Adobe XD keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

A visual cheat sheet of 97 keyboard shortcuts in Adobe XD.

Edit Menu

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Undo	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`
Cut	`Cmd` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `X`
Copy	`Cmd` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Paste	`Cmd` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `V`
Paste Appearance (Design mode) or Paste Interaction (Prototype mode)	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `V`
Duplicate	`Cmd` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `D`
Delete	`Del`	`Del`
Select All	`Cmd` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Deselect All	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`

File Menu

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
New	`Cmd` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `N`
Open…	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `O`
Close	`Alt` + `F4`	`Alt` + `F4`
Save	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Save As…	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`
Export Batch	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Export Selected	`Cmd` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Import	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`

Pen / Path

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Switch to Pen tool	`P`	`P`
Asymmetric control point	`Alt`	`Alt`
Snap control point angle	`Shift`	`Shift`
Snap anchor point angle	`Shift`	`Shift`
Add	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `U`
Subtract	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`
Intersect	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `I`
Exclude Overlap	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `X`
Convert to Path	`Cmd` + `8`	`Ctrl` + `8`

Layers (Objects), Groups, and Artboards

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Group Layers	`Cmd` + `G`	`Ctrl` + `G`
Ungroup Layers	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `G`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`
Make Component	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Lock/Unlock Layer	`Cmd` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `L`
Hide/Show Layer	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
Mask with Shape	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `M`
Create Repeat Grid	`Cmd` + `R`	`Ctrl` + `R`
Change Layer Opacity	`1-9`	`1-9`
Show/Hide Artboard Guides	`Cmd` + `;`	`Ctrl` + `;`
Lock Artboard Guides	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `;`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `;`

Alignment

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Left	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Left`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Left`
Center (Horizontal)	`Shift` + `C`	`Shift` + `C`
Right	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Right`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Right`
Top	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Up`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Up`
Middle (Vertical)	`Shift` + `M`	`Shift` + `M`
Bottom	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Down`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Down`

Arrangement

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Bring to Front	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `]`
Bring Forward	`Cmd` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `]`
Send Backward	`Cmd` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `[`
Send to Back	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `[`

Distribution

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Horizontal	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `H`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `H`
Vertical	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`

Text

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Bold	`Cmd` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Increase Font Size	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `.`
Decrease Font Size	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `,`

Operations

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
From Center	`Alt`	`Alt`
Constrain	`Shift`	`Shift`
Edit Text	`Enter`	`Enter`
Constrain Rotation (15 degrees)	`Shift`	`Shift`
Line Constrain Rotation (45 degrees)	`Shift`	`Shift`
Constrain from Center	`Shift` + `Alt`	`Shift` + `Alt`
Direct Selection	`Cmd`	`Ctrl`
Switch between Design and Prototype modes	`Cmd` + `Tab`	`Ctrl` + `Tab`

Tools

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Select	`V`	`V`
Rectangle	`R`	`R`
Ellipse	`E`	`E`
Polygon	`Y`	`Y`
Line	`L`	`L`
Pen	`P`	`P`
Text	`T`	`T`
Artboard	`A`	`A`
Zoom	`Z`	`Z`
Zoom to Selection	`Cmd` + `3`	`Ctrl` + `3`
Eyedropper	`I`	`I`

Interface and View Options

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Zoom In	`Cmd` + `+`	`Ctrl` + `+`
Zoom Out	`Cmd` + `-`	`Ctrl` + `-`
Zoom to Fit	`Cmd` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `0`
Zoom to 100%	`Cmd` + `1`	`Ctrl` + `1`
Zoom to 200%	`Cmd` + `2`	`Ctrl` + `2`
Pan	`Space`	`Space`
Assets	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Y`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Y`
Layers	`Cmd` + `Y`	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Show Layout Grid	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `'`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `'`
Show Square Grid	`Cmd` + `'`	`Ctrl` + `'`
Switch between Design and Prototype modes	`Cmd` + `Tab`	`Ctrl` + `Tab`
Increase/Decrease value in field by 1	`Up/Down`	`Up/Down`
Increase/Decrease value in field by 10	`Shift` + `Up/Down`	`Shift` + `Up/Down`

Design Specs

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Zoom	`Cmd` + `+/-`	`Ctrl` + `+/-`
Reset Zoom	`Cmd` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `0`
Pan	`(Arrows)`	`(Arrows)`
Faster Pan	`Shift` + `(Arrows)`	`Shift` + `(Arrows)`
Exit Spec view to UX Flow view	`Esc`	`Esc`
Remove focus from artboard in UX Flow view	`Esc`	`Esc`

Vector Editing

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Start editing selected vector object	`Enter`	`Enter`
Stop editing selected vector object	`Esc`	`Esc`

Prototyping

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
View all connections in Prototype mode	`Cmd` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Preview	`Cmd` + `Enter`	`Ctrl` + `Enter`
Share prototype online	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype	`Left/Right`	`Left/Right`