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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Tools

  • 1 - Use the Select tool. This allows you to move, scale, and rotate objects.
  • 2 - Select the Paint Brush.
  • 3 - Select the Image tool.
  • 4 - Select the Shape tool.
  • 5 - Select text tool.
  • 6 - Select the Line tool.
  • Left arrow - Nudge object left 2px.
  • Left arrow + Shift - Nudge object left 15px.
  • Right arrow - Nudge object right 2px.
  • Right arrow + Shift - Nudge object right 15px.
  • Up arrow - Nudge object up 2px.
  • Up arrow + Shift - Nudge object up 15px.
  • Down arrow - Nudge object down 2px.
  • Down arrow + Shift - Nudge object down 15px.
  • Up arrow + Ctrl or Up arrow + Command - Bring selected object forward.
  • Down arrow + Ctrl or Down arrow + Command - Send selected object backward.
  • Up arrow + Shift + Ctrl or Up arrow + Shift + Command - Bring selected object to the front.
  • Down arrow + Shift + Ctrl or Down arrow + Shift + Command - Send selected object to the back.

File Actions

  • Ctrl + z or Command + z - undo.
  • Ctrl + Shift + z or Command + Shift + z or Ctrl + y or Command + y - redo.
  • Ctrl + s or Command + s - Save your animation.
  • Ctrl + e or Command + e - Export your animation.
  • Ctrl + o or Command + o - Open a saved animation.

Animation Actions

  • Space - Play animation.
  • o - Toggle onion skinning on and off.
  • n - New frame.
  • d - Duplicate current frame.
  • f - Set the currently selected frame as the first frame in the animation.
  • Shift + Delete or Shift + Backspace - Delete the current frame.

Frame Actions

  • Delete or Backspace - Delete the currently selected object(s).
  • Ctrl + c or Command + c - Copy the currently selected object(s).
  • Ctrl + v or Command + v - Paste the content from the clipboard.
  • Ctrl + x or Command + x - Cut the currently selected objects(s).
  • Ctrl + a or Command + a - Select all objects on the current frame.
  • Ctrl + g or Command + g - Group the currently selected objects into a single object.
  • Ctrl + u or Command + u - Ungroup the currently object into individual objects.
  • j - Select the previous frame in the timeline.
  • k - Select the next frame in the timeline.
  • r - Clear the current frame.

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