Xactimate shortcuts will greatly increase your speed. These shortcuts have been broken into two sections. The first are highly recommended shortcuts for beginners to help them navigate through Xactimate quicker and can be used often. The second section is all the shortcuts so that you can select the shortcuts at your discretion based on your work habits. A downloadable pdf is also provided at the bottom of the list.
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Beginner Essential Shortcuts
Function Shortcut Sketch
Full Screen Shift + Enter
Room R
Roof F
Browse Roof types (while roof is loaded on cursor) Spacebar
Open Properties Double click on item
Doorway D
Window W
Square Break tool B
Missing wall M
Wall Shift+W
Staircase C
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Pan tool On/Off Spacebar
Pan tool H
Move workspace Arrows
Plan view 1
Elevation View 2
Camera View (3D) 3
Combine rooms Ctrl + Shift + C
Separate rooms Ctrl + Shift + S
Flip horizontally [
Flip vertically ]
Vertex tool V
Block O
Annotation Text T
Save Ctrl + S
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Select all items Ctrl + A (Estimate Items)
Zoom Z
Default Zoom Backspace
Zoom Out Press Minus sign
Zoom In Press Plus sign
Zoom to Extent (fit all items in workspace) Ctrl + Minus sign, Shift + Minus sign, Ctrl + Shift + Minus sign
Zoom to Selection Ctrl + Plus sign
Cancel active tool Esc
Rotate selected item Click(Hold) + Tab
Rotate loaded object clockwise Tab
Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise Shift + Tab
Snap line tool S
Open Line Item Notes F9
View Item Information F8 (Estimate Items)
Dormer E
Deck Shift + D
Fence Ctrl + F
Full Screen Shift + Enter
Room R
Roof F
Browse Roof types (while roof is loaded on cursor) Spacebar
Open Properties Double click on item
Doorway D
Window W
Square Break tool B
Missing wall M
Wall Shift+W
Staircase C
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Pan tool On/Off Spacebar
Pan tool H
Move workspace Arrows
Plan view 1
Elevation View 2
Camera View (3D) 3
Combine rooms Ctrl + Shift + C
Separate rooms Ctrl + Shift + S
Flip horizontally [
Flip vertically ]
Vertex tool V
Block O
Annotation Text T
Save Ctrl + S
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Select all items Ctrl + A (Estimate Items)
Zoom Z
Default Zoom Backspace
Zoom Out Press Minus sign
Zoom In Press Plus sign
Zoom to Extent (fit all items in workspace) Ctrl + Minus sign, Shift + Minus sign, Ctrl + Shift + Minus sign
Zoom to Selection Ctrl + Plus sign
Cancel active tool Esc
Rotate selected item Click(Hold) + Tab
Rotate loaded object clockwise Tab
Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise Shift + Tab
Snap line tool S
Open Line Item Notes F9
View Item Information F8 (Estimate Items)
Dormer E
Deck Shift + D
Fence Ctrl + F
All Shortcuts (in alphabetical order)
Function Shortcut Sketch
Save Ctrl + S
Room R
Activate item and activities window Ctrl + Shift + 2
Add an item in the middle of a list Insert (Estimate Items)
Annotation Text T
Arc wall Shift + A
Arrow tool /
Block O
Browse Roof types (while roof is loaded on cursor) Spacebar
Camera View (3D) 3
Cancel (unload) active tool Esc
Combine rooms Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy Ctrl + C
Copy Right Click + Copy (Xactimate Online)
Copy room Ctrl + Drag Room
Copy wall Ctrl + Drag Wall
Cut Ctrl + X
Deck Shift + D
Default Zoom Backspace
Delete Delete
Display high detail view Shift + H
Display normal view Shift + N
Display super detail view Shift + E
Doorway D
Dormer E
Edit Grouping name, Room, Code, Coverage F2 (Select name from Grouping Filter)
Elevation View 2
Ellipse tool 0
Fence Ctrl + F
Fill tool Shift + I
Flip horizontally [
Flip vertically ]
