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Keyboard Shortcuts

Tools

Shortcut Action
V / 1 Selection tool
R / 2 Rectangle
D / 3 Diamond
O / 4 Ellipse
A / 5 Arrow
L / 6 Line
P / 7 Draw (freehand)
T / 8 Text
9 Insert image
E / 0 Eraser
F Frame
H / hold Space + drag Hand (pan)

Editing

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Cmd + Z Undo
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z (or Ctrl/Cmd + Y) Redo
Ctrl/Cmd + D Duplicate selection
Ctrl/Cmd + G Group selection
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + G Ungroup selection
Ctrl/Cmd + A Select all
Delete / Backspace Delete selection
Arrow keys Nudge selection by 1px
Shift + arrow keys Nudge selection by 10px

View & navigation

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Cmd + scroll Zoom in/out (centered on cursor)
Scroll / two-finger swipe Pan

Other

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Cmd + K Open the command palette
Shift + / (i.e. ?) Open this shortcut help dialog in the app
Escape Deselect / close open dialogs
Right-click Open the context menu

This same list is available inside the app any time — click the ? icon (top-right) or press Shift + /.