Keyboard shortcuts

The keyboard shortcuts of the app: go-to jumps, the imposition workspace and Takeoff in Estimating.

Press ? anywhere in the app to see the shortcuts of the page you're on. Shortcuts pause while you type in a field. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where this page shows ⌘.

App-wide#

These work on every page with the sidebar. Workspaces use their own keys instead (below).

Action	Keys
Go to Home	`g` then `h`
Go to Approvals	`g` then `a`
Go to Preflight	`g` then `p`
Go to Imposition	`g` then `i`
Go to Estimating	`g` then `e`
Go to Equipment	`g` then `m`
Open the New menu	`n`
Show keyboard shortcuts	`?`
Close a menu or dialog	`Esc`

Press the second key of a "go to" jump within about a second of g.

Imposition workspace#

Layout#

Action	Keys
Run, or stop a run	`⌘` `↵`
Previous or next sheet	`[` `]`
Switch between View and Edit	`E`
Show or hide the artwork graphics	`G`
Clear the artwork selection	`Esc`

View#

Action	Keys
Fit	`0`
Zoom in or out	`+` `−`
Zoom at the cursor	Pinch or scroll wheel
Pan	Drag, middle mouse button, or hold `Space`
This list	`?`

Solutions#

Action	Keys
Preview the next or previous solution	`J` `K`
Hide or show the Solutions drawer	`L`
Move between solutions (in the drawer)	Arrow keys, `Home`, `End`
Use the focused solution	`U`
Pin the focused solution, compare the pinned ones	`P`, `C`

U, P and C act only on a solution in the drawer that has focus, and none of these keys work in Edit mode. See The live Solutions list.

Edit mode#

Action	Keys
Select tool or pan tool	`V` `H`
Add to the selection	`Shift` + click
Select everything on the sheet	`⌘` `A`
Rotate +90° or −90°	`R`, `Shift` `R`
Rotate freely (15° steps with `Shift`)	Drag the rotate handle
Nudge (10 times further with `Shift`)	Arrow keys
Unplace	`Delete` or `⌫`
Undo or redo	`⌘` `Z`, `Shift` `⌘` `Z`
Deselect	`Esc`

Takeoff (Estimating)#

Tools#

Action	Keys
Select	`V`
Pan (or hold `Space`, or use the middle mouse button)	`H`
Set scale	`S`
Rectangle	`R`
Polygon	`P`
Dimension line	`M`
Show or hide edge lengths	`D`
Snapping on or off	`N`
Skip snapping while held	`Alt`

Drawing#

Action	Keys
Square shapes and 45° angles	Hold `Shift`
Close the polygon	`↵`
Remove the last point	`⌫`
Cancel or deselect	`Esc`
Keep the tool after finishing a part	Hold `Shift` as you finish

Editing#

Action	Keys
Undo or redo	`⌘` `Z`, `Shift` `⌘` `Z`
Duplicate	`⌘` `D`
Select everything on the page	`⌘` `A`
Delete	`⌫`
Nudge (10 times further with `Shift`)	Arrow keys
Delete a polygon point	`Alt` + click

View#

Action	Keys
Fit the page	`0`
Actual size	`1`
Zoom in or out	`+` `−`
Zoom at the cursor	Pinch or scroll wheel
This list	`?`

1-up editor#

The keys of the editor where you prepare one artwork (see The 1-up editor). Press ? there for the same list.

Tools and view#

Action	Keys
Select	`V`
Pan	`H`, or hold `Space`
Measure	`M`
Ink at a point	`I`
Fit	`0`
Zoom in or out	`+` `−`
Zoom at the cursor	Pinch or scroll wheel
Clear the selection, measurement or ink reading	`Esc`
Previous or next path	`[` `]`
Previous or next content block, while the Content list is open	`↑` `↓`
Flip between the two versions while Compare is on	`X`

Overlays and edits#

Action	Keys
Bleed preview and page boxes	`B`
Dim outside the die	`D`
Plates preview (separations)	`S`
Grid	`G`
Preflight boxes	`P`
Traps as printed	`T`
Finish outlines	`F`
Undo or redo a line-type or die change	`⌘` `Z`, `Shift` `⌘` `Z` or `⌘` `Y`
Save now	`⌘` `S`
Add a line to the die, or take it out	`Shift` + click
This list	`?`

3D view#

Click the 3D carton first, so it has the keyboard.

Action	Keys
Turn the carton (bigger steps with `Shift`)	Arrow keys, or drag
Zoom in or out	`+` `−`, or scroll
Fit the carton	`0` or `Home`
Select a fold	Click a crease