My ArcMap keyboard shortcuts

These are the keyboard shortcuts I use to make ArcMap a little more illustrator-like. I think learning keyboard shortcuts is crucial to becoming more efficient and once you get in the habit and practice/force yourself to use them, it will pay dividends in productivity.

To set them up, in ArcMap, go to Customize>Customize Mode and in the Customize window, hit the Keyboard… button. Type in the first line from each group below, choose the right category, click on the command, perform the keystroke, then hit assign.

My shortcuts are presented in three lines each with the following format:

command
category
keystroke

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The shortcuts:

group
page layout
ctrl+g

ungroup
page layout
ctrl+shift+g

redo
edit
ctrl+shift+z

export map
file
ctrl+e

zoom whole page
page layout
ctrl+0

save as
file
ctrl+shift+s

save a copy
file
crtl+alt+s

bring to front
page layout
ctrl+shift+]

bring forward
page layout
ctrl+]

send to back
page layout
ctrl+shift+[

send backward
page layout
ctrl+[

start editing
editor
alt+e

save edits
editor
alt+s

stop editing
editor
alt+t