Keyboard Shortcuts

T-Sketch supports a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. You can also access this list inside the app by clicking the help icon in the bottom-right corner.

Tool Switching

Shortcut	Action
`V`	Select Mode
`D`	Draw Mode
`G`	Ink Mode
`L`	Line Mode
`T`	Text Mode
`I`	Image Mode
`E`	Eraser
`S`	Overview / Scene Mode
`K`	Slides Mode
`Shift + L`	Lasso Select

Navigation & View

Shortcut	Action
`Space + Drag`	Pan canvas (temporary hand tool)
`Middle Mouse + Drag`	Pan canvas
`Scroll`	Zoom in / out
`+`	Zoom in by 5%
`-`	Zoom out by 5%
`Ctrl/Cmd + 0`	Reset zoom to 100%
`Right Mouse + Drag`	Zoom (drag up/down)
`Tab`	Toggle Spartan Mode (hide/show UI)

Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl/Cmd + Z`	Undo
`Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z`	Redo
`Ctrl/Cmd + Y`	Redo (alternative)
`Ctrl/Cmd + C`	Copy selection
`Ctrl/Cmd + X`	Cut selection
`Ctrl/Cmd + V`	Paste
`Ctrl/Cmd + A`	Select All
`Delete / Backspace`	Delete selected objects

Drawing

Shortcut	Action
`[`	Decrease brush size
`]`	Increase brush size
`Shift + Draw`	Constrain to horizontal/vertical line
`1` – `7`	Select color from palette

Selection Nudge

Shortcut	Action
`Arrow Keys`	Move selection 1 unit
`Shift + Arrow Keys`	Move selection 10 units

Presentation

Shortcut	Action
`F5`	Start presentation
`PageDown / ArrowRight / Space / Enter`	Next slide
`PageUp / ArrowLeft / Backspace`	Previous slide
`Escape`	Exit presentation

Tips

On macOS, use Cmd instead of Ctrl for all modifier-based shortcuts.
The F key also activates Draw Mode for backward compatibility.
During Presentation Mode, all shortcuts except presentation navigation keys are blocked.
You can access the full shortcut reference inside the app by clicking the help icon (?) in the bottom-right corner of the editor.