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Proto.io Keyboard Shortcuts

A quick reference guide to essential keyboard shortcuts in Proto.io for faster prototyping and design workflows.

Core Shortcuts

Main Shortcuts

Ctrl F

Find

Ctrl K

Show keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl S

Save

Esc

Close modal windows

Shift P

Preview

Ctrl Shift S

Save and Preview

History Navigation

Ctrl Z

Undo

Ctrl Shift Z

Redo

Ctrl [

Go to previous canvas

Ctrl ]

Go to next canvas

Editing & Clipboard

Ctrl A

Select all

Ctrl X

Cut

Ctrl C

Copy

Ctrl V

Paste

Ctrl D

Duplicate

Backspace

Delete

View and Grid Control

Grid & Guides

Ctrl '

Toggle grid

Ctrl \\

Toggle grid system

Ctrl ;

Toggle custom guides

Ctrl L

Toggle smart guides

Alt

Toggle snap to grid on drag or resize

Canvas View & Zoom

Ctrl +

Zoom in

Ctrl -

Zoom out

Ctrl 0

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl 1

Fit to screen

Ctrl 2

Zoom to selected layers, or fit all layers if none selected

Ctrl 3

Center selected layer(s) in the canvas, or center on screen if none selected

Ctrl Right

Toggle right pane

Ctrl Left

Toggle left pane

Space

Pan canvas while keydown

Item & State Management

Item Manipulation

Ctrl Up

Bring to front

Ctrl Down

Send to back

Ctrl Shift Up

Bring forward

Ctrl Shift Down

Send backwards

(arrows)

Move item

Shift (arrows)

Snap item

Shift

Lock drag direction (hold while dragging)

R

Insert rectangle

O

Insert oval

L

Insert line

T

Insert text

I

Insert interaction area

Enter

Enter selected container

Grouping & State Control

Grouping

Ctrl G

Group selected

Ctrl Shift G

Ungroup selected

State Preview

Space

Play or pause state transition

.

Forward state transition

,

Rewind state transition