The Unified viewer across Document Management, Documents and Specifications includes a standardised set of keyboard shortcuts designed to accelerate markup, measurement and navigation workflows. Pressing ? inside the viewer opens the on-screen shortcuts help menu.
Pressing ? or Shift + / inside the Unified Viewer toggles the on-screen shortcuts sheet at any time. Pressing Esc cancels active measurement creation guided by the on-screen tooltip.
Which tools are available for quick measurement shortcuts?
You can quickly toggle measurement tools using the following keys:
Distance: Shift + D
Arc measurement: Shift + A
Perimeter: Shift + C
Area: Shift + O
How do I open specific connected items panels using keyboard shortcuts?
You can toggle the main connected items panel by pressing I or open a specific item type directly using Shift + Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac) plus the designated item letter:
RFIs: Shift + Alt/Option + R
Observations: Shift + Alt/Option + O
Snag / Snag: Shift + Alt/Option + S
Inspection: Shift + Alt/Option + I
Inspection items: Shift + Alt/Option + N
Coordination issues: Shift + Alt/Option + C
Correspondence: Shift + Alt/Option + L
Photos: Shift + Alt/Option + P
Incidents: Shift + Alt/Option + D
Assets: Shift + Alt/Option + T
Action plan: Shift + Alt/Option + A
Connected items in a workflow: Shift + I
How do I apply pre-saved markup styles?
You can instantly apply pre-configured markup style presets 1 through 4 by pressing Shift + 1, Shift + 2, Shift + 3 or Shift + 4.
Why did the key for the Eraser tool change?
The shortcut for the Eraser tool was update to Shift + Z to resolve a key conflict and allow holding Z to trigger the new marquee zoom feature.
How do I open and control the floating vertical markup toolbar using shortcuts?
You can open and control viewer markup controls using the following shortcuts:
Turn on / Open Markup Toolbar: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M
Select Tool: V
Pan Canvas: Shift + V
Text Tool: T
Highlight Tool: H
Apply Style Presets 1–4: Shift + 1 / Shift + 2 / Shift + 3 / Shift + 4
Eraser tool: Shift + Z
Marquee zoom: Hold Z