Keyboard shortcuts¶

Everything, on one page. The app also has its own copy under Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts, generated live from the menus and shown in its own window so you can keep it beside your diagram. Right-click menus don't show shortcuts; the menu bar and this page do.

Tools¶

Tool letters work when the canvas has focus and you're not holding a modifier key.

Key	Tool
`V`	Select
`Z`	Zoom
`P`	Pencil
`M`	Marker
`G`	Polyshape
`L`	Connector
`T`	Text
`I`	Eyedropper
`R`	Rectangle (no palette button)
`O`	Ellipse (no palette button)
`H`	Pan (no palette button)

Shape connection-point editing¶

Choose Edit Connection Points from a shape's context menu first, or select one unlocked shape and press Cmd+Alt+E.

Shortcut	Action
`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`	Select next / previous point
Arrow keys	Move selected point by one diagram unit
`Shift` + arrow keys	Move selected point by ten diagram units
`Del`	Delete the selected point
`Cmd`+`Z` / `Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	Undo / Redo a completed change
`Esc`	Finish editing and keep completed changes
`Enter`	Add at the center when placing a new point; otherwise finish

See Changing a shape's connection points for mouse controls and attachment behavior.

File¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`N`	New
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`N`	New from Template…
`Cmd`+`O`	Open…
`Cmd`+`W`	Close
`Cmd`+`S`	Save
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`S`	Save As…
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`E`	Export…
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`P`	Page Setup…
`Cmd`+`P`	Print…
`Cmd`+`,`	Settings…
`Cmd`+`Q`	Quit

Edit¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`Z`	Undo
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Z`	Redo
`Cmd`+`X`	Cut
`Cmd`+`C`	Copy
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`C`	Copy as Image
`Cmd`+`V`	Paste
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`V`	Paste in Place
`Cmd`+`D`	Duplicate
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`E`	Edit Connection Points
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`C`	Copy Style
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`V`	Paste Style
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`A`	Apply Current Colors
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`R`	Reset to Library Colors
`Cmd`+`A`	Select All
`Cmd`+`F`	Find in Libraries…
`Alt`+`Space`	Quick Library Search…

Format¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`T`	Show Fonts
`Cmd`+`B`	Bold
`Cmd`+`I`	Italic
`Cmd`+`U`	Underline
`Cmd`+`\|`	Center

Tables¶

These work with a table cell chosen: click a cell of a selected table. The app's Keyboard Shortcuts window lists the four Alt-arrow inserts under Tables, and Delete Row and Delete Column with the Format menu's shortcuts.

Shortcut	Command
`Alt`+`Up` / `Alt`+`Down`	Insert Row Above / Below
`Alt`+`Left` / `Alt`+`Right`	Insert Column Left / Right
`Alt`+`Cmd`+`Del`	Delete Row
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Del`	Delete Column

On a Windows keyboard, Delete is the Backspace key. While you type in a cell, Alt and an arrow move by a word instead. See Choosing a cell.

Arrange¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`[`	Send to Back
`Cmd`+`[`	Send Backward
`Cmd`+`]`	Bring Forward
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`]`	Bring to Front
`Cmd`+`G`	Group
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`G`	Ungroup
`Cmd`+`L`	Lock
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`L`	Unlock
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`H`	Flip Horizontally
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`V`	Flip Vertically
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`]`	Rotate 90° Clockwise
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`[`	Rotate 90° Counterclockwise

Page¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`N`	New Page
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`D`	Duplicate Page
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`Page Up`	Previous Page
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`Page Down`	Next Page
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`B`	Background…
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`P`	Output Size…
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`Enter`	Present Pages

View¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`+`	Zoom In
`Cmd`+`-`	Zoom Out
`Cmd`+`0`	Actual Size
`Cmd`+`1`	Fit Artwork
`Cmd`+`2`	Fit Selection
`Cmd`+`'`	Show Grid
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`"`	Snap to Grid
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`O`	Overview
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`R`	Rulers
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`;`	Show Guides

Window¶

Shortcut	Command
`Cmd`+`M`	Minimize
`Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`F`	Enter Full Screen
`Cmd`+`	Next Document
`Cmd`+`Shift`+`	Previous Document

Panels and Tool Palette¶

These shortcuts toggle visibility. Window ▸ Panels ▸ [panel] ▸ Show/Hide uses the same shortcuts; showing a hidden panel restores its previous position.

Shortcut	Panel
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`1`	Pages
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`2`	Library
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`3`	Transform
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`4`	Shape Properties
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`5`	Quick Styles
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`6`	Tool Palette
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`7`	Shape Data
`Cmd`+`Alt`+`8`	Page Data

On the canvas¶

These don't appear in any menu.

Keys	What they do
`Del` or `Cmd`+`Del`	Delete the selection, or a selected point or guide
Arrow keys	Nudge 1 point
`Shift` + arrows	Nudge 10 points
`Enter`	Edit selected text or a label; enter point-editing; or finish a connector
`Cmd`+`Enter`	Commit the text you're editing
`Esc`	Cancel, step out of a group, or clear the selection
`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`	Step between connector points
`Space` + drag	Pan temporarily
`Shift` + click	Add to the selection
`Shift` + drag a box	Add to the selection

On the canvas, Enter, Tab and Esc act only on their own (Tab with Shift too), and the arrows don't nudge while you hold Cmd or Ctrl. Those combinations are left to macOS, so Ctrl+Tab moves the keyboard focus as it does in other apps. Del held with Alt or Ctrl doesn't delete the selection.

Escape clears the selection when the canvas has focus and no edit or operation is active. Editing and group navigation take precedence: leave the edit or step out of the group first, then press Escape again at page level to deselect. Deselecting does not delete anything or add an Undo step.

Modifier tricks worth knowing¶

Keys	What they do
`Alt` + drag (Select tool)	Draw a connector without switching tools
`Alt`+`Shift` + drag	The same, but multi-segment
`Shift` while resizing	Keep the proportions
`Alt` while resizing	Resize from the centre
`Shift` while rotating	Snap to 15°
`Alt`-click (Polyshape)	Drop a curve point
`Alt`-click on a path (point editing)	Insert a point
`Shift`-click a connector anchor	Remove that point
`Alt`-drag a free connector end	Extend the line
`Cmd`-drag an unattached connector	Move the whole line
`Alt`-click (Eyedropper)	Empty it
`Alt`-drag a shape out of a library	Swap whether it keeps its library colours or takes yours
`Shift`-click (Zoom tool)	Zoom out
`Shift`-drag (Pan tool)	Scrub the zoom
`Cmd` + scroll	Zoom around the pointer
Double-click a swatch or texture	Apply it and close the popover

Presentation¶

Key	What it does
`Right` `Down` `Page Down` `Space`	Next page
`Left` `Up` `Page Up`	Previous page
`Esc`	Exit