Principle Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 30 keyboard shortcuts in Principle. This application is only available for MacOS.

Layers

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

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Nudge	`(Arrow Keys)`
Big nudge	`Shift` + `(Arrow Keys)`
Duplicate	`Cmd` + `D`
Rename layer	`Cmd` + `R`

Canvas Navigation

Action	Shortcut
Pan	`Space` + `(Drag)`
Zoom in	`Cmd` + `=`
Zoom out	`Cmd` + `-`
Zoom all	`Cmd` + `1`
Zoom selection	`Cmd` + `2`
Center selection	`Cmd` + `3`
View at actual size	`Cmd` + `0`

Selection

Action	Shortcut
Select parent	`Esc`
Select child	`Enter`
Select next sibling	`Tab`
Select previous sibling	`Shift` + `Tab`
Select all siblings	`Cmd` + `A`

Preview

Action	Shortcut
Rewind prototype	`W`
Start recording video	`Ctrl` + `V`
Start recording video without cursor	`Ctrl` + `Opt` + `V`