Keyboard shortcuts

Last updated on Mar 19, 2026

Learn the default keyboard shortcuts, tips, and tricks to help you speed up common app workflows and editing tasks.

Common shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Align bottom	CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN
Align center	SHIFT + C
Align left	CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT
Align middle	SHIFT + M
Align right	CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT
Align top	CTRL + SHIFT + UP
Decrease font size	CTRL + SHIFT + ,
Delete	BACKSPACE \| DEL
Distribute horizontal	CTRL + SHIFT + H
Distribute vertical	CTRL + SHIFT + V
Duplicate	CTRL + D
Group	CTRL + G
Increase font size	CTRL + SHIFT + .
Nudge move down	DOWN \| ALT + DOWN
Nudge move left	LEFT \| ALT + LEFT
Nudge move right	RIGHT \| ALT + RIGHT
Nudge move up	UP \| ALT + UP
Nudge resize down	CTRL + DOWN
Nudge resize left	CTRL + LEFT
Nudge resize right	CTRL + RIGHT
Nudge resize up	CTRL + UP
Nudge shift move down	SHIFT + DOWN \| ALT + SHIFT + DOWN
Nudge shift move left	SHIFT + LEFT \| ALT + SHIFT + LEFT
Nudge shift move right	SHIFT + RIGHT \| ALT + SHIFT + RIGHT
Nudge shift move up	SHIFT + UP \| ALT + SHIFT + UP
Nudge shift resize down	SHIFT + CTRL + DOWN \| ALT + SHIFT + CTRL + DOWN
Nudge shift resize left	SHIFT + CTRL + LEFT \| ALT + SHIFT + CTRL + LEFT
Nudge shift resize right	SHIFT + CTRL + RIGHT \| ALT + SHIFT + CTRL + RIGHT
Nudge shift resize up	SHIFT + CTRL + UP \| ALT + SHIFT + CTRL + UP
Redo	CTRL + SHIFT + Z \| CTRL + Y
Rename object	CTRL + SHIFT + R
Select the next layer	CTRL + SHIFT + 1
Select the previous layer	CTRL + SHIFT + 2
Send backward	CTRL + [
Send forward	CTRL + ]
Send to back	CTRL + ALT + [
Send to front	CTRL + ALT + ]
Text align center	ALT + SHIFT + C
Text align left	ALT + SHIFT + L
Text align right	ALT + SHIFT + R
Toggle bold	CTRL + B
Toggle cursors	CTRL + ALT + \
Toggle italic	CTRL + I
Toggle underline	CTRL + U
Undo	CTRL + Z
Ungroup	CTRL + SHIFT + G
Open or close the Edit panel. Note: This action displays the page properties when nothing is selected on the page, or the properties of the selected item.	CTRL + /

Video editing

Action	Shortcut
Play / Pause timeline	Space
Copy videos	Ctrl + C
Paste videos	Ctrl + V
Duplicate videos	Ctrl + D
Delete videos	Delete
Split scene (Scene to be selected)	S
Delete scene (Scene to be selected)	Delete
Duplicate scene (Scene to be selected)	Ctrl + D
Split audio (Audio to be selected)	S
Mute audio (Audio to be selected)	M
Deleted audio (Audio to be selected)	Delete
Duplicate audio (Audio to be selected)	Ctrl + D

Zoom

Action	Shortcut
Zoom in	Ctrl + + Ctrl + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**
Zoom out	Ctrl + - Ctrl + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**
Fit in window	Ctrl + 0
Fill in window	n/a
View in actual size / 100%	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Zoom in to cursor position	Spacebar + Ctrl + click
Zoom out from cursor position	Spacebar + Alt + click
Pan / Move canvas	Spacebar + drag Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) Page up/down Slide with 2 fingers on trackpad

Note

* In certain browsers, using the Ctrl + mousewheel gesture will zoom the entire browser when the cursor is outside of the canvas.

** Pinch to zoom gesture using the trackpad is not currently supported on Safari.

*** Certain shortcuts are not supported in Microsoft Edge. We recommend switching to Chrome or Firefox to make most of these shortcuts.

Common shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Align bottom	CTRL + CMD + DOWN
Align center	CTRL + CMD + C
Align left	CTRL + CMD + LEFT
Align middle	CTRL + CMD + M
Align right	CTRL + CMD + RIGHT
Align top	CTRL + CMD + UP
Decrease font size	CMD + SHIFT + ,
Delete	BACKSPACE \| DEL
Distribute Horizontal	CTRL + CMD + H
Distribute Vertical	CTRL + CMD + V
Duplicate	CMD + D
Group	CMD + G
Increase font size	CMD + SHIFT + .
Nudge move left	LEFT \| ALT + LEFT
Nudge move right	RIGHT \| ALT + RIGHT
Nudge move up	UP \| ALT + UP
Nudge resize down	CMD + DOWN
Nudge resize left	CMD + LEFT
Nudge resize right	CMD + RIGHT
Nudge resize up	CMD + UP
Nudge shift move down	SHIFT + DOWN \| ALT + SHIFT + DOWN
Nudge shift move left	SHIFT + LEFT \| ALT + SHIFT + LEFT
Nudge move down	DOWN \| ALT + DOWN
Nudge shift move up	SHIFT + UP \| ALT + SHIFT + UP
Nudge shift resize down	SHIFT + CMD + DOWN \| ALT + SHIFT + CMD + DOWN
Nudge shift move right	SHIFT + RIGHT \| ALT + SHIFT + RIGHT
Nudge shift resize right	SHIFT + CMD + RIGHT \| ALT + SHIFT + CMD + RIGHT
Nudge shift resize up	SHIFT + CMD + UP \| ALT + SHIFT + CMD + UP
Redo	CMD + SHIFT + Z \| CMD + Y
Rename object	CMD + SHIFT + R
Nudge shift resize left	SHIFT + CMD + LEFT \| ALT + SHIFT + CMD + LEFT
Select the next layer	CMD + SHIFT + 1
Select the previous layer	CMD + SHIFT + 2
Send backward	CMD + [
Send forward	CMD + ]
Send to back	CMD + ALT + [
Send to front	CMD + ALT + ]
Text align center	ALT + SHIFT + C
Text align left	ALT + SHIFT + L
Text align right	ALT + SHIFT + R
Toggle bold	CMD + B
Toggle cursors	CMD + ALT + \
Toggle italic	CMD + I
Toggle underline	CMD + U
Undo	CMD + Z
Ungroup	CMD + SHIFT + G
Open or close the Edit panel. Note: This action displays the page properties when nothing is selected on the page, or the properties of the selected item.	CMD + /

Video editing

Action	Shortcut
Play / Pause timeline	Space
Copy videos	Cmd + C
Paste videos	Cmd + V
Duplicate videos	Cmd + D
Delete videos	Delete
Split scene (Scene to be selected)	S
Delete scene (Scene to be selected)	Delete
Duplicate scene (Scene to be selected)	Cmd + D
Split audio (Audio to be selected)	S
Mute audio (Audio to be selected)	M
Deleted audio (Audio to be selected)	Delete
Duplicate audio (Audio to be selected)	Cmd + D

Zoom

Action	Shortcut
Zoom in	Cmd + + Cmd + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**
Zoom out	Cmd + - Cmd + mousewheel* Pinch in on trackpad**
Fit in window	Cmd + 0
Fill in window	Cmd + Shift + 0
View in actual size / 100%	Cmd + Option + 0
Zoom in to cursor position	Spacebar + Cmd + click
Zoom out from cursor position	Spacebar + Option + click
Pan / Move canvas	Spacebar + drag Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) Page up/down Slide with 2 fingers on trackpad

Note

* In certain browsers, using the Ctrl + mousewheel gesture will zoom the entire browser when the cursor is outside of the canvas.

** Pinch to zoom gesture using the trackpad is not currently supported on Safari.

*** Certain shortcuts are not supported in Microsoft Edge. We recommend switching to Chrome or Firefox to make most of these shortcuts.

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