Insert a rectangle keyboard shortcut in 5 apps
Insert a rectangle has a documented keyboard shortcut in 5 apps here, among them Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Inkscape, Miro. The most common keys are R on Windows and R 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 M | Mac M | Choose the Rectangle tool |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Windows Ctrl + Alt + R | Mac Option + Cmd + R | Add a rectangle layer |
| Inkscape | Windows R | Mac R | Choose the rectangle tool |
| Miro | Windows R | Mac R | Draw a rectangle |
| Sketch | Windows Not documented | Mac R | Insert a rectangle |
What most apps settled on for Insert a rectangle
On Windows, R is the combination in 2 of the 4 apps here that document one. On a Mac, it is R in 3 of 5. 2 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 a rectangle, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Insert a rectangle 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 a rectangle is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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