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Chemdraw Shortcuts

This document provides shortcuts and hotkeys for various commands and functions in Chem & Bio Draw software. Some key combinations listed include Ctrl+n to create a new document, Ctrl+s to save a document, and F5 to view at actual size. Bond properties like single, double, and triple can be toggled using keys 1, 2, 3. Atom properties like adding a charge or atom number use keys like +, '. Common protecting groups and amino acids are also defined.

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Chemdraw Shortcuts

This document provides shortcuts and hotkeys for various commands and functions in Chem & Bio Draw software. Some key combinations listed include Ctrl+n to create a new document, Ctrl+s to save a document, and F5 to view at actual size. Bond properties like single, double, and triple can be toggled using keys 1, 2, 3. Atom properties like adding a charge or atom number use keys like +, '. Common protecting groups and amino acids are also defined.

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Shortcuts and Hotkeys

Atom Label Key

A F Ph Ac H Q* Br I R n-Bu K S s-Bu Me Si t-Bu N TMS

a f P or 4 A or 5 h q b i r 1 k s 2 m S 3 n t

C Na X Cl O COOCH3 D OTs CH2OH Et P B

c N x C or l o E d T 6 e p B

Command

Key Combination

Create a new document Open a document Save a document

Ctrl+n Ctrl+o Ctrl+s

Save a document as... Shift+Ctrl+s Print a document Page setup Ctrl+p Shift+Ctrl+p

Close a document Exit Chem & Bio Draw

Ctrl+w Alt+F4

Command

Key Combination

Cut Copy Paste Select all Undo Redo Repeat last command Clear

Ctrl+x Ctrl+c Ctrl+v Ctrl+a Ctrl+z Shift+Ctrl+z Ctrl+y Delete

Command

Key Combination

Actual size Magnify Reduce

F5 F7 F8

Fit to window Toggle ruler Toggle crosshair

F6 F11 Ctrl+h

Command

Key Combination

Toggle fixed length Toggle fixed angles

Ctrl+L Ctrl+E Shift+Click (with Lasso, Marquee, or Structure Perspective tools Ctrl+g Shift+Ctrl+g Ctrl+J F2 F3 Shift+Ctrl+H Shift+Ctrl+V Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V Ctrl+R

Select multiple objects

Group selected objects Ungroup objects Join selected objects Bring to front Send to back Flip horizontal Flip vertical Rotate 180 horizontal Rotate 180 vertical Rotate... (opens Rotate

Objects dialog box) Scale...(opens Scale Objects dialog box) Ctrl+K

Command

Key Combinatio n

Clean up structure Convert name to structure Convert structure to name

Shift+Ctrl+ K Shift+Ctrl+ N Alt+Ctrl+N

Command

Key Combination

Flush left Center Flush right Justified Automatic justification Plain Bold Italic

Shift+Ctrl+L Shift+Ctrl+C Shift+Ctrl+R Shift+Ctrl+J Shift+Ctrl+M Ctrl+ Ctrl+B Ctrl+I

Underline Formula Subscript selected character, or next character typed

Ctrl+U Ctrl+F F9 (in a label)

Superscript selected character, F10 (in a label) or next character typed Adds a degree sign () Alt+248 (in a label)

Command

Key Combination

Copy a selected object Copy a selected object (constrained to X and Y axes) Distort (limit resize to X or Y axis) Toggle the Lasso and the previous drawing tool Change direction of a chain Change orientation of double bonds

Ctrl+drag Shift+Ctrl+drag Shift+drag (with resize handle) Ctrl+Alt+Tab Ctrl+Drag (with alkane chain tool) Shift+Click (with saturated

double-bond ring tools) Create resonance delocalized ring Ctrl+Click (with ring tools except chairs) Alt+Shift+Clic k (with the pen tool)
Key

Remove a curve segment


Function

Change to single bond Change to dashed bond Change to double bond Change to wavy bond Change to triple bond Position a double bond to the left Change to quadruple bond Center a double bond Change to bold bond Position a double bond to the right Change to wedged bond Bring bond to front Change to hashed bond Open a bond properties text box

1 d 2 y 3 l 4 c b r w f H / (slash) or ?

Change to hashed-wedged bond

Function

Key

Add an attachment point Add an atom number Add a negative charge Add a positive charge Sprout one bond Sprout two bonds Sprout three bonds Display the Atom Properties dialog box

. (period) (single quote) + 0 9 8 / (slash) or ?

Display the Choose Nickname dialog = (equals) box Open an atom label <Enter> text box. Remove an atom label.
Ac-Me

<Backspace>, <Delete> or <space>

Ac Ad Ala Alloc Allyl Am Arg Asn Asp Benzoyl Benzyl Bn Boc

Bz BOM Bs Bt Btm Bu Bzh Bzl BzOM c-C3H5 c-C4H7 c-C5H9 c-C6H11

c-C7H13 c-C8H15 c-Hx C10H20 C10H21 Cbz cHx CoA Cy

cycloprop yl Cys Dan DEAE DEIPS DMIPS DMPM DMPS DMTr

DPIPS DPTBS DTBMS DTBS Et Fmoc Gln Glu Gly His i-Am i-Bu i-C3H7

i-C4H9 i-C5H11 i-Pr Ile Im Leu Lys m-C6H4 mPhenylene m-Tolyl MDIPS MDPS Me

cyclobutyl DNP cyclohept yl Dnp

cyclooctyl Dns cyclopent yl DNS

MEM-Xyl

MEM Mes Met MMTr

n-Pr N3 neo-Am neo-C5H11

Phenyl Pht Piv PMB

s-Butyl s-C4H9 s-C5H11 SEM

TBDMS TBDPS TBMPS TBS

Thr TIPDS TIPS TMS

MOM MPM Ms MTM n-Am n-Bu n-C3H7 n-C4H9 n-C5H11

Np o-C6H4 o-Phenylene o-Tolyl p-C6H4 p-Phenylene p-Tolyl Ph Phe

PMBM PNB Poc PPi Pr Pro Pv s-Am s-Bu

Ser SES t-Am t-BOC t-Boc t-Bu t-Butyl t-C4H9 t-C5H11

TDS Tf Tfa TFA Thexyl THF Thf THP Thp

Tos transCinnamyl Troc Trp Trt Ts Tyr Val Xyl

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