Keyboard Shortcuts

The editor moves fast once you stop treating every action like a mouse problem.

How Shortcuts Are Organized

Use the reference below as a map of where each shortcut belongs. General commands stay global. Canvas, image edit, spread bar, and overview shortcuts only make sense when that part of the editor has focus.

Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

Switch between Mac and Windows labels, then scan the shortcuts by the part of the editor that currently has focus.

Shortcut behavior changes with focus. The list below keeps that context visible.

General

Works anywhere in the editor, so the basics stay within reach.

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Save changes⌘S

Undo⌘Z

Redo⇧⌘Z

Open command palette⌘K

Show keyboard shortcuts?

Canvas

These take over once the spread canvas has focus and a photo is in play.

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Select next photoTab

Select previous photo⇧Tab

Select first photoHome

Select last photoEnd

Enter image edit modeEnter

Remove selected photoDelete / Backspace

Clear selectionEsc

Pan canvasSpace + Drag

Zoom canvas in=

Zoom canvas out-

Fit spread to viewport0

Nudge selected photoArrow Keys

Nudge selected photo fasterShift + Arrow Keys

Image Edit

These show up when you are adjusting one photo inside its frame.

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Pan image inside frameArrow Keys

Zoom image in=

Zoom image out-

Rotate clockwiseR

Rotate counter-clockwiseShift + R

Reset image transform0

Apply editEnter

Cancel editEsc

Delete edited photoDelete / Backspace

Spread Bar

Use these while the thumbnail rail has focus and you are moving spread to spread.

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Open previous spread←

Open next spread→

Open first spreadHome

Open last spreadEnd

Open focused spreadEnter

Spread Overview

These help when you are scanning the bigger story and choosing which spread to open next.

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Focus previous spreadArrow Left / Arrow Up

Focus next spreadArrow Right / Arrow Down

Focus first spreadHome

Focus last spreadEnd

Open focused spread in canvasEnter

Return to canvas workspaceEsc

This reference now reads from the same shared shortcut registry as the editor help modal, so the docs page and the product stop drifting apart.

Focus Changes Behavior

These shortcuts are grouped by the part of the editor that currently has focus. That matters, because Tab, Enter, and arrow keys do different jobs depending on whether you are in the canvas, image edit mode, the spread bar, or the spread overview.

What This Page Is For

speed up repetitive work once albums get dense
move between spreads without breaking flow
adjust photos without hunting through panels
learn which shortcuts are global and which ones depend on focus

Registry Source Of Truth

If a shortcut feels missing in the live product, that is a real issue now. This page and the runtime help modal read from the same shared shortcut registry.