Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut on a Canvas, for macOS and for Windows and Linux.

Shortcuts work whenever a Canvas is open, except while you are typing in a field such as the title.

Tools

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Select	`V`	`V`
Frame	`F`	`F`
Text	`T`	`T`
Rectangle	`R`	`R`
Ellipse	`O`	`O`
Note	`N`	`N`
Back to Select	`Esc`	`Esc`
Type to the Assistant	`/`	`/`

Moving around

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Pan (hold, then drag)	`Space`	`Space`
Zoom in	`⌘+`	`Ctrl+`
Zoom out	`⌘−`	`Ctrl−`
Zoom to 100%	`⇧0`or`⌘0`	`Shift0`or`Ctrl0`
Zoom to fit	`⇧1`	`Shift1`
Zoom to selection	`⇧2`	`Shift2`

Selecting and editing

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Select everything	`⌘A`	`CtrlA`
Clear the selection	`Esc`	`Esc`
Move	`←↑→↓`	`←↑→↓`
Move 10 at a time	`⇧←↑→↓`	`Shift←↑→↓`
Duplicate	`⌘D`	`CtrlD`
Delete	`Delete`or`Backspace`	`Delete`or`Backspace`
Copy	`⌘C`	`CtrlC`
Cut	`⌘X`	`CtrlX`
Paste	`⌘V`	`CtrlV`
Undo	`⌘Z`	`CtrlZ`
Redo	`⌘⇧Z`	`CtrlShiftZ`or`CtrlY`

Arranging

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Bring forward	`]`	`]`
Send backward	`[`	`[`
Bring to front	`⇧]`	`Shift]`
Send to back	`⇧[`	`Shift[`
Tidy up	`⌃⌥⇧T`	`CtrlAltShiftT`
Distribute vertical spacing	`⌥⇧V`	`AltShiftV`
Distribute horizontal spacing	`⌥⇧H`	`AltShiftH`
Group	`⌘G`	`CtrlG`
Ungroup	`⌘⇧G`	`CtrlShiftG`

Editing an image

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Remove the selected (or last) Region target; with none, put Region down	`Esc`	`Esc`
Remove the selected Region target	`Delete`	`Delete`
Leave the image editor (Region put down)	`Esc`	`Esc`

While the image editor is open, the Canvas’s own shortcuts are paused: nothing you press changes the Canvas beneath it.

Editing a video

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Play or pause	`Space`	`Space`
Pick up or put down Trim	`T`	`T`
Trim the start or end to the playhead	`I`or`O`	`I`or`O`
Step the playhead (or a focused trim handle) a tenth of a second; a second with Shift	`←`or`→`	`←`or`→`
To the start or end	`Home`or`End`	`Home`or`End`
Zoom in or out; fit; its own size	`⌘+`or`⌘−`or`⌘0`or`⌘1`	`Ctrl+`or`Ctrl−`or`Ctrl0`or`Ctrl1`
Put Trim down; with no tool, leave the video editor	`Esc`	`Esc`

See Editing a video.