Keyboard shortcuts

ArcGIS Earth provides keyboard shortcuts for interactions as shown in the following tables, as well as navigation controls.

General

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Back to North

N

Version 1.0

Back to Home

H

Version 1.0

Switch between full screen and window views

F11

Version 1.5

Open table of contents

Ctrl+T

Version 1.5

Open Add data

Ctrl+O

Version 1.5

Draw Point

Ctrl+Shift+P

Version 1.5

Draw Line

Ctrl+Shift+L

Version 1.5

Draw Polygon

Ctrl+Shift+G

Version 1.5

Draw Ground Overlay

Ctrl+Shift+O

Version 1.10

Draw Screen Overlay

Ctrl+Shift+S

Version 1.10

Draw Network Link

Ctrl+Shift+N

Version 1.10

Open Measure

Ctrl+M

Version 1.5

Open Bookmarks

Ctrl+Shift+B

Version 1.8

Open Elevation profile

Alt+P

Version 1.8

Open Line of Sight

Alt+L

Version 1.10

Open Viewshed

Alt+V

Version 1.10

Open Export window

Ctrl+Shift+X

Version 1.17

Open Settings

Ctrl+Shift+A

Version 1.5

Open Basemap and Terrain

Ctrl+B

Version 1.5

Collapse or expand toolbar

F4

Version 1.5

Show Sign-in window

Ctrl+F2

Version 1.11

Open Sign-in

Alt+X

Version 1.11

Open Portal Manager

Alt+M

Version 1.11

Open About

F1

Version 1.5

Open Submit Feedback

Alt+F

Version 1.11

Open Search

Ctrl+F or F3

Version 1.5

Switch Atmosphere mode

Ctrl+Shift+T

Version 2.0

Open Terrain Exaggeration

Ctrl+Shift+E

Version 2.0

Open Underground mode

Ctrl+Shift+U

Version 1.11

Open Daylight

Ctrl+Shift+D

Version 1.11

Start-up tips

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Previous or next page

Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Version 1.7

Open Start-up Tips

Alt+K

Version 1.11

Exit Start-up Tips

Esc

Version 1.7

Table of contents

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Move up and down over the items

Up Arrow or Down Arrow

Version 1.0

Collapse or expand selected item

Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Version 1.0

Cut selected KML item

Ctrl+X

Version 1.10

Copy selected KML item

Ctrl+C

Version 1.10

Paste selected KML item

Ctrl+V

Version 1.10

Remove selected item

Delete

Version 1.1

Rename selected item

F2

Version 1.2.1

Save selected item as KMZ

Ctrl+S

Version 1.10

Share selected item as KMZ

Alt+S

Version 1.12

Email selected item as KMZ

Alt+E

Version 1.12

Open pinned pop-up window

Ctrl while clicking

Version 1.2.1

Select the first item

Home

Version 1.0

Select the last item

End

Version 1.0

Check or uncheck selected item

Spacebar

Version 1.5

Zoom to the selected item

Enter

Version 1.5

Open context menu of selected item

Menu context key

Version 1.5

Search items from the table of contents

Ctrl+Shift+F

Version 1.5

Switch to next search result

Enter

Version 1.4

Draw

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Move viewport in Freehand mode

Alt while clicking

Version 1.16

Activate Freehand in Polygon drawing mode

Alt while clicking

Version 1.16

Undo last edit

Ctrl+Z

Version 1.4

Redo last edit

Ctrl+Y

Version 1.4

Finish the sketch of the line and polygon

Enter

Version 1.4

Delete the vertex of the line and polygon

Delete

Version 1.4

Exit drawing

Esc

Version 1.4

Interactive analysis

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Finish the sketch

Enter

Version 1.8

Undo last sketch

Right-click

Version 1.8

Add a draped point on the terrain surface

T while clicking

Version 1.8

Delete a selected point in the scene

Delete

Version 1.8

Stop or resume the animation

Spacebar

Version 1.8

Adjust value of the slider

Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Version 1.8

Lock the pointer on elevation profile graph

Spacebar

Version 1.8

Close the selected pane

Esc

Version 1.8

Bookmarks

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Add a new bookmark

Ctrl+N

Version 1.11

Update a selected bookmark in editing mode

Ctrl+U

Version 1.8

Remove a selected bookmark in editing mode

Delete

Version 1.8

Select previous or next bookmark

Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Version 1.8

Edit description and transitions in editing mode

Ctrl+D

Version 1.11

Add a new group

Ctrl+G

Version 1.11

Switch to next group

Ctrl+Tab

Version 1.11

Reverse back to the last group

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Version 1.11

Play bookmark tour from the selected bookmark

Shift+F5

Version 1.8

Speed up tour play

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Version 1.11

Speed down tour play

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Version 1.11

Export bookmark

Ctrl+K

Version 1.12

Done typing

Enter

Version 1.8

Done bookmark editing

Ctrl+Enter

Version 1.11

Exit current operation

Esc

Version 1.8

Stop the animation

Spacebar

Version 1.8

Movie

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Expand/Compress movie track scales

Ctrl+Mouse wheel up/down

Version 2.0

Widen/Narrow movie track scales

Shift+Mouse wheel up/down

Version 2.0

New movie

Ctrl+N

Version 2.2

Export movie

Ctrl+E

Version 2.2

Delete movie

Delete

Version 2.2

Save all movies

Ctrl+S

Version 2.2

Undo movie edit

Ctrl+Z

Version 2.2

Redo movie edit

Ctrl+Y

Version 2.2

Play/pause movie block

F2

Version 2.2

Play movie

F5

Version 2.2

Stop the movie

Esc

Version 2.2

Continue play the movie

Spacebar

Version 2.2

Previous/next frame

Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Version 2.2

Adjust track scales

Ctrl+H

Version 2.2

Expand/Compress track scales

Ctrl+Mouse wheel up/down

Version 2.2

Widen/Narrow all tracks scales

Shift+Mouse wheel up/down

Version 2.2

Widen/Narrow one track scale

Alt+Mouse wheel up/down

Version 2.2

Select all the blocks

Ctrl+A

Version 2.2

Copy block

Ctrl+C

Version 2.2

Paste block

Ctrl+V

Version 2.2

Delete block

Delete

Version 2.2

Zoom to block

Enter

Version 2.2

Rectangle select

R

Version 2.2

Merge adjacent block

M

Version 2.2

Split block

X

Version 2.2

Group blocks

G

Version 2.2

Ungroup blocks

U

Version 2.2

Lock block

L

Version 2.2

Fill block full

F

Version 2.2

Fill block left

Ctrl+L

Version 2.2

Fill block right

Ctrl+R

Version 2.2

Align block left

Shift+L

Version 2.2

Align block right

Shift+R

Version 2.2

Move to top

T

Version 2.2

Move to bottom

B

Version 2.2

Update the start camera view of fly-to block

S

Version 2.2

Update the end camera view of fly-to block

E

Version 2.2

Switch the camera view of fly-to block

V

Version 2.2

Hand off the camera of fly-to block

P

Version 2.2

Update the camera view of rotate block

C

Version 2.2

Exit rectangle select of the block

Esc

Version 2.2

Clear the selected status of blocks

Esc

Version 2.2

Export the current scene

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Save current view as image

Ctrl+Alt+S

Version 1.10

Open Print dialog box

Ctrl+P

Version 1.5

Share current view via email

Ctrl+E

Version 1.5

Point-based service

FunctionShortcutIntroduced

Display the pop-up window of the location with a service

Ctrl while right-clicking

Version 1.9