Basic Shortcuts
| ⌘ , |
| Settings |
| Open the Linearity Move settings panel. |
| ⌘H |
| Hide Move |
| Hide Linearity Move from your desktop. |
| ⌥⌘H |
| Hide Others |
| Hide all windows that aren’t Linearity Move from your desktop. |
| ⌘Q |
| Quit Move |
| Quit the Linearity Move software. |
| ⌘N |
| New |
| Create a new Linearity Move project. |
| ⌘O |
| Open |
| Open an existing Linearity file. |
| ⇧⌘O |
| Open from your Mac |
| Open a non-Linearity file, such as an Adobe Illustrator file or a PDF. |
| ⌘W |
| Close Project |
| Close your current project and return to the Home screen. |
| ⌘S |
| Save Project |
| Save your current project. |
| ⇧⌘S |
| Duplicate Project |
| Create and open an exact copy of your current project. |
| ⌘E |
| Export Project |
| Export your current project to an MP4 file. You’ll be able to choose the resolution and frame rate. |
| ⌘ , | Settings | Open the Linearity Move settings panel. |
| ⌘H | Hide Move | Hide Linearity Move from your desktop. |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide Others | Hide all windows that aren’t Linearity Move from your desktop. |
| ⌘Q | Quit Move | Quit the Linearity Move software. |
| ⌘N | New | Create a new Linearity Move project. |
| ⌘O | Open | Open an existing Linearity file. |
| ⇧⌘O | Open from your Mac | Open a non-Linearity file, such as an Adobe Illustrator file or a PDF. |
| ⌘W | Close Project | Close your current project and return to the Home screen. |
| ⌘S | Save Project | Save your current project. |
| ⇧⌘S | Duplicate Project | Create and open an exact copy of your current project. |
| ⌘E | Export Project | Export your current project to an MP4 file. You’ll be able to choose the resolution and frame rate. |
| ⌘Z |
| Undo |
| Undo your last action. |
| ⇧⌘Z |
| Redo |
| Repeat your last action. |
| ⌘X |
| Cut |
| Cut your currently selected element. |
| ⌘C |
| Copy |
| Copy your currently selected element. |
| ⌘V |
| Paste |
| Paste the most recently copied or cut element or scene. |
| ⌥⇧⌘V |
| Paste and match style |
| (Text only) Paste the most recently copied or cut text, matching the current style elements. |
| ⌥⌘V |
| Paste at copied time |
| (Keyframe animations only) Paste the most recently copied or cut keyframe animation at the same timestamp where it was copied from, instead of the current Playhead position. |
| ⌘D |
| Duplicate |
| Duplicate the selected elements in the same position as the original elements. |
| ⌫ |
| Delete |
| Delete the selected elements. |
| ⌘A |
| Select all |
| Select all elements on the canvas. |
| ⇧⌘A |
| Deselect all |
| Deselect all currently selected elements. |
| ←→↑↓ |
| Bump 1px |
| Move the selected elements by 1 pixel in the direction indicated by the arrow key. |
| ⇧←→↑↓ |
| Bump 10px |
| Move the selected elements by 10 pixels in the direction indicated by the arrow key. |
| U |
| Clip content/canvas |
| Show or hide the any elements that are exceeding the edges of the canvas. |
| ⌘Z | Undo | Undo your last action. |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo | Repeat your last action. |
| ⌘X | Cut | Cut your currently selected element. |
| ⌘C | Copy | Copy your currently selected element. |
| ⌘V | Paste | Paste the most recently copied or cut element or scene. |
| ⌥⇧⌘V | Paste and match style | (Text only) Paste the most recently copied or cut text, matching the current style elements. |
| ⌥⌘V | Paste at copied time | (Keyframe animations only) Paste the most recently copied or cut keyframe animation at the same timestamp where it was copied from, instead of the current Playhead position. |
| ⌘D | Duplicate | Duplicate the selected elements in the same position as the original elements. |
| ⌫ | Delete | Delete the selected elements. |
| ⌘A | Select all | Select all elements on the canvas. |
| ⇧⌘A | Deselect all | Deselect all currently selected elements. |
| ←→↑↓ | Bump 1px | Move the selected elements by 1 pixel in the direction indicated by the arrow key. |
| ⇧←→↑↓ | Bump 10px | Move the selected elements by 10 pixels in the direction indicated by the arrow key. |
| U | Clip content/canvas | Show or hide the any elements that are exceeding the edges of the canvas. |
| ⌘ ] |
| Bring forward |
| Bring the selected elements one layer forward. |
| ⇧⌘ ] |
| Bring to front |
| Bring the selected elements to the front (top) layer. |
| ⌘ [ |
| Send backward |
| Send the selected elements one layer backward. |
| ⇧⌘ [ |
| Send to back |
| Send the selected elements to the back (bottom) layer. |
| ⌃⌘ ← |
| Align left |
| Align the selected elements to the left. |
| ⌃⌘H |
| Align center |
| Align the selected elements to the center. |
| ⌃⌘ → |
| Align right |
| Align the selected elements to the right. |
| ⌃⌘ ↑ |
| Align top |
| Align the selected elements to the top. |
| ⌃⌘V |
| Align middle |
| Align the selected elements to the middle. |
| ⌃⌘ ↓ |
| Align bottom |
