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My favorite Canva keyboard shortcuts

Written by Sam

Keyboard shortcuts are an absolute life (and time) saver when you’re designing!

For Mac:

T → Add a text box

C → Add a circle

R → Add a rectangle

L → Add a line

⌘ + A → Select all elements

⌘ + D → Duplicate selected element(s)

⌘ + G → Group selected elements

Hold Shift + Click → Select multiple objects

⌥ + ⇧ + T → Tidy up selected elements

⌘ + ] → Bring element forward one layer

⌘ + [ → Send element backward one layer

And here’s the same ones for Windows:

T → Add a text box

C → Add a circle

R → Add a rectangle

L → Add a line

Ctrl + A → Select all elements

Ctrl + D → Duplicate selected element(s)

Ctrl + G → Group selected elements

Hold Shift + Click → Select multiple objects

Alt + Shift + T → Tidy up selected elements

Ctrl + ] → Bring element forward one layer

Ctrl + [ → Send element backward one layer

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