Berikut beberapa fungsi shorcut dasar yang sudah ada di corelDRAW:

New File = Ctrl+N

Open FIle = Ctrl+O
Save = Ctrl+S
Save As = Ctrl+Shift+S
Import = Ctrl+I
Export = Ctrl+E
Exit (Keluar dari corel) = Alt+F4
Undo = Ctrl+Z (satu kali artinya mundur 1 perintah, 2 kali mundur 2 perintah, dst)
Redo = Ctrl+Shift+Z (maju langkah perintah sebelumnya)
Properties = Alt + Enter
Option = Ctrl+J
Fullscreen Preview/tampilan full = Ctrl+F9
Snap to Gird = Ctrl + Y
Group = Ctrl+G
Ungroup = Ctrl+U
Transformation Position = Alt+F7
Rotate = Alt+F8
Scale=Alt+F9
Size = Alt+F10
Object rata kiri = L
Object rata kanan = R
Object rata atas = T
Object rata bawah = B
Object rata tengah horisontal = E
Object rata tengah vertikal = C
Object rata di tengah halaman = P
Combine = Ctrl+L
Break Apart = Ctrl+K
Convert To Curves = Ctrl+Q
Gambar didepan Layer = Shift+PgUp
Gambar dibelakang Layer = Shift+PgDn
Forwad one = Ctrl+PgUp
Back one = Ctrl+PgDn
Format Karakter teks = Ctrl+T
Edit Teks = Ctrl+Shift+T
Masukan Karakter Simbol = Ctrl+F11
Convert Teks = Ctrl + F8
Spell Chek = Ctrl + F12
Simbol manager = Ctrl+F3
Refresh Windows = Ctrl+W