Introduction to Chemistry Resources: ChemDraw

ChemDraw Professional

Hotkeys

  • With marquee tool selected unless specified
  • On Mac substitute CTRL for Apple key

Select a whole molecule -> double-click on molecule 

Move molecule horizontally/vertically -> hold shift and drag (with molecule selected) 

Make copies of molecule -> CTRL and drag (with molecule selected)

Align copies of molecule -> CTRL+SHIFT and drag (with molecule selected) 

Select defined objects -> SHIFT+double click 

Select whole reaction -> double click on reaction arrow 

Flip horizontally -> CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+h (with molecule selected) 

Flip vertically -> CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+v (with molecule selected) 

Switch to Lasso tool -> hold Alt key

Get bond length as you draw bonds -> hold Alt key (with solid bond tool) 

Clean up structure -> CTRL+SHIFT+k  (with molecule selected) 

Name to structure -> CTRL+SHIFT+n (with text box selected) 

Double bond -> press ‘2’ over bond 

Oxygen -> press ‘O’ over atom 

Sprout 1 bond -> press ‘0’ over atom

Sprout 2 bonds -> press ‘9’ over atom

Sprout 3 bonds -> press ‘8’ over atom

Sprout 5 membered ring -> press ‘5’ over bond

Sprout 6 membered ring -> press ‘6’ over bond

Sprout 7 membered ring -> press ‘7’ over bond