Keyboard Shortcuts
Object Operations
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| Ctrl + C |
⌘ + C |
Copy selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + X |
⌘ + X |
Cut selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + V |
⌘ + V |
Paste object(s)
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| Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + ⇧ + V |
Paste object(s) in place *
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| Ctrl + D |
⌘ + D |
Duplicate selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + A |
⌘ + A |
Select all object(s) from
the current page
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| Ctrl + Click |
⌘ + Click |
Selects a nested object in a group
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| Delete |
⌫ |
Delete selected object(s)
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| ← → ↑ ↓ |
← → ↑ ↓ |
Move selected object(s) in 1px increments
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| Shift + Arrows |
⇧ + Arrows |
Move selected object(s) in 10px increments
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| Shift + Rotate |
⇧ + Rotate |
Rotate selected object(s) by 15°
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| Ctrl + Z |
⌘ + Z |
Undo previous operation
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| Ctrl + Shift + Z |
⌘ + ⇧ + Z |
Redo previous operation
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| Ctrl + G |
⌘ + G |
Group/ungroup selected objects
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| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G |
⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥ + G |
Flatten nested groups into a single layer
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| Ctrl + L |
⌘ + L |
Lock/unlock selected object(s)
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| Shift + Click |
⇧ + Click |
Add object(s) to
the current selection
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| Alt + Drag |
⌥ + Drag |
Duplicate selected object(s)
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| Shift + Drag |
⇧ + Drag |
Move selected object(s),
constrained by either the vertical or horizontal axis
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| Shift while resizing |
⇧ while resizing |
Resize objects maintaining
their aspect ratio
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| Alt + C |
⌥ + C |
Copy styles
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| Alt + V |
⌥ + V |
Paste styles
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| Shift + X |
⇧ + X |
When an Object is selected, flips stoke and fill
colors; when a Connector is selected, reverses its
start and end markers.
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| Ctrl |
⌘ |
Hold while moving or resizing a selection to temporarily
disable snapping
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| Alt |
⌥ |
Hold and hover over object(s) on the page to
inspect distances
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| Shift + Alt + Arrows |
⇧ + ⌥ + Arrows |
Duplicates a Flowchart Diagram stencil and
connects the two objects.
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| Shift + Click |
⇧ + Click |
Replace selected icon
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| Alt + Drag |
⌥ + Drag |
Draw lines and arrows outward from a center point.
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Editing text and syntax based stencils
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| Enter |
Enter |
Enter edit mode for the selected text-based
stencil
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| Ctrl + Enter |
⌘ + Enter |
Apply changes and exit edit mode
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| Esc |
Esc |
Exit edit mode without applying changes
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Arranging and aligning objects on the page
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| Ctrl + ↑ |
⌘ + ↑ |
Bring forward the selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + ↓ |
⌘ + ↓ |
Send backwards the selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + Shift + ↑ |
⌘ + ⇧ + ↑ |
Bring to front the selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
⌘ + ⇧ + ↓ |
Send to back the selected object(s)
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ← |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ← |
Align left edges
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + C |
Align horizontal centers
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + → |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + → |
Align right edges
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↑ |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑ |
Align top edges
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + M |
Align vertical centers
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↓ |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + ↓ |
Align bottom edges
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| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + H |
Distribute objects horizontally
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| 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.
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Quick Draw toolkit
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| D |
D |
Activate Connector in Diagram Mode
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| Shift + P |
⇧ + P |
Activate Pencil in Drawing Mode
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| P |
P |
Activate Polygon in Drawing Mode
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| R |
R |
Activate Rectangle in Drawing Mode
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| O |
O |
Activate Ellipse in Drawing Mode
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| L |
L |
Activate Line in Drawing Mode
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| Shift + L |
⇧ + L |
Activate Arrow in Drawing Mode
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| T |
T |
Activate Text in Drawing Mode
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| H |
H |
Activate Hotspot in Drawing Mode
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Working with projects
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| D |
D |
Enter Diagram mode
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| Ctrl + S |
⌘ + S |
Save project manually
**
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| Ctrl + Shift + S |
⌘ + ⇧ + S |
Save project as a
copy
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| Ctrl + O |
⌘ + O |
Open projects list
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| Fn + Page Up |
Fn + ↑ |
Go to previous page in the project
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| Fn + Page Down |
Fn + ↓ |
Go to next page in the project
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| Ctrl + Alt + X |
⌘ + ⌥ + X |
Export the project
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| Ctrl + P |
⌘ + P |
Preview the project (use ESC to exit preview
mode)
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| Ctrl + Alt + E |
⌘ + ⌥ + E |
Share the project
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| Ctrl + Alt + R |
⌘ + ⌥ + R |
Show/Hide rulers
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| Ctrl + ( ; ) |
⌘ + ( ; ) |
Show/Hide custom guides
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| Ctrl + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ( ' ) |
Toggle paper grid
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| Ctrl + Shift + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ⇧ + ( ' ) |
Toggle layout grid
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| Ctrl + Shift + ( ; ) |
⌘ + ⇧ + ( ; ) |
Toggle 'Snap to grids & guides'
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| Alt + Shift + ( ' ) |
⌥ + ⇧ + ( ' ) |
Toggle 'Snap to page'
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| Ctrl + Alt + ( ' ) |
⌘ + ⌥ + ( ' ) |
Toggle 'Snap to other objects'
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| Ctrl + F |
⌘ + F |
Focus on search field and start typing to search
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| Alt + 1 through 7 |
⌥ + 1 through 7 |
Switch between the tabs on the left sidebar
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| Alt + 0 |
⌥ + 0 |
Toggle left sidebar on-off
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| Ctrl + Shift + I |
⌘ + ⇧ + I |
Toggle Styles Tab on-off
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| Ctrl + (+) / (-) |
⌘ + (+) / (-) |
Zoom in/out in editor/viewer/preview mode
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| Ctrl + 0 |
⌘ + 0 |
Reset zoom
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| - |
- |
Zoom out
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| = |
= |
Zoom in
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| 0 |
0 |
Zoom to 100%
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| 1 |
1 |
Zoom to fit page
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| 2 |
2 |
Zoom into the current selection
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Preview/View mode
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Windows
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Mac
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Action
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| Ctrl + Shift + F |
⌘ + ⇧ + F |
Enter full screen mode
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| Alt + Click 'Full Screen' button |
⌥ + Click 'Full Screen' button |
Enter full screen mode and
hide browser
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| Shift |
⇧ |
Highlight interactive areas
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| ← → |
← → |
Navigate between pages while in preview/view mode
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| Esc |
Esc |
Exit full screen mode
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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.
