Keyboard Shortcuts

Asset Studio provides a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts for working efficiently in the canvas editor. Shortcuts use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

Global

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Z`	Undo
`Cmd+Shift+Z` / `Cmd+Y`	Redo
`Cmd+A`	Select all items
`Escape`	Deselect / exit current mode

View & Zoom

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+=` / `Cmd++`	Zoom in
`Cmd+-`	Zoom out
`Cmd+0`	Reset zoom to 100%
`Cmd+'`	Toggle grid

Items

Shortcut	Action
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete selected item
`Cmd+D`	Duplicate selected item
`T`	Add a text item (when nothing is selected)
`V`	Toggle between draw and select mode

Layer Order

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+]`	Bring forward
`Cmd+[`	Send backward
`Cmd+Shift+]`	Bring to front
`Cmd+Shift+[`	Send to back

Groups

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+G`	Create group from selected items
`Cmd+Shift+G`	Ungroup selected group

Transform

Move (Nudge)

Shortcut	Action
`Arrow keys`	Move selected item by 1px
`Shift+Arrow keys`	Move selected item by 10px

Resize

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Right`	Increase width by 1px
`Cmd+Left`	Decrease width by 1px
`Cmd+Down`	Increase height by 1px
`Cmd+Up`	Decrease height by 1px
`Cmd+Shift+Right`	Increase width by 10px
`Cmd+Shift+Left`	Decrease width by 10px
`Cmd+Shift+Down`	Increase height by 10px
`Cmd+Shift+Up`	Decrease height by 10px

Rotate

Shortcut	Action
`.` (Period)	Rotate +1°
`,` (Comma)	Rotate -1°
`Shift+.`	Rotate +15°
`Shift+,`	Rotate -15°

Lock

Shortcut	Action
`Option+Shift+L` / `Alt+Shift+L`	Toggle lock on selected item

Text (selected item must be Text)

Style

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+B`	Toggle bold
`Cmd+I`	Toggle italic
`Cmd+U`	Toggle underline
`Cmd+Shift+K`	Toggle uppercase

Alignment

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Shift+L`	Align left
`Cmd+Shift+C`	Align center
`Cmd+Shift+R`	Align right

Font Size

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Shift+.`	Increase font size
`Cmd+Shift+,`	Decrease font size

Line Height

Shortcut	Action
`Option+Cmd+Up` / `Alt+Ctrl+Up`	Increase line height (+0.1)
`Option+Cmd+Down` / `Alt+Ctrl+Down`	Decrease line height (-0.1)

Letter Spacing

Shortcut	Action
`Option+Cmd+.` / `Alt+Ctrl+.`	Increase letter spacing (+1)
`Option+Cmd+,` / `Alt+Ctrl+,`	Decrease letter spacing (-1)

Text Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Confirm and exit text edit mode
`Shift+Enter`	Insert a line break

Video (canvas is in video mode)

Shortcut	Action
`Space`	Play / Pause
`M`	Mute / Unmute

Drawing Mode

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Confirm and save the current shape
`Backspace` / `Escape`	Cancel and discard the current shape