Affinity Designer Keyboard Shortcuts

Cancel operation

• Esc

Help

• F1

Change opacity

• 0-9

Toggle UI

• Tab

Cycle text tools

• T

Transparency tool

• Y

Color picker tool

• I

Pen tool

• P

Decrease brush size

• [

Increase brush size

• ]

Node tool

• A

Point transform tool

• F

Fill tool

• G

View tool

• H

Toggle snapping

• ;

Clip to canvas

• \

Zoom tool

• Z

Toggle active selector

• X

Corner tool

• C

Move tool

• V

Vector brush tool

• B

Pencil tool

• N

Cycle shape tool

• M

Cycle split view

• ,

Reset selection box

• .

Set fill or stroke to none

• /

Zoom to 100%

• Ctrl
• +
• 1

Zoom to 200%

• Ctrl
• +
• 2

Zoom to 400%

• Ctrl
• +
• 3

Zoom to 800%

• Ctrl
• +
• 4

Zoom to actual size

• Ctrl
• +
• 8

Zoom to pixel size

• Ctrl
• +
• 9

Zoom to fit

• Ctrl
• +
• 0

Zoom out

• Ctrl
• +
• –

Zoom in

• Ctrl
• +
• =

Switch view

• Ctrl
• +
• Tab

Close

• Ctrl
• +
• W

Rulers

• Ctrl
• +
• R

Character

• Ctrl
• +
• T

Redo

• Ctrl
• +
• Y

Open

• Ctrl
• +
• O

Print

• Ctrl
• +
• P

Back one

• Ctrl
• +
• [

Forward one

• Ctrl
• +
• ]

Convert to curves

• Ctrl
• +
• Enter

Select all

• Ctrl
• +
• A

Save

• Ctrl
• +
• S

Group

• Ctrl
• +
• G

Duplicate

• Ctrl
• +
• J

Lock

• Ctrl
• +
• L

Show guides

• Ctrl
• +
• ;

Show grid

• Ctrl
• +
• ‘

Undo

• Ctrl
• +
• Z

Cut

• Ctrl
• +
• X

Copy

• Ctrl
• +
• C

Paste

• Ctrl
• +
• V

New

• Ctrl
• +
• N

Curves

• Ctrl
• +
• M

Preferences

• Ctrl
• +
• ,

Hold for view tool

• Space

Selection brush

• W

Erase brush

• E

Color picker tool

• I

Cycle dodge or burn brushes

• O

Decrease brush size

• [

Increase brush size

• ]

Flood fill tool

• G

Freehand selection tool

• L

Toggle active selector

• X

Move tool

• V

Cycle brush or pixel tools

• B

Cycle marquees

• M

Cycle split view

• ,

Reset selection box

• .

Character panel

• Ctrl
• +
• T

Typography dialog

• Ctrl
• +
• Shift
• +
• T

Bold

• Ctrl
• +
• B

Italic

• Ctrl
• +
• I

Underline

• Ctrl
• +
• U

Align left

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• L

Align center

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• C

Align right

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• R

Tighten spacing more

• Alt
• +
• Shift
• +
• Left

Loosen spacing more

• Alt
• +
• Shift
• +
• Right

Precise raise baseline

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• Shift
• +
• Up

Precise lower baseline

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• Shift
• +
• Down

Precise increase leading

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• Down

Precise decrease leading

• Ctrl
• +
• Alt
• +
• Up

Drawing and painting – temporarily switches to the color picker tool

• Alt

Freehand selection tools – connects clicked points with straight lines

• Shift

Reverses aspect ratio constraint on scaling

• Shift

Scales from the center of selection

• Ctrl

Ignores snapping during an operation

• Alt

Geometric shapes – moves red handles symmetrically

• Ctrl

Path text – maintains distance between red handles

• Shift

Path text – moves red handles symmetrically

• Ctrl

Pixel brush painting – draws straight line connecting two strokes

• Shift

Pixel selections – constrains marquee to square or circle

• Shift

Pixel selection – moves underlying layer rather than selection

• Ctrl

Pixel selection – removes from selection

• Alt

Pixel tool – erases from current layer or projects

• Ctrl

Rotating – constrains rotations to 15 degree intervals

• Shift

Selecting – scales multiple objects and layers

• Shift

Selecting – selects object or layer behind current selection

• Alt

Shearing – mirrors shear around center of object

• Ctrl

Vector drawing tools – constrains handle angles to 15 degrees

• Shift

Vector drawing tools – sets node to sharp for creating cusps

• Alt

Vector drawing tools – temporarily switches to node editing from pen

• Ctrl