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Sketch by Bohemian Coding is the app for all modern digital-, web-, UI/UX-, vector- and icon-designer. It’s flexibility and speed gives the designer the power to make better designs more quickly. View or buy Sketch via Sketch.com.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘ C |
| Cut | ⌘ X |
| Paste | ⌘ V |
| Paste over selection | ⇧ ⌘ V |
| Move canvas | Space drag |
| New page | ⇧ ⌘ N |
| Toggle rulers | ⌃ R |
| Toggle pixels | ⌃ P |
| Toggle pixel grid | ⌃ X |
| Toggle grid | ⌃ G |
| Toggle layout guides | ⌃ L |
| Undo | ⌘ Z |
| Redo | ⇧ ⌘ Z |
| New document | ⌘ N |
| Open document | ⌘ O |
| Close window | ⌘ W |
| Save document | ⌘ S |
| Duplicate document | ⇧ ⌘ S |
| Save document as… | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ S |
| Page setup | ⇧ ⌘ P |
| Open Preferences window | ⌘ , |
| Hide Sketch | ⌘ H |
| Quit Sketch | ⌘ Q |
| Inserting Layers | |
| Rectangle | R |
| Oval | O |
| Line | L |
| Rounded rectangle | U |
| Vector tool | V |
| Pencil tool | P |
| Text tool | T |
| Artboard | A |
| Slice tool | S |
| Draw shape from center | ⌥ drag |
| Lock ratio of shape | ⇧ drag |
| Selecting Layers | |
| Select layer | Click |
| Select multiple layers | Click and drag in white space |
| Selects layer within drag bounds | ⌥ drag |
| Select grouped layer | Double click layer |
| Select all | ⌘ A |
| Select all Artboards | ⇧ ⌘ A |
| Add layer to selection/deselect layer in Layer List | ⌘ click |
| Select a range of layers in Layer List | ⇧ click |
| Filter in Layer List | ⌘ F |
| Select next Artboard | fn → |
| Select previous Artboard | fn ← |
| Page up | fn ↑ |
| Page down | fn ↓ |
| Moving and Resizing Layers | |
| Show distance between other layers | ⌥ hover |
| Duplicate (repeat with ⌘D) | ⌘ D |
| Duplicate | ⌥ drag |
| Move layer along X/Y axis | ⇧ drag |
| Move layer ignoring smart guides | ⌘ drag |
| Nudge layer any direction by 1 px* | Arrow keys |
| Nudge layer any direction by 10 px* | ⇧ Arrow keys |
| Scale layer | ⌘ K |
| Resize layer from center | ⌥ and resize |
| Preserve layer ratio | ⇧ and resize |
| Expand by 1 px | ⌘ → or ↓ |
| Contract by 1 px | ⌘ ← or ↑ |
| Expand by 10 px | ⇧ ⌘ → or ↓ |
| Contract by 10 px | ⇧ ⌘ ← or ↑ |
| Editing Layers | |
| Edit layer | Enter |
| Finish editing | Escape |
| Delete layer | ⌫ |
| Copy style | ⌥ ⌘ C |
| Paste style | ⌥ ⌘ V |
| Toggle fill | F |
| Toggle border | B |
| Pick color | ⌃ C |
| Edit layer opacity | 0 to 9 |
| Transform shape | ⇧ ⌘ T |
| Rotate layer | ⇧ ⌘ R |
| Use as mask | ⌃ ⌘ M |
| Return to instance | ⌘ Escape |
| Union multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ U |
| Subtract multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ S |
| Intersect multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ I |
| Show Difference between multiple layers | ⌃ ⌘ X |
| Vector Editing | |
| Open/close path | ⌥ ⌘ O |
| Selects next point | Tab |
| Show all handle control points | ⌥ |
| Change vector point type | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Toggle point between Straight and Mirrored | Double click vector point |
| Move point along X/Y axis | ⇧ drag vector point |
| Converts selected point to Disconnected | ⌘ drag handle control point |
| Place new point at a 45º angle | ⇧ click (when inserting points) |
| Place new point between existing points | ⌘ click path segment |
| Text Editing | |
| Paste as rich text | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ V |
| Change typeface | ⌘ T |
| Bold | ⌘ B |
| Italic | ⌘ I |
| Underline | ⌘ U |
