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== JOSM Keyboard Shortcuts ==

The following shortcuts are the default setting. This list might be outdated. You can always look in the JOSM shortcut preferences to see all active shortcuts (except for the different mode modifiers).

=== Modes ===
|| main hotkey || Activation steps || page || multiple hotkeys? ||
|| {{{S}}} ||  || [Help/Action/Select Select objects]  || yes, many ||
|| {{{A}}} ||  || [Help/Action/Draw#StandardMode "Standard Mode", it will draw "connected" lines] || yes, 4 ||
|| {{{A}}} || + hold {{{Alt}}} || [Help/Action/Draw#Altmodifier it starts a new way, rather than continuing an existing way] ||  ||
|| {{{A}}} || + hold {{{Shift}}} || [Help/Action/Draw#Shiftmodifier it will create isolated nodes] ||  ||
|| {{{A}}} || + hold {{{Ctrl}}} || [Help/Action/Draw#Ctrlmodifier it will disable "snapping" to existing ways and nodes] ||  ||
|| {{{A}}} || + press {{{A}}} again || [Help/Action/Draw#Anglesnapping It will enable "angle-snapping" mode] ||  ||
|| {{{W}}} ||  || [Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuracy] || yes, 4? ||
|| {{{Delete}}} ||  || [Help/Action/Delete Delete...] || yes, 3 ||
|| {{{X}}} ||  || [Help/Action/Extrude Stretch a part of a way (create a building or something else)] || yes, 6 ||

=== Tools ===
|| {{{CTRL+F}}} || [Help/Action/Search Search] ||
|| {{{SHIFT+B}}} || [Help/Action/DistributeNodes Distribute nodes] ||
|| {{{C}}} || [Help/Action/CombineWay Combine Ways] ||
|| {{{G}}} || [Help/Action/UnGlue Unglue ways] ||
|| {{{J}}} || [Help/Action/JoinNodeWay Join Node to Way] ||
|| {{{L}}} || [Help/Action/AlignInLine Align nodes into a straight line] ||
|| {{{M}}} || [Help/Action/MergeNodes Merge Nodes] ||
|| {{{O}}} || [Help/Action/AlignInCircle Align nodes in circle] ||
|| {{{P}}} || [Help/Action/SplitWay Split Way] ||
|| {{{Q}}} || [Help/Action/OrthogonalizeShape Orthogonalize Shape] ||
|| {{{R}}} || [Help/Action/ReverseWays Reverse Way] ||
|| {{{Del}}} || [Help/Action/EditDelete Delete object but don't change into delete mode] ||
|| {{{Shift+M}}} || Mirror nodes
|| {{{Shift+O}}} || [Help/Action/CreateCircle Create circle] ||
|| {{{Shift+Q}}} || Undo Orthogonalization for certain nodes
|| {{{Ctrl+A}}} || [Help/Action/SelectAll Select all] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+C}}} || [Help/Action/Copy Copy Way/Node etc to buffer] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+X}}} || Cut Way/Node etc to buffer
|| {{{Ctrl+V}}} || [Help/Action/Paste Paste from buffer] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+Shift+V}}} || [Help/Action/PasteTags Paste only the tags] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+D}}} || [Help/Action/Duplicate Duplicate] ||
|| {{{Esc}}} || [Help/Action/UnselectAll Unselect all] ||
|| {{{Shift+<}}} || Move object
|| {{{Shift+^}}} || Move object
|| {{{Shift+>}}} || Move object
|| {{{Shift+v}}} || Move object

=== interface and appearance ===
|| {{{Tab}}} || [Help/Action/DialogsToggleAction Toggle dialogs] ||
|| {{{F11}}} || [Help/Action/FullscreenView Fullscreen mode] ||
|| {{{CTRL+J}}} || [Help/Action/JumpToPosition Opens the Jump To Position dialog] ||
|| {{{CTRL+SHIFT+F}}} || [Help/Action/ViewportFollowing Enable/Disable automatic centring of the map view to last placed node] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+W}}} || [Help/Action/WireframeToggle Toggle between wireframe and mappaint mode] ||

=== Viewport ===
|| {{{Z}}} || [Help/Action/Zoom Zoom in by dragging] ||
|| {{{+}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomIn Zoom in] ||
|| {{{-}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomOut Zoom out] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+,}}} || Zoom in
|| {{{Ctrl+.}}} || Zoom out
|| {{{Ctrl+<}}} || Move visible area
|| {{{Ctrl+^}}} || Move visible area
|| {{{Ctrl+>}}} || Move visible area
|| {{{Ctrl+v}}} || Move visible area
|| {{{1}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomToData Zoom to data] ||
|| {{{2}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomToLayer Zoom to layer] ||
|| {{{3}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomToSelection Zoom to selection] ||
|| {{{4}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomToConflict Zoom to conflict] ||
|| {{{5}}} || [Help/Action/ZoomToDownload Zoom to download] ||
|| {{{Shift+A}}} || Cycle through the different Auto zoom modes

=== Workflow ===

|| {{{Ctrl+Shift+v}}} || [Help/Action/Download Download] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+Shift+^}}} || [Help/Action/Upload Upload] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+Z}}} || [Help/Action/Undo Undo] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+Y}}} || [Help/Action/Redo Redo] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+N}}} || [Help/Action/NewLayer New file] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+O}}} || [Help/Action/Open Open file] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+S}}} || [Help/Action/Save Save file] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+Shift+S}}} || [Help/Action/SaveAs Save as] ||
|| {{{Ctrl+E}}} || Export to GPX
|| {{{Ctrl+Q}}} || [Help/Action/Exit Exit Application] ||
|| {{{F1}}} || [wiki:/Help press anywhere to open main Help page] ||
|| {{{F1}}} || [wiki:/Help press over element in question to open respective Help page] ||
|| {{{Shift+F1}}} || [Help/Action/About About screen (with JOSM version number)] ||
|| {{{F12}}} || [Help/Action/Preferences Preferences] ||

=== Toggle Dialogs ===
Was explained at [[Help/ToggleDialogs]].

(continue cleanup/sort below)

=== all modes ===
|| Click-RightMouse || Click and drag to move the map.
|| Scroll-Wheel || Zoom in and out.

Note: In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME gnome] desktop environment "Alt"-Click is used for moving the window. The "AltGr" key can be used instead; note that on some keyboards the "AltGr" key is simply the right-hand "Alt" key.


== See also ==
* Auto generated [DevelopersGuide/ShortcutsList list] of shortcuts

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