Here is a list of the Keyboard Shortcuts available in Active Takeoff.

Use these shortcuts along with your mouse to make your Active Takeoff experience even more enjoyable!

Function

 Keyboard Short-cut Context
Automatic Adjustment A Adjusts Areas and Perimeters to the plan background
Edit Subtraction / Edit Note E Allows editing Subtractions in Areas and edit Notes
Zoom to Group G Highlights all elements of a group on the canvas
Insert a Point I Adds a Point (handle) in Areas and Perimeters
Hide / Restore Measures M Hides or Restores the measure tooltips on the plan
Add New Object to Group N Creates a new object of a given Group
Create a New Opening O Creates a new opening at the mouse position in a Perimeter
Create a Perimeter from this Area P Creates a Perimeter around an Area
Create a New Subtraction S Creates a Subtraction inside an Area
Delete this Point X Deletes a Point (handle) in an Area or a Perimeter
Zoom to Object Z Optimally zooms on an Object
Zoom In + Zooms "in" on the canvas at the mouse position
Zoom Out - Zooms "out" on the canvas at the mouse position
Browse to Next Type Element ] Searches for the next Element of the same type
Browse to Previous Type Element [ Searches for the previous Element of the same type
Delete Del Deletes the selected active element(s)
Cancel / Release Esc Releases the current action
OK Enter Confirms the selected action
Select All Ctrl + A Selects All objects of the current Layer
Copy Ctrl + C Copies selected objects
Select none Ctrl + D Unselects all objects
Select this Group Ctrl + G Selects All objects of the current group
Bring to Front Ctrl + J Brings an object to the front of a group of stacked objects
Send to Back Ctrl + K Sends an object to the back of a group of stacked objects
New Session (project) Ctrl + N Starts a New session (Project)
Open Project Ctrl + O Opens an existing Project
Save Project Ctrl + S Saves the current open Project
Paste Ctrl + V Pastes previously Cut or Copied object(s)
Cut Ctrl + X Cuts one or many objects
Redo Ctrl + Y Redoes previously undone actions
Undo Ctrl + Z Cancels the last action
Next Group Element Ctrl + ] Locates and zooms the next element of a Group
Previous Group Element Ctrl + [ Locates and zooms the previous element of a Group
Accurate Object Move Ctrl + arrows Accurately moves an object
Automatic Adjustment and Shape Close Ctrl + Right-Click Closes a shape (Area or Perimeter) to the origin point and Adjusts it to the plan background
Select Areas Shift + A Selects all Areas of the active Layer
Move to New Group Shift + G Moves a Group of objects to another Layer
Select Lengths Shift + L Selects all Lenghts of the active Layer
Select Markers Shift + M Selects all Markers of the active Layer
Select Angles Shift + N Selects all Angles of the active Layer
Select Notes Shift + O Selects all Notes of the active Layer
Select Perimeters Shift + P Selects all Perimeters of the active Layer
Expand Area Shift + (+) Expands an Area outwards of its handles
Contract Area Shift + (-) Shrinks an Area inwards of its handles
Help F1 Opens the Help file (or contextual help)
Quit Alt + F4 Exits Active Takeoff (Don't Quit Me Baby! ;-)