| Align the selected elements to the bottom. |
| ⇧⌘L |
| Lock |
| Lock the selected elements to the canvas, preventing them from being moved or edited. |
| ⇧⌘H |
| Hide |
| Hide the selected elements from view. |
| ⌘G |
| Group |
| Group your selected elements together. |
| ⇧⌘G |
| Ungroup |
| Ungroup your selected elements into individual elements. |
| ⌘ ] | Bring forward | Bring the selected elements one layer forward. |
| ⇧⌘ ] | Bring to front | Bring the selected elements to the front (top) layer. |
| ⌘ [ | Send backward | Send the selected elements one layer backward. |
| ⇧⌘ [ | Send to back | Send the selected elements to the back (bottom) layer. |
| ⌃⌘ ← | Align left | Align the selected elements to the left. |
| ⌃⌘H | Align center | Align the selected elements to the center. |
| ⌃⌘ → | Align right | Align the selected elements to the right. |
| ⌃⌘ ↑ | Align top | Align the selected elements to the top. |
| ⌃⌘V | Align middle | Align the selected elements to the middle. |
| ⌃⌘ ↓ | Align bottom | Align the selected elements to the bottom. |
| ⇧⌘L | Lock | Lock the selected elements to the canvas, preventing them from being moved or edited. |
| ⇧⌘H | Hide | Hide the selected elements from view. |
| ⌘G | Group | Group your selected elements together. |
| ⇧⌘G | Ungroup | Ungroup your selected elements into individual elements. |
| ⇧⌘+ |
| Unite |
| (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Unite Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘- |
| Subtract |
| (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Subtract Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘I |
| Intersect |
| (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Intersect Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘\ |
| Divide |
| (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Divide Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘E |
| Exclude |
| (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Exclude Boolean operation. |
| ⌘7 |
| Use as mask |
| Create a mask from the selected elements. |
| ⇧⌘7 |
| Unmask |
| Stop using the selected elements as a mask. |
| ⌃⇧T |
| Text on path |
| Begin typing text along the selected path. |
| ⌃⌘O |
| Create outlines from text |
| Create outlined paths from the selected text. |
| ⇧⌘+ | Unite | (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Unite Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘- | Subtract | (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Subtract Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘I | Intersect | (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Intersect Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘\ | Divide | (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Divide Boolean operation. |
| ⇧⌘E | Exclude | (With overlapping shapes selected) Perform the Exclude Boolean operation. |
| ⌘7 | Use as mask | Create a mask from the selected elements. |
| ⇧⌘7 | Unmask | Stop using the selected elements as a mask. |
| ⌃⇧T | Text on path | Begin typing text along the selected path. |
| ⌃⌘O | Create outlines from text | Create outlined paths from the selected text. |
| ⌥⌘1 |
| Toggle Library panel |
| Open or close the Library panel on the left side of the canvas. |
| ⌥⌘2 |
| Toggle Inspector panel |
| Open or close the Inspector panel on the right side of the canvas. |
| ⌥⌘3 |
| Toggle Timeline panel |
| Open or close the Timeline panel on the bottom of the canvas. |
| ⌘+ (or Z + click) |
| Zoom in |
| Zoom in on your canvas. |
| ⌘- (or Z + option + click) |
| Zoom out |
| Zoom out on your canvas. |
| ⌘0 |
| Zoom to fit |
| Scale and center your view to show your entire canvas. This will only work if you are currently focused on the canvas (e.g. you have something on the canvas selected). |
| Spacebar + drag |
| Activate Hand Tool |
| Hold spacebar and drag on the canvas to activate the Hand Tool and move your canvas around. |
| FN + F |
| Enter / Exit Full Screen. |
| Enter Full Screen mode. Press again to exit Full Screen mode. |
| ⌥⌘1 | Toggle Library panel | Open or close the Library panel on the left side of the canvas. |
| ⌥⌘2 | Toggle Inspector panel | Open or close the Inspector panel on the right side of the canvas. |
| ⌥⌘3 | Toggle Timeline panel | Open or close the Timeline panel on the bottom of the canvas. |
| ⌘+ (or Z + click) | Zoom in | Zoom in on your canvas. |
| ⌘- (or Z + option + click) | Zoom out | Zoom out on your canvas. |
| ⌘0 | Zoom to fit | Scale and center your view to show your entire canvas. This will only work if you are currently focused on the canvas (e.g. you have something on the canvas selected). |
| Spacebar + drag | Activate Hand Tool | Hold spacebar and drag on the canvas to activate the Hand Tool and move your canvas around. |
| FN + F | Enter / Exit Full Screen. | Enter Full Screen mode. Press again to exit Full Screen mode. |
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