Hot Design Shortcuts
This page lists all keyboard and mouse shortcuts available in the Hot Design experience for quick reference. You can also open it from Hot Design itself: More (⋯) > Windows > Shortcuts.
On macOS, use Cmd wherever Ctrl is listed.
General Editing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Delete element(s) |
Delete |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Duplicate selection |
Ctrl + Drag |
| Multi-select elements |
Ctrl + Click |
Element Selection & Navigation
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Cycle to the element beneath the selection |
Alt + Click |
| Select / clear multiple in tree |
Ctrl + Click |
| Select the parent element |
Shift + Enter |
| Edit the selected UserControl |
Ctrl + Shift + U |
Interactive Mode
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Toggle Interactive mode (Selection ↔ Interactive) |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
Canvas Zoom & Pan
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Zoom in |
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up or Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out |
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down or Ctrl + - |
| Fit content to the canvas |
Ctrl + 0 |
| Zoom to 100% |
Ctrl + 1 |
| Zoom to 200% |
Ctrl + 2 |
| Zoom to 300% |
Ctrl + 3 |
| Toggle Auto-fit view |
Ctrl + 9 |
| Pan horizontally (when zoomed) |
Shift + Mouse Wheel |
| Pan vertically (when zoomed) |
Mouse Wheel |
| Pan any direction (when zoomed) |
Middle-click and drag |
Canvas Rulers & Guides
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Show or hide the rulers and guides |
Ctrl + R |
| Show or hide the crosshair |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Measure from a point (crosshair on) |
Hold Shift and move the pointer |
| Add a guide |
Drag out of a ruler |
| Move a guide |
Drag the guide |
| Delete a guide |
Drag it back onto its ruler, or select it and press Delete |
| Clear the guide selection |
Escape |
These are preview features and are off by default — see Working on the canvas for how to switch them on.
Design Surface Size
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Resize the design surface to the window size |
Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
| Resize the design surface to the visible canvas size |
Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
| Cycle forward through the form factor presets |
Ctrl + Shift + + |
| Cycle backward through the form factor presets |
Ctrl + Shift + - |
UI Panel Toggles
| Panel |
Shortcut |
| All panels |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Toolbox |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Elements |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Properties |
Ctrl + Shift + P |