Adobe XD Shortcuts
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General Adobe XD shortcuts
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Undo | ⌘Z | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | ⇧⌘Z | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Cut | ⌘X | Ctrl + X |
Copy | ⌘C | Ctrl + C |
Paste | ⌘V | Ctrl + V |
Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste Interaction (in Prototype mode) | ⌥⌘V | Ctrl + Alt +V |
Duplicate | ⌘D | Ctrl + D |
Delete | ⌫ | Delete |
Select All | ⌘A | Ctrl + A |
Deselect All | ⇧⌘A | Ctrl + Shift + A |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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New | ⌘N | Ctrl + N |
Open… | ⌘ + Shift + O | Ctrl + Shift + O |
Close | ⌘W | Alt + F4 |
Save… | ⌘S | Ctrl + S |
Save As… | ⇧⌘S | Ctrl + Shift + S |
Save As Local Document… | ⌥⇧⌘S | Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S |
Export Batch | ⇧⌘E | Ctrl + Shift + E |
Export Selected | ⌘E | Ctrl + E |
Export to an integrated third-party application (if an application integrated with XD is installed on your computer) | ⌥⌘E | Not available |
Import | ⇧⌘I | Ctrl + Shift + I |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Switch to Pen tool | P | P |
Convert Point | Double-click | Double-click |
Asymmetric Control Point | ⌥ | Alt |
Snap Control Point Angle | ⇧ | Shift |
Snap Anchor Point Angle | ⇧ | Shift |
Add | ⌥⌘U | Ctrl + Alt + U |
Subtract | ⌥⌘S | Ctrl + Alt + S |
Intersect | ⌥⌘I | Ctrl + Alt + I |
Exclude Overlap | ⌥⌘X | Ctrl + Alt + X |
Convert to Path | ⌘8 | Ctrl + 8 |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOs | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Group layers | ⌘G | Ctrl + G |
Ungroup layers | ⇧⌘G | Ctrl + Shift +G |
Make component | ⌘K | Ctrl + K |
Lock/Unlock layer | ⌘L | Ctrl + L |
Hide/Show layer | ⌘, | Ctrl + , |
Mask with shape | ⇧⌘M | Ctrl + Shift + M |
Make repeat grid | ⌘R | Ctrl + R |
Directly select a layer in a group/component | ⌘Click layer in canvas | Ctrl + click layer in canvas |
Change layer opacity | 1 to 9 (0 for 100%) | 1 to 9 (or 0 for 100%) |
Select artboard | ⌘Click on blank part of artboard | Ctrl + click on blank part of artboard |
Draw shape from center | ⌥Drag | Alt + Drag |
Draw shape with 1:1 aspect ratio (perfects square/circle) | ⇧Drag | Shift + Drag |
Draw equilateral triangle | Shift + Drag | Shift + Drag |
Show/ Hide artboard guides | ⌘ + ; | Ctrl + ; |
Lock artboard guides | Shift + ⌘ + ; | Shift + Ctrl + ; |
Move element by 10px | Shift + Arrows | Shift + Arrows |
Resize element by 1px increment | ⌘ + Arrows | Alt + Arrows |
Resize element by 10px increment | ⌘ + Shift + Arrows | Alt + Shift + Arrows |
Select through overlapping layers | ⌘ + Click | Ctrl + Click |
Edit padding | Hover and drag on canvas + S | Hover and drag on canvas + S |
Mirror padding on opposing sides | Alt + S | Alt + S |
Edit all sides | Shift + S | Shift + S |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Left | ⌃⌘← | Ctrl + Shift + ← |
Center (horizontally) | ⌃⌘C | Shift + C |
Right | ⌃⌘→ | Ctrl + Shift + → |
Top | ⌃⌘↑ | Ctrl +Shift + ↑ |
Middle (vertically) | ⌃⌘M | Shift + M |
Bottom | ⌃⌘↓ | Ctrl + Shift + ↓ |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Bring to Front | ⇧⌘] | Shift + Ctrl + ] |
Bring Forward | ⌘] | Ctrl + ] |
Send Backward | ⌘[ | Ctrl + [ |
Send to Back | ⇧⌘[ | Shift + Ctrl + [ |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Horizontal | ⌃⌘H | Ctrl + Shift + H |
Vertical | ⌃⌘V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Bold | ⌘B | Ctrl + B |
Italic | ⌘I | Ctrl + I |
Underline | ⌘U | Ctrl + U |
Increase font size | ⇧⌘> | Ctrl + Shift + > |
