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 Alt + F4
Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
- Undo Ctrl + Z
- Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
- Cut Ctrl + X
- Copy Ctrl + C
- Paste Ctrl + V
- Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste Interaction (in Prototype mode) Ctrl + Alt +V
- Duplicate Ctrl + D
- Delete Delete
- Select All Ctrl + A
- Deselect All Ctrl + Shift + A
File Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
- New Ctrl + N
- Open... Ctrl + Shift + O
- Close Alt + F4
- Save... Ctrl + S
- Save As... Ctrl + Shift + S
- Save As Local Document... Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S
- Export Batch Ctrl + Shift + E
- Export Selected Ctrl + E
- Import Ctrl + Shift + I
Path/Pen Keyboard Shortcuts
- Switch to Pen tool P
- Convert Point Double-click
- Asymmetric Control Point Alt
- Snap Control Point Angle Shift
- Snap Anchor Point Angle Shift
- Add Ctrl + Alt + U
- Subtract Ctrl + Alt + S
- Intersect Ctrl + Alt + I
- Exclude Overlap Ctrl + Alt + X
- Convert to Path Ctrl + 8
Keys for Layers (Objects), Groups, Scroll groups, and Artboards
- Group layers Ctrl + G
- Ungroup layers Ctrl + Shift +G
- Make component Ctrl + K
- Edit Main Component Shift + Ctrl + K
- Back to Previous Instance Shift + Alt + K
- Lock/Unlock layer Ctrl + L
- Hide/Show layer Ctrl + ,
- Mask with shape Shift + Ctrl + M
- Make repeat grid Ctrl + R
- Directly select a layer in a group/component Ctrl + Click layer in canvas
- Change layer opacity 1 to 9 (0 for 100%)
- Select artboard Ctrl + Click on blank part of artboard
- Draw shape from center Alt + Drag
- Draw shape with 1:1 aspect ratio (perfects square/circle) Shift + Drag
- Draw equilateral triangle Shift + Drag
- Show/ Hide artboard guides Ctrl + ;
- Lock artboard guides Shift + Ctrl + ;
- Move element by 10px Shift + Arrows
- Resize element by 1px increment Alt + Arrows
- Resize element by 10px increment Alt + Shift + Arrows
- Select through overlapping layers Ctrl + Click on the label
- Edit padding Hover and drag on canvas + S
- Mirror padding on opposing sides Alt + S
- Edit all sides Shift + S
- Horizontal scroll Shift + Alt +H
- Vertical scroll Shift + Alt +V
- Horizontal and vertical scroll Shift + Alt +D
- Add Color to Assets Shift + Ctrl + C
- Rename layers Ctrl + Alt + R
- Apply border colors to assets from Libraries panel Alt + Click
- Expand/Collapse in Libraries panel Ctrl + Click on the chevron
