
Selection
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Enter/F2 | Edit the selected control's text | |
| Shift+Click | Add to selection | |
| Ctrl+Click | Toggle selection | |
| Ctrl+A | Select All | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Deselect All | |
| Hold Shift | Resize maintaining aspect ratio | |
| Hold Ctrl | Disable snapping during move or resize | |
| Ctrl+] | Increase font or icon size | |
| Ctrl+[ | Decrease font or icon size | |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Nudge selection 20px | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Nudge selection 1px | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Nudge-Resize selection 2px | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Nudge-Resize selection 20px | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up | Bring to front | |
| Space+Click and drag | Pan the canvas (Hand tool) | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down | Send to back | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up | Bring forward | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down | Send backward | |
| Alt+Drag | Clone selection |
Edit/History
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Y | Undo last command | |
| Ctrl+Z | Redo last command | |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste In Place | |
| Delete | Delete the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+2 | Lock the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+3 | Unlock all locked controls |
Group
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+G | Group the selected controls | |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup the selected groups |
Align
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+1 | Align selected controls left | |
| Ctrl+Alt+2 | Align selected controls center | |
| Ctrl+Alt+3 | Align selected controls right | |
| Ctrl+Alt+4 | Align selected controls top | |
| Ctrl+Alt+5 | Align selected controls middle | |
| Ctrl+Alt+6 | Align selected controls bottom |
Working with Icons
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Navigating the suggestion list | |
| Enter | Using the selected icon | |
| Esc | Closing the icons library | |
| Esc | Closing the suggestion list |
Working with Text
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Eneter/F2 | Start Editing text of the selected control | |
| Enter/Ctrl+Enter | Committing the current text | |
| Esc | Ignoring the current edit | |
| Ctrl+] | Grow/Increase Text Size | |
| Ctrl+[ | Shrink/Decrease Text Size |
Quick Add
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| //plus | Sending focus to quick add | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down/Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Navigating the Suggestion List | |
| Esc | Closing the Suggestion List | |
| Esc | Sending focus back to the Canvas |
Working with Mockup Files
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New Blank Mockup | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | New Clone of Current Mockup | |
| Ctrl+O | Open a mockup file | |
| Ctrl+S | Save the current mockup file | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save as | |
| Ctrl+W | Close current mockup | |
| Ctrl+Shift++W | Close all mockups | |
| Ctrl+E | Export this mockup's XML | |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Import mockup | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Export Snapshot to Clipboard | |
| Ctrl+R | Export Snapshot to PNG | |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Export All Snapshots to PNG | |
| Ctrl+P | Print mockup | |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit Balsamiq Mockups | |
| Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Looping through the open files in Mockups for Desktop |
Views
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+L | Hide/Show the UI Library | |
| Ctrl+F | Enter Full Screen View | |
| Esc | Exit Full Screen View | |
| Ctrl+K | Show/Hide Markup | |
| Ctrl+plus | Zoom In | |
| Ctrl+- | Zoom Out | |
| Ctrl+1 | Zoom to Actual Size | |
| Ctrl+0 | Zoom to Fit |