Hot keys
Hot keys
You can use keyboard shortcuts to help speed up your design process. Commands are divided into several sections.
General Shortcuts
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Open |
Ctrl +O |
New |
Ctrl +N |
Save |
Ctrl +S |
Save as |
Shift +Ctrl +S |
Export |
Ctrl +E |
About |
F1 |
Exit |
Alt +F4, Ctrl +Q |
Copy |
Ctrl +C |
Cut |
Ctrl +X |
Paste |
Ctrl +V |
Undo |
Ctrl +Z |
Redo |
Ctrl +Y, Ctrl +Shift +Z |
Toggle rules |
Ctrl +R |
Toggle grid |
Ctrl +’ |
Toggle left panel |
Ctrl +T |
Inserting Objects
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Rectangle |
R |
Oval |
O |
Line |
L |
Text |
T |
Artboard |
A |
Draw from center |
Alt +Drag |
Draw lock aspect |
Shift +Drag |
Select |
S, Esc |
Insert bitmap |
P |
Create avatar |
Ctrl +P |
Selecting Objects
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Select layer |
Click |
Select all |
Ctrl +A |
Select all Artboards |
Shift +Ctrl +A |
Select in group |
Ctrl +click |
Editing Objects
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Sape edit mode |
Enter, double click |
Finish editing |
Escape |
Delete layer |
Backspace, Del |
Toggle mask |
Ctrl +M |
Flip horizontaly |
Ctrl +→ , Ctrl +← |
Flip vertical |
Ctrl +↑ , Ctrl +↓ |
Union |
Shift +Ctrl +U |
Substract |
Shift +Ctrl +P |
Intersect |
Shift +Ctrl +I |
Difference |
Shift +Ctrl +X |
Align left |
Shift +Ctrl +← |
Align horizontally |
Shift +Ctrl (+)- |
Align right |
Shift +Ctrl +→ |
Align top |
Shift +Ctrl +↑ |
Align vertically |
Shift +Ctrl +| |
Align bottom |
Shift +Ctrl +↓ |
Distribute horizontally |
Shift +Ctrl +H |
Distribute vertically |
Shift +Ctrl +V |
Text Editing
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Bold |
Ctrl +B |
Italic |
Ctrl +I |
Increase font size |
Ctrl (+)+ |
Decrease font size |
Ctrl (+)– |
Increase Character Spacing |
Ctrl +→ |
Decrease Character Spacing |
Ctrl +← |
Horizontal Align Left |
Ctrl + Shift + { |
Horizontal Align Center |
Ctrl + Shift + | |
Horizontal Align Right |
Ctrl + Shift + } |
Moving and Resizing Objects
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Distances from objects |
Alt |
Duplicate |
Alt +Drag, Ctrl +D |
Move long X/Y axis |
Shift +Drag |
Move by 1px |
Arrow keys |
Move by 10px |
Shift +Arrow keys |
Resize from center |
Alt +resize |
Preserve ratio |
Shift +resize |
Move canvas |
Space+Drag |
Arranging Objects
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Group selection |
Ctrl +G |
Ungroup selection |
Shift +Ctrl +G |
Bring forward |
Ctrl +[ |
Bring to front |
Shift +Ctrl +[ |
Send backward |
Ctrl +] |
Send to back |
Shift +Ctrl +] |
Hide/show |
Ctrl +H |
Lock/unlock |
Ctrl +L |
Zoom and Focus
Action |
Hotkey(s) |
Zoom |
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel |
Zoom In |
Ctrl (+)+,+ |
Zoom Out |
Ctrl (+)-,- |
Zoom to 100% |
Ctrl +0 |
Zoom to all elements |
Ctrl +1 |
Zoom to selection |
Ctrl +2 |
Fit width |
Ctrl +3 |
Fit height |
Ctrl +4 |