Workspace and Program Interface

Keyboard Shortcuts

The app on iPad can work with a keyboard. This enables you to use keyboard shortcuts. To bring up the menu with shortcuts, long-press the Cmd key.

File

Cmd-Opt-I Import a graphic file to the current document.
Cmd-Opt-E Export the current document to a graphic file.
Cmd-Shift-P Bring up the program preferences dialog.
Cmd-P Bring up the standard Print dialog.

Edit

Cmd-Z Reverse the last operation you performed.
Cmd-Shift-Z Reverse the last Undo operation.
Cmd-X Cut a selected object to the Clipboard.
Cmd-C Copy a selected object to the Clipboard.
Cmd-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the document.
Cmd-D Duplicate a selected object.
Delete Delete a selected object.
Cmd-Opt-C Copy the style of a selected object.
Cmd-Opt-V Apply the style, copied to the Clipboard, to a selected object.
Shift-D Apply the default style to the selected object.
Cmd-L Lock a selected object.
Cmd-Opt-L Unlock all objects in the document.
Cmd-Shift-N Create a new layer.
Cmd-Shift-D Create a copy of the active layer.
Cmd-A Select all objects on all sheets except for locked objects.
Cmd-Opt-A Select all objects on the active sheet except for locked objects.
Cmd-Shift-A Deselect all objects.

Modify

Cmd-G Group selected objects.
Cmd-Shift-G Ungroup a selected group.
Cmd-J Apply the same transformation that was set up and applied using the Transform dialog the last time.
Cmd-Shift-] Place a selected object in front of other objects.
Cmd-] Move a selected object by one object forward within the object stacking order.
Cmd-Shift-[ Place a selected object behind other objects.
Cmd-[ Move a selected object by one object backward within the object stacking order.
Cmd-Ctrl-U Combine selected objects using the Union operation.
Cmd-Ctrl-T Combine selected objects using the Intersect operation.
Cmd-Ctrl-S Combine selected objects using the Subtract operation.
Cmd-Ctrl-X Combine selected objects using the Exclude operation.
Cmd-Ctrl-V Divide selected objects into parts.

Type

Cmd-T Bring up the text properties panel.
Cmd-B Make selected text bold.
Cmd-I Turn selected text into italic.
Cmd-U Underline selected text.

Tools

V Activate the Move tool.
A Activate the Selection tool.
L Activate the Lasso tool.
P Activate the Pen tool.
D Activate the Draw tool.
W Activate the Path Width tool.
G Activate the Gradient tool.
T Activate the Text tool.
K Activate the Knife tool.
C Activate the Scissors tool.
E Activate the Eraser tool.
I Activate the Eyedropper tool.
Z Activate the Zoom tool.
Q Activate the Free Transform tool.
R Activate the Rectangle tool.
Shift-R Activate the Rounded Rectangle tool.
O Activate the Ellipse tool.
Shift-O Activate the Polygon tool.
Shift-S Activate the Star tool.
/ Activate the Line tool.
F Activate the Elliptic Arc tool.
S Activate the Sheets tool.
[ Decrease the diameter of the Pen, Draw and Erase tools.
] Increase the diameter of the Pen, Draw and Erase tools.
Cmd Temporarily switch most of the tools to the Move tool. Switch the Draw or Pen tool to the Selection tool.

View

Cmd-+ Zoom in the current view.
Cmd-"-" Zoom out the current view.
Cmd-0 Zoom the current sheet to fit the window.
Cmd-Opt-0 Fit the whole document into the window.
Cmd-1 Display the document at 100% scale.
Cmd-Y Activate the Outline Preview mode.
Cmd-Opt-Y Activate the Pixel Preview mode.
Cmd-Opt-Shift-Y Activate the Retina Pixel Preview mode.
Cmd-' Show the grid.
Cmd-Shift-' Snap to the grid when you are moving or resizing an object.
Cmd-Opt-' Snap to the pixel grid when you are moving or resizing an object.
Cmd-/ Show smart guides when you are moving or resizing an object.
Cmd-; Hide or show guides.
Space Activate the Hand tool which lets you scroll the canvas by dragging it.
Tab Hide or show the toolbar and most of the panels.

Modifier Keys and Shortcuts

When a particular tool or editing mode is activated, the app enables additional modifier keys and shortcuts. Choose a tool to jump to the related hotkeys: