Freehand has many keyboard shortcuts to streamline your work. To access all Freehand keyboard shortcuts, select the Help icon (
) at the top right of a Freehand and then select Keyboard shortcuts.
See the Freehand keyboard shortcuts in the following tables.
Tools
|
Action |
Mac and Windows |
|
Pointer |
|
|
Pencil |
|
| Eraser |
|
| Text |
|
| Shape |
|
| Line |
|
| Upload |
|
| Sticky note |
|
| Frames |
|
| Boards |
|
| Pages |
|
| Grids |
|
| Reactions |
|
| Commenting |
|
Editing
|
Action |
Mac |
Windows |
|
Shape detection |
Option |
Alt |
|
Straight line |
Shift |
Shift |
| Deselect | Escape |
Escape |
| Delete | Backspace or Delete |
Backspace or Delete |
| Copy | ⌘ + C |
Ctrl + C |
| Paste | ⌘ + V |
Ctrl + V |
| Duplicate |
OR
|
OR
|
| Undo | ⌘ + Z |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | ⌘ + Shift + Z |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Send to back | [ |
[ |
| Bring to front | ] |
] |
| Send backward | Cmd + [ |
Ctrl + [ |
| Bring forward | Cmd + ] |
Ctrl + ] |
Styling
|
Action |
Mac |
Windows |
|
Shape Fill |
⌘ + E |
Ctrl + E |
| Change line start | , |
, |
| Change line end | . |
. |
| Remove line start | Shift + , |
Shift + , |
| Remove line end | Shift + . |
Shift + . |
| Use thin line weight | Option + 1 |
Alt + 1 |
| Use medium line weight | Option + 2 |
Alt + 2 |
| Use thick line weight | Option + 3 |
Alt + 3 |
Formatting
|
Action |
Mac |
Windows |
|
Bold |
⌘ + B |
Ctrl + B |
| Italicize | ⌘ + I |
Ctrl + I |
| Highlight | ⌘ + E |
Ctrl + E |
| Left align text | ⌘ + Shift + L |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Center align text | ⌘ + Shift + C |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Right align text | ⌘ + Shift + R |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Line breaks in text | Enter |
Enter |
Object ordering
You can reorder shapes, lines, text, images, artboards, and sticky notes. You can't reorder frames, comments, and reactions.
|
Action |
Mac |
Windows |
|
Send to back |
[ |
[ |
| Bring to front | ] |
] |
| Send backward | Cmd + [ |
Ctrl + [ |
| Bring forward | Cmd + ] |
Ctrl + ] |
To reorder multiple items at the same time, hold the shift key, select the items, and then use the preceding keyboard shortcuts.
Application
|
Action |
Mac |
Windows |
|
Quick pointer |
⌘ |
Ctrl |
| Move | Space |
Space |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + + |
Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out | ⌘ + - |
Ctrl + - |
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘ + 0 |
Ctrl + 0 |
| Zoom to fit | ⌘ + . |
Ctrl + . |
| Navigate frames | ← ↑ ↓ → |
← ↑ ↓ → |
| Magnify | Z + click |
Z + click |
| Magnify area | Z + click + drag |
Z + click + drag |
| Export Freehand to image | ⌘ + Shift + E |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
Learn more about Freehand tools here: Freehand tools
