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Canva Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Canva on Windows. Place and align elements, style text, move between pages, control zoom, and add comments to a design.
Key label style

Basic

Quit the whole Canva app
Alt+F4
Reload the whole app
Ctrl+R
Close the current tab
Ctrl+W
Select next tab
Ctrl+Pg Dn
or
Ctrl+Tab
Select previous tab
Ctrl+Pg Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Re-open last closed tab
Ctrl+Shift+T
Create new design
Ctrl+T
Switch tabs to focus on a design tab from 1-8
Ctrl+<1-8>
Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+9
Open the Home page
Ctrl+Shift+H
Zoom in app interface
Ctrl+Shift+=
Zoom out app interface
Ctrl+Shift+-
Close window
Alt+F4
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Redo (alternate)
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Save
Ctrl+S
Select all
Ctrl+A
Show or hide sidebar
Ctrl+/
Add text
T
Add rectangle
R
Add line
L
Add elbowed line
Shift+\
Add circle
C
Add link
Ctrl+K
Add sticky note
S
Add emoji (Canva Docs and comments only)
Win+;
Add empty page
Ctrl+Enter
Delete empty page
Ctrl+Bksp
Navigate to toolbar
Ctrl+F1
Skip to canvas
Ctrl+F2
Quick actions shortcut
/
or
Ctrl+E
Show layers
Alt+1
Lock guides
Ctrl+Alt+;
Jump to comment on selected element
Ctrl+Alt+J
Go to page
Ctrl+Alt+G
Add page break
Ctrl+Enter
Toggle duration
Alt+D
Print
Ctrl+P
Next surface
Ctrl+F6
Previous surface
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Focus side panel
Ctrl+F3

Element

Delete selected elements
Bksp
or
Del
Duplicate selected elements
Ctrl+D
Group elements
Ctrl+G
Ungroup elements
Ctrl+Shift+G
Lock element
Alt+Shift+L
Justify elements-level
Ctrl+Shift+J
Arrange elements forward
Ctrl+]
Arrange elements backward
Ctrl+[
Arrange elements to front
Ctrl+Alt+]
Arrange elements to back
Ctrl+Alt+[
Tidy up elements
Alt+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)
Alt+,
Rotate right (small)
Alt+.
Rotate left (large)
Alt+Shift+,
Rotate right (large)
Alt+Shift+.
Resize left (small)
Ctrl+Left
Resize right (small)
Ctrl+Right
Resize up (small)
Ctrl+Up
Resize down (small)
Ctrl+Down
Resize left (large)
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Resize right (large)
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Resize up (large)
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Resize down (large)
Ctrl+Shift+Down

Text

Open font menu
Ctrl+Shift+F
Find and replace
Ctrl+F
Bold text
Ctrl+B
Italicize text
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Strikethrough
Ctrl+Shift+S
Subscript
Ctrl+,
Superscript
Ctrl+.
Uppercase
Ctrl+Shift+K
Left align
Ctrl+Shift+L
Center align
Ctrl+Shift+C
Right align
Ctrl+Shift+R
Increase font size by one
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size by one
Ctrl+Shift+,
Decrease line spacing
Ctrl+Alt+Down
Increase line spacing
Ctrl+Alt+Up
Increase letter spacing
Ctrl+Alt+.
Decrease letter spacing
Ctrl+Alt+,
Anchor text to top
Ctrl+Shift+H
Anchor text to middle
Ctrl+Shift+M
Anchor text to bottom
Ctrl+Shift+B
Numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+7
Bulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+8
Checklist
Ctrl+Shift+9
Copy text style
Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste text style
Ctrl+Alt+V
Apply body text style
Ctrl+Shift+0
Apply heading style
Ctrl+Shift+1
Apply subheading style
Ctrl+Shift+2

Video

Play/pause video
Space
Mute/unmute video
M

Zoom

Zoom in
Ctrl+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Zoom to actual size
Ctrl+0
Zoom to fit
Ctrl+Alt+0
Zoom to fill
Ctrl+Shift+0

Page view

Show rulers and guides
Shift+R
Scrolling view
Ctrl+Alt+1
Thumbnail view
Ctrl+Alt+2
Grid view
Ctrl+Alt+3
Presentation mode
Ctrl+Alt+P

Add and edit comments

Add comment
Ctrl+Alt+N
Add emoji to a comment
Shift+;
Start new line in your comment
Enter
or
Shift+Enter
Submit comment
Win+Enter

Intro

Canva on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier in both the desktop app and the browser. The shortcut set mirrors Mac with Ctrl in place of Command.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Element operations. Ctrl+D duplicates; Ctrl+G groups; Ctrl+Shift+G ungroups. Ctrl+[ / Ctrl+] adjust stacking order.

Text formatting. Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U for bold, italic, and underline.

Page navigation. Arrow keys between pages.

Canvas navigation. Ctrl++ / Ctrl+- zoom in and out. Ctrl+Shift+H fits the design to the window.

Undo/redo. Ctrl+Z undoes; Ctrl+Shift+Z redoes.

Printable PDF

The Canva Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

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