Shortcuts of MarvinSketch

The table below contains a list of the available shortcuts in MarvinSketch.

The way of changing the default shortcuts is described in the Customization section.

Keyboard shortcut	Function
Delete	Removes the selected element.
Ctrl+A	Select All
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert	Copy
Ctrl+K	Copy As
Ctrl+L	Copy As Smiles
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+M	Display Periodic System dialog (More window)
Ctrl+N	Create a new window
Ctrl+Delete	Clear Desk
Ctrl+W	Close current window
Ctrl+Q	Exit from the application
Ctrl+G	Create Group
Ctrl+2	Clean in 2D
Ctrl+B	Clean Wedge Bonds
Ctrl+3	Clean in 3D
Ctrl+F	Select conformer
Ctrl+T	Opens the Template Library
Ctrl+R	Checks and corrects chemical structures.
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
F5	Exit transformation mode and return to Sketching mode.
F6	Switch on the Zoom mode.
F7	Enter into the Rotate in 3D mode.
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
12	Single or double bond
14	Single or aromatic bond
24	Double or aromatic bond
0	Any bond
*	Any atom
Q	Hetero atom
C, N, H, ...	carbon, nitrogen or hydrogen atom. For the other elements, type the mark of the element, e.g.: Cl for Chlorine. (Also works in lower case: n, cl etc.)
R1, R2, ..., R32767	R-group label with 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 (e.g.: R5) (Also works in lower case.) 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. (Also in lower case.)
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. (Also in lower case.) 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).

Keyboard shortcut

Function

Delete

Removes the selected element.

Ctrl+A

Select All

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+K

Copy As

Ctrl+L

Copy As Smiles

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+M

Display Periodic System dialog (More window)

Ctrl+N

Create a new window

Ctrl+Delete

Clear Desk

Ctrl+W

Close current window

Ctrl+Q

Exit from the application

Ctrl+G

Create Group

Ctrl+2

Clean in 2D

Ctrl+B

Clean Wedge Bonds

Ctrl+3

Clean in 3D

Ctrl+F

Select conformer

Ctrl+T

Opens the Template Library

Ctrl+R

Checks and corrects chemical structures.

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

Exit transformation mode and return to Sketching mode.

Switch on the Zoom mode.

Enter into the Rotate in 3D mode.

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

Single bond

Double bond

Triple bond

Aromatic bond

Single or double bond

Single or aromatic bond

Double or aromatic bond

Any bond

Any atom

Hetero atom

C, N, H, ...

carbon, nitrogen or hydrogen atom. For the other elements, type the mark of the element, e.g.: Cl for Chlorine. (Also works in lower case: n, cl etc.)

R1, R2, ..., R32767

R-group label with 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 (e.g.: R5) (Also works in lower case.)
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. (Also in lower case.)

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. (Also in lower case.) 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).