Balsamiq Mockups Keyboard Shortcuts Version 2.

Working with Controls Working with Icons Quick Add

Edit the selected control's text ENTER or F2 Navigating the Suggestion List ➡ ➡
SELECTION

Sending focus to Quick Add / (forward slash) or

Add to selection SHIFT+CLICK Using the selected icon ENTER + (plus sign)

Toggle selection CTRL+CLICK Closing the Icons Library ESC Navigating Suggestion List ➡ ➡

Select All CTRL+A Closing the Suggestion List ESC Closing the Suggestion List ESC
Deselect All CTRL+SHIFT+A Sending focus back to the ESC
Working with Text
Resize maintaining aspect ratio Hold SHIFT Canvas
SIZE / POSITION

Disable snapping Hold CTRL Start Editing text of the ENTER or F2

selected control Working with Mockups Files
Increase font or icon size CTRL+]
Committing the current text ENTER (single-line controls), New Blank Mockup CTRL+N
Decrease font or icon size CTRL+[ CTRL+ENTER (multi-line New Clone of Current Mockup CTRL+SHIFT+N
controls) or click anywhere
Nudge selection 20px SHIFT+ ➡ ➡ Open a mockup file CTRL+O
Ignoring the current edit ESC
Nudge-Resize selection 2px CTRL+ALT+ ➡ ➡ Save the current mockup file CTRL+S
Grow/Increase Text Size CTRL+]
Nudge-Resize selection 20px CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ ➡ ➡ Save as... CTRL+SHIFT+S
Shrink/Decrease Text Size CTRL+[
Pan the canvas (Hand tool) SPACE BAR+Click and Drag Close current mockup CTRL+W

Bring to front CTRL+SHIFT+ Text Formatting Close all mockups CTRL+SHIFT+W

Export this mockup's XML CTRL+E

Send to back CTRL+SHIFT+➡ italic _text in underscores_
Import mockup CTRL+SHIFT+E
Bring forward CTRL+ link [text in brackets]
Export Snapshot to Clipboard CTRL+SHIFT+C
bold *text in asterisks*
EDIT / HISTORY

Send backward CTRL+➡

Export Snapshot to PNG CTRL+R
disabled -text in hyphens-
Undo last command CTRL+Z Export All Snapshots to PNG CTRL+SHIFT+R
strikethrough ~text in tildes~
Redo last command CTRL+Y
Print mockup CTRL+P
font point size {size:12}text{size}
Cut the selected controls CTRL+X
Quit CTRL+Q
color (hexadecimal value) {color:#ff0000}text{color}
Copy the selected controls CTRL+C
Loop through open files CTRL+TAB and
To type a literal *, , − -, or [] in a control, escape it by prefixing it
Paste CTRL+V CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
with a \ (backslash): \*, \, −\-, \, [\]
Paste In Place CTRL+SHIFT+V
Delete the selected controls DELETE or BACKSPACE Special Text Macros Views
Duplicate the selected controls CTRL+D or ALT+drag Lorem-Ipsum generator type lorem in a Paragraph or Hide/Show the UI Library CTRL+L
Lock the selected controls CTRL+2 Text Area (use l0rem for
Enter Full Screen View CTRL+F
variation with char count)
GROUP

Unlock all locked controls CTRL+3 Show Link Hints and big cursor in CTRL+L
Group the selected controls CTRL+G Show the full path of the current type {mockup-path} in a Label Full Screen View
mockup or Paragraph control Exit Full Screen View ESC
ALIGN

Ungroup the selected groups CTRL+SHIFT+G

Show the current mockup name type {mockup-name} in a Label Show/Hide Markup CTRL+K
Align selected controls left CTRL+ALT+1
or Paragraph control
Align selected controls center CTRL+ALT+2 Zoom In CTRL++ (plus sign)

Align selected controls right CTRL+ALT+3 Zoom Out CTRL+- (minus sign)
Mac users, substitute:
Align selected controls top CTRL+ALT+4
Mac OS • CMD key for CTRL Zoom to Actual Size CTRL+1
• OPTION key for ALT
Align selected controls middle CTRL+ALT+5 Zoom to Fit CTRL+0

Align selected controls bottom CTRL+ALT+6

While all shortcuts work in the Desktop version, some might not work when you edit mockups in a web browser. | Modified: 12 Sep 2013 | www.balsamiq.com