Adobe XD cheat sheet
A visual cheat-sheet for the 97 keyboard shortcuts found in Adobe XD
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl Z |
Undo |
Ctrl Shift Z |
Redo |
Ctrl X |
Cut |
Ctrl C |
Copy |
Ctrl V |
Paste |
Ctrl Alt V |
Paste Appearance (Design mode) or Paste Interaction (Prototype mode) |
Ctrl D |
Duplicate |
Del |
Delete |
Ctrl A |
Select All |
Ctrl Shift A |
Deselect All |
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| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl N |
New |
Ctrl Shift O |
Open… |
Alt F4 |
Close |
Ctrl S |
Save… |
Ctrl Shift S |
Save As… |
Ctrl Shift E |
Export Batch |
Ctrl E |
Export Selected |
Ctrl Shift I |
Import |
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Keys for Pen/Path
| Shortcut |
Action |
P |
Switch to Pen tool |
Alt |
Asymmetric control point |
Shift |
Snap control point angle |
Shift |
Snap anchor point angle |
Ctrl Alt U |
Add |
Ctrl Alt S |
Subtract |
Ctrl Alt I |
Intersect |
Ctrl Alt X |
Exclude overlap |
Ctrl 8 |
Convert to path |
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Keys for Layers (Objects), Groups, and Artboards
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl G |
Group layers |
Ctrl Shift G |
Ungroup layers |
Ctrl K |
Make component |
Ctrl L |
Lock/Unlock layer |
Ctrl , |
Hide/Show layer |
Ctrl Shift M |
Mask with shape |
Ctrl R |
Make repeat grid |
1-9 |
Change layer opacity |
Ctrl ; |
Show/Hide artboard guides |
Ctrl Shift ; |
Lock artboard guides |
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Keys for Align
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl Shift Left |
Left |
Shift C |
Center (horizontally) |
Ctrl Shift Right |
Right |
Ctrl Shift Up |
Top |
Shift M |
Middle (vertically) |
Ctrl Shift Down |
Bottom |
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Keys for Arrange
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl Shift ] |
Bring to front |
Ctrl ] |
Bring forward |
Ctrl [ |
Send backward |
Ctrl Shift [ |
Send to back |
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Keys for Distribute
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl Shift H |
Horizontal |
Ctrl Shift V |
Vertical |
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Keys for Text
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl B |
Bold |
Ctrl I |
Italic |
Ctrl Shift . |
Increase font size |
Ctrl Shift , |
Decrease font size |
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| Shortcut |
Action |
Alt |
From center |
Shift |
Constrain |
Enter |
Edit text |
Shift |
Constrain rotate (15 deg) |
Shift |
Line constrain rotate (45 deg) |
Shift Alt |
Constrain from center |
Ctrl |
Direct select |
Ctrl Tab |
Switch between Design and Prototype mode |
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| Shortcut |
Action |
V |
Select |
R |
Rectangle |
E |
Ellipse |
Y |
Polygon |
L |
Line |
P |
Pen |
T |
Text |
A |
Artboard |
Z |
Zoom |
Ctrl 3 |
Zoom to selection |
I |
Eyedropper |
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Keys for Interface and Viewing Options
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + |
Zoom in |
Ctrl - |
Zoom out |
Ctrl 0 |
Zoom to fit |
Ctrl 1 |
Zoom to 100% |
Ctrl 2 |
Zoom to 200% |
Space |
Pan |
Ctrl Shift Y |
Assets |
Ctrl Y |
Layers |
Ctrl Shift ' |
Show layout grid |
Ctrl ' |
Show square grid |
Ctrl Tab |
Switch between Design and Prototype mode |
Up/Down |
Increase or decrease a value in a field by 1 |
Shift Up/Down |
Increase or decrease a value in a field by 10 |
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Keys for Design Specs
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl +/- |
Zoom |
Ctrl 0 |
Reset zoom |
(arrows) |
Pan |
Shift (arrows) |
Faster pan |
Esc |
Go from Spec view to UX flow view |
Esc |
Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view |
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Keys for Vector Editing
| Shortcut |
Action |
Enter |
Start editing selected vector object |
Esc |
Stop editing selected vector object |
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Keys for Prototyping
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl A |
See all connections in prototype mode |
Ctrl Enter |
Preview |
Ctrl Shift E |
Share prototype online |
Left/Right |
Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype |
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