37Hands on the keys
Nothing here is required — every one of these has a button. They are for when your hands are already on the keyboard.
ToolsV select · P pen · N pencil · H highlighter · E eraser · F fill · T text · S shape · M magnifier
EditingCtrl/⌘ + Z undo · Shift + Ctrl/⌘ + Z or Ctrl/⌘ + Y redo · Ctrl/⌘ + C copy · Ctrl/⌘ + V paste · Ctrl/⌘ + D duplicate · Delete or Backspace remove the selection
ReplaySpace play or pause · ← → step a beat back or forward · Home to the start · End to the finish
Air drawEsc cancel the stroke · Enter or Space finish it
AnywhereEsc closes a panel or dialog, and steps back out of whatever you are in the middle of.
Typing is safeShortcuts never fire while you are typing in a text box — a diagram script, a board name, a chat message. P types a P, Space types a space, and Backspace deletes a character rather than your artwork.
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