Use standard keyboard command shortcuts to navigate efficiently without a mouse in Venngage's upgraded Editor.
Commands Cheat Sheet
Here's a list of all the keyboard commands in Venngage's upgraded Editor, at a glance, for Windows and Mac OS.
For Mac commands, the word "Cmd" is used for the ⌘ key, and "Option" is used for the ⌥ key.
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Copy |
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Cut |
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Paste |
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Duplicate |
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Delete |
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Add new page |
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Navigate pages |
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Open the in-context tools |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Zoom Canvas In |
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Zoom Canvas Out |
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Browser Zoom In |
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Browser Zoom Out |
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Group widgets |
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Ungroup widgets |
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Select everything on the canvas |
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Lock/Unlock |
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Add a text box |
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Add a circle (shape) |
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Add a rectangle (shape) |
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Add a line (shape) |
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Nudge (move by 1px) |
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Big Nudge (move by 10px) |
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Resize vertically (resizes from the bottom by 1px) |
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Resize vertically (resizes from the bottom by 10px) |
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Resize horizontally (resizes from the right side by 1px) |
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Resize horizontally (resizes from the right side by 10px) |
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Resize proportionally (resizes from the bottom right) |
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Rotate object(s) (by 1°) |
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Rotate object(s) (by 15°) |
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Move to front |
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Move to back |
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Move forward |
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Move backward |
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Select multiple objects |
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These keyboard shortcuts also work in different widgets in the upgraded Editor, like the Page manager.
Navigate menus, sidebars and the design canvas
Tab
The "Tab" key changes selection/focus to different sections of the Editor, including the toolbars and canvas, by selecting them in a logical order.
Press the "Tab" key on your keyboard. A dark blue dox will appear on one of the element in the Editor, indicating that it is selected.
Press the Tab key to move forward through these areas in sequence:
- Top navigation menu (in sequence): File menu, Accessibility Checker, File name, Zoom, Undo and Redo, Download menu, Share menu
- Left sidebar (in sequence): Text, Shapes, Icons, Photos, Uploads, Charts and Elements
- Top toolbar (the tools displayed here change depending on what element is selected on the design canvas)
- Design canvas (any elements present on the design canvas)
- Page Manager tool
- Help menu
- Chat widget for live customer service
Shift+Tab
Move backward in sequence: hold down the Shift key and press Tab again.
Select and unselect tools and elements
Spacebar
Use Tab to focus (highlight) the tool or area you want to interact with.
Press the Spacebar to select it or open it.
Return/Enter
Use Tab to focus (highlight) the tool or area you want to interact with.
Press the Enter key to select it or open it.
Add elements to the design canvas
Use these shortcuts to create new text boxes, shapes or lines directly on the canvas. Click on the canvas or use Tab + Spacebar to select the canvas space, then press the keyboard key to add any of the following elements:
- T - add a text box
- C - add a circle (shape)
- R - add a rectangle (shape)
- L - add a line (shape)
Move elements on the design canvas
Change the position of elements like text boxes, images, icons, etc., on the design canvas itself.
Arrow keys to move 1px at a time
Use Tab to navigate to the element so that it appears with a selection border.
Use the arrow keys to nudge the element up, down, left or right.
Shift + Arrow keys to move 10px at a time
For a bigger "nudge", hold Shift and use the arrow keys to move a selected element(s) across the design canvas.
Resize or rotate elements
Resize elements vertically, horizontally, or proportionally by 1px or 10px
Select an element on the canvas, and use Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) with arrows to resize (left/right arrows resize horizontally and up/down arrows resize vertically) by 1px.
Resize proportionally (vertically and horizontally) from the bottom right with Ctrl + Alt + Arrow (Up, Down, Left or Right) for Windows, or Cmd + Option + Shift + Arrow (Up, Down, Left or Right) for Mac.
To resize in bigger increments (10px instead of 1px), use Ctrl + Shift + Arrow (Right or Left) for Windows or Cmd + Shift + Arrow (Right or Left) for Mac.
Rotate elements by 1° or 15°
Change the orientation of an icon in 1° increments with Alt + Arrow (Left or Right) for Windows or Option + Arrow (Left or Right) for Mac.
Rotate objects(s) by 15° using Alt + Shift + Arrow (Windows) or Option + Shift + Arrow (Mac).
Arrange (layer) elements
Arrange elements in layers—place icons, charts, text, etc., over, under or stacked on the canvas—with Ctrl + < or > for both Mac and Windows.
To move an element forward, use Ctrl + > or move it all the way to the front with Ctrl + Shift + >.
Use Ctrl + < to move an element backward, or Ctrl + Shift + < to move it all the way to the back.
Group elements or lock elements to design canvas
Select multiple elements on the canvas with Shift + Click, then group them with Ctrl + Alt + G (Windows) or Cmd + Option + G (Mac) and ungroup them with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G (Windows) or Cmd + Option + Shift + G (Mac).
Lock an element to the canvas so that it stays in place with Ctrl+ Alt + L (Windows) or Cmd + Option + L (Mac); to unlock the element, repeat the command. Locked elements appear on the canvas with a red border and a lock icon at the top right of the bounding box.
Copy and paste between design canvases
Select an element on the design canvas in the upgraded Editor.
Use CMD+C or CTRL+C to copy the element from the canvas.
Use CMD+V or CTRL+V to paste it into another design canvas in the upgraded Editor.
Access in-context toolbar for a selected widget
Certain elements on the canvas have "in-context" toolbars. These are things like text boxes, which, when selected, will bring up color, size and styling options in the top toolbar.
With the element selected, use CMD+Option+T (⌘ + ⌥ + T on Mac) or CTRL+ALT+t (Windows) to open the in-context tools.
In the GIF below, the user presses CMD+OPTION+T with a stat chart selected on the design canvas. The stat chart is a pink-half donut chart with the value "50%".
The top toolbar changes to display the different in-context tools for the stat chart:
- Field for value
- Font color-picker
- Font face drop-down
- Styling options for font (Bold, Italic, Underline)
Using the Tab key, the user navigates through each of the tools and changes the value of the stat chart from "50%" to "82%" and the color of the font the value appears in from pink to green.
Use the in-context command to open the full Setup panel for a chart and modify the colors and display options.
Skip Links
Access the "Skip navigation" option when you first enter the upgraded Editor.
Press Tab to activate the command.
- Access the left sidebar with "Skip navigation": when this option appears, press Enter.
- Access the design on the canvas with "Skip to main content": when this option appears, press Enter.
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