Altium Designer – Basic Keyboard Shortcuts
Schematic Design
Command Description Keyboard Shortcut
Place Component P
Zoom Z
Align A
Undo Ctrl-Z
Rotate Part or Symbol Space Bar (on drag or select)
Mouse Zoom Ctrl + Scroll Wheel
Properties Dialog Box (in context) TAB
Place Wire P -> W
Place Bus P -> B
Place Power P -> O
Drag Part with Existing Wiring Ctrl + Mouse Drag
Select Multiple Objects Shift + Mouse Click
PCB Design
Command Description Keyboard Shortcut
Place Via 2
Toggle Standard track sizes 3
Zoom Ctrl + Scroll Wheel
Place Menu P
Zoom Menu Z
Selection Menu S
Properties Dialog Box (in context) TAB
Place Interactively Routed Track P -> T
Undo Last Routing Point BACKSPACE
Layer Manager L
Design Menu D
Multiple Select Shift + Left Click
Quick Dimension Change (mil or mm) q
Quick Layer Change [numpad] +/-
Quick Layer Change [mouse] CTRL + SHIFT + Scroll Wheel
Single Layer Mode SHIFT + S
Clear Current Tool ESC
Change Track Direction SPACE
Change Track Routing Style SHIFT + SPACE