Flooring Orientation Direction to lay floor covering \
Full Screen Shift + Enter
Go to Coverage/Loss Ctrl + L
Go to Edit menu No shortcut
Go to Estimate Items Line Item Entry Ctrl+ E
Go to Estimate Items Summary List No shortcut
Go to Estimate menu No shortcut
Go to Help menu No shortcut
Go to Insured Info Ctrl + N
Go to Language menu No shortcut
Go to next level Ctrl + Page Down
Go to Parameters Ctrl + R
Go to previous level Ctrl + Page Up
Go to Sketch Ctrl + K
Go to Tools menu No shortcut
Go to View menu No shortcut
Go to Windows menu No shortcut
Go to XactContents Ctrl + Q
Line Shift + \
Line tool Shift + | (Pipe sign)
Load Copy from Underlay tool U (after adding second level)
Load View List Alt + Ctrl + Shift+ L (Xactimate Online)
Missing wall M
Move workspace Arrows
Open Add Line Item Insert
Open Digital Images Ctrl + I
Open Estimate Reports Ctrl + P
Open flooring cuts Shift + Q
Open Images window Ctrl + Shift + 4
Open Level Properties Ctrl + Enter
Open Line Item Notes F9
Open Macros Ctrl + M
Open Macros Alt + Ctrl + M (Xactimate Online)
Open Payment Tracker No shortcut
Open Properties Double click on item
Open Search window Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open Totals Summary Report Ctrl + T
Open Underwriting Checklist Ctrl + W
Open Work Order No shortcut
Opposite face view in Elevation View Shift + F
Orientation N
Pan tool H
Pan tool On/Off Spacebar
Paste Ctrl + V
Paste Right Click + Paste (Xactimate Online)
Plan view 1
Populate Smartlists No shortcut (the spacebar can be substituted in most fields)
Rectangle tool Shift + R
Reference Area A
Reference Line L
Reference Point P
Reset window layout Ctrl + Shift + R
Roof F
Rotate clockwise Q
Rotate loaded object clockwise Tab
Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise Shift + Tab
Rotate selected item Click(Hold) + Tab
Save an Estimate Ctrl + S Estimate Items
Save current view Shift + V
Save Macro Ctrl + Shift + M
Save Macro Alt+ Ctrl + Shift+ M (Xactimate Online)
Select all items Ctrl + A (Estimate Items)
Separate rooms Ctrl + Shift + S
Set Scale G
Show or hide Bearing Wall Shift + B
Show or hide Bearing Wall Alt + Ctrl + B
Show or hide Ceiling Surface Shift + C
Show or hide Flooring Overlay Ctrl + Shift + O
Show or hide Framing Ctrl + Shift + F
Show or hide Grid Shift + G
Show or hide Imported Underlay Shift + U
Show or hide Labels Shift + L
Show or hide Measurements Shift + M
Show or hide Outline Shift + O
Snap grid Shift + P
Snap line tool S
Square Break tool B
Staircase C
Switch between plan view and 3-D view Shift + Space
Toggle Calculations On/Off J
Turn off default snap for selected item Shift + Drag Item
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Vertex tool V
View Back Shift + 3 (3D view)
View Back Left Shift + 8 (3D view)
View Back Right Shift + 9 (3D view)
View Front Shift + 2 (3D view)
View Front Left Shift + 6 (3D view)
View Front Right Shift + 7 (3D view)
View Item Information F8 (Estimate Items)
View Left Shift + 4 (3D view)
View Right Shift + 5 (3D view)
View Top Shift + 1 (3D view)
Walk through mode K (3D view)
Wall Shift+W
Window W
Zoom Z
Zoom In Press Plus sign
Zoom Out Press Minus sign
Zoom to Extent (fit all items in workspace) Ctrl + Minus sign, Shift + Minus sign, Ctrl + Shift + Minus sign
Zoom to Selection Ctrl + Plus sign
Save Ctrl + S
Room R
Activate item and activities window Ctrl + Shift + 2
Add an item in the middle of a list Insert (Estimate Items)
Annotation Text T
Arc wall Shift + A
Arrow tool /
Block O
Browse Roof types (while roof is loaded on cursor) Spacebar
Camera View (3D) 3
Cancel (unload) active tool Esc
Combine rooms Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy Ctrl + C
Copy Right Click + Copy (Xactimate Online)
Copy room Ctrl + Drag Room