| Increase font size | ⌥ ⌘ + |
| Decrease font size | ⌥ ⌘ |
| Increase character spacing | ⌃ ⌥ L |
| Decrease character spacing | ⌃ ⌥ T |
| Align left | ⇧ ⌘ { |
| Align center | ⇧ ⌘ | |
| Align right | ⇧ ⌘ } |
| Emoji & symbols | ⌃ ⌘ Space |
| Convert to outlines | ⇧ ⌘ O |
| Insert a line break | ⇧ Return |
| Arranging Layers | |
| Group | ⌘ G |
| Ungroup | ⇧ ⌘ G |
| Rename layer | ⌘ R |
| Select next layer in group | Tab |
| Select previous layer in group | ⇧ Tab |
| Selects layer inside group | Enter |
| Selects parent group | Escape |
| Adjust layer hierarchy | Click and drag layer |
| Bring forward | ⌥ ⌘ ↑ |
| Bring to front | ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ↑ |
| Send backward | ⌥ ⌘ ↓ |
| Send to back | ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ↓ |
| Move up (out of group/Artboard) | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ ↑ |
| Distribute horizontally | ⌃ ⌘ H |
| Distribute vertically | ⌃ ⌘ V |
| Align layer to Artboard | ⌥ click Align buttons |
| Hide/show layer | ⇧ ⌘ H |
| Lock/unlock layer | ⇧ ⌘ L |
| Exporting Layers | |
| Export layer | ⇧ ⌘ E |
| Export asset | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop |
| Insert flattened duplicate | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas |
| Includes folder in export | / in layer name |
| Zoom and Focus | |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + |
| Zoom out | ⌘ - |
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘ 0 |
| Zoom to all elements on Canvas | ⌘ 1 |
| Zoom to selected layer(s) | ⌘ 2 |
| Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas | ⌘ 3 |
| Zoom to area | Z drag |
| Zoom in | Z click |
| Zoom out | ⌥ Z click |
| Temporarily zoom out to 100% | ~ (§ on some keyboards) |
| Toggle full screen | ⌃ ⌘ F |
| Show/hide Layer List | ⌥ ⌘ 1 |
| Show/hide Inspector | ⌥ ⌘ 2 |
| Enter presentation mode | ⌘ . |
| Show/hide Toolbar | ⌥ ⌘ T |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘ C |
| Cut | ⌘ X |
| Paste | ⌘ V |
| Paste over selection | ⇧ ⌘ V |
| Move canvas | Space drag |
| New page | ⇧ ⌘ N |
| Toggle rulers | ⌃ R |
| Toggle pixels | ⌃ P |
| Toggle pixel grid | ⌃ X |
| Toggle grid | ⌃ G |
| Toggle layout guides | ⌃ L |
| Undo | ⌘ Z |
| Redo | ⇧ ⌘ Z |
| New document | ⌘ N |
| Open document | ⌘ O |
| Close window | ⌘ W |
| Save document | ⌘ S |
| Duplicate document | ⇧ ⌘ S |
| Save document as… | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ S |
| Page setup | ⇧ ⌘ P |
| Open Preferences window | ⌘ , |
| Hide Sketch | ⌘ H |
| Quit Sketch | ⌘ Q |
| Inserting Layers | |
| Rectangle | R |
| Oval | O |
| Line | L |
| Rounded rectangle | U |
| Vector tool | V |
| Pencil tool | P |
| Text tool | T |
| Artboard | A |
| Slice tool | S |
| Draw shape from center | ⌥ drag |
| Lock ratio of shape | ⇧ drag |
| Selecting Layers | |
| Select layer | Click |
| Select multiple layers | Click and drag in white space |
| Selects layer within drag bounds | ⌥ drag |
| Select grouped layer | Double click layer |
| Select all | ⌘ A |
| Select all Artboards | ⇧ ⌘ A |
| Add layer to selection/deselect layer in Layer List | ⌘ click |
| Select a range of layers in Layer List | ⇧ click |
| Filter in Layer List | ⌘ F |
| Select next Artboard | fn → |
| Select previous Artboard | fn ← |
| Page up | fn ↑ |
| Page down | fn ↓ |
| Moving and Resizing Layers | |
| Show distance between other layers | ⌥ hover |
| Duplicate (repeat with ⌘D) | ⌘ D |
| Duplicate | ⌥ drag |
| Move layer along X/Y axis | ⇧ drag |
| Move layer ignoring smart guides | ⌘ drag |
