40+ Keyboard Shortcuts to Become a Canva Boss
Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Did you know that Canva has a variety of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to become 10x more efficient using the platform? Yup! In this post, I will give you over 40 of them so you can start saving time and reduce frustration using Canva TODAY! Get ready for it, babe! These are GOLD, baby, GOLD!
Why should you use Canva keyboard shortcuts?
The real question is WHY NOT? Memorizing just a few of these bad boys can literally save you hours upon hours of time while batch creating content for your business. Winning!
And because we've loved using these shortcuts to save ourselves time, we wanted to impart these time-saving shortcuts with you... our creative, efficient boss babe! So, let's get to it.
Pro Tip:
Did you know switching back and forth between your keyboard and mouse can actually improve your health, too? Alternating between the two can help reduce finger and wrist fatigue. And if you are anything like me... you spend a lot of time on the computer. So, let me get a resounding YES PLEASE on this one!
40+ Canva Keyboard Shortcuts:
Arrow Keys: move objects and text 1 pixel in direction of arrow
Shift + Arrow Key: move objects and text 10 pixels in direction of arrow
'T' Key: add a text box to design
'L' Key: add a line to design
'R' Key: add a rectangle element to design
'C' Key: add a circle element to design
Esc Key: deselect object
Command/Control + 'A' Key: select all elements in design
Command/Control + 'C' Key: copy an object
Command/Control + 'V' Key: paste an object
Command/Control + Shift + 'L' Key: left align text
Command/Control + Shift + 'C' Key: center align text
Command/Control + Shift + 'R' Key: right align text
Command/Control + Option/Alt + 'C' Key: copy style to a text box
Command/Control + Option/Alt + 'V' Key: paste style to another text box
Command/Control + Shift + 'K' Key: transform text to uppercase
Command/Control + 'B' Key: bold text
Command/Control + 'I' Key: italicize text
Command/Control + 'U' Key: underline text
Command/Control + 'S' Key: save design
Command/Control + 'Z' Key: undo action
Command/Control + Shift + 'Z' Key: redo action
Select element, then Command/Control + ']' Key: bring element forward
Command/Control + Option/alt + ']' Key: bring element to very front
Select element, then Command/Control + '[' Key: send element backward
Command/Control + Option/alt + '[' Key: send element to very back
Select element, then Command/Control + 'D' Key: duplicate element
Select elements, then Command/Control + 'G' Key: group elements
Shift + Command/Control + 'G' Key: ungroup elements
Command/Control + '+' Key: zoom in
Command/Control + '-' Key: zoom out
Command/Control + '0' Key: zoom to actual size
Option/Alt + Command/Control + '0' Key: zoom to fit
Shift + Command/Control + '0' Key: zoom to fill
Option/alt + Shift + 'L' Key: lock or unlock element
Spacebar: play or pause a video
TAB Key: previous/next
Option/alt + click & drag: quick copy elements
Shift + click: select multiple elements
Shift + click & drag: add object to current selection
Shift + move handles: resize or crop an image
Delete key: delete an element
Command/Control + Return Key: add new page
Command/Control + Delete Key: delete page
Command/Control + '/' key: collapse sidebar
And there you go! Pretty flipping great, don't you think?
I hope these little hacks help save you so much time using Canva, babe. We know they have for us! Commit to memorizing 3 this week, and make sure you bookmark this page so you can come back to keep learning more!
Drop a comment if you'd love to see a Part 2 on Keyboard shortcuts (believe it or not, there are so many more)!
Stay efficient, babe!
xoxo,
Nikki
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