Principle Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

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

Add Rectangle: R
Add Rectangle as child: Opt+R
Add Text: T
Add Text as child: Opt+T
Add Artboard: A
Group: Cmd+G

Ungroup: Cmd+Shift+G
Bring to Front: Cmd+Shift+]
Bring forward: Cmd+]
Send Backward: Cmd+[
Send to Back: Cmd+Shift+[

Nudge: UpDownLeftRight
Big Nudge: Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Rotate: Cmd+Drag handle
Rotate in 15 degree increments: Cmd+Shift+Drag handle
Duplicate: Cmd+D

Duplicate and Move: Opt+Drag
Inspector Textfields: understand basic equations like "320/2+10"
Inspector Labels: dragging textfield labels quickly scrubs values
Rename Layer: Cmd+R

Pan: Space+Drag
Zoom in: Z+Click
Zoom out: Opt+Z+Click
Continuous Zoom: Opt+Space+Drag
Zoom in: Cmd+=

Zoom out: Cmd+-
Zoom All: Cmd+1
Zoom Selection: Cmd+2
Center Selection: Cmd+3
Actual Size: Cmd+0

Pan: Space+Drag
Zoom in: Z+Click

Zoom out: Opt+Z+Click
Continuous Zoom: Opt+Space+Drag

Pan: Space+Drag

Select Parent: Esc
Select Child: Return
Select Next Sibling: Tab

Select Previous Sibling: Shift+Tab
Select all Siblings: Cmd+A

Change cursor type: View->Toggle Preview Cursor Type
Rewind Prototype: W

Start recording video: Ctrl+V
Start recording video without cursor: Ctrl+Opt+V

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