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Keyboard Shortcuts in the Designer

Every keyboard and mouse shortcut in the layout designer.

Press ? in the designer, or click the keyboard icon in the status bar, to see this list on screen. On Windows and Linux read ⌘ as Ctrl and ⌥ as Alt.

The shortcuts overlay

KeysAction
⌘ ZUndo
⇧ ⌘ Z (or ⌘ Y)Redo
⌘ SSave now
PPreview
?Show shortcuts
EscCancel placement / deselect
KeysAction
⌘ ASelect all
⌘ C / X / VCopy / cut / paste
⇧ ⌘ VPaste in place
⌘ DDuplicate
⌫ / DeleteDelete
EnterEdit selected text, or place the pending element at the centre
⇧ ⌘ HHide / show in editor
⇧ ⌘ LLock / unlock
KeysAction
← ↑ → ↓Nudge 1 px (⇧ for 10 px)
⌘ ] / [Bring forward / send backward
⇧ ⌘ ] / [Bring to front / send to back
⌥ A / H / DAlign left / horizontal centres / right
⌥ W / V / SAlign top / vertical centres / bottom
KeysAction
⌘ + / −Zoom in / out
⇧ 0Zoom to 100%
⇧ 1Zoom to fit
⇧ 2Zoom to selection
GShow / hide grid
⌘ \Show / hide side panels
ESwitch inspector between Content and Style
GestureAction
⇧ + clickAdd to or remove from selection
Drag on empty canvasSelect an area
Space + dragPan
Scroll / ⌘ + scrollPan / zoom at the cursor
Double-clickEdit text on the canvas
⇧ + drag a handleKeep aspect ratio while resizing
Alt + rotateRotate freely (otherwise snaps every 15°)

Shortcuts are paused while you’re typing in a field or have a dialog open. In the read-only published view only Preview, zoom, panels and the shortcuts overlay are active.