Decrease font size | ⇧⌘< | Ctrl + Shift + < |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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From Center | ⌥ | Alt |
Copy Paste Object | ⌥ Drag | Alt + Drag |
Constrain | ⇧ | Shift |
Edit Text | Enter | Enter |
Constrain Rotate | ⇧ (15°) | Shift (15°) |
Line Constrain Rotate | ⇧ (45°) | Shift (45°) |
Constrain From Center | ⇧⌥ | Shift + Alt |
Direct Select | ⌘ | Ctrl |
Switch between Design and Prototype mode | Ctrl + Tab | Ctrl + Tab |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Select | V | V |
Rectangle | R | R |
Ellipse | E | E |
Polygon | Y | Y |
Line | L | L |
Pen | P | P |
Text | T | T |
Artboard | A | A |
Zoom | Enter zoom mode: Z | Enter zoom mode: Z |
Zoom to Selection | ⌘3 | Ctrl + 3 |
Eyedropper | I | I |
Menu | Keyboard shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Zoom In |
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Zoom Out |
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Zoom to Fit | ⌘ 0 | Ctrl + 0 |
100% | ⌘ 1 | Ctrl + 1 |
200% | ⌘ 2 | Ctrl + 2 |
Pan | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Assets | ⇧ ⌘ Y | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Layers | ⌘ Y | Ctrl + Y |
Show Layout Grid | ⇧ ⌘ ‘ | Shift + Ctrl + ‘ |
Show Square Grid | ⌘ ‘ | Ctrl + ‘ |
Fullscreen Mode | ^⌘F | Not available |
Switch between design and prototype mode | ^Tab | Ctrl + Tab |
Switch between Windows (Files) | ⌘-Tilde (~) | Not available |
Increase or decrease a value in a field by 1 | ↑ or ↓ | ↑ or ↓ |
Increase or Decrease a value in a field by 10 | Hold ⇧ and hit ↑ or ↓ | Hold Shift and hit ↑ or ↓ |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Maximize | WIN ↑ | |
Minimize | ⌘M | WIN ↓ |
Preview | ⌘⏎ | Ctrl + Enter |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
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Horizontal Pan | Shift + Scrollwheel | Shift + Scrollwheel |
Vertical Pan | Scrollwheel | Scrollwheel |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
Enable measurements | Option (with an object selected) | Alt (with an object selected) |
Distance from Selected Layer | Hold ⌥ and Hover over object/group/artboard | Hold Alt and Hover over object/group/artboard |
Distance relative to Selected Group | Hold ⌥⌘ and Hover over an object in the group | Hold Ctrl + Alt and Hover over an object in the group |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcut on macOS | Keyboard shortcut on Windows |
Zoom | ⌘ + Mousewheel ⌘+, ⌘- | Ctrl + Mousewheel Ctrl +, Ctrl – |
Reset zoom | ⌘0 | Ctrl + 0 |
Pan | ↑, ↓, →, ← Spacebar + Click-and-drag | ↑, ↓, →, ← Spacebar + Click-and-drag |
Faster pan | Shift + ↑, ↓, →, ← | Shift + ↑, ↓, →, ← |
Go from Spec view to UX flow view | Esc | Esc |
Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view | Esc | Esc |
Navigate across linked artboards | Shift + Click | Shift + Click |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcuts on MacOS | Keyboard Shortcuts on Win |
Start Editing Selected Vector Object | Return | Enter |
Stop Editing Selected Vector Object | Esc | Esc |
Switch Between Straight and Mirrored Control Points | Double-Click | Double-Click |
Disconnect Control Point Handle | ⌥Drag | Alt + drag |
Menu | Keyboard Shortcuts on MacOS | Keyboard Shortcuts on Win |
See all connections in prototype mode | ⌘A | Ctrl + A |
Preview | ⌘Return | Ctrl + Enter |
Start or stop recording the preview | ^⌘R | Not available |
Stop recording | Esc | Not available |
Share prototype online | ⇧⌘E | Ctrl + Shift + E |
Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype | Right or Left Arrow | → or ← |
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