Adobe Experience Design (abbreviated as Adobe XD) is an industry-renowned user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design software used to develop realistic UI and UX designs for desktop, mobile, and web applications. Product designers typically use Adobe XD to create interactive prototypes, wireframes, user testing, and real-world quality designs to envision or emulate the intended product. Adobe XD key features include design tools (vector design, responsive redesign, repeat grid), prototyping (interactive prototypes, voice prototyping, auto animation), collaboration (co-editing, easy to share for review, easy design specs generation), component and assets management (reusable components, digital asset management)
With its comprehensive toolset, Adobe XD is essential for product teams to develop prototypes for digital experiences and processes. Use the keyboard shortcuts for general, menu, path, layers, groups, and artboards to boost your speed and efficiency with Adobe XD.
General Keyboard Shortcuts
- Quit Cmd + Q
Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
- Undo Cmd + Z
- Redo ⇧ + Cmd + Z
- Cut Cmd + X
- Copy Cmd + C
- Paste Cmd + V
- Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste Interaction (in Prototype mode) Cmd + Opt + V
- Duplicate Cmd + D
- Delete ⌫
- Select All Cmd + A
- Deselect All ⇧+ Cmd + A
File Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
- New Cmd + N
- Open... Cmd + Shift + O
- Close Cmd + W
- Save... Cmd + S
- Save As... ⇧+ Cmd + S
- Save As Local Document... Opt + Shift + Cmd + S
- Export Batch Shift + Cmd + E
- Export Selected Cmd + E
- Export to an integrated third-party application (if an application integrated with XD is installed on your computer) Opt + Cmd + E
- Import Shift + Cmd + I
Path/Pen Keyboard Shortcuts
- Switch to Pen tool P
- Convert Point Double-click
- Asymmetric Control Point Opt
- Snap Control Point Angle Shift
- Snap Anchor Point Angle Shift
- Add Opt + Cmd + U
- Subtract Opt + Cmd + S
- Intersect Opt + Cmd + I
- Exclude Overlap Opt + Cmd + X
- Convert to Path Cmd + 8
Layers (Objects), Groups, Scroll Groups, and Artboards Keyboard Shortcuts
- Group layers Cmd + G
- Ungroup layers Shift + Cmd + G
- Make component Cmd + K
- Edit Main Component Shift + Cmd + K
- Back to Previous Instance Shift + Opt + K
- Lock/Unlock layer Cmd + L
- Hide/Show layer Cmd + ,
- Mask with shape Shift + Cmd + M
- Make repeat grid Cmd + R
- Directly select a layer in a group/component Cmd + Click layer in canvas
- Change layer opacity 1 to 9 (0 for 100%)
- Select artboard Cmd + Click on blank part of artboard
- Draw shape from center Opt + Drag
- Draw shape with 1:1 aspect ratio (perfects square/circle) Shift + Drag
- Draw equilateral triangle Shift + Drag
- Show/ Hide artboard guides Cmd + ;
- Lock artboard guides Shift + Cmd + ;
- Move element by 10px Shift + Arrows
- Resize element by 1px increment Cmd + Arrows
- Resize element by 10px increment Cmd + Shift + Arrows
- Select through overlapping layers Cmd + Click on the label
- Edit padding Hover and drag on canvas + S
- Mirror padding on opposing sides Opt + S
- Edit all sides Shift + S
- Horizontal scroll Shift + Cmd + H
- Vertical scroll Shift + Cmd + V
- Horizontal and vertical scroll Shift + Cmd + D
- Add Color to Assets Shift + Cmd + C
- Rename layers Cmd + Opt + R
- Apply border colors to assets from Libraries panel Opt + Click
- Expand/Collapse in Libraries panel Cmd + Click on the chevron
