Affinity Publisher Short Key


Action

Key

Select multiple objects

Shift

Select overlapped object

Alt

Reset Selection Box

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Change opacity for selected layer

numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)

Switch between Stroke/Fill color selectors (Color and Swatches panels)

X

Swap Stroke/Fill color selectors

Shift+X

Set No fill on Stroke/Fill color selectors

/(International and selected keyboards only)

Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog

Drag attribute text label

Toggle Snapping

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            Action (Curve drawing) Key
Edit line strokes as you draw                                                         Ctrl                                                       
Creates cusp node (sharp corner) Alt-drag control handle
Snap a line's control handle to 45° intervals Shift-drag control handle
Select next node on a curve ]
Select previous node on a curve [

Action (Transforming)
Key
Move with horizontal, vertical or diagonal constraint                                                   Shift-drag from within object's bounding box
Rotate in 15° intervals Shift-drag rotation/corner handle
Rotate around opposite corner Drag corner handle then hold down right mouse button
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation Esc
Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio Shift-drag from a corner handle
Resize an object from its center Ctrl-drag from a corner handle
Mirror shearing Ctrl-drag
Nudging arrow keys
Nudging (10x measurement units) Shift-arrow keys

Action(File Short Key) Key
New Document                                                                           Ctrl+N                                                     
Open Document Ctrl+O
Close Document/Close App (when no documents open) Ctrl+W
Switch Document/View Ctrl+Tab
Save Ctrl+S
Save As Ctls+Shift+S
Place image Ctrl+Shift+M
Export Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Spread Setup Ctrl+Shift+P
Print Ctrl+P

Action (General and Designer Persona) Key
Move Tool                                                                                   V                                                              
Node Tool A
Artistic and Frame text tools cycle T
Pen tool P
Rectangle, Ellipse, and Rounded Rectangle Tools cycle M
Picture Frame Rectangle Tool F
Fill tool G
Transparency tool Y
Color Picker Tool I
View Tool H
Zoom Tool Z

Action(Edit)

Key
Undo                                                                                            Ctrl+Z                                                     
Redo Ctrl+Y
Paste Style Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste FX Alt+Shift+V
Paste Without Format Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V

Action(Object control) Key
Group                                                                                           Ctrl+G                                                    
Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G
Move to Front Ctrl+Shift+]
Move Forward One Ctrl+]
Move Back One Ctrl+[
Move to Back Ctrl+Shift+[
Duplicate Ctrl+J
Show All Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Lock Ctrl+L
Unlock Ctrl+Shift+L
Unlock All Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Edit Detached Ctrl+Shift+D
Action(Text) Key
Show Character                                                                           Ctrl+T                                                      
Show Typography Ctrl+Shift+T
Spelling Options Ctrl+Shift+;

Action (Navigation)
Key
Moves insertion point one character left Left                                                           
Moves insertion point one character right Right
Moves insertion point to start of word Ctrl+Left
Moves insertion point to end of word Ctrl+Right
Moves insertion point to start of line Home
Moves insertion point to end of line End
Moves insertion point to start of text frame/linked text frames Ctrl+Home
Moves insertion point to end of text frame/linked text frames Ctrl+End
Moves insertion point to start of current paragraph Ctrl+Up
Moves insertion point to start of next paragraph Ctrl+Down
Find Ctrl+F

Action (Typography) Key
Tighten (Tracking/Kerning, 10‰ decrement)                            Alt+Left                                                   
Loosen (Tracking/Kerning, 10‰ increment) Alt+Right
Tighten More (Tracking/Kerning, 50‰ decrement) Alt+Shift+Lift
Loosen More (Tracking/Kerning, 50‰ increment) Alt+Shift+Right
Raise Baseline Alt+Shift+Up
Lower Baseline Alt+Shift+Down
Precise Raise Baseline Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up
Precise Lower Baseline Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down
Increase Paragraph Leading Alt+Down
Decrease Paragraph Leading Alt+Up
Precise Increase Paragraph Leading Ctrl+Alt+Down
Precise Decrease Paragraph Leading Ctrl+Alt+Up