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Affinity Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Affinity by Canva on Windows. Switch between Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios, manage layers, and navigate your workspace on Windows.
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Key label style

Document setup

Open Document Setup
Ctrl+Shift+P
Resize Document
Ctrl+Alt+I
Resize Canvas
Ctrl+Alt+C

Copy and paste

Cut
Ctrl+X
Copy
Ctrl+C
Copy Merged
Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste Style
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste FX
Alt+Shift+V
Paste Inside
Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste without Format
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V

History

Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z

Selecting on the page

Select multiple objects
Shift+Click
Select overlapped object
Alt+Click
Add/remove selection when marquee fully contains object
Shift+Drag
Add selection when marquee partially intersects object
Drag with left mouse button,Hold down right mouse button
Select All
Ctrl+A
Deselect
Ctrl+D

Selecting on the Layers panel

Select All Layers
Ctrl+Alt+A
Select Next Layer
Ctrl+]
Select Previous Layer
Ctrl+[
Select Parent Layer
Ctrl+Up

Selection box settings

Cycle Selection Box
.
Set Selection Box
Ctrl+.

Transforming

Constrain the movement of an object horizontally, vertically or diagonally
Shift+Drag
Move with horizontal, vertical or diagonal constraint
Shift+Drag within object's bounding box
Rotate in 15° intervals
Shift+Drag rotation/corner handle
Rotate around opposite corner
Drag corner handle,Hold down right mouse button
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation
Esc
Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio
Shift+Drag a corner handle
Resize an object from its center
Ctrl+Drag a corner handle
Mirror shearing
Ctrl+Drag
Nudge
UpDownLeftRight
Nudge (by modified distance)
Shift+UpDownLeftRight

Object and layer operations

Group
Ctrl+G
Ungroup
Ctrl+Shift+G
Duplicate Selection
Ctrl+J
Move to Front
Ctrl+Shift+]
Move Forward One
Ctrl+]
Send to Back
Ctrl+Shift+[
Move Back One
Ctrl+[
Move Inside
Ctrl+Alt+G
Move Outside
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
Show All
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Unlock
Ctrl+Shift+L
Unlock All
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
New Container Layer
Ctrl+Alt+L
New Pixel Layer
Ctrl+Shift+N
Rename Layer
Ctrl+Shift+R
Convert to Curves
Ctrl+Enter
Create Clipping Mask
Ctrl+C
Merge Down
Ctrl+E
Merge Selected
Ctrl+Shift+E
Merge Visible
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E

Color

Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Foreground/Background) color selectors (Color and Swatches panels)
X
Swap Stroke/Fill (or Foreground/Background) color selectors
Shift+X
Set Stroke/Fill (or Foreground/Background) color selectors and any vector objects that are selected to black and white, respectively
D
Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Foreground/Background) color selectors
/
Fill with Foreground Color
Alt+Bksp
Fill with Background Color
Ctrl+Bksp

Blend modes

Next Blend Mode
Shift+=
Previous Blend Mode
Shift+-
Add
Alt+Shift+W
Color
Alt+Shift+C
Color Burn
Alt+Shift+B
Color Dodge
Alt+Shift+D
Darken
Alt+Shift+K
Difference
Alt+Shift+E
Exclusion
Alt+Shift+X
Hard Light
Alt+Shift+H
Hard Mix
Alt+Shift+L
Hue
Alt+Shift+U
Lighten
Alt+Shift+G
Linear Burn
Alt+Shift+A
Linear Light
Alt+Shift+J
Luminosity
Alt+Shift+Y
Multiply
Alt+Shift+M
Normal
Alt+Shift+N
Overlay
Alt+Shift+O
Pigment
Alt+Shift+P
Pin Light
Alt+Shift+Z
Saturation
Alt+Shift+T
Screen
Alt+Shift+S
Soft Light
Alt+Shift+F
Vivid Light
Alt+Shift+V

Adjustments and filters

Black & White Adjustment
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B
Brightness / Contrast Adjustment
Ctrl+B
Curves Adjustment
Ctrl+M
HSL Adjustment
Ctrl+U
Invert Adjustment
Ctrl+I
Levels Adjustment
Ctrl+L
Live Liquify Filter
Ctrl+Shift+X

