---
url: https://flip-chart.ru/knowledge-base/en/hotkeys.md
description: >-
  The full list of flip hotkeys for Windows, Linux and macOS: selecting tools,
  actions with objects, moving around a flip, zoom and text formatting. You can
  open the list right on a flip with Ctrl + Shift + ?
---

# Hotkeys in flip

Hotkeys speed up your work on a flip: a tool is selected with a single key, and copying, grouping, locking and zoom — with key combinations. Below are all the combinations, in the same sections as in the app

## How to open the list of hotkeys

1. Click the question mark button in the bottom right corner of the flip
2. Select “Hotkeys”

   ![The “Hotkeys” item in the help menu](/images/kb/hotkeys/1.png)

The “Hotkeys” panel opens on the right with the “Tools”, “Basic”, “Object”, “Navigation” and “Text” tabs. The same panel is opened and closed with Ctrl + Shift + ? (⌃ + Shift + ? on macOS). In the tables below, ⌘ is the Command key, ⌥ is Option and ⌃ is Control

![The “Hotkeys” panel](/images/kb/hotkeys/2.png)

## Tools

| Action | Windows and Linux | macOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edit | V | V |
| Hand (move around the flip) | Press V again or hold Space | Press V again or hold Space |
| Frame | F | F |
| Sticker | S | S |
| Create sticker | Double-click an empty area | Double-click an empty area |
| Rectangle | R | R |
| Circle | O | O |
| Marker | P | P |
| Highlighter | I | I |
| Eraser | E | E |
| Text | T | T |
| Grid | G | G |
| Arrow | L | L |
| Mind map | M | M |
| Code Block | `` ` `` | `` ` `` |
| Document | D | D |
| Laser pointer (presentation mode) | L | L |
| Comment | C | C |
| Annotation | Y | Y |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y | ⌘ + Shift + Z |

Tool keys work in any keyboard layout when nothing is selected on the flip. If an element with text is selected, pressing a letter starts typing text. Pressing V again switches between selecting and moving around the flip, and Esc returns to selecting from any tool

## Basic

| Action | Windows and Linux | macOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Find on Flip | Ctrl + F | ⌘ + F |
| Export | Ctrl + E | ⌘ + E |
| Show/Hide panels | Ctrl + \ | ⌘ + \ |
| Show/Hide cursors | Ctrl + Shift + C | ⌘ + Shift + C |
| Instant message | / | / |
| Hotkeys | Ctrl + Shift + ? | ⌃ + Shift + ? |

Learn more: [search on a flip](/en/search-and-selection-filter), [export](/en/export), [panels, zoom and mini-map](/en/background-grid-zoom-minimap)

## Object

| Action | Windows and Linux | macOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ + V |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | ⌘ + X |
| Duplicate | Ctrl + D | ⌘ + D |
| Drag and duplicate | Alt + drag | ⌥ + drag |
| Directional duplicate | Alt + ← → ↓ ↑ | ⌥ + ← → ↓ ↑ |
| Copy as image | Ctrl + Shift + C | ⌘ + Shift + C |
| Select all | Ctrl + A | ⌘ + A |
| Multi-select | Ctrl + click | ⌘ + click |
| Merge element groups into one selection | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Area union | Shift + selection box | Shift + selection box |
| Delete | Delete or Backspace | Backspace or Delete |
| Undo | Esc | Esc |
| Bring forward | Ctrl + Alt + ] | ⌘ + ⌥ + ] |
| Send backward | Ctrl + Alt + \[ | ⌘ + ⌥ + \[ |
| Bring to front | Ctrl + ] | ⌘ + ] |
| Send to back | Ctrl + \[ | ⌘ + \[ |
| Group | Ctrl + G | ⌘ + G |
| Ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘ + Shift + G |
| Lock | Ctrl + L | ⌘ + L |
| Unlock | Ctrl + Shift + L | ⌘ + Shift + L |
| Hide frame | Ctrl + H | ⌘ + H |
| Show frame | Ctrl + Shift + H | ⌘ + Shift + H |
| Clip frame content | Ctrl + M | ⌘ + M |
| Show frame content | Ctrl + Shift + M | ⌘ + Shift + M |
| Copy link to object | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | ⌘ + ⌥ + Shift + C |
| Add link to object | Ctrl + Alt + K | ⌘ + ⌥ + K |
| Apply another element's size | Ctrl + S | ⌘ + S |
| Apply another element's width | Alt + W | ⌥ + W |
| Apply another element's height | Alt + H | ⌥ + H |
| Move elements | ← → ↓ ↑ | ← → ↓ ↑ |
| Fast move elements | Shift + ← → ↓ ↑ | Shift + ← → ↓ ↑ |
| Axis-aligned move | Shift + drag | Shift + drag |

To apply the size, width or height of another element to the selected elements, hold the combination and click the sample element. Ctrl + Shift + C copies the selected elements as an image, and when nothing is selected it shows or hides the cursors of other participants

Learn more: [grouping, aligning and locking](/en/grouping-alignment-locking), [frames](/en/frames), [links to objects](/en/links-to-objects)

## Navigation

| Action | Windows and Linux | macOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mini-map | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Show/Hide comments | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Show/Hide annotations | Shift + Y | Shift + Y |
| Move by flip | ← → ↓ ↑, Space + drag or drag with the mouse wheel pressed | ← → ↓ ↑, Space + drag or drag with the mouse wheel pressed |
| Move horizontally | Shift + mouse wheel | Shift + mouse wheel |
| Change scale | Mouse wheel | Mouse wheel |
| Full screen | F11 | ⌘ + ⌃ + F |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + “+” | ⌘ + “+” |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + “−” | ⌘ + “−” |
| Zoom 100% | Shift + 0 | Shift + 0 |
| Fit all objects to screen | Shift + 1 | Shift + 1 |

The arrow keys move the flip when nothing is selected, and shift the selected elements when something is. Shift + 0 sets the zoom to 100% when nothing is selected: if an element with text is selected, pressing it replaces the element's text with “0”

## Text

The combinations work while you are editing text. Bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough and hyperlink can also be applied to a whole selected element. Learn more about formatting in the article [on working with text](/en/text)

| Action | Windows and Linux | macOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
| Underlined | Ctrl + U | ⌘ + U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl + Shift + X | ⌘ + Shift + X |
| Hyperlink | Ctrl + Shift + U | ⌘ + Shift + U |
| Superscript | Ctrl + . | ⌘ + . |
| Subscript | Ctrl + , | ⌘ + , |

## Limitations

* The “Hotkeys” panel is not available on mobile devices
* Tool keys and actions with objects don't work while the cursor is in an input field — for example, in the search field or in a comment
* In view mode, tool keys and the combinations that change objects don't work