Insert an oval keyboard shortcut in 5 apps
Insert an oval has a documented keyboard shortcut in 5 apps here, among them Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Inkscape, Miro. The most common keys are L on Windows and O on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe InDesign | Windows L | Mac L | Choose the Ellipse tool |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Windows Ctrl + Alt + E | Mac Option + Cmd + E | Add an ellipse layer |
| Inkscape | Windows E | Mac E | Choose the ellipse and arc tool |
| Miro | Windows O | Mac O | Draw an oval |
| Sketch | Windows Not documented | Mac O | Insert an oval |
What most apps settled on for Insert an oval
On a Mac, it is O in 2 of 5. 3 apps go their own way on Windows, and the table above is where to find them.
Where the table is deliberately empty
1 documents it for Mac only. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Insert an oval, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Insert an oval do nothing
The 5 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since insert an oval is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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