Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator for your daily tools

Build one printable page from the shortcuts you actually use. Choose your apps, keep the platform you work on, and trim the groups until the sheet fits the work in front of you.

The preview is the thing you will print. Each app keeps its name and each group keeps its task heading, so a key such as Ctrl+P still makes sense when several apps share the same paper.

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Canva
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1 apps, 123 shortcuts

Canva keyboard shortcuts

Canva · Windows, macOS

ActionWindowsmacOS
Basic editing and navigation
UndoCtrl ZCmd Z
RedoCtrl Y or Ctrl Shift ZCmd Y
SaveCtrl SCmd S
Select allCtrl ACmd A
Show or hide the sidebarCtrl /Cmd /
Add textTT
Add a rectangleRR
Add a lineLL
Add a curved lineShift \Not documented
Add a circleCC
Add a linkCtrl KCmd K
Add a sticky noteSNot documented
Add an emoji in Canva Docs or commentsWin ;Shift ;
Add an empty pageCtrl EnterCmd Return
Delete an empty pageCtrl BackspaceCmd Delete
Move focus to the toolbarCtrl F1Cmd F1
Skip focus to the canvasCtrl F2Cmd F2
Open Quick actions/ or Ctrl E/ or Cmd E
Show LayersAlt 1Not documented
Lock guidesAlt Ctrl ;Not documented
Go to the comment on the selected elementAlt Ctrl JNot documented
Go to a pageAlt Ctrl GNot documented
Add a page breakCtrl EnterNot documented
Toggle durationAlt DNot documented
PrintCtrl PNot documented
Move to the next editor surfaceCtrl F6Not documented
Move to the previous editor surfaceShift Ctrl F6Not documented
Move focus to the side panelCtrl F3Not documented
Elements
Delete selected elementsBackspace or DeleteDelete
Duplicate selected elementsCtrl DNot documented
Group selected elementsCtrl GCmd G
Ungroup selected elementsCtrl Shift GCmd Shift G
Lock the selected elementAlt Shift LOption Shift L
Justify elements at the same levelCtrl Shift JCmd Shift J
Move selected elements forwardCtrl ]Cmd ]
Move selected elements backwardCtrl [Cmd [
Move selected elements to the frontAlt Ctrl ]Option Cmd ]
Move selected elements to the backAlt Ctrl [Option Cmd [
Tidy up selected elementsAlt Shift TShift Cmd T
Select the next elementTabTab
Select the previous elementShift TabShift Tab
Move selected elements left by a small stepLeftLeft
Move selected elements right by a small stepRightRight
Move selected elements up by a small stepUpUp
Move selected elements down by a small stepDownDown
Move selected elements left by a large stepShift LeftShift Left
Move selected elements right by a large stepShift RightShift Right
Move selected elements up by a large stepShift UpShift Up
Move selected elements down by a large stepShift DownShift Down
Rotate selected elements left by a small stepAlt ,,
Rotate selected elements right by a small stepAlt ..
Rotate selected elements left by a large stepAlt Shift ,Shift ,
Rotate selected elements right by a large stepAlt Shift .Shift .
Resize selected elements left by a small stepCtrl LeftCmd Left
Resize selected elements right by a small stepCtrl RightCmd Right
Resize selected elements up by a small stepCtrl UpCmd Up
Resize selected elements down by a small stepCtrl DownCmd Down
Resize selected elements left by a large stepShift Ctrl LeftShift Cmd Left
Resize selected elements right by a large stepShift Ctrl RightShift Cmd Right
Resize selected elements up by a large stepShift Ctrl UpShift Cmd Up
Resize selected elements down by a large stepShift Ctrl DownShift Cmd Down
Text
Open the font menuShift Ctrl FShift Cmd F
Find and replaceCtrl FCmd F
Bold textCtrl BCmd B
Italicize textCtrl ICmd I
Underline textCtrl UCmd U
Strikethrough textShift Ctrl SNot documented
Apply subscriptCtrl ,Not documented
Apply superscriptCtrl .Not documented
Change text to uppercaseShift Ctrl KShift Cmd K
Align text leftShift Ctrl LShift Cmd L
Align text centerShift Ctrl CShift Cmd C
Align text rightShift Ctrl RShift Cmd R
Decrease font size by oneShift Ctrl ,Shift Cmd ,
Increase font size by oneShift Ctrl .Shift Cmd .
Decrease line spacingAlt Ctrl DownOption Cmd Down
Increase line spacingAlt Ctrl UpOption Cmd Up
Decrease letter spacingAlt Ctrl ,Option Cmd ,
Increase letter spacingAlt Ctrl .Option Cmd .
Anchor text to the topCtrl Shift HCmd Shift H
Anchor text to the middleCtrl Shift MCmd Shift M
Anchor text to the bottomCtrl Shift BCmd Shift B
Create a numbered listCtrl Shift 7Cmd Shift 7
Create a bulleted listCtrl Shift 8Cmd Shift 8
Create a checklistCtrl Shift 9Not documented
Copy text styleAlt Ctrl COption Cmd C
Paste text styleAlt Ctrl VOption Cmd V
Apply Body text style in Canva DocsCtrl Shift 0Not documented
Apply Title style in Canva DocsCtrl Shift 1Not documented
Apply Subtitle style in Canva DocsCtrl Shift 2Not documented
Video, zoom, and page view
Play or pause videoSpaceSpace
Mute or unmute videoMM
Loop videoNot documentedOption Cmd L
Zoom inCtrl +Cmd +
Zoom outCtrl -Cmd -
Zoom to actual sizeCtrl 0Cmd 0
Zoom to fitAlt Ctrl 0Option Cmd 0
Zoom to fillShift Ctrl 0Shift Cmd 0
Show rulers and guidesShift RShift R
Use scrolling viewAlt Ctrl 1Option Cmd 1
Use thumbnail viewAlt Ctrl 2Option Cmd 2
Use grid viewAlt Ctrl 3Option Cmd 3
Enter presentation modeAlt Ctrl POption Cmd P
Comments
Add a commentAlt Ctrl NOption Cmd N
Add an emoji to a commentShift ;Shift ;
Start a new line in a commentEnter or Shift EnterEnter or Shift Enter
Submit a commentNot documentedCmd Return
Canva desktop app for Mac
Quit the Canva appNot documentedCmd Q
Reload the Canva appNot documentedCmd R
Enter full-screen modeNot documentedCtrl Cmd F
Close the current tabNot documentedCmd W
Select the next tabNot documentedOption Cmd Right
Select the previous tabNot documentedOption Cmd Left
Reopen the last closed tabNot documentedCmd Shift T
Create a new designNot documentedCmd T
Switch to design tab 1 through 8Not documentedCmd 1-8
Switch to the last tabNot documentedCmd 9
Open SettingsNot documentedCmd ,
Open the Home pageNot documentedCmd Shift H
Zoom in the app interfaceNot documentedCmd Shift +
Zoom out the app interfaceNot documentedCmd Shift -
Reset app interface scalingNot documentedShift Cmd 0
Close the current windowNot documentedShift Cmd W

