Keyboard shortcuts

Last updated on May 12, 2025

Note

These shortcuts are specific to creating graphics. They may not apply if you're making a video or web page.

Common Actions

Result	macOS	Windows
Select multiple	Shift + Click	Shift + Click
Marquee select	Cmd + drag	Ctrl + drag
Select all	Cmd + A	Ctrl + A
Deselect all	Cmd + Shift + A	Ctrl + Shift + A
Select none	Esc	Esc
Add / Remove from existing selection	Shift + Click	Shift + Click

Result	macOS	Windows
Group	Cmd + G	Ctrl + G
Ungroup	Cmd + Shift + G	Ctrl + Shift + G
Select a level up in a group	Esc	Esc
Select a level down in a group	Shift + Esc	Shift + Esc
Select the next item in a group	Tab	Tab
Select the previous item in a group	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab

Result	macOS	Windows
Zoom in	Cmd + + Cmd + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**	Ctrl + + Ctrl + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**
Zoom out	Cmd + - Cmd + mousewheel* Pinch in on trackpad**	Ctrl + - Ctrl + mousewheel* Pinch out on trackpad**
Fit in window	Cmd + 0	Ctrl + 0
Fill in window	Cmd + Shift + 0	n/a
View in actual size / 100%	Cmd + Option + 0	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Zoom in to cursor position	Spacebar + Cmd + click	Spacebar + Ctrl + click
Zoom out from cursor position	Spacebar + Option + click	Spacebar + Alt + click
Pan / Move canvas	Spacebar + drag Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) Page up/down Slide with 2 fingers on trackpad	Spacebar + drag Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) Page up/down Slide with 2 fingers on trackpad

Result	macOS	Windows
Play / Pause timeline	Space	Space
Copy videos	Cmd + C	Ctrl + C
Paste videos	Cmd + V	Ctrl + V
Duplicate videos	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D
Delete videos	Delete	Delete
Split scene (Scene to be selected)	S	S
Delete scene (Scene to be selected)	Delete	Delete
Duplicate scene (Scene to be selected)	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D
Split audio (Audio to be selected)	S	S
Mute audio (Audio to be selected)	M	M
Deleted audio (Audio to be selected)	Delete	Delete
Duplicate audio (Audio to be selected)	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D

Result	macOS	Windows
Bold text	Command + B	Ctrl + B
Italicize text	Command + I	Ctrl + I
Underline text	Command + U	Ctrl + U
Increase font size	Command + shift + .	Ctrl + shift + .
Decrease font size	Command + shift + ,	Ctrl + shift + ,
Text align left	Option + shift + L	Alt + shift + L
Text align right	Option + shift + R	Alt + shift + R
Text Align center	Option + shift + C	Alt + shift + C
Edit selected text object	Select Enter while the text object is selected to activate cursor	Select Enter while the text object is selected to activate cursor

Note

* In certain browsers, using the Ctrl + mousewheel gesture will zoom the entire browser when the cursor is outside of the canvas.

** Pinch to zoom gesture using the trackpad is not currently supported on Safari.

*** Certain shortcuts are not supported in Microsoft Edge. We recommend switching to Chrome or Firefox to make most of these shortcuts.

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