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Keyboard shortcuts

Every canvas shortcut, from the same registry the canvas uses (canvas/shortcuts.ts). Press ? on the board to see them there.

Mod is Command on a Mac and Control on Windows and Linux. Every pointer gesture has a keyboard route (WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.7).

Keys Does
? Show keyboard shortcuts
Shift 1 Zoom to fit
Shift 2 Zoom to selection
Mod A Select all items
Escape Clear the selection (closes a menu first)
Mod D Duplicate the selection
H Hand tool: drag to pan
V Select tool: drag to select
Keys Does
+ Zoom in
- Zoom out
Mod 0 Zoom to 100%
Arrow keys Move the view
Shift + Arrow keys Move the view further
Space + drag Pan while held
Wheel Pan (Shift for sideways)
Mod + wheel Zoom toward the pointer
Drag on empty board Select an area
Keys Does
Arrow keys Move the item 8px
Shift + Arrow keys Move the item 32px
+ Make the item bigger (32px)
- Make the item smaller (32px)
M or Shift F10 Open the item menu: preview, note, Ship or Explore mark, cut part, open source, move to section, duplicate, bring forward, remove
F2 Edit a note, title or role
Space Preview an image
Delete or Backspace Remove the item
Shift + click Add to or take out of the selection
Alt + drag Drag a copy
Mod + drag Move without snapping
Keys Does
Enter Add the focused result to the canvas
Arrow keys on the tabs Switch between UI, Art direction and Parts
Space in the Parts tab Pick a part for a new Frankenstein page
Keys Does
Arrow keys Move focus between slots
Alt + Arrow keys Move the focused slot
Home, End First or last slot
Enter Recrop the slot
M or Shift F10 Slot menu: recrop, swap with part, note, move, join row, own row, open source, remove
F2 Edit the slot note (on the frame: rename)
Delete or Backspace Remove the slot from the page
Escape Back to the frame
Arrow keys on the view switch Collage, Wireframe, Even

Escape closes menus, the preview and the crop editor. Focus returns to the item you started from.