Keyboard shortcuts (HTML)

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Project shortcuts

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Create a new project

Ctrl+Shift+N

Open a project or solution

Ctrl+Shift+O

Close a project or solution

Ctrl+Shift+C

Save a copy of the project

Ctrl+Shift+P

Add an existing item to the project

Ctrl+I

Add reference

Alt+Shift+R

Build the project

Ctrl+Shift+B

Run a project

F5 or Ctrl+F5

View Help

F1

Add or remove Help

Ctrl+F1

Exit

Alt+F4

Document shortcuts

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Switch between open documents

Ctrl+Tab

Save the active document

Ctrl+S

Save all documents

Ctrl+Shift+S

Close the active document

Ctrl+W

Close all open documents

Ctrl+Shift+W

Undo the last action

Ctrl+Z

Redo the last action that was undone

Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cut

Ctrl+X

Copy

Ctrl+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Delete

Delete

Find text (Code view only)

Ctrl+F

Find the next occurrence of text (Code view only)

F3 or Ctrl+H

Find in all files

Ctrl+Shift+F

Replace text (Code view only)

Ctrl+H

Object shortcuts

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Create a new item

Ctrl+N

Insert element

Ctrl+Shift+=

Re-parent an object

Drag the object over a container and press Alt

Resize an object from the center

Hold down Alt and drag a handle (adorner)

Resize an object proportionally

Hold down Shift and drag a handle (adorner)

Resize an object proportionally from the center

Hold down Alt+Shift and drag a handle (adorner)

Show object boundaries

Ctrl+Shift+H

Select multiple objects

Hold down Ctrl

Select multiple adjacent objects

Hold down Shift

Show selection

Ctrl+T

Select parent element

Esc

Pin active container

Ctrl+Shift+D

Group objects

Ctrl+G

Ungroup objects

Ctrl+Shift+G

Lock selection

Ctrl+L

Unlock all objects

Ctrl+Shift+L

Show selection

Ctrl+T

Hide selection

Ctrl+3

Select all objects

Ctrl+A

Clear selection of all objects

Ctrl+Shift+A

View shortcuts

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Switch between Design, Code, and Split views

F11

Fit selection

Ctrl+9

Fit all

Ctrl+0

Zoom in on the artboard

Ctrl+Equal Sign

Zoom out on the artboard

Ctrl+Minus Sign (-)

Zoom in or out on the artboard

Rotate the mouse wheel

Move the artboard left or right

Shift and rotate the mouse wheel

Move the artboard up or down

Ctrl and rotate the mouse wheel

Show or hide handles (adorners)

F9

View actual size

Ctrl+1

Move left edge left

Ctrl+Shift+<

Move right edge left

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<

Move left edge right

Ctrl+Shift+>

Move right edge right

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+>

Workspace shortcuts

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Enter or exit interactive mode

Ctrl+Alt+I

Refresh

Ctrl+R

Show or hide the Assets panel

Ctrl+Period

Show or hide the Results panel

F12

Bring focus to Show & Set CSS Properties

Ctrl+Shift+;

Turn recording on or off

Ctrl+D

Show or hide all panels

F4

Reset the active workspace layout

Ctrl+Shift+R

Pan the workspace

Hold down Spacebar

Temporarily use the Selection tool (while a different tool remains selected)

Hold down Ctrl