Quick Reference
A printable cheat sheet of all essential Novaboard shortcuts and controls. Press Ctrl+P to print this page.
Tools
| B | Brush |
| Shift+B | Spray |
| Alt+B | Dither |
| Shift+Alt+B | Scatter |
| P | Pixel-Perfect Mode |
| E | Eraser |
| G | Bucket Fill |
| Shift+G | Gradient |
| I | Color Picker |
| W | Magic Wand |
| Q | Lasso |
| L | Line |
| U | Rectangle |
| Shift+Cor Shift+U | Circle |
| Sor M | Select |
| T | Transform |
| Z | Zoom |
| R | Rotate View |
| Shift+T | Text |
| Shift+K | Slice |
| Shift+J | Blur |
| J | Jumble |
| O | Dodge/Burn |
Tool Modifiers
| D | Adjust tool size (drag) |
| -or [ | Decrease size |
| =or ] | Increase size |
| Alt | Temp color picker |
| Shift + shape | Constrain ratio |
| Shift + select | Add to selection |
| Alt + select | Subtract selection |
Edit
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Zor Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Delor Backspace | Clear |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Shift+F | Fill selection |
| Shift+S | Stroke selection |
| Shift+H | Flip horizontal |
| Shift+V | Flip vertical |
| Ctrl+R | Rotate 90° CW |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Rotate 90° CCW |
Selection
| Escor Ctrl+D | Deselect |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Reselect |
| Enter | Commit transform |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Inverse selection |
| Arrow keys | Move 1px (with a selection) |
File
| Ctrl+Alt+N | New file |
| Ctrl+O | Open (any format) |
| Ctrl+S | Save (desktop only) |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save as (project file) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Sor Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E | Export as (last used) |
| Ctrl+Alt+E | Repeat last export |
View & Navigation
| Ctrl+' | Toggle grid |
| ~ | Toggle snap to grid |
| Shift+I | Toggle isometric grid |
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Toggle grayscale |
| 2 | 100% zoom |
| Ctrl+0 | Fit to view |
| 1 | Full size preview |
| 3–7 | 200%–3200% zoom |
| Hold 1–7 | Peek, restore on release |
| Space + drag | Pan canvas |
Panels
| ` | Zen mode |
| Shift+F1 | Toggle navbar |
| Shift+F2 | Toggle toolbar |
| Shift+F3 | Toggle layers |
| Shift+F4 | Toggle preview |
| Shift+F5 | Toggle palette |
| Shift+F6 | Toggle timeline |
| Shift+F7 | Toggle status bar |
| Shift+F9 | Toggle slices panel |
| Shift+F10 | Toggle tags panel |
| Ctrl+; | Toggle guides |
Animation
| ,or ← | Previous frame |
| .or → | Next frame |
| PageUpor Ctrl+← | Previous keyframe |
| PageDownor Ctrl+→ | Next keyframe |
| Shift+<or Home | First frame |
| Shift+>or End | Last frame |
| Ctrl+Enteror Alt+Nor Alt+5 | New frame |
| Shift+Enteror Alt+6 | Insert keyframe |
| Alt+Enteror Alt+7 | Insert blank keyframe |
| Enter | Play/Pause |
| Shift+Space | Preview only |
Layers & Colors
| Shift+N | New layer |
| Ctrl+J | Duplicate layer |
| Alt+Del | Delete layer |
| Ctrl+Home | First layer |
| Ctrl+End | Last layer |
| F2 | Rename layer |
| Alt+G | Toggle clipping mask |
| X | Swap colors |
Palette Navigation
| 0 | Next palette color |
| 9 | Previous palette color |
| ) | Next secondary color |
| ( | Previous secondary color |
Quick Access
| Ctrl+P | Quick open (files) |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Command palette |
| Shift+? | Keyboard shortcuts |
| For Mouse Backor Mouse Forward | Wheel menu |
| Alt+H/S/L | HSL adjust (drag) |
Mouse Controls
| Left-click | Draw (primary color) |
| Right-click | Draw (secondary color) |
| Middle-drag | Pan canvas |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom |
| Shift+Scroll | Pan left/right |
| Ctrl+Scroll | Adjust tool size |
| Alt+Scroll | Cycle palette colors |
| Back/Forward | Wheel menu |
Touch Gestures
| 2-finger tap | Undo |
| 3-finger tap | Redo |
| 4-finger tap | Zen mode |
| Edge flick | Prev/next frame |
Tip: Shortcuts can be customized. Open the shortcuts dialog with Shift+? to view and modify bindings.
