Visio shortcuts are not directly visible in the GUI hence the difficulty to get them. This list was contributed by Reinmar Mück. Many thanks for the effort.
NOTE: This is a subset of the shortcuts optimized to contain the most useful ones
Shape manipulation
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL+SHIFT+G | Group the selected shapes (also CTRL+G) |
| CTRL+SHIFT+U | Ungroup selected shapes |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F | Send selected shape to the front |
| CTRL+SHIFT+B | Send selected shape to the back |
| CTRL+L | Rotate selected shape to the left |
| CTRL+R | Rotate selected shape to the right |
| CTRL+H | Flip selected shape horizontally |
| CTRL+J | Flip selected shape vertically |
| F8 | Align selected shapes |
| F3 | Fill dialog for the selected shape |
| SHIFT+F3 | Line dialog for the selected shape |
| ALT+F9 | Snap & Glue dialog box |
| SHIFT+F9 | on/off Snap Mode (Settings as defined in the Snap & Glue dialog box) |
View menu
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F5 | on/off full-screen view |
| CTRL+SHIFT+I | Zoom 100% |
| CTRL+W | Whole page |
| MOUSE-WHEEL | Pan Up/Down |
| MOUSE-WHEEL + SHIFT | Pan Left/Right |
| MOUSE-WHEEL + CTRL | Zoom In/Out |
| MOUSE-Left + CTRL + SHIFT | Zoom In |
| MOUSE-Right + CTRL + SHIFT | Zoom Out |
Tool Selection
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL+1 | Pointer Tool |
| CTRL+2 | TextTool |
| CTRL+3 | Connector Tool |
| CTRL+4 | Pencil Tool |
| CTRL+5 | Freeform Tool |
| CTRL+6 | Line Tool |
| CTRL+7 | Arc Tool |
| CTRL+8 | Rectangle Tool |
| CTRL+9 | Ellipse Tool |
| CTRL+SHIFT+1 | Connection Point Tool |
| CTRL+SHIFT+4 | Text Block Tool |
| CTRL+SHIFT+P | On/off Format Painter Tool |
