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93 shortcuts / 10 sections

General

22
Copy
Command C
Cut
Command X
Paste
Command V
Paste over selection
Shift Command V
New page
Shift Command N
Toggle rulers
Control R
Toggle pixels
Control P
Toggle pixel grid
Control X
Toggle grid
Control G
Toggle layout guides
Control L
Undo
Command Z
Redo
Shift Command Z
New document
Command N
Open document
Command O
Close window
Command W
Save document
Command S
Duplicate document
Shift Command S
Save document as…
Shift Option Command S
Page setup
Shift Command P
Open Preferences window
CMD
Hide Sketch
Command H
Quit Sketch
Command Q

Inserting Layers

9
Rectangle
R
Oval
O
Line
L
Rounded rectangle
U
Vector tool
V
Pencil tool
P
Text tool
T
Artboard
A
Slice tool
S

Selecting Layers

3
Select all
Command A
Select all Artboards
Shift Command A
Filter in Layer List
Command F

Moving and Resizing Layers

2
Duplicate (repeat with ⌘D)
Command D
Scale layer
Command K

Editing Layers

16
Edit layer
Enter
Finish editing
Escape
Delete layer
Backspace
Copy style
Option Command C
Paste style
Option Command V
Toggle fill
F
Toggle border
B
Pick color
Control C
Transform shape
Shift Command T
Rotate layer
Shift Command R
Use as mask
Control Command M
Return to instance
Command Escape
Union multiple layers
Option Command U
Subtract multiple layers
Option Command S
Intersect multiple layers
Option Command I
Show Difference between multiple layers
Control Command X

Vector Editing

4
Open/close path
Option Command O
Selects next point
Tab
Show all handle control points
OPT
Change vector point type
1

Text Editing

11
Paste as rich text
Shift Option Command V
Change typeface
Command T
Bold
Command B
Italic
Command I
Underline
Command U
Decrease font size
Option CMD
Increase character spacing
Control Option L
Decrease character spacing
Control Option T
Emoji & symbols
Control Command Space
Convert to outlines
Shift Command O
Insert a line break
Shift Enter

Arranging Layers

16
Group
Command G
Ungroup
Shift Command G
Rename layer
Command R
Select next layer in group
Tab
Select previous layer in group
Shift Tab
Selects layer inside group
Enter
Selects parent group
Escape
Bring forward
Option Command Up Arrow
Bring to front
Control Option Command Up Arrow
Send backward
Option Command Down Arrow
Send to back
Control Option Command Down Arrow
Move up (out of group/Artboard)
Shift Option Command Up Arrow
Distribute horizontally
Control Command H
Distribute vertically
Control Command V
Hide/show layer
Shift Command H
Lock/unlock layer
Shift Command L

Exporting Layers

1
Export layer
Shift Command E

Zoom and Focus

9
Zoom to 100%
Command 0
Zoom to all elements on Canvas
Command 1
Zoom to selected layer(s)
Command 2
Center selected layer(s) in the Canvas
Command 3
Toggle full screen
Control Command F
Show/hide Layer List
Option Command 1
Show/hide Inspector
Option Command 2
Enter presentation mode
Command .
Show/hide Toolbar
Option Command T