Here’s a list of the most useful shortcuts in CM – more graphical and intuitive than the built in shortcut list (Ribbon Bar->View->Shortcuts).

Pro Tip: When the tools aren’t working correctly, press ESC a few times.

Schematic Shortcuts

Crtl+Scroll	Zoom
Center Button – Click Hold and Drag	Zoom
Pg Up/Down	Zoom (Great for laptops)
Right Button – Click Hold Drag	Pan
Ctrl+A	Select All
Crtl+C	Copy
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+D	Duplicate
W	Wire (for opening wiring tool)
Space	Change Wiring Path – Only works when wiring
Shift+Space	Change Wiring Angles – Only works when wiring
Space	Rotate Selected Object
Tab or Double Click	Edit Properties of selected object
G	Toggle Grid Size (look in bottom left-hand corner)
Z	Add Ground
V	Add VCC  (press TAB to quickly change net name)
T	Text (press TAB to change text)
N	Net Label (press TAB to change text)
C	Place Component
X	Flip left/right (X-Axis)
Y	Flip up/down (Y-Axis)
Esc	Exit Tool
Ctrl+Tab	Go to Next Tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Go to Previous Tab

PCB Shortcuts

Crtl+Scroll	Zoom
Center Button – Click Hold and Drag	Zoom
Pg Up/Down	Zoom (Great for laptops)
Shift+Pg Up/Down	Precise Zoom (Great for laptops)
Right Button – Click Hold Drag	Pan
Esc	Exit Tool (so very useful)
Ctrl+A	Select All
Crtl+C	Copy
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
R	Route Trace
Space	Change Routing Path – Only works when routing
Shift+Space	Change Routing Angles – Only works when routing
Space	Rotate Selected Object
G	Toggle Grid Size (look in bottom left-hand corner)
Shift+S	Single Layer View (Toggle visibility of all layers except for the active layer)
Backspace	Undo Trace Segements of selected trace
Tab or Double Click	Edit Properties of selected object

Have a favorite not listed?  Leave it in the comments below.