Chapter 12

InVision Studio Keyboard Shortcuts for MacOS

Oct 02 2018 ~ Daniel Schwarz

InVision Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

As a UX/UI designer, I’m sure you already know that forcing the user to interact too much is bad UX. Well, the same applies to designers when they’re designing — these InVision Studio keyboard shortcuts will help you design screens at lightning speed.

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File

New	⌘N
Open	⌘O
Save	⌘S
Save As	⌘⇧S

Export (object)	⌘⇧E
Import (svg or sketch)	⌘⇧O

Misc

Smart Guides (show distance)	option
Edit (vectors or text values)	return
Mask (requires two objects selected)	⌘⌃M

Create

Artboard	A
Text	T
Oval	O
Rectangle	R
Round Rectangle	U

Connection

Pen Tool	P
Insert Image	I

Freehand

⌘⇧F

Page

⌘⇧N

Component

⌘K

Duplicate Object

⌘D or ⌥drag

Paste

Paste Over	⌘⇧V
Paste & Replace	⌘⇧⌥V
Paste Image As Fill	⌥⌃V

Select

Select All Objects	⌘A
Select All Artboards	⌘⇧A

Select Parent Object	esc
Select Child Object	return

Direct Select Object

⌘click

Multiple Select (via canvas)	⌘⇧
Multiple Select (via layer list)	⌘click

Select Object Below (in layer list)	tab
Select Object Above (in layer list)	⇧tab

Nudge

Nudge (1px)	↑→↓←
Super Nudge (10px)	⇧↑→↓←

Resize

Increase Width	⌘→
Decrease Width	⌘←
Increase Height	⌘↓
Decrease Height	⌘↑

Add ⇧ to super resize.

Organize

Lock	⌘⇧L
Hide	⌘⇧H

Rename

⌘R

Group	⌘G
Ungroup	⌘⇧G

Move Forward	⌘⌥↑
Move Backward	⌘⌥↓
Move to Front	⌘⌥⌃↑
Move to Back	⌘⌥⌃↓

Anchor

Anchor Left	⌥⌃←
Anchor Right	⌥⌃→
Anchor Top	⌥⌃↑
Anchor Bottom	⌥⌃↓

Anchor Middle (vertical)	⌥⌃M
Anchor Center (horizontal)	⌥⌃H

Align

Align Left	⌘⌃←
Align Right	⌘⌃→
Align Top	⌘⌃↑
Align Bottom	⌘⌃↓

Align Middle (vertical)	⌘⌃V
Align Center (horizontal)	⌘⌃H

Distribute Vertical	⌘⇧⌃V
Distribute Horizontal	⌘⇧⌃H

Style

Copy Style	⌘⌥C
Paste Style	⌘⌥V

Reveal Color Picker

⌃C

Flip Horizontally	⇧H
Flip Vertically	⇧V

Rotate

⌘⇧R (or ⌘drag the corners)

Opacity

1, 2, 22, … (10%, 20%, 22%, …)

Text

Bold	⌘B
Italic	⌘I
Underline	⌘U

Change Font

⌘T

Align Left	⌘⇧{
Align Right	⌘⇧}
Align Center	⌘⇧\|

Increase Font Size	⌘⌥+
Decrease Font Size	⌘⌥-

Increase Character Spacing	⌥⌃L
Decrease Character Spacing	⌥⌃T

Preview

Preview Mode	⌘P
Return to Home	⌘R
Rotate Artboard	⌘⇧R

Zooming

Zoom In	⌘+
Zoom Out	⌘-

Zoom to 100%	⌘0
Zoom to Fit Canvas	⌘1
Zoom to Selection	⌘2

Centre Selection

⌘3

Scroll Canvas	space + scroll
Scroll Zoom	⌘ or ⌃ or Z (while scrolling)

Canvas

Fullscreen Mode	⌘⌃F
Presentation Mode	⌘.

Toggle Documents	⌘~
Toggle Library	⌘L

Toggle Grid	⌃G
Toggle Rows	⌃R
Toggle Columns	⌃L

Toggle Pixels on Zoom	⌃P
Toggle Pixel Grid on Zoom	⌃X

Toggle Connections

Toggle Layer List	⌘⌥1
Toggle Inspector	⌘⌥2
Hide Layers & Inspector	⌘⌥3

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