Microsoft Visio keyboard shortcuts
Drawing tools, shapes, text formatting, pages, and zoom in Visio on Windows.
52 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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- Microsoft Visio Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Enter full screen view Drawing | Windows F5 | Source |
| Open the text dialog Shape selected | Windows F11 | Source |
| Open the format shape pane Shape selected | Windows F3 | Source |
| Group the selected shapes Shapes selected | Windows CtrlG | Source |
| Ungroup the selected group Group selected | Windows CtrlShiftU | Source |
| Bring the shape to the front Shape selected | Windows CtrlShiftF | Source |
| Send the shape to the back Shape selected | Windows CtrlShiftB | Source |
| Choose the pointer tool Tools | Windows Ctrl1 | Source |
| Choose the text tool Tools | Windows Ctrl2 | Source |
| Choose the connector tool Tools | Windows Ctrl3 | Source |
| Choose the pencil tool Tools | Windows Ctrl4 | Source |
| Choose the freeform tool Tools | Windows Ctrl5 | Source |
| Choose the line tool Tools | Windows Ctrl6 | Source |
| Choose the arc tool Tools | Windows Ctrl7 | Source |
| Choose the rectangle tool Tools | Windows Ctrl8 | Source |
| Choose the ellipse tool Tools | Windows Ctrl9 | Source |
| Choose the text block tool Tools | Windows CtrlShift4 | Source |
| Choose the crop tool Picture selected | Windows CtrlShift2 | Source |
| Switch the format painter on or off Tools | Windows CtrlShiftP | Source |
| Bold the selected text Editing text | Windows CtrlB | Source |
| Italicize the selected text Editing text | Windows CtrlI | Source |
| Underline the selected text Editing text | Windows CtrlU | Source |
| Double underline the text Editing text | Windows CtrlShiftD | Source |
| Switch all capitals on or off Editing text | Windows CtrlShiftA | Source |
| Switch small capitals on or off Editing text | Windows CtrlShiftK | Source |
| Make the text subscript Editing text | Windows Ctrl= | Source |
| Make the text superscript Editing text | Windows CtrlShift= | Source |
| Make the font larger Editing text | Windows CtrlShift> | Source |
| Make the font smaller Editing text | Windows CtrlShift< | Source |
| Align the text to the left Editing text | Windows CtrlShiftL | Source |
About Microsoft Visio and its shortcuts
Visio is diagramming, and its keyboard covers placing and connecting shapes, aligning them, moving between pages, and the view commands for working on a large drawing. The connector and alignment commands are what keep a diagram tidy without constant dragging.
Visio is Windows only here, and the web version supports a smaller set. Some commands depend on the stencil or template in use, since those can add their own shape behaviour.
Where the Microsoft Visio keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Microsoft Visio. Report a key that is wrong
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