Shortcut key Editing function
A key Set rotate angle
S key Toggle secondary anchor
F key Set a scale factor

Arc tool

Shortcut key Editing function
R key Enter a radius
Tab key After pressing R to enter a radius, Tab cycles through the possible curve solutions.

Endpoint Arc tool

Shortcut key Editing function
R key Enter a radius

Tangent tool

Shortcut key Editing function
R key Enter a radius
Tab key After pressing R to enter a radius, Tab cycles through the possible curve solutions.

Fillet tool

Shortcut key Editing function
O key Set fillet options

Circle tool

Shortcut key Editing function
R key Enter a radius

Topology Edit tool

Shortcut key Editing function
Shift Add to/Remove from the selection
Ctrl Move the selection anchor
N key Select nodes
E key Select edges
S key Split and move node

Fix Topology Error tool

Shortcut key Editing function
Shift Add to/Remove from selection

Unplaced Annotation dialog box

Shortcut key Editing function
Spacebar Place selected annotation
P key Pan to selected annotation
Z key Zoom to selected annotation

Error Inspector dialog box

Shortcut key Editing function
Up and Down arrows Move up and down through the rows
Z key or Spacebar Zoom to selected error
P key Pan to selected error
Z key Zoom to selected error
F key Select the parent features causing the error
D key View a description of the topology rule
X key Mark the error as an exception
E key Mark the exception as an error


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