Keyboard Shortcuts
A complete reference of KinoViz keyboard shortcuts for tools, canvas navigation, element manipulation, grouping, text editing, animation, and export.
KinoViz supports keyboard shortcuts throughout the editor for faster workflows. Shortcuts work in both Design Mode and Animation Mode unless noted otherwise.
On macOS, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo (alternative) |
| Ctrl + S | Save project |
| Escape | Deselect all / exit current mode |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete selected element(s) |
| Ctrl + A | Select all elements |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate selected element(s) |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected element(s) |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected element(s) |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Shortcut | Tool |
|---|
| V | Select / Move tool |
| T | Text tool |
| R | Rectangle / Shape tool |
| O | Ellipse tool |
| P | Pen / Path tool |
| H | Hand (pan) tool |
| Z | Zoom tool |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Space + drag | Pan the canvas |
| Ctrl + scroll | Zoom in / out |
| Ctrl + = | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Fit canvas to window |
| Ctrl + 1 | View at 100% (actual size) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Arrow keys | Nudge selected element 1px |
| Shift + Arrow keys | Nudge selected element 10px |
| Ctrl + [ | Send backward (z-order) |
| Ctrl + ] | Bring forward (z-order) |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Send to back |
| Ctrl + Shift + ] | Bring to front |
| Shift + drag | Constrain movement to horizontal or vertical |
| Alt + drag | Duplicate while dragging |
| Shift + resize | Constrain proportions while resizing |
| Alt + resize | Resize from center |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + G | Group selected elements |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup selected group |
When a text element is in editing mode (double-clicked):
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Escape | Exit text editing mode |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + G | Group selected layers |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup |
| Ctrl + click (layer) | Add layer to selection |
| Shift + click (layer) | Range-select layers |
These shortcuts are active in Animation Mode.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Space | Play / Pause |
| Escape | Stop playback |
| K | Add keyframe at current time for selected element |
| Left arrow | Step back one frame |
| Right arrow | Step forward one frame |
| Home | Jump to start (0:00) |
| End | Jump to end of timeline |
| L | Toggle loop playback |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + E | Open Export dialog |
