Keyboard Shortcuts
Object Operations
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| Ctrl + C |
⌘ + C |
Copy selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + X |
⌘ + X |
Cut selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + V |
⌘ + V |
Paste object(s) |
| Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + ⇧ + V |
Paste object(s) in place * |
| Ctrl + D |
⌘ + D |
Duplicate selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + A |
⌘ + A |
Select all object(s) from the current page |
| Delete |
⌫ |
Delete selected object(s) |
| ← → ↑ ↓ |
← → ↑ ↓ |
Move selected object(s) in 1px increments |
| Shift + Arrows |
⇧ + Arrows |
Move selected object(s) in 10px increments |
| Shift + Rotate |
⇧ + Rotate |
Rotate selected object(s) by 15° |
| Ctrl + Z |
⌘ + Z |
Undo previous operation |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z |
⌘ + ⇧ + Z |
Redo previous operation |
| Ctrl + G |
⌘ + G |
Group/ungroup selected objects |
| Ctrl + L |
⌘ + L |
Lock/unlock selected object(s) |
| Shift + Click |
⇧ + Click |
Add object(s) to the current selection |
| Alt + Drag |
⌥ + Drag |
Duplicate selected object(s) |
| Shift + Drag |
⇧ + Drag |
Move selected object(s), constrained by either the vertical or horizontal axis |
| Shift while resizing |
⇧ while resizing |
Resize objects maintaining their aspect ratio |
| Alt + C |
⌥ + C |
Copy styles |
| Alt + V |
⌥ + V |
Paste styles |
| Shift + X |
⇧ + X |
When an Object is selected, flips stroke and fill colors; when a Connector is selected, reverses its start and end markers. |
| Ctrl |
⌘ |
Hold while moving or resizing a selection to temporarily disable snapping |
| Alt |
⌥ |
Hold and hover over object(s) on the page to inspect distances |
| Shift + Alt + Arrows |
⇧ + ⌥ + Arrows |
Duplicates a Flowchart Diagram stencil and connects the two objects. |
Editing text and syntax based stencils
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| Enter |
Enter |
Enter edit mode for the selected text-based stencil |
| Ctrl + Enter |
⌘ + Enter |
Apply changes and exit edit mode |
| Esc |
Esc |
Exit edit mode without applying changes |
Arranging and aligning objects on the page
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| Ctrl + ↑ |
⌘ + ↑ |
Bring forward the selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + ↓ |
⌘ + ↓ |
Send backwards the selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + Shift + ↑ |
⌘ + ⇧ + ↑ |
Bring to front the selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
⌘ + ⇧ + ↓ |
Send to back the selected object(s) |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ← |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ← |
Align left edges |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + C |
Align horizontal centers |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + → |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + → |
Align right edges |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↑ |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑ |
Align top edges |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + M |
Align vertical centers |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↓ |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ↓ |
Align bottom edges |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + H |
Distribute objects horizontally |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V |
Distribute objects vertically |
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For all Align operations: Select multiple objects and then click on one of the selected objects to set it as the reference.
|
Adding hotspots and links
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| Ctrl + K |
⌘ + K |
Create a hotspot on the page |
| Ctrl + Shift + K |
⌘ + ⇧ + K |
Create a hotspot for the selected object(s) |
Working with projects
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| D |
D |
Enter Diagram mode |
| Ctrl + S |
⌘ + S |
Save project manually ** |
| Ctrl + Shift + S |
⌘ + ⇧ + S |
Save project as a copy |
| Ctrl + O |
⌘ + O |
Open projects list |
| Fn + Page Up |
Fn + ↑ |
Go to previous page in the project |
| Fn + Page Down |
Fn + ↓ |
Go to next page in the project |
| Ctrl + Alt + X |
⌘ + ⌥ + X |
Export the project |
| Ctrl + P |
⌘ + P |
Preview the project (use ESC to exit preview mode) |
| Ctrl + Alt + E |
⌘ + ⌥ + E |
Share the project |
| Ctrl + Alt + R |
⌘ + ⌥ + R |
Show/Hide rulers |
| Ctrl + ( ; ) |
⌘ + ( ; ) |
Show/Hide custom guides |
| Ctrl + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ( ' ) |
Toggle paper grid |
| Ctrl + Shift + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ⇧ + ( ' ) |
Toggle layout grid |
| Ctrl + Shift + ( ; ) |
⌘ + ⇧ + ( ; ) |
Toggle 'Snap to grids & guides' |
| Alt + Shift + ( ' ) |
⌥ + ⇧ + ( ' ) |
Toggle 'Snap to page' |
| Ctrl + Alt + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ⌥ + ( ' ) |
Toggle 'Snap to other objects' |
| Ctrl + F |
⌘ + F |
Focus on search field and start typing to search |
| Alt + 1 through 7 |
⌥ + 1 through 7 |
Switch between the tabs on the left sidebar |
| Alt + 0 |
⌥ + 0 |
Toggle left sidebar on-off |
| Ctrl + Shift + I |
⌘ + ⇧ + I |
Toggle Styles Tab on-off |
| Ctrl + (+) / (-) |
⌘ + (+) / (-) |
Zoom in/out in editor/viewer/preview mode |
| Ctrl + 0 |
⌘ + 0 |
Reset zoom |
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Hold the spacebar to pan the workspace.
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Preview/View mode
| Windows |
Mac |
Action |
| Ctrl + Shift + F |
⌘ + ⇧ + F |
Enter full screen mode |
| Alt + Click 'Full Screen' button |
⌥ + Click 'Full Screen' button |
Enter full screen mode and hide browser |
| Shift |
⇧ |
Highlight interactive areas |
| ← → |
← → |
Navigate between pages while in preview/view mode |
| Esc |
Esc |
Exit full screen mode |
Notes:
* Users of Firefox that have AdBlock Plus installed as a browser extension can't use the Ctrl + Shift + V shortcut to 'paste stencils in place' because it is used by the extension. To release it, go to about:config and change the _extensions.adblockplus.sidebar_key_ property to an empty string.
** Projects are auto-saved automatically so that, usually you don't need to save them manually.
