Canva Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Use this Canva Windows shortcuts cheatsheet as a quick printable reference for design editing, layout, and navigation hotkeys.

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

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

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

Play/pause video: Space

Mute/unmute video: M

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

Zoom to fit: Ctrl+Alt+0
Zoom to fill: Ctrl+Shift+0

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 comment: Ctrl+Alt+N
Add emoji to a comment: Shift+;

Start new line in your comment: Enter
or
Shift+Enter
Submit comment: Win+Enter

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Canva app page for an overview and helpful links.

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