Canva Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Find Canva keyboard shortcuts for macOS in a clean cheatsheet format you can print, save, or keep open while designing.

Quit the whole Canva app: Cmd+Q
Reload the whole app: Cmd+R
Enter full-screen mode: Cmd+Ctrl+F
Close the current tab: Cmd+W
Select next tab: Cmd+Opt+Right
Select previous tab: Cmd+Opt+Left
Re-open last closed tab: Cmd+Shift+T
Create new design: Cmd+T
Switch tabs to focus on a design tab from 1-8: Cmd+[1-8]
Switch to the last tab: Cmd+9
Open the Settings page: Cmd+,
Open the Home page: Cmd+Shift+H
Zoom in app interface: Cmd+Shift+=
Zoom out app interface: Cmd+Shift+-
Reset app interface scaling to default: Cmd+Shift+0
Close window: Cmd+Shift+W
Undo: Cmd+Z
Redo: Cmd+Y
Redo (alternate): Cmd+Shift+Z
Save: Cmd+S
Select all: Cmd+A
Show or hide sidebar: Cmd+/
Add text: T

Add rectangle: R
Add line: L
Add elbowed line: Cmd+\
Add circle: C
Add link: Cmd+K
Add sticky note: S
Add emoji (Canva Docs and comments only): Shift+;
Add empty page: Cmd+Return
Delete empty page: Cmd+Fwd Del
Navigate to toolbar: Cmd+F1
Skip to canvas: Cmd+F2
Quick actions shortcut: /
or
Cmd+E
Show layers: Opt+1
Lock guides: Cmd+Opt+;
Jump to comment on selected element: Cmd+Opt+J
Go to page: Cmd+Opt+G
Add page break: Cmd+Return
Toggle duration: Opt+D
Print: Cmd+P
Next surface: Cmd+F6
Previous surface: Cmd+Shift+F6
Focus side panel: Cmd+F3

Delete selected elements: Fwd Del
Duplicate selected elements: Cmd+D
Group elements: Cmd+G
Ungroup elements: Cmd+Shift+G
Lock element: Opt+Shift+L
Justify elements-level: Cmd+Shift+J
Arrange elements forward: Cmd+]
Arrange elements backward: Cmd+[
Arrange elements to front: Cmd+Opt+]
Arrange elements to back: Cmd+Opt+[
Tidy up elements: Opt+Shift+T
Select next/previous elements: Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Move left (small): Left
Move right (small): Right
Move up (small): Up
Move down (small): Down

Move left (large): Shift+Left
Move right (large): Shift+Right
Move up (large): Shift+Up
Move down (large): Shift+Down
Rotate left (small): Opt+,
Rotate right (small): Opt+.
Rotate left (large): Opt+Shift+,
Rotate right (large): Opt+Shift+.
Resize left (small): Cmd+Left
Resize right (small): Cmd+Right
Resize up (small): Cmd+Up
Resize down (small): Cmd+Down
Resize left (large): Cmd+Shift+Left
Resize right (large): Cmd+Shift+Right
Resize up (large): Cmd+Shift+Up
Resize down (large): Cmd+Shift+Down

Open font menu: Cmd+Shift+F
Find and replace: Cmd+F
Bold text: Cmd+B
Italicize text: Cmd+I
Underline: Cmd+U
Strikethrough: Cmd+Shift+S
Subscript: Cmd+,
Superscript: Cmd+.
Uppercase: Cmd+Shift+K
Left align: Cmd+Shift+L
Center align: Cmd+Shift+C
Right align: Cmd+Shift+R
Decrease font size by one: Cmd+Shift+,
Increase font size by one: Cmd+Shift+.
Decrease line spacing: Cmd+Opt+Down

Increase line spacing: Cmd+Opt+Up
Decrease letter spacing: Cmd+Opt+,
Increase letter spacing: Cmd+Opt+.
Anchor text to top: Cmd+Shift+H
Anchor text to middle: Cmd+Shift+M
Anchor text to bottom: Cmd+Shift+B
Numbered list: Cmd+Shift+7
Bulleted list: Cmd+Shift+8
Checklist: Cmd+Shift+9
Copy text style: Cmd+Opt+C
Paste text style: Cmd+Opt+V
Apply body text style: Cmd+Opt+0
Apply heading style: Cmd+Opt+1
Apply subheading style: Cmd+Opt+2

Play/pause video: Space

Mute/unmute video: M

Zoom in: Cmd+Shift+=
Zoom out: Cmd+-
Zoom to actual size: Cmd+0

Zoom to fit: Cmd+Opt+0
Zoom to fill: Cmd+Shift+0

Show rulers and guides: Shift+R
Scrolling view: Cmd+Opt+1
Thumbnail view: Cmd+Opt+2

Grid view: Cmd+Opt+3
Presentation mode: Cmd+Opt+P

Add comment: Cmd+Opt+N
Add emoji to a comment: Shift+;

Start new line in your comment: Return
or
Shift+Return
Submit comment: Cmd+Return

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