Keyboard Shortcuts
Lucy Studio lets you run frequently used tasks quickly with keyboard shortcuts.
The shortcuts are grouped by what they do, and they all work on both macOS and Windows.
In the macOS combinations, ⌘ is the Command key, ⌥ is Option (Alt), and ⇧ is Shift.
File & Project
Create, save, and close projects and pages.
| Action | macOS | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Project | ⌘ ⇧ N | Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new project |
| Open Project | ⌘ O | Ctrl + O | Open a project |
| New Page | ⌘ N | Ctrl + N | Create a new page |
| Save Page | ⌘ S | Ctrl + S | Save the current page |
| Save Page As | ⌘ ⇧ S | Ctrl + Shift + S | Save under a different name |
| Save All Pages | ⌘ ⌥ S | Ctrl + Alt + S | Save every open page |
| Close Page | ⌘ W | Ctrl + W | Close the current page |
| Close Project | ⌘ F4 | Ctrl + F4 | Close the project |
| Close All Pages | ⌘ ⌥ F4 | Ctrl + Alt + F4 | Close every open page |
| Packaging | ⌘ ⇧ P | Ctrl + Shift + P | Open the packaging (release build) window |
| Preferences | ⌘ ⌥ P | Ctrl + Alt + P | Open the preferences window |
| Exit | ⌘ Q | Ctrl + Q | Quit Studio |
Edit
Shortcuts for editing widgets on the canvas.
| Action | macOS | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘ C | Ctrl + C | Copy the selected widget |
| Cut | ⌘ X | Ctrl + X | Cut the selected widget |
| Paste | ⌘ V | Ctrl + V | Paste the copied widget |
| Duplicate | ⌘ D | Ctrl + D | Duplicate the selected widget |
| Delete | Delete | Delete | Delete the selected widget |
| Undo | ⌘ Z | Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Redo | ⌘ ⇧ Z or ⌘ Y | Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y | Redo |
View & Zoom
Adjust the zoom level of the canvas.
| Action | macOS | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom In | ⌘ = or ⌘ + | Ctrl + = or Ctrl + + | Zoom in on the canvas |
| Zoom Out | ⌘ - | Ctrl + - | Zoom out on the canvas |
| Zoom (mouse wheel) | ⌘ + wheel (or Space + wheel) | Ctrl + wheel (or Space + wheel) | Hold ⌘/Ctrl or Space and scroll the mouse wheel or trackpad to zoom in and out — the most common method |
| Actual Size (100%) | ⌘ 0 or ⇧ 0 | Ctrl + 0 or Shift + 0 | View at actual size (100%) |
| Fit Canvas | ⌘ 1 or ⇧ 1 | Ctrl + 1 or Shift + 1 | Fit the view to the window |
Canvas
Navigate the canvas and cancel operations.
| Action | macOS | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan (move the canvas) | Drag an empty area · Space + drag | Drag an empty area · Space + drag | Drag an empty area of the canvas with your mouse to move the artboard (canvas). Dragging on top of a widget selects and moves the widget instead, so hold Space while dragging to move the canvas no matter where the pointer is. |
| Cancel Drag | Esc | Esc | Cancel a widget drag in progress (moving or placing) |
Assets Panel
These shortcuts apply when focus is in the Assets file explorer panel on the left (that is, you clicked the asset panel to activate it, not the canvas).
| Action | macOS | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move between items (up/down) | ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ | Move to the item above or below in the file and folder list |
| Move between items (left/right) | ← / → | ← / → | Move left or right in the tree |
| Copy | ⌘ C | Ctrl + C | Copy the selected asset |
| Cut | ⌘ X | Ctrl + X | Cut the selected asset |
| Paste | ⌘ V | Ctrl + V | Paste an asset |
| Delete | Delete | Delete | Delete the selected asset |
| Undo / Redo | ⌘ Z / ⌘ ⇧ Z | Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y | Undo or redo an asset operation |
| Cancel | Esc | Esc | Cancel the operation in progress |
Notes
- The shortcuts above don't work while a dialog (popup) is open.
- In the code editor, ⌘ S / Ctrl + S also saves the current page.
- + / − on the numeric keypad zooms in and out as well.