Keyboard shortcuts in Creatie

In the creative process, using keyboard shortcuts can significantly enhance your design efficiency.

Basics

macOSWindows
View shortcuts⇧ Shift ⌃ Control ? Shift Ctrl ?
Show / Hide panels⌘ Command \Ctrl \
PanSpacebar DragSpacebar Drag
Zoom to fit⇧ Shift 1Shift 1
Zoom to selection⇧ Shift 2Shift 2

Tools

macOSWindows
SelectVV
ScaleKK
PanHH
FrameFF
SectionQQ
SliceSS
RectangleRR
EllipseOO
LineLL
PenPP
Pencil⇧ Shift PShift P
ConnectorXX
TextTT
Image⇧ Shift ⌘ Command KShift Ctrl K
EyedropperI or ⌃ Control CI
CommentCC
Copy suggestionEE
Talk and doodleDD
SearchMM

View

macOSWindows
Open layers panel⌥ Option 1Alt 1
Open resources panel⌥ Option 2Alt 2
Open design panel⌥ Option 8Alt 8
Open library panel⌥ Option ⌘ Command 4Ctrl Alt 4
Open prototype panel⌥ Option 9Alt 9
Show / Hide panels⌘ Command \Ctrl \
Show / Hide left panel⇧ Shift ⌘ Command \Shift Ctrl \
Rulers⇧ Shift RShift R
Pixel grid⌘ Command 'Ctrl '
Layout grids⇧ Shift GShift G
Snap to pixel⇧ Shift ⌘ Command 'Shift Ctrl '
Pixel preview⇧ Shift ⌘ Command PShift Ctrl P
Multiplayer cursors⌥ Option ⌘ Command \Ctrl Alt \
Show comments⇧ Shift CShift C
Show slices⇧ Shift SShift S
Dev mode⇧ Shift DShift D
Show outlines⌘ Command YCtrl Y

Zoom

macOSWindows
Zoom in++
Zoom out--
Zoom to 100%⌘ Command 0Ctrl 0
Zoom to next frameNN
Zoom to previous frame⇧ Shift NShift N
Zoom to fit⇧ Shift 1Shift 1
Zoom to selection⇧ Shift 2Shift 2

Text

macOSWindows
Bold⌘ Command BCtrl B
Underline⌘ Command UCtrl U
Strikethrough⇧ Shift ⌘ Command XShift Ctrl X
Create link⌘ Command KCtrl K
Ordered list⇧ Shift ⌘ Command 7Shift Ctrl 7
Unordered list⇧ Shift ⌘ Command 8Shift Ctrl 8
Text align left⌥ Option ⌘ Command LCtrl Alt L
Text align right⌥ Option ⌘ Command RCtrl Alt R
Text align center⌥ Option ⌘ Command TCtrl Alt T
Text align justified⌥ Option ⌘ Command JCtrl Alt J
Increase font size⇧ Shift ⌘ Command >Shift Ctrl >
Decrease font size⇧ Shift ⌘ Command <Shift Ctrl <
Increase line height⇧ Shift ⌥ Option >Shift Alt >
Decrease line height⇧ Shift ⌥ Option <Shift Alt <
Increase letter spacing⌥ Option >Alt >
Decrease letter spacing⌥ Option <Alt <

Vector

macOSWindows
SelectVV
PenPP
Pencil⇧ Shift PShift P
Enter edit mode↵ Enter
Bend tool⌘ Command DragCtrl Drag
DeleteDeleteDelete
Delete and heal⇧ Shift DeleteShift Delete
Join anchor points⌘ Command JCtrl J
Outline stroke⌥ Option ⌘ Command OCtrl Alt O
Flatten selection⌘ Command ECtrl E

Layers

macOSWindows
Select all⌘ Command ACtrl A
Select inverse⇧ Shift ⌘ Command AShift Ctrl A
DeselectEscEsc
Select child layer↵ Enter
Select parent layer\ or ⇧ Shift \ or Shift ↵ Enter
Show / Hide layers⇧ Shift ⌘ Command HShift Ctrl H
Lock / Unlock layers⇧ Shift ⌘ Command LShift Ctrl L
Rename layers⌘ Command RCtrl R
Group selection⌘ Command GCtrl G
Frame selection⌥ Option ⌘ Command GCtrl Alt G
Wrap in selection⇧ Shift QShift Q
Ungroup⇧ Shift ⌘ Command GShift Ctrl G
Use as mask⌃ Control ⌘ Command MCtrl Alt M
Flatten selection⌘ Command ECtrl E
Search layer⌘ Command FCtrl F
Collapse layers⌥ Option LAlt L
Flip vertical⇧ Shift VShift V
Flip horizontal⇧ Shift HShift H
Bring forward⌘ Command ]Ctrl ]
Send backward⌘ Command [Ctrl [
Bring to front] or ⌥ Option ⌘ Command ]] or Ctrl Alt ]
Send to back[ or ⌥ Option ⌘ Command [[ or Ctrl Alt [
Nudge in large increments⇧ Shift Arrow keyShift Arrow key

Cursor

macOSWindows
Deep select⌘ Command ClickCtrl Click
Deep select by marquee⌘ Command DragCtrl Drag
Measure distance⌥ Option HoverAlt Hover
Drag and duplicate⌥ Option DragAlt Drag

Edit

macOSWindows
Copy⌘ Command CCtrl C
Cut⌘ Command XCtrl X
Paste⌘ Command VCtrl V
Paste to replace⇧ Shift ⌘ Command RShift Ctrl R
Copy as PNG⇧ Shift ⌘ Command CShift Ctrl C
Copy properties⌥ Option ⌘ Command CCtrl Alt C
Paste properties⌥ Option ⌘ Command VCtrl Alt V
Duplicate⌘ Command DCtrl D
Rename layers⌘ Command RCtrl R
Flip vertical⇧ Shift VShift V
Flip horizontal⇧ Shift H Shift H
Nudge in large increments⇧ Shift Arrow keyShift Arrow key
Resize layers⌘ Command Arrow keyCtrl Arrow key
Resize in large increments⇧ Shift ⌘ Command Arrow keyShift Ctrl Arrow key
Swap fill and stroke⇧ Shift X Shift X
Export slices⇧ Shift ⌘ Command E Shift Ctrl E
Layer opacity1 ~ 01 ~ 0
Enter gradient mode, select node
Adjust by 1% increment
Adust by 10% increment⇧ Shift or Shift or
Node position 10%-90%1 ~ 91 ~ 9
Node reversal00
Swap nodesTabTab
Insert node between two adjacent nodes==

Arrange

macOSWindows
Align left⌥ Option AAlt A
Align horizontal centers⌥ Option HAlt H
Align right⌥ Option DAlt D
Align top⌥ Option WAlt W
Align vertical centers⌥ Option VAlt V
Align bottom⌥ Option SAlt S
Distribute spacing⇧ Shift ⌥ Option VShift Alt V
Distribute spacing⇧ Shift ⌥ Option HShift Alt H
Add smart layout⇧ Shift AShift A
Remove smart layout⇧ Shift ⌥ Option AShift Alt A

Components

macOSWindows
Create component⌥ Option ⌘ Command KCtrl Alt K
Create components in bulk⌥ Option ⌘ Command NCtrl Alt N
Create components set⌥ Option ⌘ Command ICtrl Alt I
Detach instance⌥ Option ⌘ Command BCtrl Alt B
SearchMM
Open asset panel⌥ Option 2Alt 2
Drag and swap instance⌥ Option DragAlt Drag
Open libraries panel⌥ Option ⌘ Command 4Ctrl Alt 4

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