Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for Varve keyboard shortcuts.

Tools

VSelect tool

RRectangle tool

OEllipse tool

LLine tool

TText tool

PPen tool

HHand tool (pan)

ZZoom tool

View

Ctrl + 0Zoom to 100%

Shift + 1Fit all in view

Ctrl + +Zoom in

Ctrl + -Zoom out

Ctrl + BToggle Layers panel

Ctrl + Shift + BToggle Inspector panel (desktop app)

Space + DragPan canvas

Mouse wheelPan canvas

Ctrl/Cmd + Mouse wheelZoom around the pointer

Arrow / Shift + Arrow (Hand)Pan by 48 / 192 CSS pixels

Chrome reserves Ctrl+Shift+B for the bookmarks bar. In the browser version, open Inspector from View > Panels. On macOS, use Command+Shift+B in the desktop app; Chrome reserves that chord for its bookmarks bar too.

Node editing

Double-click segmentInsert a node at the nearest curve position

Shift + CCorner/cusp mode

Shift + SSmooth tangent mode

Shift + YSymmetric tangent and length mode

Shift + AAutomatic neighbor-based smoothing

Arrow / Shift + ArrowNudge selected anchors by the small or big amount

Delete / BackspaceDelete selected anchors when the contour remains valid

EscapeCancel an active node drag; press again to exit node editing

Use Shift+click to add or remove anchors. The on-canvas node panel provides numeric local coordinates and relative handle vectors when a pointer drag is not practical.

Edit

Ctrl + ZUndo

Ctrl + Shift + ZRedo

Ctrl + CCopy

Ctrl + VPaste

Ctrl + XCut

Ctrl + DDuplicate

Ctrl + ASelect all

Ctrl + Shift + ADeselect all

DeleteDelete selection

Precision placement

Arrow keysExact nudge of the canvas selection by the configured small amount

Shift + ArrowExact nudge by the configured big amount

Ctrl/Cmd + DragTemporarily bypass pointer snapping while preserving the drag relationship

EscapeFinish an active nudge or cancel an active pointer preview, depending on context

Arrow keys stay with a focused text/number field, slider, toolbar, dialog, or IME. Set nudge amounts in Settings & Preferences and use the Inspector for numeric coordinates and alignment/distribution commands. With the Hand tool active, Arrow and Shift+Arrow pan the viewport instead of nudging an object.

Workspaces

Ctrl + Shift + 1Design workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 2Print workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 3Draw workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 4Photo workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 5Motion workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 6Email workspace

Ctrl + Shift + 7Open Design and show Logo Tools

Ctrl + Shift + 8Show Code panel in the current workspace

The first six shortcuts follow the workspace switcher order, which is also marked on its tabs. Logo Tools and Code follow at 7 and 8 as workflow actions. On macOS, use Command+Shift with the same numbers. The switcher and View > Workspace menu keep the six workspaces in this order; Logo and Code are listed separately because neither is a workspace.

Panels

F6Toggle inspector

Ctrl + Alt + TToggle timeline

Ctrl + LToggle layers

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + LToggle Logo Tools; opens Design when needed

Ctrl + Shift + JToggle the shared Code panel in the desktop app

On macOS, use Command+Option+Shift+L for the Logo Tools toggle and Command+Shift+J for the Code toggle in the desktop app. Browsers may reserve Ctrl+Shift+J for Developer Tools; Chrome uses Command+Shift+J for Downloads on macOS. In the browser, use the Code action atCtrl/Command+Shift+8 above or View > Panels > Code Panel.

Popovers, menus, and dialogs

EscapeClose the open popover, menu, or dialog and return focus to the control that opened it

Tab / Shift + TabMove through a popover's controls; leaving the last control closes it and continues in the page

Enter / SpaceOpen the focused popover trigger, or choose the focused option in a list

Arrow keysMove between options in an open list such as Tool options, Filters, or the workspace filter

Letter keysType-ahead: jump to the next list option starting with the typed text

Selecting a tool that has settings opens its Tool options beside the palette, but focus stays on the canvas so the tool remains immediately usable. Opening the same popover with Enter or Space moves focus into it instead, and Escape always closes it and returns focus to its button.

File

Ctrl + NNew document

Ctrl + OOpen document

Ctrl + SSave document

Ctrl + Shift + SSave as

Ctrl + EExport

Layers

Ctrl + GGroup selection

Ctrl + Shift + GUngroup

Ctrl + ]Bring forward

Ctrl + [Send backward

Ctrl + Shift + ]Bring to front

Ctrl + Shift + [Send to back