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Principle keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 4/26/2021 on https://defkey.com/principle-shortcuts

Principle is a Mac application to design animated and interactive user
interfaces.

Principle has 41 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Layers
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R                       Add rectangle
Alt + R                 Add rectangle as child
T                       Add text
Alt + T                 Add text as child
A                       Add artboard
Cmd + G                 Group
Cmd + Shift + G         Ungroup
Shift + Cmd + ]         Bring to front
Cmd + ]                 Bring forward
Cmd + [                 Send backward
Shift + Cmd + [         Send to back


Editing
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Arrow keys              Nudge
Shift + Arrow keys      Big nudge
Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag handle) Rotate
Cmd + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag handle) Rotate in 15 degree increments
Cmd + D                 Duplicate
Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Duplicate and move
Cmd + R                 Rename layer


Canvas navigation
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Space + Left click + Move the mouse Pan
Z + Left click          Zoom in
Alt + Z + Left click    Zoom out
Alt + Space + Left click + Move the mouse Continuous zoom
Cmd + =                 Zoom in
Cmd + -                 Zoom out
Cmd + 1                 Zoom all
Cmd + 2                 Zoom selection
Cmd + 3                 Center selection
Cmd + 0                 Actual size


Driver navigation
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Space + Left click + Move the mouse Pan
Z + Left click          Zoom in
Alt + Z + Left click    Zoom out
Alt + Space + Left click + Move the mouse Continuous zoom


Animate navigation
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Space + Left click + Move the mouse Pan


Selection
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Esc                     Select parent
Enter                   Select child
Tab                     Select next sibling
Shift + Tab             Select previous sibling
Cmd + A                 Select all siblings


Preview
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W                       Rewind prototype
Ctrl + V                Start recording video
Ctrl + Alt + V          Start recording video without cursor

Source: principleformac.com


Last modified on (UTC): Monday, April 26, 2021
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