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<a name="keyboard"></a>Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects
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<p id="par_id3148663" class="paragraph">You can create and edit drawing objects using the keyboard.</p>
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<div class="notetext"><p>Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, in <span class="emph">Tools - Customize - Keyboard</span>, or in your desktop system.</p></div>
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<h2 itemprop="articleSection" id="hd_id3125863">To Create and Edit a Drawing Object</h2>
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<p id="par_id3153188" class="listitem">Press <span class="keycode">F6</span> to navigate to the <span class="emph">Drawing</span> bar.</p>
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<p id="par_id3146971" class="paragraph">Press the <span class="keycode">Right</span> arrow key until you reach the toolbar icon of a drawing tool.</p>
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<p id="par_idN106CD" class="paragraph">If there is an arrow next to the icon, the drawing tool opens a sub toolbar. Press the <span class="keycode">Up</span> or <span class="keycode">Down</span> arrow key to open the sub toolbar, then press the <span class="keycode">Right</span> or <span class="keycode">Left</span> key to select an icon.</p>
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<p id="par_id3147338" class="paragraph">Press <span id="swlnsysidm36" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACidm37" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaultidm39"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span><span class="keycode">+Enter</span>.</p>
<p id="par_id3154705" class="paragraph">The object is created at the center of the current document.</p>
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<p id="par_id3155962" class="paragraph">To return to the document, press <span id="swlnsysidm45" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACidm46" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaultidm48"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span><span class="keycode">+F6</span>.</p>
<p id="par_id3155062" class="paragraph">You can use the arrow keys to position the object where you want. To choose a command from the context menu for the object, press <span class="keycode">Shift+F10</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id3152990" class="listitem">Press <span id="swlnsysidm57" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACidm58" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaultidm60"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span><span class="keycode">+F6</span> to enter the document.</p>
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<p id="par_id3145587" class="listitem">Press <span class="keycode">Tab</span> until you reach the object you want to select.</p>
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