Construct 3 keyboard shortcuts 

Construct 3  

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Ctrl + X

Cut

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Ctrl + C

Copy

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Ctrl + V

Paste

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Ctrl +

with mouse left button Duplicate

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Ctrl + Z

Undo

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Ctrl + Y

Redo

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Ctrl + A

Select all

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Ctrl + D

Unselect all

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Ctrl + F

Find by text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Focus the Project Bar search field

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Alt + N

New project

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Ctrl + O

Open project from local file

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Ctrl + S

Save project

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Alt + W

Close current editor tab

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F4

Preview project from first layout

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F5

Preview current layout

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↑  Shift + F4

Debug from first layout

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↑  Shift + F5

Debug current layout

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Alt + Preview

button to start an additional preview

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Alt + 4

Start additional preview from first layout

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Alt + 5

Start additional preview from current layout

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F6

Export project

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F9

Reload all script files from disk (only available when saved as project folder)

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Del

Delete selected item(s)

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F2

Rename selected item

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⤶ Enter

Edit selected item

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Ctrl +

Add or remove clicked item from selection

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↑  Shift +

Select everything in between the last selected item and the clicked item

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Esc

Cancel drag or placement or event search

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Move to top

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Move to bottom

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 🡒

/ B Back

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 🡒

/ N Next

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Go to next tab to right

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Go to next tab to left

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↑  Shift + S

Go to associated view (switches between Layout View and Event Sheet View)

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Ctrl +

in

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or Ctrl + + Zoom
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Ctrl +

Zoom out

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or Ctrl + +
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↑  Shift

(hold) Increase the zoom rate

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Ctrl + 0

Return to 100% zoom

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+

Move mouse Pan the view

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Space

(hold) Move mouse Pan the view

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Ctrl + E

Go to associated event sheet

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or ↑  Shift + S
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Nudge selected objects 1 pixel. Hold Shift to nudge 10 pixels.

When grid snapping is enabled, nudging moves a whole grid cell at a time. Hold Alt to disable this and nudge 1 pixel again.
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↑  Shift

(while resizing objects) Proportional resize

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↑  Shift

(while rotating objects) Lock to 5 degree increments

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↑  Shift

(while dragging objects) Axis-lock (move along diagonals only)

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Tab +

(on a selected object) Select the next object underneath in the Z order

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Alt

(while moving selection) Disable resize handles, rotation and grid snapping while held.

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Alt

(when selecting an instance) Bypass any container selection.

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Ctrl

(while resizing selection) Resize relative to the object origin

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Tab +

Show the context menu on the current selection rather than the top instance


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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Send to front of layer

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Send to back of layer

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C

Center horizontally in viewport

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T

Align to top of viewport

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⤶ Enter

Wrap selection (to rotate or stretch the selection as a whole)

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W Select container and wrap. For example, select one object in A container of eight objects, press W, then all

eight objects are selected and wrapped.

To paste objects in-place (so they paste at their original positions, instead of relative to the mouse), hold Shift while placing a paste. The full process is: Ctrl + C to copy an object; press Ctrl + V to turn the mouse to a crosshair, hold Shift and click, all objects paste at their original positions (instead of by the mouse) and the mouse returns to a normal cursor.
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Ctrl + R

Start all Live Previews Paid plans only

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Stop all Live Previews Paid plans only

When editing tilemaps using the Tilemap Bar

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1

...to 6 Switch current tool

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X

Flip horizontal

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Y

Flip vertical

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Z

Rotate 90 degrees clockwise

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A

Rotate 90 degrees anti-clockwise

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R

Reset transformations

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↑  Shift +

Select a patch of tiles from the tilemap

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Ctrl

Use the replace whole hierarchy option on the current selection of templates and/or replicas

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or AltGr + [
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Ctrl

Use the modify existing hierarchy option on the current selection of templates and/or replicas

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or AltGr + ]

When editing timelines using the Timeline Bar

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Ctrl

(hold when dragging a cubic bezier anchor point) Also modify the adjacent anchor point if there is any.

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Ctrl + +

Increase text size

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Ctrl + -

Decrease text size

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Ctrl + L

Go to associated layout (if any - event sheets only used via includes have no associated layout)

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or ↑  Shift + S
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Ctrl + Home

Go to top of sheet

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Ctrl + End

Go to bottom of sheet

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F2

Toggle bookmark at selected event

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Ctrl + F2

Go to next bookmark in project

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↑  Shift + F2

Go to previous bookmark in project

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F3

Toggle breakpoint

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Move the selection up and down the event sheet

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or
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Move the selection sideways between Events, Conditions and Actions

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-

Insert event above

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+

Insert event below

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A

Add action

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↑  Shift + A

Add custom action

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B

Add blank subevent

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C

Add condition

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D

Toggle selected items disabled

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E

Add event below

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↑  Shift + E

Add event above

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F

Add function

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G

Add group

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I

Invert selected conditions

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J

Add script (script block if event selected, or script action if action selected)

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↑  Shift + J

Add script action (regardless of selection)

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N

Add include

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P

Add parameter to function

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R

Replace object

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Q

Add comment (block comment if event selected, or action comment if action selected)

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↑  Shift + Q

Add action comment (regardless of selection)

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S

Add subevent

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V

Add variable

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X

Add 'Else' event following selected event

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Y

Toggle 'Or' block

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F4

In the Parameters Dialog, press F4 to toggle the Expressions Dictionary.

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B

Brush tool

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E

Eraser tool

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F

Fill tool

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I

Color picker tool

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L

Line tool

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N

Pencil tool

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R

Rectangle tool

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S

Rectangle select tool

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T

Ellipse tool

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↑  Shift + I

Image points tool

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↑  Shift + P

Collision polygon tool

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C

Clear image

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Ctrl + E

Export image

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Ctrl + M

Mirror image

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Ctrl + F

Flip image

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Ctrl + R

Rotate image clockwise

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Ctrl + L

Rotate image anti-clockwise

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Alt + C

Crop image

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Alt + R

Resize image

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Ctrl + B

Toggle background color

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Ctrl + G

Toggle grid

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↑  Shift + O

Toggle onion skin Paid plans only

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Ctrl + 1

Zoom to fit

Quick assign origin and image points

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Num 1

Bottom left

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or End
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Num 2

Bottom

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Num 3

Bottom right

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or Page Down

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Program information

Program name: Construct 3 Construct 3 (Productivity)

How easy to press shortcuts: 84%

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Updated: Updated program information. (3 updates.) 06.05.2025 8:58:02 Shortcut translations added.
06.05.2025 8:58:33 Updated program information.
06.05.2025 8:58:57 Updated program information.

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