Build a sheet for the work you actually do

A useful cheat sheet is smaller than the reference it came from. Pick the apps that share your desk, keep the platform you are using, and remove groups that belong to a job you do not do. A focused page has a chance of staying beside the keyboard instead of becoming another document you never open.

If you move between a terminal, an editor, and a browser, make one sheet for that loop. If you are learning one app, select only its groups and give yourself a page you can glance at without hunting through unrelated commands.

Choose the platform before you print

Windows, macOS, and Linux often share the action but change the modifier. Keep all platforms when the sheet is for a shared desk or a team. Choose one platform when you want a quieter page and know which keyboard will be in front of you.

Some applications also use terminal settings, editor modes, or custom keymaps. The sheet keeps the documented default rows from this reference. It does not rewrite them for a personal binding file.

Read the paper as a task list

Each app keeps its own name and each group keeps its task heading. That matters when several apps share keys such as Ctrl+P or Cmd+K. The action beside the keys tells you which app context gives the combination its meaning.

The live preview is the document that prints. If you remove an app, platform, or group, the count and the paper change with it. Groups that have no shortcut for the selected platform disappear from the sheet rather than leaving an empty heading behind.

What this sheet does not promise

This generator does not discover shortcuts from your installed apps, inspect custom bindings, or turn undocumented actions into guesses. It prints the rows in the stack127 keyboard reference for the choices you made. For a full app page, including notes about modes and sequences, use the keyboard shortcuts directory.

Keep the first version deliberately short

Start with the keys that remove a repeated interruption today. When those become ordinary, make a second sheet or add another group. The point is to put the next useful action near your hand, not to turn every documented shortcut into homework.

Your selections stay in this browser while you build the sheet. Printing uses the browser's own print dialog, so the final paper follows the page you can see here.