========================= Sketch keyboard shortcuts ========================= First published at 11/12/2018 on https://defkey.com/sketch-shortcuts Sketch is a paid graphics editor for Apple macOS, developed by Bohemian Coding. It was first released on September 2010 and won an Apple Design Award in 2012. Sketch has 127 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Zooming and navigating ---------------------- Space + Move the mouse + Left click Pan Canvas Cmd + + Zoom in Cmd + - Zoom out Cmd + 0 Zoom to 100% Cmd + 1 Zoom to all elements on Canvas Cmd + 2 Zoom to selected layer(s) Cmd + 3 Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas Z + Left click + Move the mouse Zoom to area Cmd + . Enter presentation mode Fn + Right arrow Select next Artboard Fn + Left arrow Select previous Artboard Fn + Up arrow Previous page Fn + Down arrow Next page Inserting layers ---------------- R Rectangle O Oval T Text tool A Artboard tool S Slice tool Shift + Cmd + V Paste over selection Option + Left click + Move the mouse When inserting a layer, draw shape from center Shift + Left click + Move the mouse When inserting a layer, lock ratio of shape Space + Left click + Move the mouse Move newly drawn layer before confirming it Selecting layers ---------------- Option + Left click + Move the mouse Selects layer within drag bounds Double click (double click layer) Select grouped layer Cmd + Left click (click layer) Select layer within group Option + Left click (click layer) Select an obscured layer Shift + Cmd + A Select all Artboards Shift + Left click Add layer to selection/deselect layer in Canvas Shift + Cmd + Left click Add layer from group to selection in Canvas Tab Select next layer in group Shift + Tab Select previous layer in group Enter Selects layer inside group Esc Selects parent group Moving and resizing layers -------------------------- Option + Move the mouse (hover mouse) Display distance between other layers Option (resize while holding) Resize from center Shift (resize while holding) Constrain proportions Cmd + D Duplicate Option + Move the mouse + Left click Duplicate Shift + Move the mouse + Left click Constrain move Cmd + Move the mouse + Left click Disable smart guides Option + Cmd + Move the mouse + Left click Lock drag to selection Arrow keys Nudge position by 1px Shift + Arrow keys Nudge position by 10px Cmd + Right arrow Expand by 1 px Cmd + Down arrow Expand by 1 px Cmd + Left arrow Contract by 1 px Cmd + Up arrow Contract by 1 px Shift + Cmd + Right arrow Expand by 10 px Shift + Cmd + Down arrow Expand by 10 px Shift + Cmd + Left arrow Contract by 10 px Shift + Cmd + Up arrow Contract by 10 px Shift + K Scale layer Editing layers -------------- Enter Edit layer Esc Finish editing Option + Cmd + C Copy style Option + Cmd + V Paste style F Toggle fill B Toggle border Control + C Activate color picker [0 - 9] Set layer opacity Ctrl + Cmd + M Use as mask Cmd + Esc Return to instance Del Delete layer Text editing ------------ Option + Shift + Cmd + V Paste as rich text Option + Cmd + + Increase font size Option + Cmd + - Decrease font size Control + Option + L Increase character spacing Control + Option + T Decrease character spacing Shif + tCommand + { Align left Shift + Cmd + | Align center Shift + Cmd + } Align right Shift + Cmd + O Convert to outlines Shift + Enter Insert a line break Arranging layers ---------------- Cmd + G Group selection Cmd + R Rename layer Shift + Cmd + G Ungroup Option + Cmd + Up arrow Bring forward Ctrl + Option + Cmd + Up arrow Bring to front Option + Cmd + Down arrow Send backward Ctrl + Option + Cmd + Down arrow Send to back Option + Shift + Cmd + Up arrow Move up out of group/artboard Ctrl + Cmd + H Distribute horizontally Ctrl + Cmd + V Distribute vertically Option + Left click (click Align buttons) Align layer to Artboard Shift + Cmd + H Hide/show layer Shift + Cmd + L Lock/unlock layer Exporting layers ---------------- Shift + Cmd + E Export layer Move the mouse + Left click (Drag a layer/thumbnail to Desktop) Export asset Move the mouse + Left click (Drag a layer/thumbnail to Canvas) Insert flattened duplicate / (in layer name) Include folder in export Display ------- Cmd + . Toggle Presentation mode (hides everything except the canvas) Control + Cmd + F Toggle full-screen mode Cmd + M Minimize window Option + Cmd + T Toggle toolbar visibility Option + Cmd + 1 Toggle Layer List visibility Option + Cmd + 2 Toggle Inspector visibility Option + Cmd + 3 Toggle Layer List and Inspector visibility General ------- Cmd + S Save document. Once you save your Sketch document, Mac will auto-save the file continuously. This can be turned off from Sketch > Preferences > General or Cmd + , Cmd + Option + Shift + S Save document copy as Cmd + F Find layer by name Cmd + C Copy layer Cmd + V Paste layer Left click + Cmd + Shift + V Paste in place Option + Cmd + C Copy layer style Option + Cmd + V Paste layer style Cmd + , Open Preferences window Spell checker and dictation --------------------------- Enter Text edit mode Double click (double click on text layer) Text edit mode Cmd + ; Check spelling. Use this shortcut multiple time to check spelling of each word. Misspelled words will be shown as highlighted Shift + Cmd + ; Show spelling and grammar pane (in text edit mode) Fn then Fn In text edit mode, you can dictate text instead of typing. This requires downloading "Enhanced Dictation" whichis about 1,2GB Symbols -------   Symbols allows you to reuse elements easily between Artboards and Pages. Cmd + Shift + C Create Symbols (Custom Shortcut) Left click + Enter Go to Master Symbol Cmd + Esc Return to Last Symbol Instance Fn + Up arrow / Down arrow Next or Previous Page. If you Choose to Send Symbol to "Symbols" Page, you can use these shortcuts to navigate between your Pages Vector points ------------- V Vector tool Shift (hold) Draw Straight Lines. With the active Vector Tool, you can create a new point aligned at 45° angles to the previous point 1 Straight line 2 Mirrored 3 Disconnected 4 Asymmetric Enter Shape Edit Mode Double click Shape Edit Mode Shift + Left click Select Multiple Points Tab Next Point Alt Show Only Selected Point Cmd (hold) Snap to Middle Point. Click on a line between two points, Sketch will insert the point exactly in the middle of the line Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.