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Affinity Designer Shortcuts

Affinity Designer keyboard shortcuts for vector design, node editing and layer management. v2

Source: Official documentation · Dataset date 2026-06

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Cheat sheet guide

Affinity Designer shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 40 searchable Affinity Designer keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Tools, Editing, Arrange, View, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

  • Move toolV
  • UndoCtrlZ
  • Bring forwardCtrl]
  • Zoom inCtrl=
  • Node toolA
  • Pen toolP

Tools

13 shortcuts
Move tool
V
Node tool
A
Pen tool
P
Pencil tool
N
Vector brush tool
B
Rectangle tool
M
Ellipse tool
L
Text tool
T
Zoom tool
Z
Crop tool
C
Fill tool
G
Eyedropper / colour picker
I
Pan / hand tool
HSpace
Space

Editing

12 shortcuts
Undo
CtrlZ
Ctrl+Z · Cmd+Z
Redo
CtrlY
Ctrl+Y · Cmd+Y
Cut
CtrlX
Ctrl+X · Cmd+X
Copy
CtrlC
Ctrl+C · Cmd+C
Paste
CtrlV
Ctrl+V · Cmd+V
Paste in place
CtrlAltV
Ctrl+Alt+V · Cmd+Opt+V
Duplicate
CtrlJ
Ctrl+J · Cmd+J
Delete
Delete
Delete
Select all
CtrlA
Ctrl+A · Cmd+A
Deselect
Esc
Esc
Group
CtrlG
Ctrl+G · Cmd+G
Ungroup
CtrlShiftG
Ctrl+Shift+G · Cmd+Shift+G

Arrange

7 shortcuts
Bring forward
Ctrl]
Ctrl+] · Cmd+]
Send backward
Ctrl[
Ctrl+[ · Cmd+[
Bring to front
CtrlShift]
Ctrl+Shift+] · Cmd+Shift+]
Send to back
CtrlShift[
Ctrl+Shift+[ · Cmd+Shift+[
Flip horizontal
CtrlShiftH
Ctrl+Shift+H · Cmd+Shift+H
Flip vertical
CtrlShiftV
Ctrl+Shift+V · Cmd+Shift+V
Lock object
CtrlL
Ctrl+L · Cmd+L

View

8 shortcuts
Zoom in
Ctrl=
Ctrl+= · Cmd+=
Zoom out
Ctrl-
Ctrl+- · Cmd+-
Zoom to fit
Ctrl0
Ctrl+0 · Cmd+0
Zoom 100%
Ctrl1
Ctrl+1 · Cmd+1
Toggle grid
Ctrl'
Ctrl+' · Cmd+'
Toggle snapping
Ctrl;
Ctrl+; · Cmd+;
Toggle rulers
CtrlR
Ctrl+R · Cmd+R
Export document
CtrlAltShiftS
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S · Cmd+Opt+Shift+S

Frequently asked questions

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Which operating systems are included for Affinity Designer?

This reference includes shortcuts for Windows · macOS. Availability depends on the action and app version.

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