Keyboard shortcuts

The complete list. Press F1 inside the app to see the same thing without leaving your work.

On a Mac, use ⌘ wherever Ctrl is written below. Shortcuts are ignored while you are typing in a text box, so Delete removes a character rather than an element when you are mid-edit.

Files

Keys	Action
`Ctrl`+`N`	New label
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open a saved project
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save
`Ctrl`+`I`	Import products
`Ctrl`+`P`	Go to the print tab
`Ctrl`+`E`	Export PDF

Editing

Keys	Action
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo — the history holds 80 steps
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	Redo
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo, the other convention
`Ctrl`+`C`	Copy the selection
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste, offset 3 mm down and right
`Ctrl`+`D`	Duplicate in place
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select everything unlocked
`Delete`	Delete the selection
`Esc`	Deselect everything

Adding elements

Single letters, active whenever the canvas has focus.

Key	Adds
`T`	Text
`R`	Rectangle
`O`	Ellipse
`L`	Line
`B`	Barcode
`I`	Image

Triangle, star and arrow have no single-key shortcut — they are less frequently used, and the letters were better spent elsewhere. Add them from the toolbar.

Moving and resizing

Keys	Action
`↑` `↓` `←` `→`	Nudge 0.5 mm
`Shift` + arrows	Nudge 5 mm
`Alt` while dragging	Suspend snapping, for fine placement
`Shift` while resizing	Keep the proportions
Drag empty canvas	Marquee-select everything the box touches
`Shift` or `Ctrl` click	Add to or remove from the selection

Arranging

Keys	Action
`Ctrl`+`]`	Bring forward one step
`Ctrl`+`[`	Send backward one step
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`]`	Bring to front
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`[`	Send to back
`Ctrl`+`G`	Group the selection
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`	Ungroup

View

Keys	Action
`Ctrl`+`+`	Zoom in
`Ctrl`+`−`	Zoom out
`Ctrl`+`0`	Actual size
`G`	Show or hide the grid
`F1`	This list, inside the app
`F11`	Full screen

Worth learning first

If you only commit four to memory, make them these:

Ctrl+Z — because experimenting costs nothing when undo is reliable
Arrow keys — nudging is far more precise than dragging for final placement
Ctrl+D — duplicating a styled element beats building a second one from scratch
Ctrl+S — a saved design turns next week's job into two clicks