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Search tools, actions and help

Guide: Search tools, actions and help · · 1 min read

One search box finds every tool, action, view, editor, help window and guide, with its shortcut.

The search window with the word wall typed and matching tools with their keys.

Search tools, actions and help: step by step

  1. 1. Open the search

    Press ⌘K, or click the magnifier at the bottom right. On a phone it is in More.

  2. 2. Type and pick

    Type a word, like wall or export. Use the arrow keys and Enter, or click. Esc closes it.

  3. 3. Workspaces

    Search a place by name, like Sheets or Present, or a part of Plan, like Check, Measurement sheet, Interior or Systems. Old names still find their place: Survey opens Review, Remodel the remodel mode, Interior and Systems, Site and Plot open Outside in Plan.

  4. 4. Guides

    Guides from this help center show up too. Picking one opens it in a new tab.

  5. 5. Tools under More

    The toolbar shows the tools you use most. More, at its end, holds the rest, each with its key: Box select at the top, then Building parts (Stair, Opening in floor, Outdoor space, Place), Draw (Line, Freehand, Callout, Room divider), in Plan also Outside (the plot, driveway and garden, ground and north), and Room list, Trace and Start from address. The key works without opening More. The tool you pick shows in the toolbar while you use it.

The window Keyboard shortcuts, with the arrow keys to nudge, turning and switching floors.

Parts on the screen

  • Help corner

    Help corner. Dimensions, search, keyboard shortcuts and the Help menu with the guides.

Shortcuts

⌘K
Search tools, actions and help
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Keyboard shortcuts

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where the Mac has ⌘.

Messages you may see

  • Nothing found for “stair”. Try another word.

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