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Keyboard shortcuts

Files

Shortcut Command
⌘N File ▸ New Deck…
⌘O File ▸ Open Deck or Project…
⌘S File ▸ Save to Original
⌘W File ▸ Close Window
⌘Q Manimble ▸ Quit Manimble

Editing

Shortcut Command
⌘Z Undo
⇧⌘Z Redo
⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V Cut / Copy / Paste
⌘A Select every object on the slide; in a text box, the code editor or the terminal, select all of its text
⌘F Find…
⌥⌘F Find and Replace…

On the canvas

Shortcut Action
Arrow keys Nudge the selection
⇧ + arrow keys Nudge in bigger steps
↩ Edit the selected object's text or formula
⌫ Delete the selection
Esc Deselect; put away a drawing tool
⇧-click Add to the selection
⇧ while dragging Move only horizontally or vertically; snap a line's angle; draw a square or circle
⌥ while dragging Move without snapping
⌘ while dragging a line end Place the end without attaching it to an object

In a text box

Shortcut Action
↩ New line
⌘↩ Apply
Esc Discard the change
⇥ Next table cell

Insert

Shortcut Command
⇧⌘T Insert ▸ Text
⇧⌘E Insert ▸ Formula…
⇧⌘I Insert ▸ Image…
⇧⌘P Insert ▸ Draw ▸ Pen (freehand)

Slides

Shortcut Command
⇧⌘N New Slide ▸ Title and Content
⌘D Duplicate Slide
⇧⌘⌫ Delete Slide
⇧⌘H Hide Slide / Unhide Slide
⌥⌘↑ / ⌥⌘↓ Move Slide Up / Down
⌘↑ / ⌘↓ Previous / Next Slide
⌘[ / ⌘] Previous / Next Build

Format

Shortcut Command
⌘B Bold
⌘I Italic
⌘U Underline
⇧⌘+ Superscript
⇧⌘_ Subscript
⌥⌘= / ⌥⌘- Bigger / Smaller
⌘K Hyperlink…
⇧⌘8 Bulleted List
⇧⌘7 Numbered List
⇧⌘] / ⇧⌘[ Increase / Decrease Indent
⌘L / ⌘E / ⌘R Align Left / Center / Align Right

Arrange

Shortcut Command
⇧⌘F Bring to Front
⌥⇧⌘F Bring Forward
⌥⇧⌘B Send Backward
⇧⌘B Send to Back
⌘G Group
⇧⌘G Ungroup
⇧⌘A Apply Move to All Builds (right after moving an object in one build)

View

Shortcut Command
⌥⌘J Show Objects
⌥⌘G Grid Lines
⌥⌘U Ruler
⌥⌘S Snap to Objects
⌥⌘K Speaker Notes
⌃⇧⌘D Dark Mode
⌃⇧⌘I Invert Colors
⌘= / ⌘- Zoom In / Zoom Out
⌘0 Fit in Window
⌥⌘T Show Terminal
⌥⇧⌘T New Terminal
⌘\ Split Terminal
⌥⌘N Hide/Show Slide Navigator
⌥⌘I Hide/Show Inspector and Source

Play

Shortcut Command
⌥⌘A Show Animations (on or off)
⌥⇧⌘P Play from Beginning
⌥⌘P Play from Current Slide
⌃⌘P Presenter View
⌥⌘R Preview Current Slide's Animations

The keys that work during a show are listed in Playing a presentation. In Presenter View, R resets the timer (instead of replaying the build) and F turns Feedback Mode on and off.