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Shortcuts

The table below contains a list of the available shortcuts in MarvinSketch.
It is possible to create shortcuts and change the default ones. For more information, see Customization.
Inside textbox (both Textbox and Label Editor) formatting shortcuts, that is, Alt+↑ for superscript, Alt+↓ for subscript, Ctrl+B for Bold and Ctrl+I for Italic can be used.

Keyboard shortcut Function
Mouse Wheel Scrolls canvas vertically.
Shift+Mouse Wheel Scrolls canvas horizontally.
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Zooms canvas in and out.
Arrow Keys
Ctrl+Arrow Keys
Scrolls canvas in the proper direction if no object is selected on the canvas.
Arrow Keys Moves the selected object if an item is selected on the canvas.You can scroll the canvas with Ctrl+Arrow Keys in this case.
Shift+Arrow Keys Move the selected object on the canvas in greater units.
Delete Removes the selected element.
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+Shift+I Invert selection
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+Insert
Copy
Ctrl+D Copy As OLE
Ctrl+K Copy As...
Ctrl+L Copy As Smiles
Ctrl+M Copy As MRV
Ctrl+X
Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Cut
Ctrl+V
Ctrl+Shift+Insert
Paste
Ctrl+Y Redo
Ctrl+Z
Alt+Backspace
Undo
Ctrl+L Copy as SMILES
Ctrl+O File open (if available)
Ctrl+S Save to file (if available)
Ctrl+Shift+S Save as... (if available)
Ctrl+P Print (if available)
Ctrl+E Display Periodic Table dialog
Ctrl+N Create a new window
Ctrl+Delete Clear Desk
Ctrl+W Close current window
Ctrl+Q Exit from the application
Ctrl+G Create a Group
Ctrl+2 Clean in 2D
Ctrl+3 Clean in 3D
Ctrl+F Select conformer
Ctrl+T Opens the Template Library.
Ctrl+R Checks and corrects chemical structures.
Ctrl+I Places the Analysis box on the canvas.
Ctrl+Shift+N You can view the name of the current structure, and enter a new name to be imported.
Ctrl+Shift+M Open MarvinSpace
Ctrl+Shift+F9 Guidelines
Shift+F9 Grid
F5 Exit transformation mode and return to Sketching mode.
F6 Switch on the Zoom mode.
F7 3D rotation
F11 Sets the visibility of the main menubar.
Space Changes transformation mode from Drag to Rotate in 2D, Rotate in 2D to Rotate in 3D, while Rotate in 3D to Drag.
- Negative charge
+ Positive charge
1 Single bond
2 Double bond
3 Triple bond
4 Aromatic bond
5 Single up bond (active only in 2D)
6 Single down bond (active only in 2D)
7 Single up or down bond
12 Single or double bond
14 Single or aromatic bond
24 Double or aromatic bond
0 Any bond
* Any atom
Q Heteroatom
C, N, H... Carbon, nitrogen, or a hydrogen atom.For the other elements, type the mark of the element, for example, Cl for chlorine (case insensitive).
Au,Ag,Pt... Atom List can be defined by typing chemical symbols separated by commas (case insensitive).
!Au,Ag,Pt... NOT List can be defined by starting the atom list with an exclamation mark (case insensitive).
R1, R2...R32767 R-group label with the specified number.To define a set of fragments as R-group, select the fragments before the shortcut.To create an attachment point in the R-group, select an atom in the R-group, and type the name of the R-group, for example, R5 (case insensitive).To define a set of fragments as R-group 5, select the fragments then type R5. After then, you can choose an attachment point on R-group 4, just type R5 and click on the atom.
M1, M2... Atom maps for reactions (case insensitive).
M0 Unmap
M= or M+ Unique atom map labels.Assigns unique atom map numbers to individual atoms picked by the mouse or to selected atoms in selection mode.
11, 22...77 Select a template.Select first, second, ... or 7th element from the actual template list from the toolbar (if the referred index is not out of range).
abs, or1, or2, and1, and2 Stereochemical groups:
abs (ABSOLUTE)
or1,or2...or10...(or n)
and1, and2...and10...&1, &2...&10... (and n)
AcAc, Acm, Ade... The abbreviated group denoted by the abbreviation. You can ungroup the abbreviated group if you press the SHIFT button when you place it to the canvas (case insensitive).To complete a longer name, press ENTER or END after typing the first few characters.
.a,.A,.u,.H0,H1 Special atom properties:
.a (aromatic)
.A (aliphatic)
.u (unsaturated)
.H0,.H1...(number of hydrogens)
.h0,.h1...(implicit hydrogens)
.X0, .X1...(connectivity)
.D0, .D1...(degree)
.R0, .R1...(rings)
.r3, .r4...(smallest ring size)
.s*, .s0, .s1...(substitution count)
.v0, .v1...(valence)
.rb*, .rb0, .rb1...(ring bond count)