These work in Advanced mode, whenever you're not typing in a box. On a Mac use ⌘ wherever the table says Ctrl.
The essentials
| Do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Save | Ctrl S |
| Undo | Ctrl Z |
| Redo | Ctrl Shift Z or Ctrl Y |
| Delete the selection | Delete or Backspace |
| Duplicate the selection | Ctrl D |
| Copy / paste | Ctrl C / Ctrl V |
| Select everything on the slide | Ctrl A |
| Clear the selection | Esc |
Paste works across slides, so Ctrl C on one slide and Ctrl V on another is the quickest way to reuse a styled layer.
Moving and arranging
| Do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Nudge one pixel | ← → ↑ ↓ |
| Nudge ten pixels | Shift + an arrow |
| Bring forward / send backward | Ctrl ] / Ctrl [ |
| Bring to front / send to back | Ctrl Shift ] / Ctrl Shift [ |
| Group / ungroup | Ctrl G / Ctrl Shift G |
| Lock or unlock | Ctrl L |
Hold Shift while dragging a photo's corner handle to flip its aspect-ratio lock — so a locked photo resizes freely, and a free one keeps its shape.
Typing on the canvas
Double-click a text layer to edit it in place. While you're in it:
| Do this | Press |
|---|---|
| New line | Enter |
| Finish editing | Ctrl Enter |
| Abandon your changes and finish | Esc |
| Bold / italic the selected words | Ctrl B / Ctrl I |
Enter adds a line, it doesn't finish. People press it expecting to commit and end up with a stray blank line in the headline. Ctrl Enter is the one that finishes.
Cropping
Double-click a photo to enter crop, then:
| Do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Apply the crop | Enter |
| Cancel | Esc |
Undo knows where you are
Ctrl Z in a sidebar field — the Content box, a size field — undoes your typing in that field, the way it does in any form. On the canvas, with nothing focused, it undoes your last change to the design. Click the canvas first if you mean the design.
What isn't a shortcut
Zoom is the − and + controls at the bottom right of the canvas, with Fit to see the whole slide. Export, Schedule and the export history are buttons in the top bar. And there's no autosave — Ctrl S is doing real work, so use it often. If you close a tab with unsaved changes the browser warns you once; click through it and the changes are gone.
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