Keyboard Commands and Gestures

Application Keyboard Commands

Action	Windows	Chrome OS	Mac
Go to the project list	alt+g	alt+g	option+g
Go to the help	alt+h	alt+h	option+h
Go to the students page (teachers only)	alt+k	alt+k	option+k
Go to the settings page (teachers only)	alt+j	alt+j	option+j
Close dialogs without saving changes	Esc	Esc	Esc

Project List Keyboard Commands

Action	Windows	Chrome OS	Mac
New	alt+n	alt+n	option+n
Search	alt+s	alt+s	option+s

Editor Keyboard Commands

Action	Windows	Chrome OS	Mac
Undo	ctrl+z	ctrl+z	⌘+z
Redo	ctrl+shift+z	ctrl+shift+z	⌘+shift+z
Copy the selection	ctrl+c	ctrl+c	⌘+c
Cut the selection	ctrl+x	ctrl+x	⌘+x
Paste from the clipboard	ctrl+v	ctrl+v	⌘+v
Print the project	ctrl+p	ctrl+p	⌘+p
Go to the next page	alt+period	alt+period	option+period
Go to the previous page	alt+comma	alt+comma	option+comma
Add a text object	alt+t	alt+t	option+t
Add an image	alt+i	alt+i	option+i
Add a video	alt+v	alt+v	option+v
Add a page	alt+p	alt+p	option+p
Start a slide show	alt+/	alt+/	option+/
Open the File menu	alt+1	alt+1	option+1
Make a selected image smaller	alt+-	alt+-	option+-
Make a selected image larger	alt+=	alt+=	option+=
Move the selected object behind another object	alt+[	alt+[	option+[
Move the selected object behind all other objects	alt+shift+[	alt+shift+[	option+shift+[
Move the selected object in front of another object	alt+]	alt+]	option+]
Move the selected object in front of all other objects	alt+shift+]	alt+shift+]	option+shift+]
Rotate a selected image to the left	ctrl+left arrow	ctrl+left arrow	⌘+left arrow
Rotate a selected image to the right	ctrl+right arrow	ctrl+right arrow	⌘+right arrow
Set the focus on the active tool on the tool palette	alt+a	alt+a	option+a
Set the focus on the page	alt+s	alt+s	option+s
Set the focus on the toolbar	alt+f	alt+f	option+f
In Mind Mapping, make a new text object while typing	shift+enter	shift+enter	shift+enter

Editor Gestures

Action	All Systems
Pan when zoomed	Three-finger drag or alt+drag
Zoom in or out	Pinch In/Out

Presentation Keyboard Commands

Action	Windows	Chrome OS	Mac
Go to the next page	alt+period or Right Arrow	alt+period or Right Arrow	option+period or Right Arrow
Go to the previous page	alt+comma or Left Arrow	alt+comma or Left Arrow	option+comma or Left Arrow
Go to the first page	Home or Up Arrow	Home or Up Arrow	Home or Up Arrow
Go to the last page	End or Down Arrow	End or Down Arrow	End or Down Arrow
Jump to pages 2-9	alt+ 2 through 9	alt+ 2 through 9	option+ 2 through 9
Jump to page 10	alt+0	alt+0	option+0
Jump to page 11	alt+1	alt+1	option+1
Pause automatic page changes	Spacebar	Spacebar	Spacebar
Exit the presentation	alt+\	alt+\	option+\

Editor Object Modifiers

Action	All Systems
Remove the ratio constraints when scaling objects	shift+drag
Duplicate the selected object	alt+drag
Move the selected object	arrow keys
Select a locked video	shift+click
Select a locked object with a hyperlink	shift+click
Remove the color from an image when gluing	shift+click the Glue button

Editor Paint Modifiers

Action	All Systems
Paint in a straight line	shift+drag with a paint tool
Constrain a painted shape (circle, squares, etc.)	shift+drag with a shape paint tool
Temporarily switch to the eraser	hold the `(tilda) key while the paint brush tool is selected
Temporarily switch out of Coloring Book mode	hold the 1 key while the paint brush or shape tool is selected
Temporarily switch to the Coloring Book outline color	hold the 2 key while the paint brush is selected

Measuring Tool Modifiers

Action	All Systems
Change the measuring tool to white	shift
Move the measuring tool	arrow keys
Rotate the measuring tool to the left	9
Rotate the measuring tool to the right	0