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Account and running it · Chapter 30

Keyboard shortcuts

With a few keys, a lot goes faster. In the board, ? opens a window with this overview at any time, and so does the keyboard icon at the bottom right. On a Mac, it is Cmd instead of Ctrl.

Tools

Key	Tool
`V`	Select
`H`	Move the board
`N`	Note
`S`	Shape
`T`	Text
`L`	Line
`F`	Frame
`P`	Pen
`M`	Highlighter
`E`	Eraser
`I`	Photo, file or link
`Esc`	clear the selection, back to Select

Edit

Key	does
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Undo
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z` or `Ctrl` + `Y`	Redo
`Ctrl` + `A`	select all
`Ctrl` + `C`, `Ctrl` + `V`	copy, paste
`Ctrl` + `D`	duplicate
`Ctrl` + `G`	group
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`	ungroup
`Delete` or Backspace	delete
Arrow keys	move, in bigger steps with `Shift`
`Enter`	type into the selected thing
`Esc` or `Ctrl` + `Enter`	stop typing

Mind map

Key	does
`Tab`	attach a new branch
`Shift` + `Tab`	put a sibling next to it

View

Key	does
`+` and `-`	zoom
`Ctrl` + `0`	actual size, 100 percent
`Shift` + `1`	show everything
Hold Space and drag	move the board
`Ctrl` + `K`	search boards
`Alt` + `N`	new board
`?`	this window with the keyboard shortcuts

While dragging and drawing out

Key	does
`Shift` while drawing out	equal sides
`Alt` while drawing out	out of the middle
`Alt` while moving	reverse snapping for this move
`Shift` while turning	in steps of 15 degrees
`Shift` on a handle	keep the proportions

Presenting

Key	does
`→`, `↓`, Space, `Enter`, `Page Down`	next scene
`←`, `↑`, Backspace, `Page Up`	previous scene
`Esc`	end the presentation