Most Useful Canva Keyboard Shortcuts
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If you’re an interior designer or content creator of any kind, chances are you use Canva. I know I do. Every day. So for this post, I put together a list of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Canva.
We wear so many hats as business owners, so designing as efficiently as possible is key. With that in mind, this Canva keyboard shortcut list doesn’t include every. single. shortcut. If you’re like me, when I see a complete list like that, my eyes glaze over and I get lost in all the options.
Instead, I’ve curated a list of Canva keyboard shortcuts I think are the most useful for us designers and content creators, and I’ve categorized them as follows:
Object Formatting
Text Formatting
Navigation
File Interface
I think the list is most useful this way. Honestly though, this list might also kind of make your eyes glaze over, so I created a Canva Keyboard Shortcuts YouTube video to go along with it.
Also, be sure to get your FREE Canva Keyboard Shortcuts PDF download!
The video shows all of the Canva keyboard shortcuts in action:
OK let’s cut to the chase:
Canva Keyboard Shortcuts for Interior Designers & Content Creators
OBJECT FORMATTING
Add a Circle: Press “C”
Add a Rectangle: Press “R”
Add a Line: Press “L”
Add a Text Box: Press “T”
Duplicate: Ctrl/Cmd + D
Select All Objects: Ctrl/Cmd + A
Resize with same Aspect Ratio: Shift + drag
Add/Remove Selected Elements: Shift + click surrounding objects
Send elements backward: Ctrl/Cmd + [
Send elements forward: Ctrl/Cmd + ]
Send Element to Back: Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + [
Send Element to Front: Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + ]
Select Behind Element: Ctrl/Cmd + Click
Group Elements: Ctrl/Cmd + G
Ungroup Elements: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + G
Alt-Shift-T (Tidy-Up Feature): Auto-Aligns Objects
Move Element 1 Pixel - use the Arrow keys
TEXT FORMATTING
Left Align Text: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + L
Center Align Text: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C
Right Align Text: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + R
Increase font size: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + >
Transform Text to Upper or Lower Case: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + K
Copy Text Style (into another Text Box): Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + C
Paste Text Style (into another Text Box): Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + V
NAVIGATION
Zoom In: Ctrl/Cmd + "+"
Zoom Out: Ctrl/Cmd + "-"
FILE INTERFACE
Show Rulers: Shift R
Show/Hide Guides: Ctrl/Cmd + ;
Full Screen Mode: Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + P
Exit Full Screen Mode: Esc
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There you go - a Canva shortcuts list that will help your workflow go faster. Do you have favorite shortcuts yourself? Please share them down below!
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