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Adobe XD Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Visual cheat sheet of 97 keyboard shortcuts in Adobe XD.

Edit Menu Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Undo Cmd + Z Ctrl + Z
Redo Cmd + Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z
Cut Cmd + X Ctrl + X
Copy Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Paste Cmd + V Ctrl + V
Paste Appearance (Design) or Paste Interaction (Prototype) Cmd + Alt + V Ctrl + Alt + V
Duplicate Cmd + D Ctrl + D
Delete Del Del
Select All Cmd + A Ctrl + A
Deselect All Cmd + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + A

File Menu Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
New Cmd + N Ctrl + N
Open… Cmd + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Close Alt + F4 Alt + F4
Save… Cmd + S Ctrl + S
Save As… Cmd + Shift + S Ctrl + Shift + S
Export Batch Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Export Selected Cmd + E Ctrl + E
Import Cmd + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + I

Pen/Path Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Switch to Pen Tool P P
Asymmetric Control Point Alt Alt
Snap Control Point Angle Shift Shift
Snap Anchor Point Angle Shift Shift
Add Cmd + Alt + U Ctrl + Alt + U
Subtract Cmd + Alt + S Ctrl + Alt + S
Intersect Cmd + Alt + I Ctrl + Alt + I
Exclude Overlap Cmd + Alt + X Ctrl + Alt + X
Convert to Path Cmd + 8 Ctrl + 8

Layers (Objects), Groups, and Artboards Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Group Layers Cmd + G Ctrl + G
Ungroup Layers Cmd + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G
Make Component Cmd + K Ctrl + K
Lock/Unlock Layer Cmd + L Ctrl + L
Hide/Show Layer Cmd + , Ctrl + ,
Mask with Shape Cmd + Shift + M Ctrl + Shift + M
Create Repeat Grid Cmd + R Ctrl + R
Change Layer Opacity 1-9 1-9
Show/Hide Artboard Guides Cmd + ; Ctrl + ;
Lock Artboard Guides Cmd + Shift + ; Ctrl + Shift + ;

Alignment Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Left Cmd + Shift + Left Ctrl + Shift + Left
Center (Horizontal) Shift + C Shift + C
Right Cmd + Shift + Right Ctrl + Shift + Right
Top Cmd + Shift + Up Ctrl + Shift + Up
Middle (Vertical) Shift + M Shift + M
Bottom Cmd + Shift + Down Ctrl + Shift + Down

Arrangement Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Bring to Front Cmd + Shift + ] Ctrl + Shift + ]
Bring Forward Cmd + ] Ctrl + ]
Send Backward Cmd + [ Ctrl + [
Send to Back Cmd + Shift + [ Ctrl + Shift + [

Distribution Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Horizontal Cmd + Shift + H Ctrl + Shift + H
Vertical Cmd + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V

Text Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Bold Cmd + B Ctrl + B
Italic Cmd + I Ctrl + I
Increase Font Size Cmd + Shift + . Ctrl + Shift + .
Decrease Font Size Cmd + Shift + , Ctrl + Shift + ,

Operation Menu Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
From Center Alt Alt
Constrain Shift Shift
Edit Text Enter Enter
Constrain Rotation (15 degrees) Shift Shift
Line Constrain Rotation (45 degrees) Shift Shift
Constrain from Center Shift + Alt Shift + Alt
Direct Selection Cmd Ctrl
Switch between Design and Prototype mode Cmd + Tab Ctrl + Tab

Tool Menu Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Select V V
Rectangle R R
Ellipse E E
Polygon Y Y
Line L L
Pen P P
Text T T
Artboard A A
Zoom Z Z
Zoom to Selection Cmd + 3 Ctrl + 3
Eyedropper I I

Interface and Viewing Options Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Zoom In Cmd + + Ctrl + +
Zoom Out Cmd + - Ctrl + -
Zoom to Fit Cmd + 0 Ctrl + 0
Zoom to 100% Cmd + 1 Ctrl + 1
Zoom to 200% Cmd + 2 Ctrl + 2
Pan Space Space
Assets Cmd + Shift + Y Ctrl + Shift + Y
Layers Cmd + Y Ctrl + Y
Show Layout Grid Cmd + Shift + ' Ctrl + Shift + '
Show Square Grid Cmd + ' Ctrl + '
Switch between Design and Prototype mode Cmd + Tab Ctrl + Tab
Increase or Decrease value in field by 1 Up/Down Up/Down
Increase or Decrease value in field by 10 Shift + Up/Down Shift + Up/Down

Design Spec Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Zoom Cmd + +/- Ctrl + +/-
Reset Zoom Cmd + 0 Ctrl + 0
Pan (Arrows) (Arrows)
Faster Pan Shift + (Arrows) Shift + (Arrows)
Go to UX flow view from Spec view Esc Esc
Remove focus from Artboard in UX flow view Esc Esc

Vector Editing Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
Start editing selected vector object Enter Enter
Stop editing selected vector object Esc Esc

Prototyping Keys

Action Mac Shortcut Win Shortcut
View all connections in Prototype mode Cmd + A Ctrl + A
Preview Cmd + Enter Ctrl + Enter
Share Prototype online Cmd + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + E
Navigate Artboards in preview or shared Prototype Left/Right Left/Right