While drawing a polyline or polygon, Layout – Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional User Manual
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Keystroke
Action
Snap mode+Ctrl
Trace the Long Way Around a Polyline or Region
in Terms of the Number of Nodes
T
Toggle Autotrace On/Off.
When Autotrace is on, you will see "AUTOTRACE"
in the statusbar at the bottom of the screen.
+
Zoom In
-
Zoom Out
While Drawing a Polyline or Polygon
Keystroke
Action
Backspace
Delete previous node
When Selecting One or More Objects from the Editable Layer or Classic Layout
Keystrokes
Action
Ctrl+Down arrow
Move object down, one screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow
Move object down, ten screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Left arrow
Move object to the left, one screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Shift+left arrow
Move object to the left, ten screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Right arrow
Move object to the right, one screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow
Move object to the right, ten screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Up arrow
Move object up, one screen pixel at a time
Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow
Move object up, ten screen pixel at a time
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Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts