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Last updated on
Jun 6, 2023
List of all keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Adobe XD.
XD provides shortcuts to help you quickly work on documents. Many keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in menus.
General shortcuts
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macOS |
Windows |
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Quit |
Cmd + Q |
Alt + F4 |
Keys for Edit menu
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Undo |
Cmd + Z |
Ctrl + Z |
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Redo |
⇧ + Cmd + Z |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
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Cut |
Cmd + X |
Ctrl + X |
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Copy |
Cmd + C |
Ctrl + C |
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Paste |
Cmd + V |
Ctrl + V |
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Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and |
Cmd + Opt + V |
Ctrl + Alt +V |
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Duplicate |
Cmd + D |
Ctrl + D |
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Delete |
⌫ |
Delete |
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Select All |
Cmd + A |
Ctrl + A |
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Deselect All |
⇧+ Cmd + A |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Keys for File menu
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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New |
Cmd + N |
Ctrl + N |
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Open... |
Cmd + Shift + O |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
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Close |
Cmd + W |
Alt + F4 |
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Save... |
Cmd + S |
Ctrl + S |
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Save As... |
⇧+ Cmd + S |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
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Save As Local Document... |
Opt + Shift + Cmd + S |
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S |
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Export Batch |
Shift + Cmd + E |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
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Export Selected |
Cmd + E |
Ctrl + E |
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Export to an integrated third-party application (if an application integrated with XD is installed on your computer) |
Opt + Cmd + E |
Not available |
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Import |
Shift + Cmd + I |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
Keys for Path/Pen
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Switch to Pen tool |
P |
P |
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Convert Point |
Double-click |
Double-click |
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Asymmetric Control Point |
Opt |
Alt |
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Snap Control Point Angle |
Shift |
Shift |
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Snap Anchor Point Angle |
Shift |
Shift |
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Add |
Opt + Cmd + U |
Ctrl + Alt + U |
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Subtract |
Opt + Cmd + S |
Ctrl + Alt + S |
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Intersect |
Opt + Cmd + I |
Ctrl + Alt + I |
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Exclude Overlap |
Opt + Cmd + X |
Ctrl + Alt + X |
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Convert to Path |
Cmd + 8 |
Ctrl + 8 |
Keys for Layers (Objects), Groups, Scroll groups, and Artboards
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Group layers |
Cmd + G |
Ctrl + G |
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Ungroup layers |
Shift + Cmd + G |
Ctrl + Shift +G |
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Make component |
Cmd + K |
Ctrl + K |
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Edit Main Component |
Shift + Cmd + K |
Shift + Ctrl + K |
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Back to Previous Instance |
Shift + Opt + K |
Shift + Alt + K |
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Lock/Unlock layer |
Cmd + L |
Ctrl + L |
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Hide/Show layer |
Cmd + , |
Ctrl + , |
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Mask with shape |
Shift + Cmd + M |
Shift + Ctrl + M |
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Make repeat grid |
Cmd + R |
Ctrl + R |
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Directly select a layer in a group/component |
Cmd + Click layer in canvas |
Ctrl + Click layer in canvas |
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Change layer opacity |
1 to 9 (0 for 100%) |
1 to 9 (0 for 100%) |
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Select artboard |
Cmd + Click on blank part of artboard |
Ctrl + Click on blank part of artboard |
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Draw shape from center |
Opt + Drag |
Alt + Drag |
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Draw shape with 1:1 aspect ratio (perfects square/circle) |
Shift + Drag |
Shift + Drag |
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Draw equilateral triangle |
Shift + Drag |
Shift + Drag |
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Show/ Hide artboard guides |
Cmd + ; |
Ctrl + ; |
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Lock artboard guides |
Shift + Cmd + ; |
Shift + Ctrl + ; |
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Move element by 10px |
Shift + Arrows |
Shift + Arrows |
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Resize element by 1px increment |
Cmd + Arrows |
Alt + Arrows |
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Resize element by 10px increment |
Cmd + Shift + Arrows |
Alt + Shift + Arrows |
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Select through overlapping layers |
Cmd + Click on the label |
Ctrl + Click on the label |
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Edit padding |
Hover and drag on canvas + S |
Hover and drag on canvas + S |
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Mirror padding on opposing sides |
Opt + S |
Alt + S |
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Edit all sides |
Shift + S |
Shift + S |
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Horizontal scroll |
Shift + Cmd + H |
Shift + Alt +H |
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Vertical scroll |
Shift + Cmd + V |
Shift + Alt +V |
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Horizontal and vertical scroll |
Shift + Cmd + D |
Shift + Alt +D |
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Add Color to Assets |
Shift + Cmd + C |
Shift + Ctrl + C |
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Rename layers |
Cmd + Opt + R |
Ctrl + Alt + R |
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Apply border colors to assets from Libraries panel |
Opt + Click |
Alt + Click |
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Expand/Collapse in Libraries panel |
Cmd + Click on the chevron |
Ctrl + Click on the chevron |
Keys for Align
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Left |
Ctrl + Cmd + ← |
Ctrl + Shift + ← |
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Center (horizontally) |
Ctrl + Cmd + C |
Shift + C |
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Right |
Ctrl + Cmd + → |
Ctrl + Shift + → |
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Top |
Ctrl + Cmd + ↑ |
Ctrl +Shift + ↑ |
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Middle (vertically) |
Ctrl + Cmd + M |
Shift + M |
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Bottom |
Ctrl + Cmd + ↓ |
Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
Keys for Arrange
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Bring to Front |
Shift + Cmd +] |
Shift + Ctrl + ] |
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Bring Forward |
Cmd + ] |
Ctrl + ] |
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Send Backward |
Cmd + [ |
Ctrl + [ |
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Send to Back |
Shift + Cmd + [ |
Shift + Ctrl + [ |
Keys for Distribute
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Horizontal |
Ctrl + Cmd + H |
Ctrl + Shift + H |
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Vertical |
Ctrl + Cmd + V |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
Keys for Text
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Bold |
Cmd + B |
Ctrl + B |
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Italic |
Cmd + I |
Ctrl + I |
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Underline |
Cmd + U |
Ctrl + U |
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Increase font size |
Shift + Cmd + > |
Ctrl + Shift + > |
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Decrease font size |
Shift + Cmd + < |
Ctrl + Shift + < |
Keys for Operations menu
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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From Center |
Opt |
Alt |
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Copy Paste Object |
Opt + Drag |
Alt + Drag |
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Constrain |
Shift |
Shift |
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Edit Text |
Enter |
Enter |
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Constrain Rotate |
Shift (15°) |
Shift (15°) |
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Line Constrain Rotate |
Shift (45°) |
Shift (45°) |
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Constrain From Center |
Shift + Opt |
Shift + Alt |
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Direct Select |
Cmd |
Ctrl |
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Switch between Design and Prototype mode |
Ctrl + Tab |
Ctrl + Tab |
Keys for Tools menu
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Select |
V |
V |
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Rectangle |
R |
R |
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Ellipse |
E |
E |
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Polygon |
Y |
Y |
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Line |
L |
L |
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Pen |
P |
P |
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Text |
T |
T |
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Artboard |
A |
A |
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Zoom |
Enter zoom mode: Z |
Enter zoom mode: Z |
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Eyedropper |
I |
I |
Keys for Interface and Viewing Options
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Switch to Design mode |
Opt + 1 |
Alt + 1 |
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Switch to Prototype mode |
Opt + 2 |
Alt + 2 |
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Switch to Share mode |
Opt + 3 |
Alt + 3 |
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Zoom In |
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Zoom Out |
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Zoom to Selection |
Cmd + 3 |
Ctrl + 3 |
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Zoom to Fit |
Cmd + 0 |
Ctrl + 0 |
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100% |
Cmd + 1 |
Ctrl + 1 |
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200% |
Cmd + 2 |
Ctrl + 2 |
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Pan |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
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Assets |
Shift + Cmd + Y |
Ctrl + Shift + Y |
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Layers |
Cmd + Y |
Ctrl + Y |
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Show Layout Grid |
Shift + Cmd + ' |
Shift + Ctrl + ' |
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Show Square Grid |
Cmd + ' |
Ctrl + ' |
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Fullscreen Mode |
Ctrl + Cmd + F |
Not available |
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Switch between design and prototype mode |
Ctrl + Tab |
Ctrl + Tab |
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Switch between windows (files) |
Cmd + Tilde (~) |
Not available |
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Increase or decrease a value in a field by 1 |
↑ or ↓ |
↑ or ↓ |
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Increase or Decrease a value in a field by 10 |
Hold Shift + hit ↑ or ↓ |
Hold Shift + hit ↑ or ↓ |
Keys for Window menu
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Maximize |
Not available |
WIN ↑ |
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Minimize |
Cmd + M |
WIN ↓ |
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Preview |
Cmd + ⏎ |
Ctrl + Enter |
Keys for operation modifiers
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Horizontal Pan |
Shift + Scroll wheel |
Shift + Scroll wheel |
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Vertical Pan |
Scroll wheel |
Scroll wheel |
Keys for Selection and measuring distances between elements
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Enable measurements |
Opt (with an object selected) |
Alt (with an object selected) |
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Distance from Selected Layer |
Hold Opt and Hover over object/group/artboard |
Hold Alt and Hover over object/group/artboard |
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Distance relative to Selected Group |
Hold Opt + Cmd and Hover over an object in the group |
Hold Ctrl + Alt and Hover over an object in the group |
Keys for Design Specs
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
|---|---|---|
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Zoom |
Cmd + Mousewheel Cmd + , Cmd - |
Ctrl + Mousewheel Ctrl +, Ctrl - |
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Reset zoom |
Cmd + 0 |
Ctrl + 0 |
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Pan |
↑, ↓, →, ← Spacebar + Click-and-drag |
↑, ↓, →, ← Spacebar + Click-and-drag |
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Faster pan |
Shift + ↑, ↓, →, ← |
Shift + ↑, ↓, →, ← |
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Remove focus from artboard in Spec view |
Esc |
Esc |
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Navigate across linked artboards |
Shift + Click |
Shift + Click |
Keys for Vector Editing
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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Start Editing Selected Vector Object |
Enter |
Enter |
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Stop Editing Selected Vector Object |
Esc |
Esc |
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Switch Between Straight and Mirrored Control Points |
Double-click |
Double-click |
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Disconnect Control Point Handle |
Opt + Drag |
Alt + drag |
Keys for Prototyping
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Menu |
macOS |
Windows |
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See all connections in prototype mode |
Cmd + A |
Ctrl + A |
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Hide all wires |
Opt |
Alt |
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Preview |
Cmd + Enter |
Ctrl + Enter |
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Start or stop recording the preview |
Cmd + Ctrl + R |
Not available |
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Stop recording |
Esc |
Not available |
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Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype |
Right or Left Arrow |
→ or ← |
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Create a new line in the comment box of shared prototype link |
Enter or Shift + Enter |
Enter or Shift + Enter |
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Submit comment entered in the comment box of shared prototype link |
Cmd + Enter |
Ctrl + Enter |
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