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Affinity Vector Studio Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Affinity Vector Studio on Windows. Covers node editing, layer management, artboard navigation, and symbol tools on Windows.
Key label style

Vector Studio tools

Color Picker Tool
I
Contour Tool
O
Corner Tool
C
Fill Tool
G
Knife Tool
K
Move Tool
V
Node Tool
A
Path Brush Tool
B
Pen Tool
P
Pencil Tool
N
Point Transform Tool
F
Shape Builder Tool
S
Shape tools cycle (Rectangle, Ellipse, and Rounded Rectangle)
U
Stroke Width Tool
W
Text tools cycle (Artistic and Frame Text)
T
Transparency Tool
Y
Vector Flood Fill Tool
R
View Tool
H
Zoom Tool
Z

Slice Studio tools

Slice Tool
S
Slice Selection Tool
L

Curve drawing

Edit line or brush strokes as you draw/paint
Ctrl
Create a straight line segment as you draw
Drag+Right-click
Snap a line's control handle to 45° intervals
Shift+Dragcontrol handle
Convert a node to a sharp corner
Alt+Click
Convert a node to a sharp corner with mirrored control handle length
Alt+Drag
Create a new sharp node
Shift+Clickon any node
Reposition last drawn node without affecting control handle position (maintains curvature in and out of the node)
Space+Click,Drag

Curve editing with Node Tool

Convert to Smooth node
Right-click
Convert to Sharp node (cusp)
Alt+Click
or
Double-clickoff-curve control handle
Cycle between sharp and smooth node types
Double-clicka node
Select previous/next node on a curve
[]
Straighten a segment
Alt+Clicka segment
Delete a segment
Ctrl+Clicka segment
Delete a node (retaining curve's geometry)
Bksp
Delete a node (for 'best-fitting' reshaped curve)
Alt+Bksp

Painting

Paint a brush stroke along a straight line (45° intervals)
Shift,Drag
Pick up a new brush color
Alt+Drag
Toggle between standard brush cursor and crosshair cursor
CapsLock
Set selected layer's opacity
<0-9>
Set brush width (decrease/increase)
[]
Set nozzle width
Ctrl+Alt+Dragleft or right

Intro

On Windows, the Vector studio uses Ctrl as its primary modifier. The single-key tool shortcuts are identical to Mac, and only the modifier for command operations changes. Like on Mac, the Vector studio is one of three studios (Vector, Pixel, Layout) inside the single free Affinity app, not a separate program.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

One app, three studios. Affinity on Windows is a single application; switch to the Vector studio for the vector toolset. There is no separate Designer app.

Single-key tools. Same bare-key tool activation as Mac, with no Ctrl needed to switch tools.

Layer and object management. Ctrl+G groups and Ctrl+Shift+G ungroups. Stacking order: Ctrl+[ and Ctrl+] for backward and forward, Ctrl+Shift+[ and Ctrl+Shift+] for back and front. Ctrl+D duplicates.

Node editing. The same node tool shortcuts as Mac, with Ctrl as the modifier for command operations.

Artboard and canvas navigation. Artboard switching and fit-to-window shortcuts are in the table above.

Printable PDF

The Vector studio shortcut list for Windows is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

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Visit the Affinity Vector Studio app page for an overview and helpful links.

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