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How to find any command with Search everything

Press Ctrl+K (Search everything) and type what you want, including the name ChemDraw uses for it. Each result shows where it lives in the menus and its shortcut; a dimmed result says what it needs first.

On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.

Steps

  1. Press Ctrl+K, or choose Help › Search everything.

  2. Type a few letters, for example clean. Results appear as you type, each with its menu path (such as Object › Chemistry › Clean up structure), a short description and its shortcut.

    Search everything listing Clean up reaction, Clean up structure and other matches for clean, with their shortcuts.Search everything listing Clean up reaction, Clean up structure and other matches for clean, with their shortcuts.

  3. Use ↑ and ↓ to move, and press Enter to run the highlighted command.

  4. A dimmed row cannot run yet, and says why. Typing tilt with nothing selected shows Tilt into perspective dimmed with "Select a ring first". Select a ring and search again.

    A dimmed Tilt into perspective row that says to select a ring first.A dimmed Tilt into perspective row that says to select a ring first.

What else it finds

  • Plugins: the Plugins tab narrows the list to commands that installed plugins add.
  • Quick insert: the row Quick insert "…" places what you typed as a structure, the same as pressing /. See Quick insert.
  • arbastro Intelligence: the last row sends what you typed to the AI assistant (needs an arbastro account).
  • ChemDraw names: commands carry ChemDraw's names as search words, so clean up structure, hotkeys or check structure find the Athanor command.

Tip

Search everything shows each command's shortcut, so it is also the quickest way to learn them. The full list is in Keyboard shortcuts.

Getting startedThe Athanor windowThe drawing tools are in the toolbar at the bottom, panels sit at the left and right, documents open in tabs, and the Athanor mark at the left of the tab bar opens the Main menu (File, Edit, View, Insert, Object, Help).Keyboard shortcutsKeyboard shortcutsPress ? in a document for the Controls cheat sheet, or Ctrl+K and search for a command to see its shortcut. Every shortcut can be changed in Settings › Shortcuts. On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026