Keyboard shortcuts
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Below is a list of all the keyboard shortcuts and modifiers available in Balsamiq.
Note: Some of these shortcuts do not work in our web versions, depending on which browser and operating system you are using.
Working with UI elements |
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Selection |
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| Edit the selected UI element's text | ENTER or F2 |
| Add to selection | SHIFT+Click |
| Toggle selection | CTRL+Click |
| Select All | CTRL+A |
| Deselect All | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Ignore UI element(s) under cursor | Hold ALT |
Size/Position |
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| Resize maintaining aspect ratio | Hold SHIFT while resizing with mouse |
| Move selection along horizontal or vertical axis | Hold SHIFT while dragging |
| Disable snapping during move or resize | Hold CTRL |
| Grow/Increase text or icon size | CTRL+] |
| Shrink/Decrease text or icon size | CTRL+[ |
| Nudge selection 1px | ↑↓←→ |
| Nudge selection 10px | SHIFT+↑↓←→ |
| Nudge-Resize selection 1px | CTRL+ALT+↑↓←→ |
| Nudge-Resize selection 10px | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+↑↓←→ |
| Auto-Size selection | CTRL+ALT+0 |
| Pan the canvas (Hand tool) | SPACE BAR+Click and drag |
| Bring to front | CTRL+SHIFT+↑ |
| Send to back | CTRL+SHIFT+↓ |
| Bring forward | CTRL+↑ |
| Send backward | CTRL+↓ |
| Duplicate selection | ALT+drag |
Edit/History |
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| Undo last command | CTRL+Z |
| Redo last command | CTRL+Y or CTRL+SHIFT+Z |
| Cut the selected UI elements | CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
| Copy the selected UI elements | CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
| Paste | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
| Paste In Place | CTRL+SHIFT+V |
| Delete the selected UI elements | DELETE or BACKSPACE |
| Duplicate the selected UI elements | CTRL+D |
| Lock the selected UI elements | CTRL+2 |
| Unlock all locked UI elements | CTRL+3 |
| Transform the selected UI elements | CTRL+ALT+T |
| Find | CTRL+F |
| Find and replace | CTRL+ALT+F |
Group |
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| Group the selected UI elements | CTRL+G |
| Ungroup the selected groups | CTRL+SHIFT+G |
Align |
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| Align selected UI elements left | CTRL+ALT+1 |
| Align selected UI elements center | CTRL+ALT+2 |
| Align selected UI elements right | CTRL+ALT+3 |
| Align selected UI elements top | CTRL+ALT+4 |
| Align selected UI elements middle | CTRL+ALT+5 |
| Align selected UI elements bottom | CTRL+ALT+6 |
Working with Icons |
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| Navigating the suggestion list | ↑↓←→ |
| Using the selected icon | ENTER |
| Closing the icons library | ESC |
| Closing the suggestion list | ESC |
| Grow/Increase icon size | CTRL+] |
| Shrink/Decrease icon size | CTRL+[ |
Working with Text |
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| Start Editing text of the selected UI element | ENTER or F2 |
| Committing the current text | ENTER (single-line UI elements), CTRL+ENTER (multi-line UI elements) or click anywhere |
| Ignoring the current edit | ESC |
| Grow/increase text size | CTRL+] |
| Shrink/decrease text size | CTRL+[ |
Special Text Macros |
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| Lorem-Ipsum generator | type lorem in a Text or Text Area element. |
| Show the current wireframe name | type {mockup-name} in a Label, Text, Title or Subtitle element. |
Search |
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| Sending focus to search | / (forward slash) or + (plus sign) |
| Navigating the suggestion list | ↑↓ |
| Closing the suggestion list | ESC |
| Sending focus back to the canvas | ESC |
| Add UI element at cursor position | SHIFT+ENTER |
Drawing UI elements |
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| Learn more about drawing UI elements here | |
| Draw a rectangle on the canvas | R+drag |
| Draw a block of text on the canvas | T+drag |
| Draw a line of text on the canvas | Y+drag |
| Draw an image on the canvas | I+drag |
| Draw an arrow on the canvas | A+drag |
Project Actions |
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| New blank wireframe | CTRL+N |
| Duplicate current wireframe | CTRL+SHIFT+N |
| New project | CTRL+ALT+N |
| Open project | CTRL+O |
| Save as... | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
| Rename wireframe | F2 or CTRL+ALT+R |
| Close current project | CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
| Export | CTRL+E |
| Export to PDF | CTRL+P |
| Export to PNG | CTRL+R |
| Export snapshot to clipboard | CTRL+SHIFT+C |
| Quit the Balsamiq editor | CTRL+Q |
| Next wireframe | CTRL+TAB (Windows) ⌘+PAGE DOWN or fn+⌘+↓ (Mac) |
| Previous wireframe | CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Windows) ⌘+PAGE UP or fn+⌘+↑ (Mac) |
| Top of wireframe | HOME (Windows) fn+SHIFT+↑ (Mac) |
| Bottom of wireframe | END (Windows) fn+SHIFT+↓ (Mac) |
Views |
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| Hide/show the UI library | CTRL+L or CTRL+F1 |
| Hide/show the Inspector | CTRL+; or ALT+ENTER |
| Hide/show the Comments panel | CTRL+. |
| Hide/show the Navigator panel | CTRL+J |
| Back to wireframes (From components/assets) | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Zoom in | CTRL++ (plus sign) or CTRL+scroll mouse |
| Zoom out | CTRL+- (minus sign) or CTRL+scroll mouse |
| Zoom to actual size | CTRL+1 |
| Zoom to fit | CTRL+0 |
Fullscreen |
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| Enter Full Screen view | CTRL+SHIFT+F or F5 |
| Exit Full Screen view | ESC |
| Edit current wireframe | e |
| Hide/show settings panel | s |
| Hide/show Navigator | j | Hide/show notes | n | Hide/show comments | c |
| Hide/show link hints | l |
| Hide/show big arrow cursor | b |
| Zoom | z |
| Pan canvas | Click+drag |
| Next wireframe | Page Down (Windows) ⌥ Option+↓ (Mac) |
| Previous wireframe | Page Up (Windows) ⌥ Option+↑ (Mac) |
| Back | ← |
| Forward | → |