Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is a list of available shortcuts. You can change these shortcuts and define new ones using the Window > Preferences > General > Keys preferences page. Open this page and then type WireframeSketcher in the filter field to list all the available actions. Mac OS X users, please also read the Keyboard Shortcuts on Mac OS X section.

Editing
Ctrl+Z Undo last operation
Ctrl+Y Redo last undone operation
Ctrl+C Copy selection. Follow by a Ctrl+V to duplicate the selection. Use Ctrl+D to duplicate with a single keystroke.
Ctrl+X Cut selection
Ctrl+V Paste the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste in Place. Pasted widgets are placed at their original coordinates.
Ctrl+D Duplicate selected widgets. You can move duplicated widgets and then duplicate them again to create a new copy at the same offset.
Del Delete selection
Ctrl+G Group selected widgets
Ctrl+Shift+G Ungroup selected group
Ctrl+L Lock/Unlock selected widgets
Ctrl+Space Quick add
Ctrl+B Toggle bold style
Ctrl+I Toggle italic style
Ctrl+U Toggle underline style
Ctrl+] or Ctrl+> Increase font size
Ctrl+[ or Ctrl+< Decrease font size
Ctrl+Alt+0 Reset font size to default
Ctrl+Shift+F Bring selected widget to front
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F Bring selected widget one level forward
Ctrl+Shift+B Send selected widget to back
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+B Send selected widget one level backward
Ctrl+Shift+D Detach selected components
Ctrl+R Show/Hide rulers
Ctrl+’ Show/Hide grid
Inline Text Editing
Enter, Ctrl+Enter, F2 or double-click Edit the text of the selected widget
Esc Cancel current edit
Enter Commit current edit
Ctrl+Enter Commit current edit for widgets with multiline text
Ctrl+Space Insert an icon
Shift+Enter Insert a \n multi-line separator
Moving and Resizing
Arrows Nudge selection by 1px
Shift+Arrows Nudge selection by 10px
Ctrl+Arrows Nudge resize selection by 1px
Ctrl+Shift+Arrows Nudge resize selection by 10px
Esc Cancel current move/resize operation
Holding Alt Disable snapping
Holding Ctrl Centered resize
Holding Shift Constrained move or resize. Move horizontally, vertically or on a diagonal. Resize while keeping the aspect ratio.
. and > Cycle between resize/move handles. Once selected a handle use arrows to move/resize.
Selection
Shift+Click Add to selection
Ctrl+Click Toggle selected state of a widget
Ctrl+Drag Duplicate selected widgets using mouse. You can duplicate duplicated widgets again at the same offset using Ctrl+D.
Ctrl+A Select all widgets
F3 Activate selection tool
F4 Activate marquee tool
Zoom
Ctrl++ Zoom In
Ctrl+- Zoom Out
Ctrl+1 Actual Size
Ctrl+0 Zoom to Fit
Ctrl+MouseWheel Zoom In and Zoom Out
Other
Ctrl+N Create new project/folder/screen/storyboard
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+Shift+I Export to image
Ctrl+Shift+P Export to PDF
Ctrl+Shift+O Share Online
Ctrl+Shift+C Export image to clipboard
F5 Launch full-screen presentation mode
Alt+Enter Open widget’s properties
Space+Drag Scroll around using panning mode
MouseWheel Vertical scroll
Shift+MouseWheel Horizontal scroll
Ctrl+F6 Next editor
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous editor
Ctrl+Shift+E Switch to editor…
Ctrl+S Save changes
Ctrl+W Close current editor
Ctrl+Shift+W Close all editors
Holding Ctrl+Shift or Ctrl or Alt Activate link mode while dragging screen files. See linking screens.
Storyboard Editor
Ctrl+D Clone selected screen
F3 or Alt+Shift+R Rename selected screen or storyboard
Properties View
Arrows Increment/decrement values by 1 in numeric fields
Ctrl+Arrows Increment/decrement values by 2 in numeric fields
Shift+Arrows Increment/decrement values by 10 in numeric fields
Ctrl+Shift+Arrows Increment/decrement values by 20 in numeric fields
Shift+Enter Resize while keeping the aspect ratio in width and height fields
Palette View
Arrows,Tab,Shift+Tab Navigate around
Letters Jump to widget that starts with the typed letter
Enter Add selected widget
Color Picker
Ctrl+C Copy selected color as HTML hex code
Ctrl+V Paste custom color as HTML hex code or color name
Project Explorer
Ctrl+D Clone selected screen
Ctrl+C Copy selected resources
Ctrl+X Cut selected resources
Ctrl+V Paste resources
F2 Rename selected resource
Presentation Mode
Arrows,N,Page Down,Space Go to next screen
Arrows,P,Page Up,Backspace Go to previous screen
Ctrl+L or L or Shift Toggle link highlighting
Ctrl+A or A Toggle annotations
Spy Plugin
Alt+Shift+F5 Export the wireframe of the current window/dialog into the clipboard

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