Toolbox shortcuts

To select tools in the Toolbox, you can press their respective shortcut keys. The following table lists the available shortcut keys in Microsoft Expression Blend 2.

Icon

Tool

Press

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Selection

V

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Direct Selection

A

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Pan

H

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Zoom

Z

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Camera Orbit

O

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Eyedropper

I

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Paint Bucket

F

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Brush Transform

G

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Pen

P

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Pencil

Y

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Rectangle

M

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Ellipse

L

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Line

\

See also

Concepts

Menu shortcuts

Menu access keys

Dialog box access keys

Pen and direct selection usage