Sketch 3 cheat sheet

72 shortcuts in 12 lessons

Reading a list won't make them stick. ShortcutFoo has you type each shortcut, then brings it back just before you'd forget it.

Insert I

4 shortcuts
  • R
    Insert Rectangle
  • O
    Insert Oval
  • L
    Insert Line
  • T
    Insert Text

Insert II

5 shortcuts
  • A
    New Artboard
  • U
    Insert Rounded Rectangle
  • S
    Insert Slice
  • V
    Insert Vector Point
  • P
    Insert Pencil

Type I

5 shortcuts
  • ⌘B
    Bold
  • ⌘I
    Italic
  • ⌘U
    Underline
  • ^⌥L
    Increase Character Spacing
  • ^⌥T
    Decrease Character Spacing

Type II

4 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧O
    Convert Text to Outlines
  • ⌘^SPACE
    Special Characters
  • ⌘⌥⇧=
    Increase Font Size
  • ⌘⌥⇧-
    Decrease Font Size

Canvas View I

6 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧=
    Zoom In
  • ⌘⇧-
    Zoom Out
  • ⌘0
    Actual Size
  • ⌘1
    Center Canvas
  • ⌘2
    Zoom Selection
  • ⌘3
    Center Selection

Canvas View II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌥TAB
    Focus On First Input Field
  • ^R
    Toggle Rules
  • ^G
    Toggle Grid
  • ^L
    Toggle Layer Guides
  • ^P
    Toggle Pixels
  • ^H
    Toggle Selection Handles
  • ^X
    Toggle Pixel Grid

Editing Shapes I

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘^M
    Use As Mark Span (layers & groups)
  • ⌘⌥U
    Union Shapes
  • ⌘⌥S
    Subtract Shapes
  • ⌘⌥I
    Intersect Shapes
  • ⌘⌥X
    Difference Shapes
  • ⌘UP
    Change Object Size Up
  • ⌘DOWN
    Change Object Size Down

Editing Shapes II

6 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧UP
    Change Units Up By 10
  • ⌘⇧DOWN
    Change Units Down By 10
  • 1
    Change Vector Point Style 1
  • 2
    Change Vector Point Style 2
  • 3
    Change Vector Point Style 3
  • 4
    Change Vector Style 4

Editing Layers I

6 shortcuts
  • ⌘⌥C
    Copy Style
  • ⌘⌥V
    Paste Style
  • ^C
    Color Picker
  • ⌘⇧R
    Rotate
  • F
    Toggle Fill
  • B
    Toggle Border

Arrangement I

8 shortcuts
  • ⌘⌥UP
    Bring Forward
  • ⌘⌥DOWN
    Send Backward
  • ⌘^⌥UP
    Bring To Front
  • ⌘^⌥DOWN
    Send To Back
  • ⌘⇧H
    Hide
  • ⌘⇧L
    Lock
  • ⌘G
    Group Layers
  • ⌘⇧G
    Ungroup Layers

Arrangement II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘R
    Rename
  • ⇧TAB
    Select Above Layer
  • TAB
    Select Layer Below
  • ESC
    Select Parent Artboard
  • ⌘F
    Find Layer By Name
  • PAGEUP
    Select Page Above
  • PAGEDOWN
    Select Page Below

Window I

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧`
    Toggle Between Documents
  • ⌘⌥1
    Toggle Layers List
  • ⌘⌥2
    Toggle Inspector
  • ⌘⌥3
    Toggle Layers, Inspector
  • ⌘⌥T
    Toggle Toolbar
  • ⌘.
    Presentation Mode
  • ⌘^F
    Enter Fullscreen
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