Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Freeform on Mac
In the Freeform app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in Freeform menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
General
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Command-N | |
Shift-Command-D Note: This shortcut doesn’t work if you’re currently in a board. | |
Show or hide the sidebar | Control-Command-S |
Show boards as icons | Command-1 |
Show boards in a list | Command-2 |
Command-F | |
Move between the items on a board | Tab Note: This shortcut doesn’t work if you’re currently formatting an item. |
Move up or down, left or right | On a trackpad, drag using two fingers. |
Pan around your board | Click and drag the canvas while pressing the Space bar. |
Duplicate a selected object to the right or left | Option-Right Arrow or Option-Left Arrow |
Duplicate a selected object above or below | Option-Up Arrow or Option-Down Arrow |
Zoom in | Command-Plus Sign (+) Press and hold Option-Command while you scroll up. On a trackpad, pinch two fingers open. |
Zoom out | Command-Minus Sign (-) Press and hold Option-Command while you scroll down. On a trackpad, pinch two fingers closed. |
Print a board | Command-P |
Delete | |
Close the Freeform window | Command-W |
Format
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Show the Colours window | Shift-Command-C |
Apply Bold format to selected text | Command-B |
Apply Italic format to selected text | Command-I |
Apply Underline format to selected text | Command-U |
Increase font size of selected text | Option-Command-Plus Sign (+) |
Decrease font size of selected text | Option-Command-Minus Sign (-) |
Align text flush left | Shift-Command-Left Curly Bracket ({) |
Centre text | Command-Vertical Bar (|) |
Align text flush right | Shift-Command-Right Curly Bracket (}) |
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item | Command-Right Bracket (]) |
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item | Command-Left Bracket ([) |
Mask (crop) a photo | Shift-Command-M |
Position items on a board
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Move an item in front of one item | Option-Shift-Command-F |
Move an item in front of all items | Shift-Command-F |
Move an item behind one item | Option-Shift-Command-B |
Move an item behind all items | Shift-Command-B |
Group multiple items to become one unit (after selecting them) | Option-Command-G |
Ungroup a group of items to become individual items (after selecting it) | Option-Shift-Command-G |
Lock an item or items (after selecting them) | Command-L |
Unlock an item or items (after selecting them) | Option-Command-L |