Stroke adjustment

Decrease/increase shape or curve's stroke width by percentage
[]
Decrease/increase shape or curve's stroke width by absolute values
Shift+[]

Opacity

Change opacity for selected layer (or Brush tools in Pixel Studio)
[numeric keys]

Content replacement

Fill
Shift+F5
Inpaint
Alt+Shift+Bksp

Shape building

Delete mode
Num -
Create mode
Num *

Warping

Apply mesh warp
Ctrl+Alt+M

Symbols

Create symbol
Ctrl+Shift+K

Other

Erase with Pixel Tool
Ctrl+Drag
Toggle between Crop Tool overlays (Crop Tool enabled)
O
Flip golden spiral overlay (Crop Tool enabled)
Shift+O

Switching between Studios

Vector Studio
F2
Pixel Studio
F3
Layout Studio
F4
Slice Studio
F5
Canva AI Studio
F6
Retouching Studio
F7
Color Grading Studio
F8
Typography Studio
F9
Compositing Studio
N/A
Develop Studio
Ctrl+Shift+A
Panorama Studio
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P

Creating, opening, and placing

New Document
Ctrl+N
New from Clipboard
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Open/Import Document
Ctrl+O
Place
Ctrl+Shift+M

Closing

Close All Documents
Ctrl+Alt+W
Close Document / Close App (when no documents open)
Ctrl+W

Switching between documents / views

Next document / view cycle
Ctrl+Tab
Previous document / view cycle
Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Saving

Save
Ctrl+S
Save As
Ctrl+Shift+S

Outputting

Export (to file or Canva)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W
Print
Ctrl+P

Window and app shortcuts

App Settings
Ctrl+,
Hide Affinity
N/A
Hide other apps
N/A
Show / Hide Panels
Ctrl+Shift+H
Show / Hide Toolbar
Ctrl+Alt+T
Toggle full-screen mode
N/A
Toggle UI
Tab

Viewing modes

Preview Mode
Ctrl+Shift+W
Pixel view mode
Ctrl+Alt+Y
Pixel (Retina) view mode
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y
Last used wireframe mode (Outline or X-ray) toggle
Ctrl+Y
Clip to Canvas
\
Toggle Split View (Vector/Pixel or Before/After, depending on Studio)
,
Solo (isolate) an object
Alt+Click Layers panel thumbnail

Zooming and panning

Hot key zoom
Ctrl+Space+Drag
Zoom In (keyboard only)
Ctrl+=
Zoom In (keyboard + mouse/trackpad)
Ctrl+Space+Click
Zoom In (by drawing a marquee)
Alt+Space+Drag
Zoom Out (keyboard only)
Ctrl+-
Zoom Out (keyboard + mouse/trackpad)
Alt+Space+Click
Hot key panning
Space+Drag
Scroll up/down
Mouse scroll wheel
Scroll left/right
Shift+Mouse scroll wheel
Zoom to Fit
Ctrl+0
or
Double-click View Tool icon
Zoom to Width
Alt+Shift+0
Zoom to Selection
Ctrl+Alt+0
or
Double-click Layers panel thumbnail
Zoom to Document
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0
Zoom to 100%
Ctrl+1
or
Double-click Zoom Tool icon
Zoom to 200%
Ctrl+2
Zoom to 400%
Ctrl+3
Zoom to 800%
Ctrl+4
Actual Size
Ctrl+8
Pixel Size
Ctrl+9

Rotating the view

Rotate document view (about cursor)
Alt+Mouse scroll wheel
Rotate document view (about center)
Alt+Shift+Mouse scroll wheel
Increase document view rotation speed
Ctrl+Rotating the document view
Reset document view rotation
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Guides and grids

Toggle Snapping
;
Show/Hide Guides
Ctrl+;
Show/Hide Grid
Ctrl+'
Grid Plane cycle
'
Show/Hide Rulers
Ctrl+R

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

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