# Keyboard shortcuts
> Every keyboard shortcut in the uxdeck editor, grouped by what you are doing.
Source: https://uxdeck.app/guide/shortcuts (checked against uxdeck on 16 October 2026)
These are the keys the editor answers to, in the same groups as the shortcuts sheet inside the app. Press ⌃⇧? in the editor to open that sheet at any time, or choose **Help** > **Keyboard shortcuts** in the **Deck** menu at the top left.
Keys are shown with Mac symbols. On Windows and Linux, most ⌘ shortcuts use Ctrl, and ⌥ is Alt. On Windows, Use as mask is CtrlAltM.
## Tools
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move | V |
| Hand | H |
| Frame | F or A |
| Section | ⇧S |
| Rectangle | R |
| Ellipse | O |
| Line | L |
| Arrow | ⇧L |
| Pen (vector) | P |
| Pencil | ⇧P |
| Edit points of a vector | ↩ or double-click |
| Text | T |
| Pick colour | I |
| Place image | ⇧⌘K |
| Stack | S |
| Button | B |
| Eraser | E |
| Laser pointer | K |
| Comment | C |
## View
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Quick actions | ⌘K |
| Insert or swap a component | ⇧I |
| Show or hide the interface | ⌘\ or ⌘. |
| Rulers | ⇧R |
| Pixel grid | ⌘' |
| Snap to pixel grid | ⇧⌘' |
| Layout grids | ⇧G |
| Snapping | ⌥⌘' |
| Outlines | ⌘Y |
| Zoom in / out | ⌘+ ⌘− |
| Zoom to 100% | ⇧0 |
| Zoom to fit | ⇧1 |
| Zoom to selection | ⇧2 |
| Next / previous frame | N ⇧N |
| Preview | ⌥⌘↩ |
| Layers panel | ⌥1 |
| Design / Prototype tab | ⌥8 ⌥9 |
| Collapse or expand layers | ⌥L |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ⌃⇧? |
## Present
These work in Preview and in a Present tab. **Options** > **Enable shortcuts** turns them off, and a key that one of your screens listens for goes to the screen instead.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Next frame | →, Space or N |
| Previous frame | ← |
| Restart | R |
| Change scaling | Z |
| Full screen | F |
| Refresh from the file (Present tab) | ⇧R |
| Leave Preview | Esc |
## Vector editing
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Add a curve point | drag while placing |
| Close the path | click the first point |
| Finish drawing or editing | ↩ or Esc |
| Break handle symmetry | ⌥ drag a handle |
| Smooth or sharp point | double-click a point |
| Add a point on the path | click the path |
| Delete points | ⌫ |
## Selection
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Select all | ⌘A |
| Select inside a frame | drag on its background |
| Select inverse | ⇧⌘A |
| Select parent | Esc |
| Select children | ↩ |
| Next / previous sibling | ⇥ ⇧⇥ |
| Multi-edit variants | Q |
| Multi-edit text (several text layers) | ↩ |
| Rename | ⌘R |
## Edit
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Copy / cut / paste | ⌘C ⌘X ⌘V |
| Paste over selection | ⇧⌘V |
| Paste to replace | ⇧⌘R |
| Copy as PNG | ⇧⌘C |
| Duplicate | ⌘D or ⌥ drag |
| Copy styles / Paste styles | ⌥⌘C ⌥⌘V |
| Delete | ⌫ |
| Undo / redo | ⌘Z ⇧⌘Z |
| Copy link | ⌘L |
## Arrange
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Frame selection | ⌥⌘G or ⌘G |
| Wrap in new section | ⌥⌘S |
| Remove a section, keep what it holds | ⌘⌫ |
| Ungroup | ⇧⌘G |
| Use as mask / Release mask | ⌃⌘M |
| Create component (an instance, on a component) | ⌥⌘K |
| Detach instance | ⌥⌘B |
| Flatten | ⌘E |
| Union selection | ⌥⇧U |
| Subtract selection | ⌥⇧S |
| Intersect selection | ⌥⇧I |
| Exclude selection | ⌥⇧E |
| Add / remove auto layout | ⇧A ⌥⇧A |
| Save a local copy | ⇧⌘S |
| Generate states | ⌥⇧T |
| Generate the other theme | ⌥⇧D |
| Generate the loading state | ⌥⇧L |
| Generate accessibility notes | ⌥⇧N |
| Bring forward / send backward | ⌘] ⌘[ |
| Bring to front / send to back | ⌥⌘] ⌥⌘[ |
| Flip horizontal / vertical | ⇧H ⇧V |
| Rotate (⇧ snaps to 15°) | drag just outside a corner |
| Align left / right | ⌥A ⌥D |
| Align top / bottom | ⌥W ⌥S |
| Align centres | ⌥H ⌥V |
| Distribute horizontally | ⌃⌥H |
| Distribute vertically | ⌃⌥V (Mac) |
| Tidy up | ⌃⌥T |
| Nudge / big nudge | ← ⇧← |
| Show or hide | ⇧⌘H |
| Lock or unlock | ⇧⌘L |
Distribute needs three or more layers. On Windows, CtrlAltV is Paste styles, so distribute vertically from the **…** menu of the Layout section or [Quick actions](/guide/quick-actions). Read more in [Align, distribute and Tidy up](/guide/align).
## Text and appearance
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Strikethrough | ⇧⌘X |
| Bulleted list | ⌘⇧8 |
| Numbered list | ⌘⇧7 |
| Align text left / centre / right | ⌥⌘L ⌥⌘T ⌥⌘R |
| Font size up / down | ⇧⌘> ⇧⌘< |
| Opacity 10% to 100% | 1 to 9, 0 |
## Voice
These work while you are in a [voice call](/guide/voice).
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Mute or unmute | ⇧⌘M |
| Talk, with push to talk on (choose the key in Settings) | ` |
## Files, tabs and settings
A few more keys work around the canvas rather than on it.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Cursor chat | / |
| New file | ⌥⌘N |
| Close the tab | ⌥⌘W |
| Next / previous tab | ⌃⇥ ⌃⇧⇥ |
| Deck settings | ⌘, |
## Catches
- **Your browser keeps some keys.** ⌘T and ⌘W belong to the browser, which is why new file and close tab use ⌥.
- **Single keys need the canvas in focus.** While you type in a field or a text layer, R is the letter R. Press Esc to leave the field first.
- **Preview listens to your screens first.** If a screen has a key press interaction, that key goes to the screen, not to Present.