Overview
The table below provides a list of keyboard shortcuts that you can use on a Windows or Mac computer. These shortcuts, which are computer keys that you press simultaneously to perform an action, can reduce the time it takes to complete specific tasks in a Bluescape workspace.
Keyboard shortcuts
Note: The Zoom feature is sometimes referred to as Scroll In/Out
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Pan workspace | Arrow keys (when nothing is selected) |
| Pan workspace while locking aspect ratio | Shift+Up Arrow, Shift+Down Arrow |
| Zoom in | + |
| Zoom out | - |
| Zoom out to the farthest point (maximum) or Zoom to Content | 1 |
| Zoom to selection | 2 |
| Zoom to canvas | 3 |
| Reset zoom | 0 |
| Resize while locking aspect ratio | Shift+drag (during resize of resizable assets) |
| Switch from Select to Pan navigation mode | Hold Down Spacebar |
| Open the Search tool | C |
| Send to Wall (confirmation) | Enter |
| Place an asset in the workspace (Lines, Shapes, Icons, Notecards, Free text in Edit mode, and Canvases | Enter |
| Comment (send) | Enter |
| Notecard/Text line break | Enter |
| Dismiss alert | Enter or Spacebar |
| Delete asset | Backspace (Windows), Delete (Mac) |
| Group Select | Shift+click |
| Select only fully-encompassed objects | Alt+click+drag |
| Attach asset | A |
| Stop auto follow | Esc |
| Copy | Ctrl+C (Windows), Command+C (Mac) |
| Paste | Ctrl+V (Windows), Command+V (Mac) |
| Paste without formatting | Up arrow+Ctrl+V (Windows), Up arrow+Command+V (Mac) |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z (Windows), Command+Z (Mac) |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z (Windows), Command+Shift+Z (Mac) |
| Dismiss, yes or no? (in some dialogs) | Y or N |
| Full screen | Shift+Spacebar |
| Hide/Reveal Toolbars | Ctrl+\ (Windows), Command+\ (Mac) |
| Open/Hide Selection Tool panel | M |
| Open/Hide Activity panel | A |
| Open/Hide Send to Wall panel | W |
| Open Call tray/Start a Meeting | J |
| Open/Hide Search panel | Ctrl+F (Windows), Command+F (Mac) |
| Pin asset(s) | Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows), Command+Shift+L (Mac) |
| Duplicate asset(s) | Ctrl+D (Windows), Command+D (Mac) |
| Duplicate asset with preview of placement | Drag+Alt (Windows), Drag+Option (Mac) |
| Close any open panel | Esc |
| Laser Pointer | Q |
| Lead workspace | Alt+L (Windows), Option+L (Mac) |
| Switch to Select tool | V |
| Switch to Pan tool | H |
| Switch to Pen tool | P |
| Switch to Eraser tool | E |
| Switch to Text tool | T |
| Switch to Notecard tool | N |
| Switch to Line tool | L |
| Show/hide grid lines in workspace background | Ctrl+’ (Windows), Command+’ (Mac) |
| Send overlapping asset(s) to front | Shift+] |
| Send overlapping asset(s) to back | Shift+[ |
| Video Play/Pause | Toggle Spacebar or Toggle Down Arrow |
| Video Fast Forward/Frame Forward | Right Arrow |
| Video Rewind/ Frame Backward | Left Arrow |
| Change pen color to white | Shift + 1 |
| Black | Shift + 2 |
| Blue | Shift + 3 |
| Green | Shift + 4 |
| Yellow | Shift + 5 |
| Orange | Shift + 6 |
| Red | Shift + 7 |
| Pink | Shift + 8 |
| Purple | Shift + 9 |
Note: The Bluescape workspace contains a keyboard shortcut legend, which is accessible using the Ctrl + / function.
This legend provides a condensed version of the above-noted keyboard shortcuts and contains platform-specific references. For example, the keyboard shortcut legend displays applicable Ctrl or Command keyboard shortcuts, depending on whether you are using a Windows PC or Mac.
Escape Key Functionality
Escape key handling proceeds through a sequence of operations, completing the next one in the sequence each time it is pressed:
- Close right-click menu
- Close ZoomBar menu
- Close and Dismiss any open dialog with a negative response.
- Close any open presentation. If the user was following another user’s presentation, we must also stop following them.
- Do nothing if interacting with a model (Drawing, resizing, etc.)
- Complete active text editing (Freetext, Text on Shapes, etc.)
- Deselect the active group or model
- Close any open panel.
- Reset active tool to default tool
- Stop Following
