Complete Guide to Amadine Keyboard Shortcuts
A full list of official keyboard shortcuts for the intuitive vector design app Amadine. Learn how to speed up your workflow with shortcuts for document management, tool switching, layer and object editing, and more.
Posted at: 2026.8.5
Tools
Shortcuts for switching between Amadine's design tools with a single key—including Move, Select, Pen, Draw, Path Width, Gradient, Knife, Scissors, and Eraser. Since you'll use these constantly when working with vector art, they should be the first ones you learn.
Most of these keys correspond to the first letter of the tool's English name. Rather than memorizing the keys themselves, it's easier to associate them with the tool names until it becomes muscle memory.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Activate the Move tool | V |
| Activate the Selection tool | A |
| Activate the Lasso tool | L |
| Activate the Pen tool | P |
| Activate the Draw tool | D |
| Activate the Path Width tool | W |
| Activate the Gradient tool | G |
| Activate the Text tool | T |
| Activate the Knife tool | K |
| Activate the Scissors tool | C |
| Activate the Eraser tool | E |
| Activate the Fusion tool | F |
| Activate the Eyedropper tool | I |
| Activate the Zoom tool | Z |
| Activate the Free Transform tool | Q |
| Activate the Rectangle tool | R |
| Activate the Rounded Rectangle tool | ShiftR |
| Activate the Ellipse tool | O |
| Activate the Polygon tool | ShiftO |
| Activate the Star tool | ShiftS |
| Activate the Line tool | / |
| Activate the Sheets tool | S |
| Decrease the diameter of the Pen, Draw and Erase tools | [ |
| Increase the diameter of the Pen, Draw and Erase tools | ] |
| Temporarily activate a different tool. This key switches the Selection tool to the Move tool and vice versa. The Draw or Pen tool will be switched to the Selection tool. Other tools will be switched to either Selection or Move tool depending on which of them was activated most recently | Cmd (⌘) |
Document View and Canvas
Shortcuts for navigating the canvas and workspace. They might not seem crucial at first glance, but zooming in/out and fitting to screen are essential when working on fine details.
There's less of a clear pattern to these keys, making them a bit harder to memorize, but you'll get the hang of them through repeated use.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Zoom in the current view | Cmd (⌘)+ |
| Zoom out the current view | Cmd (⌘)- |
| Zoom the current sheet to fit the window | Cmd (⌘)0 |
| Fit the whole document into the window | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)0 |
| Display the document at 100% scale | Cmd (⌘)1 |
| Activate the Outline Preview mode | Cmd (⌘)Y |
| Activate the Pixel Preview mode | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)Y |
| Activate the Retina Pixel Preview mode | ShiftOption (⌥)Cmd (⌘)Y |
| Hide or show guides | Cmd (⌘); |
| Show the rulers | Cmd (⌘)R |
| Show smart guides when you are moving or resizing an object | Cmd (⌘)/ |
| Activate the Hand tool which lets you scroll the canvas by dragging it | Space |
Layers and Objects
Combining object-related shortcuts with your mouse or stylus will drastically speed up your workflow.
Mastering these will instantly make your process feel much more professional.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy a selected object to the Clipboard | Cmd (⌘)C |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the document | Cmd (⌘)V |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the document at the same location as the original object | ShiftCmd (⌘)V |
| Cut a selected object to the Clipboard | Cmd (⌘)X |
| Select all objects on all sheets except for locked objects | Cmd (⌘)A |
| Select all objects on the active sheet except for locked objects | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)A |
| Deselect all objects | ShiftCmd (⌘)A |
| Select objects that are currently not selected, and deselect those that are selected (Invert Selection) | ShiftOption (⌥)Cmd (⌘)A |
| Duplicate a selected object | Cmd (⌘)D |
| Delete a selected object | Delete |
| Copy the style of a selected object | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)C |
| Apply the style, copied to the Clipboard, to a selected object | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)V |
| Group selected objects | Cmd (⌘)G |
| Ungroup a selected group | ShiftCmd (⌘)G |
| Apply the same transformation that was set up and applied using the Transform dialog the last time | Cmd (⌘)J |
| Lock a selected object | Cmd (⌘)L |
| Unlock all objects in the document | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)L |
| Create a new layer | ShiftCmd (⌘)N |
| Create a copy of the current layer | ShiftCmd (⌘)D |
| Move a selected object by one object forward within the object stacking order | Cmd (⌘)] |
| Place a selected object in front of other objects | ShiftCmd (⌘)] |
| Move a selected object by one object backward within the object stacking order | Cmd (⌘)[ |
| Place a selected object behind other objects | ShiftCmd (⌘)[ |
| Apply the default style to the selected object | ShiftD |
| Combine selected objects using the Union operation | CtrlCmd (⌘)U |
| Combine selected objects using the Intersect operation | CtrlCmd (⌘)T |
| Combine selected objects using the Subtract operation | CtrlCmd (⌘)S |
| Combine selected objects using the Exclude operation | CtrlCmd (⌘)X |
| Divide selected objects into parts | CtrlCmd (⌘)V |
| Swap Stroke and Fill colors | ShiftX |
Text Editing and Formatting
Shortcuts for selecting text and applying bold, italics, or underlines are incredibly useful for text-heavy projects.
While you can do all of this from the text editing menu, doing it manually is a bit tedious. Using shortcuts here saves a lot of time.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Paste text from the Clipboard into the edit box | Cmd (⌘)V |
| Select all text in the text editor | Cmd (⌘)A |
| Open or close the Fonts panel | Cmd (⌘)T |
| Make selected text bold | Cmd (⌘)B |
| Turn selected text into italics | Cmd (⌘)I |
| Underline selected text | Cmd (⌘)U |
| Dictate your text | FN |
| Open the Emoji & Symbols panel | CtrlCmd (⌘)Space |
Document Operations
Shortcuts for basic document tasks in Amadine, such as saving, duplicating, creating new files, and exporting.
Most of these match standard macOS shortcuts, so if you're a Mac user, you likely know them already. They also work exactly the same on the iPad, and pairing them with a stylus will give your productivity a massive boost.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save the current document | Cmd (⌘)S |
| Save the current document to a new file | ShiftOption (⌥)Cmd (⌘)S |
| Create a copy of the current document | ShiftCmd (⌘)S |
| Open a document | Cmd (⌘)O |
| Create a new document | Cmd (⌘)N |
| Open the Document Setup dialog to verify or set up measurement units, grid and other properties | ShiftCmd (⌘)P |
| Close the active document | Cmd (⌘)W |
| Close all open windows | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)W |
| Export the current document to a graphic file | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)E |
| Exit the application | Cmd (⌘)Q |
| Reverse the last operation you performed | Cmd (⌘)Z |
| Reverse the last Undo operation | ShiftCmd (⌘)Z |
Windows and Panels
Shortcuts for opening settings, minimizing windows, bringing up the print dialog, and toggling toolbars and panels.
These are surprisingly handy to keep in mind, especially when you're managing multiple windows and need to clear up your workspace.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Close the open window | ShiftCmd (⌘)W |
| Bring up the Preferences dialog | Cmd (⌘), |
| Minimize the currently active window | Cmd (⌘)M |
| Bring up the standard Print dialog | Cmd (⌘)P |
| Hide or show the toolbar and most of the panels | Tab |