Copy wall Ctrl + Drag Wall
Cut Ctrl + X
Deck Shift + D
Default Zoom Backspace
Delete Delete
Display high detail view Shift + H
Display normal view Shift + N
Display super detail view Shift + E
Doorway D
Dormer E
Edit Grouping name, Room, Code, Coverage F2 (Select name from Grouping Filter)
Elevation View 2
Ellipse tool 0
Fence Ctrl + F
Fill tool Shift + I
Flip horizontally [
Flip vertically ]
Flooring Orientation Direction to lay floor covering \
Full Screen Shift + Enter
Go to Coverage/Loss Ctrl + L
Go to Edit menu No shortcut
Go to Estimate Items Line Item Entry Ctrl+ E
Go to Estimate Items Summary List No shortcut
Go to Estimate menu No shortcut
Go to Help menu No shortcut
Go to Insured Info Ctrl + N
Go to Language menu No shortcut
Go to next level Ctrl + Page Down
Go to Parameters Ctrl + R
Go to previous level Ctrl + Page Up
Go to Sketch Ctrl + K
Go to Tools menu No shortcut
Go to View menu No shortcut
Go to Windows menu No shortcut
Go to XactContents Ctrl + Q
Line Shift + \
Line tool Shift + | (Pipe sign)
Load Copy from Underlay tool U (after adding second level)
Load View List Alt + Ctrl + Shift+ L (Xactimate Online)
Missing wall M
Move workspace Arrows
Open Add Line Item Insert
Open Digital Images Ctrl + I
Open Estimate Reports Ctrl + P
Open flooring cuts Shift + Q
Open Images window Ctrl + Shift + 4
Open Level Properties Ctrl + Enter
Open Line Item Notes F9
Open Macros Ctrl + M
Open Macros Alt + Ctrl + M (Xactimate Online)
Open Payment Tracker No shortcut
Open Properties Double click on item
Open Search window Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open Totals Summary Report Ctrl + T
Open Underwriting Checklist Ctrl + W
Open Work Order No shortcut
Opposite face view in Elevation View Shift + F
Orientation N
Pan tool H
Pan tool On/Off Spacebar
Paste Ctrl + V
Paste Right Click + Paste (Xactimate Online)
Plan view 1
Populate Smartlists No shortcut (the spacebar can be substituted in most fields)
Rectangle tool Shift + R
Reference Area A
Reference Line L
Reference Point P
Reset window layout Ctrl + Shift + R
Roof F
Rotate clockwise Q
Rotate loaded object clockwise Tab
Rotate loaded object counter-clockwise Shift + Tab
Rotate selected item Click(Hold) + Tab
Save an Estimate Ctrl + S Estimate Items
Save current view Shift + V
Save Macro Ctrl + Shift + M
Save Macro Alt+ Ctrl + Shift+ M (Xactimate Online)
Select all items Ctrl + A (Estimate Items)
Separate rooms Ctrl + Shift + S
Set Scale G
Show or hide Bearing Wall Shift + B
Show or hide Bearing Wall Alt + Ctrl + B
Show or hide Ceiling Surface Shift + C
Show or hide Flooring Overlay Ctrl + Shift + O
Show or hide Framing Ctrl + Shift + F
Show or hide Grid Shift + G
Show or hide Imported Underlay Shift + U
Show or hide Labels Shift + L
Show or hide Measurements Shift + M
Show or hide Outline Shift + O
Snap grid Shift + P
Snap line tool S
Square Break tool B
Staircase C
Switch between plan view and 3-D view Shift + Space
Toggle Calculations On/Off J
Turn off default snap for selected item Shift + Drag Item
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Vertex tool V
View Back Shift + 3 (3D view)
View Back Left Shift + 8 (3D view)
View Back Right Shift + 9 (3D view)
View Front Shift + 2 (3D view)
View Front Left Shift + 6 (3D view)
View Front Right Shift + 7 (3D view)
View Item Information F8 (Estimate Items)
View Left Shift + 4 (3D view)
View Right Shift + 5 (3D view)
View Top Shift + 1 (3D view)
Walk through mode K (3D view)
Wall Shift+W
Window W
Zoom Z
Zoom In Press Plus sign
Zoom Out Press Minus sign
Zoom to Extent (fit all items in workspace) Ctrl + Minus sign, Shift + Minus sign, Ctrl + Shift + Minus sign
Zoom to Selection Ctrl + Plus sign
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