All keyboard shortcuts for the PosterMyWall editor

You can use keyboard shortcuts to perform many actions on the PosterMyWall editor. Here's a table outlining every keyboard shortcut currently available.

Note: If you're using a Mac, you will have the cmd key instead of the ctrl key for shortcuts. For example, use ctrl z to undo on a Windows laptop or PC, and ⌘(cmd) z if you're using a Mac.  

 

General editing use 

Key Action
Space Toggle video to play/pause
⌘ z, ctrl z Undo
shift z, ctrl shift z, ctrl y, ⌘ y Redo
Shift t Add text
⌘ s, Shift s, ctrl s Save design
Delete, backspace Delete items
d, ctrl d Duplicate items
Esc Deselect item/multiple items
+ (when no item is selected) Zoom in
- (when no item is selected) Zoom out
ctrl 0, ⌘ 0 (when no item is selected) Zoom to fit
Space bar Stop or play a video
Shift x Switch between Edit and Position tabs
ctrl g, ⌘ g Add or remove a grid
ctrl alt c, ⌘ option c Copy styles

 

Move items

Key Action
Ctrl up, ⌘ up Move item up a layer
Ctrl down, ⌘ down Move item down a layer
Direction key Move item one pixel in specified direction*
Shift key Move item ten pixels in a specified direction
ctrl shift l, shift l  Align text to left 
ctrl shift r, shift r Align text to right
ctrl shift c, shift c  Align text to center
ctrl shift j, shift j  Justify text box

*Hold key to move multiple pixels at a time. 

 

Open modals

Key Action
Shift c Open the Crop modal
Shift p Open the Add from my photos tab
Shift d  Open Download modal
Shift m Open Mask modal
Shift r  Open Resize modal
Shift t Add text
Shift a Add stock audio 
Shift u  Add your media 

 

Edit text

Key Action
ctrl b, b Add italics to selected text
ctrl i, i Add bold to selected text 
ctrl u, u Add underline to selected text 
ctrl s, s Add strikethrough to selected text

Select and adjust items

Key  Action
+ Increase selected items size
Decrease selected items size
ctrl l Lock an item
a, ctrl a Select all unlocked items
 shift a, ctrl shift a Select all items 
Tab Select an item/next item
Shift tab Select previous item

 

Here's a quick video to get you acquainted with crucial keyboard shortcuts you'll need for designing:

 

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