| Nudge layer any direction by 1 px* | Arrow keys |
| Nudge layer any direction by 10 px* | ⇧ Arrow keys |
| Scale layer | ⌘ K |
| Resize layer from center | ⌥ and resize |
| Preserve layer ratio | ⇧ and resize |
| Expand by 1 px | ⌘ → or ↓ |
| Contract by 1 px | ⌘ ← or ↑ |
| Expand by 10 px | ⇧ ⌘ → or ↓ |
| Contract by 10 px | ⇧ ⌘ ← or ↑ |
| Editing Layers | |
| Edit layer | Enter |
| Finish editing | Escape |
| Delete layer | ⌫ |
| Copy style | ⌥ ⌘ C |
| Paste style | ⌥ ⌘ V |
| Toggle fill | F |
| Toggle border | B |
| Pick color | ⌃ C |
| Edit layer opacity | 0 to 9 |
| Transform shape | ⇧ ⌘ T |
| Rotate layer | ⇧ ⌘ R |
| Use as mask | ⌃ ⌘ M |
| Return to instance | ⌘ Escape |
| Union multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ U |
| Subtract multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ S |
| Intersect multiple layers | ⌥ ⌘ I |
| Show Difference between multiple layers | ⌃ ⌘ X |
| Vector Editing | |
| Open/close path | ⌥ ⌘ O |
| Selects next point | Tab |
| Show all handle control points | ⌥ |
| Change vector point type | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Toggle point between Straight and Mirrored | Double click vector point |
| Move point along X/Y axis | ⇧ drag vector point |
| Converts selected point to Disconnected | ⌘ drag handle control point |
| Place new point at a 45º angle | ⇧ click (when inserting points) |
| Place new point between existing points | ⌘ click path segment |
| Text Editing | |
| Paste as rich text | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ V |
| Change typeface | ⌘ T |
| Bold | ⌘ B |
| Italic | ⌘ I |
| Underline | ⌘ U |
| Increase font size | ⌥ ⌘ + |
| Decrease font size | ⌥ ⌘ |
| Increase character spacing | ⌃ ⌥ L |
| Decrease character spacing | ⌃ ⌥ T |
| Align left | ⇧ ⌘ { |
| Align center | ⇧ ⌘ | |
| Align right | ⇧ ⌘ } |
| Emoji & symbols | ⌃ ⌘ Space |
| Convert to outlines | ⇧ ⌘ O |
| Insert a line break | ⇧ Return |
| Arranging Layers | |
| Group | ⌘ G |
| Ungroup | ⇧ ⌘ G |
| Rename layer | ⌘ R |
| Select next layer in group | Tab |
| Select previous layer in group | ⇧ Tab |
| Selects layer inside group | Enter |
| Selects parent group | Escape |
| Adjust layer hierarchy | Click and drag layer |
| Bring forward | ⌥ ⌘ ↑ |
| Bring to front | ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ↑ |
| Send backward | ⌥ ⌘ ↓ |
| Send to back | ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ↓ |
| Move up (out of group/Artboard) | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ ↑ |
| Distribute horizontally | ⌃ ⌘ H |
| Distribute vertically | ⌃ ⌘ V |
| Align layer to Artboard | ⌥ click Align buttons |
| Hide/show layer | ⇧ ⌘ H |
| Lock/unlock layer | ⇧ ⌘ L |
| Exporting Layers | |
| Export layer | ⇧ ⌘ E |
| Export asset | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop |
| Insert flattened duplicate | Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas |
| Includes folder in export | / in layer name |
| Zoom and Focus | |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + |
| Zoom out | ⌘ - |
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘ 0 |
| Zoom to all elements on Canvas | ⌘ 1 |
| Zoom to selected layer(s) | ⌘ 2 |
| Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas | ⌘ 3 |
| Zoom to area | Z drag |
| Zoom in | Z click |
| Zoom out | ⌥ Z click |
| Temporarily zoom out to 100% | ~ (§ on some keyboards) |
| Toggle full screen | ⌃ ⌘ F |
| Show/hide Layer List | ⌥ ⌘ 1 |
| Show/hide Inspector | ⌥ ⌘ 2 |
| Enter presentation mode | ⌘ . |
| Show/hide Toolbar | ⌥ ⌘ T |
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