| Key | Mnenonic | Description |
| esc | select | enter select mode (same as [space], or [F11]) |
| esc | end of action | terminate the current action, e.g. stop drawing tracks |
| insert | insert point | enter insert point mode. Click and drag on track to insert a point |
| return | click | same as a click on the left mouse button |
| space | select | enter select mode (same as [exs], or [F11]) |
| tab | flip up/down | view: vertical flip |
| shift-tab | flip left/right | view: horizontal flip |
| ctrl-shift-tab | far side | view: exchange the roles of front side and far side |
| del | delete | delete object under the mouse cursor |
| shift-del | del-sel | delete objects in selection |
| backspace | del-sel | delete objects in selection |
| shift-backspace | del-copper | deletes connected copper under the cursor. Rats are considered a connection. |
| | | thin-draw | toggles thin draw mode |
| a | set same | read the parameters to use for new objects from the object below the cursor. |
| alt-a | select-all | select all objects on active layers. Deactivated layers are ignored. |
| shift-alt-a | unselect | clear selection |
| b | to other side | flip object to the other side of the board |
| c | center | view: center display at cursor position |
| ctrl-c | copy to buffer | copy selection to buffer and unselect |
| d | display name | display pin or pad name |
| shift-d | pinout dialog | open pinout window for element under mouse cursor |
| e | eliminate rats | delete all rats |
| shift-e | eliminate some rats | delete selected rats |
| f | find | highlight connections to object under mouse cursor |
| shift-f | un-find | un-highlight found connections |
| g | incr grid mil | increment grid by configured imperial increment |
| shift-g | decr grid mil | decrement grid by configured imperial increment |
| ctrl-g | incr grid mm | increment grid by configured metric increment |
| ctrl-shift-g | decr grid mm | decrement grid by configured metric increment |
| h | hide | toggle the visiblity of the refdes or value attached to the comonent under the cursor |
| shift-h | hide sel | toggle the visiblity of the refdes or value attached to selected components |
| ctrl-h | holeplate | toggle plating of a via. Used to produce non metalized mounting holes |
| j | lineclear | toggle the polygon clear flag of the line under the cursor |
| shift-j | lineclear sel | toggle the polygon clear flag of selected lines |
| k | klear | increment clearance (soldermask to copper edge) |
| shift-k | klear (-) | decrement clearance (soldermask to copper edge (NOTE: can go negative!)) |
| ctrl-k | klear sel | increment clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge) |
| shift-ctrl-k | klear sel (-) | decrement clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge) |
| l | increase line | increment width of the line tool, adds to the settings of the current line style |
| shift-l | decrease line | reduce the current linewidth |
| m | move to layer | move the object under the cursor to the current layer |
| shift-m | move selection to layer | move selected objects to the current working layer (see pcb tip) |
| ctrl-m | move origin | set the origin to the current position of the mouse pointer |
| n | name | show object refdes / pin number at mouse pointer |
| shift-n | next | Select the shortest unselected rat on the board |
| o | optimize rats | optimize and redraw all rats |
| shift-o | optimize some rats | optimize and redraw selected nets only |
| ctrl-o | octagon | toggle the octagon flag of the object under the cursor |
| shift-p | polygon close | connect the first point of a polygon with the last |
| q | square toggle | toggle square/round corners on pads |
| shift-r | redo | redo what was undone with undo |
| ctrl-r | report | show object report |
| s | size | increment size of the object under the cursor |
| shift-s | size (-) | decrement size of the object under the cursor |
| alt-s | sizehole | increase the hole of the object under the cursor |
| alt-shift-s | sizehole (-) | decrease the hole of the object under the cursor |
| ctrl-s | sizehole | increase the hole of the object under the cursor |
| ctrl-shift-s | sizehole (-) | decrease the hole size |
| t | text tool size | increase the size of new text by 10 mil |
| shift-t | text tool size (-) | decrease the size of new text by 10 mil |
| v | view extents | global view of working area |
| shift-v | via tool dia | increase the diameter of new vias by 5 mil |
| ctrl-shift-v | via tool dia (-) | decrease the diameter of new vias by 5 mil |
| alt-v | via tool drill | increase the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil |
| alt-shift-v | via tool drill (-) | decrease the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil |
| z | zoom | view: zoom in |
| shift-z | un-zoom | view: zoom out |
| F1 | via | enter via tool |
| F2 | line | enter line tool |
| F3 | arc | enter arc tool |
| F4 | text | enter text tool |
| F5 | rectangle | enter rectangle tool |
| F6 | polygon | enter polygon tool |
| F7 | buffer | enter buffer mode |
| F8 | delete | enter remove mode |
| F9 | rotate | enter rotate mode |
| F10 | file menu | file menu |
| F11 | select | enter select mode (same as [space]) |
| F12 | lock | enter lock mode |