FIGMA
ADVANCED
– ONE SHORTCUT TO RULE THEM ALL –
Quick Actions Cmd P or Cmd / (Mac) Ctrl P or Ctrl / (PC)
Lets you search through menus, commands & plugins.
Tabs
GENERAL INTERFACE
Cmd 1 2 3 (Mac)
Ctrl 1 2 3 (PC)
Design & Prototype
Shift E (Mac & PC)
Layers, Assets, Libraries
Opt 1 2 3 (Mac)
Alt 1 2 3 (PC)
Present
Cmd Opt Enter (Mac)
Ctrl Alt Enter (PC)
Open Resources Panel
Shift I (Mac & PC)
Show/Hide Grids
Shift+G (Mac & PC)
FRAME
Frame tool F
Convert to a frame
Cmd Opt G (Mac)
Ctrl Alt G (PC)
Zoom to next frame
N (Mac) End (PC)
MORE TIPS NEXT PAGE
SHORTCUT
GUIDE
COMPONENT
Make Component
Cmd Opt K (Mac)
Ctrl Alt K (PC)
Detach Instance
Cmd Opt B (Mac)
COPY
COPY&&PASTE
Ctrl Alt B (PC)
PASTE
COPY & PASTE
Copy/Paste Properties
Cmd Opt C/V (Mac) AUTOLAYOUT
Ctrl Alt C/V (PC) Make
Paste Over Selection Shift A (Mac & PC)
Cmd Shift V (Mac) Duplicate items in Auto
Ctrl Shift V (PC) Layout Cmd D (Mac) Ctrl D
Paste to replace
Nested Frames – Hug
Cmd Shift R (Mac)
Double click the Auto Layout
Ctrl Shift R (PC)
edge
Paste Here
Nested Frames – Fill
Right Click > Paste Here
Double click + Opt (Mac)
Select Inverse Double click + Alt (PC)
Cmd Shift A (Mac) internal items of a Autolayout
Ctrl Shift A (PC)
Font Size
FONT
Zoom to previous frame Cmd Shift < or > (Mac)
Shift N (Mac) Home (PC) Ctrl Shift < or > (PC)
Font Weight
Resize to fit content
Cmd Opt Shift R (Mac) Cmd Opt < or > (Mac)
Ctrl Alt Shift R (PC) Ctrl Alt < or > (PC)
Line Height
Keep objects inside frame
while moving Shift Opt < or > (Mac)
Hold Spacebar while moving Shift Alt < or > (PC)
Letter Spacing
Opt < or > (Mac)
Alt < or > (PC)
 LAYERS tap ]
Align Horizontal & Vertical

OBJECTS
Move layer all the way front ] & back [
Opt H or V (Mac)
Move layers one step Alt H or V (PC)
Cmd [ or ] (Mac) Ctrl [ or ] (PC)
Align Left, Right Top
Jump into layer tap [ and Bottom
Cmd Click (Mac) Ctrl Click (PC) Opt A D W S (Mac)
Alt A D W S (PC)
List layers
Cmd Right Click (Mac) Ctrl Right Click (PC)

Dive in & out of selected layers

Enter = in \ = out (Mac & PC)

Cycle between Siblings

Tab

Layer Zen – Collapse all layers

Opt L (Mac) Alt L (PC)

Layer Zen – Open/Collapse all layers

Outline
Opt (Mac) Alt (PC) click the arrow on a layer
Shift O (Mac & PC)
Hide Layers
Remove Fill
Cmd Shift H (Mac) Ctrl Shift H (PC)
Opt / (Mac) Alt / (PC)
Lock / Unlock Layers
Remove Stroke
Cmd Shift L (Mac) Ctrl Shift L (PC)
Shift / (Mac & PC)
Layer Opacity
Use the number keys:
2 5 0 Swap Fill & Stroke
Shift X (Mac & PC)
5 = 50%, 0 = 100% (0 twice quickly gets you 0%)
Color Picker
i (Mac & PC)

Cropping while dragging

IMAGES

Hold Cmd (Mac) Ctrl (PC) while

dragging edge. Publish Library
SPECIAL
Cropping mode Opt 3
Hold Opt (Mac) Alt (PC) and double Shortcut to run the last plugin
click image. Cmd Opt P (Mac) Ctrl Alt P (PC)

Copy link to current page/selection

Cmd L (Mac) Ctrl L (PC)
(Works best on Desktop App)

Section Tool
Shift S (Mac & PC)

Slice Tool
S (Mac & PC)

THIS CHEAT SHEET IS FROM THE VIDEO TRAINING COURSE BYOL.COM/FIGMAADVANCED