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Keyboard shortcuts

Below is a list of all the keyboard shortcuts and modifiers available in Balsamiq Wireframes.

Note: Some of these shortcuts do not work in our web versions, depending on which browser and operating system you are using.

Working with controls
Selection
Edit the selected control's text	`ENTER` or `F2`
Add to selection	`SHIFT`+Click
Toggle selection	`CTRL`+Click
Select All	`CTRL`+`A`
Deselect All	`CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`A`
Ignore control(s) under cursor	Hold `ALT`
Treat/do not treat selection as markup	`CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`K`
Size/Position
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
Undo last command	`CTRL`+`Z`
Redo last command	`CTRL`+`Y` or `CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`Z`
Cut the selected controls	`CTRL`+`X` or `SHIFT`+`DELETE`
Copy the selected controls	`CTRL`+`C` or `CTRL`+`INSERT`
Paste	`CTRL`+`V` or `SHIFT`+`INSERT`
Paste In Place	`CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`V`
Delete the selected controls	`DELETE` or `BACKSPACE`
Duplicate the selected controls	`CTRL`+`D`
Lock the selected controls	`CTRL`+`2`
Unlock all locked controls	`CTRL`+`3`
Transform the selected controls	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`T`
Find	`CTRL`+`F`
Find and replace	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`F`
Group
Group the selected controls	`CTRL`+`G`
Ungroup the selected groups	`CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`G`
Align
Align selected controls left	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`1`
Align selected controls center	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`2`
Align selected controls right	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`3`
Align selected controls top	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`4`
Align selected controls middle	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`5`
Align selected controls bottom	`CTRL`+`ALT`+`6`
Working with icons
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
Start Editing text of the selected control	`ENTER` or `F2`
Committing the current text	`ENTER` (single-line controls), `CTRL`+`ENTER` (multi-line controls) or click anywhere
Ignoring the current edit	`ESC`
Grow/increase text size	`CTRL`+`]`
Shrink/decrease text size	`CTRL`+`[`
Text formatting
italic	_text in underscores_
link	[text in brackets]
link with a target	[text in brackets](wireframe_name) or [text in brackets](website_url)
bold	text in asterisks
disabled	-text in hyphens-
strikethrough	~text in tildes~
font point size	{size:12}text{size}
color (hex value or color name)	{color:#ff0000}text{color} or {color:red}text{color}
To type a literal , , − -, or [] in a control, escape it by prefixing it with a \ (backslash): \, \, −\-, \, [\]
Special text macros
Lorem-Ipsum generator	type lorem in a Text or Text Area control.
Show the current wireframe name	type {mockup-name} in a Label, Text, Title or Subtitle control.
Quick Add
Sending focus to Quick Add	`/` (forward slash) or `+` (plus sign)
Navigating the suggestion list	`↑↓`
Closing the suggestion list	`ESC`
Sending focus back to the canvas	`ESC`
Add control at cursor position	`SHIFT`+`ENTER`
Drawing controls
Learn more about drawing controls 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
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 Wireframes 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
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`
Show/hide markup	`CTRL`+`K`
Back to wireframes (From symbols/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
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`
Hide/show markup	`m`
Zoom	`z`
Pan canvas	Click+drag
Next wireframe	`Page Down` (Windows) `⌥ Option`+`↓` (Mac)
Previous wireframe	`Page Up` (Windows) `⌥ Option`+`↑` (Mac)
Back	`←`
Forward	`→`

Balsamiq Cloud documentation

Keyboard shortcuts

Working with controls

Selection

Size/Position

Edit/History

Group

Align

Working with icons

Working with text

Text formatting

Special text macros

Quick Add

Drawing controls

Project actions

Views

Fullscreen