Using the keyboard

This Help uses these conventions for showing keyboard Shortcuts:

Keys are shown in upper case. For example CTRL is the Control key.

Combinations of keys are shown like this: CTRL+A. This means:

1. Press and hold down the CTRL (Control) key.

2. Press and release the A key.

3. Release the CTRL key.

The Constrain Key

The CTRL (Control) key has a special function in Xara LX. It constrains the action of the current operation in some way. For example, normally you can rotate an object through any angle. Hold down CTRL and the rotation is constrained to preset angles (defined in General Options). Similarly constraining the creation of an ellipse creates a circle.

The ALT keys

Most keyboards have two ALT keys. The right-hand ALT key is interpreted by Windows as CTRL+ALT. Xara LX cannot alter this behavior. As a result Xara LX operations involving the ALT key only function using the left-hand ALT key.

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Related Topics

Mouse clicking and dragging

List of keyboard shortcuts