Keyboard Shortcuts

Note that no keys work in Full Screen mode, except the ESC key which exits Full Screen mode.

Mac FontStructors: Many keyboard shortcuts use the Shift key instead of the customary Command key. This is because of a technical restriction in the Flash plugin.

Tool Palette

B Pen (Hold Shift for Eraser)
E Eraser (Hold Shift for Pen)
R Rectangle
V Pointer (Hold Shift to Add to Selection)
N Line
H Hand

Actions

Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + S Save
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + Enter Preview
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + F Download Font

Select Letter

Left Arrow Previous Letter
Right Arrow Next Letter
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + L ... Key Choose Letter (the first letter entered after Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + L)

Edit

Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + Z Undo
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + Y Redo
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + C Copy
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + X Cut
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + V Paste

Select

Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + A Select All
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + D Select None

View

+ Zoom In
- Zoom Out
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + P Show / Hide Pixel Preview
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + J Show / Hide Adjacent Characters
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + M Toggle Minimalist View
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + G Show / Hide Grid
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + H Show / Hide Extra Guides
Shift (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) + E Show / Hide Advanced Controls

Other

Spacebar Hold down for spacebar
F1 Help
Numbers Make the corresponding brick active in ‘My Bricks’

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