A visual cheat-sheet for the 108 keyboard shortcuts found in Affinity Designer
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Esc |
Cancel operation |
F1 |
Help |
0-9 |
Change opacity |
Tab |
Toggle UI |
T |
Cycle text tools |
Y |
Transparency tool |
I |
Color picker tool |
P |
Pen tool |
[ |
Decrease brush size |
] |
Increase brush size |
A |
Node tool |
F |
Point transform tool |
G |
Fill tool |
H |
View tool |
; |
Toggle snapping |
\ |
Clip to canvas |
Z |
Zoom tool |
X |
Toggle active selector |
C |
Corner tool |
V |
Move tool |
B |
Vector brush tool |
N |
Pencil tool |
M |
Cycle shape tool |
, |
Cycle split view |
. |
Reset selection box |
/ |
Set fill or stroke to none |
Ctrl 1 |
Zoom to 100% |
Ctrl 2 |
Zoom to 200% |
Ctrl 3 |
Zoom to 400% |
Ctrl 4 |
Zoom to 800% |
Ctrl 8 |
Zoom to actual size |
Ctrl 9 |
Zoom to pixel size |
Ctrl 0 |
Zoom to fit |
Ctrl - |
Zoom out |
Ctrl = |
Zoom in |
Ctrl Tab |
Switch view |
Ctrl W |
Close |
Ctrl R |
Rulers |
Ctrl T |
Character |
Ctrl Y |
Redo |
Ctrl O |
Open |
Ctrl P |
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Ctrl [ |
Back one |
Ctrl ] |
Forward one |
Ctrl Enter |
Convert to curves |
Ctrl A |
Select all |
Ctrl S |
Save |
Ctrl G |
Group |
Ctrl J |
Duplicate |
Ctrl L |
Lock |
Ctrl ; |
Show guides |
Ctrl ' |
Show grid |
Ctrl Z |
Undo |
Ctrl X |
Cut |
Ctrl C |
Copy |
Ctrl V |
Paste |
Ctrl N |
New |
Ctrl M |
Curves |
Ctrl , |
Preferences |
Space |
Hold for view tool |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
W |
Selection brush |
E |
Erase brush |
I |
Color picker tool |
O |
Cycle dodge or burn brushes |
[ |
Decrease brush size |
] |
Increase brush size |
G |
Flood fill tool |
L |
Freehand selection tool |
X |
Toggle active selector |
V |
Move tool |
B |
Cycle brush or pixel tools |
M |
Cycle marquees |
, |
Cycle split view |
. |
Reset selection box |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt |
Drawing and painting - temporarily switches to the color picker tool |
Shift |
Freehand selection tools - connects clicked points with straight lines |
Shift |
Reverses aspect ratio constraint on scaling |
Ctrl |
Scales from the center of selection |
Alt |
Ignores snapping during an operation |
Ctrl |
Geometric shapes - moves red handles symmetrically |
Shift |
Path text - maintains distance between red handles |
Ctrl |
Path text - moves red handles symmetrically |
Shift |
Pixel brush painting - draws straight line connecting two strokes |
Shift |
Pixel selections - constrains marquee to square or circle |
Ctrl |
Pixel selection - moves underlying layer rather than selection |
Alt |
Pixel selection - removes from selection |
Ctrl |
Pixel tool - erases from current layer or projects |
Shift |
Rotating - constrains rotations to 15 degree intervals |
Shift |
Selecting - scales multiple objects and layers |
Alt |
Selecting - selects object or layer behind current selection |
Ctrl |
Shearing - mirrors shear around center of object |
Shift |
Vector drawing tools - constrains handle angles to 15 degrees |
Alt |
Vector drawing tools - sets node to sharp for creating cusps |
Ctrl |
Vector drawing tools - temporarily switches to node editing from pen |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl T |
Character panel |
Ctrl Shift T |
Typography dialog |
Ctrl B |
Bold |
Ctrl I |
Italic |
Ctrl U |
Underline |
Ctrl Alt L |
Align left |
Ctrl Alt C |
Align center |
Ctrl Alt R |
Align right |
Alt Shift Left |
Tighten spacing more |
Alt Shift Right |
Loosen spacing more |
Ctrl Alt Shift Up |
Precise raise baseline |
Ctrl Alt Shift Down |
Precise lower baseline |
Ctrl Alt Down |
Precise increase leading |
Ctrl Alt Up |
Precise decrease leading |
