Sketchboard Shortcuts

Drawing Area Shortcuts

Shortcut	What it does
Space key	Shows board context menu If shape is selected, shows shape switch If relationship is selected, shows connection type switch Selects shape/connection on context menu Arrow keys change focused shape or connection type Learn More
Z key	Shows Map View of the board. Move mouse to new location. Release z key to recenter the board.
- key	Zoom Out
+ key	Zoom In
0 key	Reset zoom
F key	Enable/Disable Free hand drawing.
F + Shift key	Draw straight or 45 degree lines. Learn.
shift key + drag board background	Lasso selection. Either drag over multiple elements or select elements individually.
shift key + drag shape resize handle	Resize shape and keep aspect ratio. Drag from resize handle and keep shift key down.
DEL key or Backspace	Deletes selected elements.
F2 or Enter key	Edit text for currently selected shape
Cmd/Ctrl + P key	Show visual board index, search boards and switch boards quickly
Alt + N key	Create new board
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Click	Open link from a selected element
Cmd + C (Mac) Ctrl + C (Win/Linux)	Copy elements. Copy individual items e.g. to an other board.
Cmd + V (Mac) Ctrl + V (Win/Linux)	Paste copied elements. Paste individual items e.g. to an other board.
Alt + E key	Edit presentation
Alt + P key	Start real-time presentation

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd+B (Mac) Cntr+B (Win/Linux)	Bold selected text
Cmd+I (Mac) Cntr+I (Win/Linux)	Make selected text italic
Cmd+L (Mac) Cntr+L (Win/Linux)	Create a link from the selected text