Adobe Express is an easy-to-use web-based graphics design software that can quickly and easily create graphics, videos, and photos for websites, social media, and other digital platforms. Express was designed to be highly intuitive for both experienced and first-time users. So, anyone can make professional-level graphics with starter templates, digital assets, and simple editing tools within Adobe Express. Moreover, Adobe Express can integrate with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere for more advanced editing and customization.
Below we have listed the most common keyboard shortcuts used to improve efficiency with Adobe Express.
Common Actions Keyboard Shortcuts
- Confirm text entry Shift + Enter
- Duplicate & place Alt + drag
- Undo Ctrl + Z
- Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y
Move, Rotate & Arrange Keyboard Shortcuts
- Nudge 1px. up, down, left, or right Arrow keys
- Nudge 10px up, down, left, or right Shift + Arrow keys
- Rotate 1° clockwise Alt + Right arrow
- Rotate 1° counterclockwise Alt + Left arrow
- Rotate 15° clockwise Alt + Shift + Right arrow
- Rotate 15° counterclockwise Alt + Shift + Left arrow
- Bring forward Ctrl + ]
- Bring to front Ctrl + Alt + ]
- Send backward Ctrl + [
- Send to back Ctrl + Alt + [
- Distribute Horizontal Ctrl + Alt + H
- Distribute Vertical Ctrl + Alt + V
Selection Keyboard Shortcuts
- Select multiple Shift + Click
- Marquee select Ctrl + drag
- Select all Ctrl + A
- Deselect all Ctrl + Shift + A
- Select none Esc
- Add / Remove from existing selection Shift + Click
Grouping Keyboard Shortcuts
- Group Ctrl + G
- Ungroup Ctrl + Shift + G
- Select a level up in a group Esc
- Select a level down in a group Shift + Esc
- Select the next item in a group Tab
- Select the previous item in a group Shift + Tab
Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts
- Zoom in Ctrl + + or Ctrl + mousewheel* or Pinch out on trackpad**
- Zoom out Ctrl + - or Ctrl + mousewheel* or Pinch out on trackpad**
- Fit in window Ctrl + 0
- View in actual size / 100% Ctrl + Alt + 0
- Zoom in to cursor position Spacebar + Ctrl + click
- Zoom out from cursor position Spacebar + Alt + click
- Pan / Move canvas Spacebar + drag or Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) or Page up/down Slide with 2 fingers on trackpad
Edit Video Keyboard Shortcuts
- Play / Pause Timeline Space
- Copy videos Ctrl + C
- Paste videos Ctrl + V
- Duplicate videos Ctrl + D
- Delete videos Delete
- Split scene (Scene to be selected) S
- Delete scene (Scene to be selected) Delete
- Duplicate scene (Scene to be selected) Ctrl + D
- Split audio (Audio to be selected) S
- Mute audio (Audio to be selected) M
- Deleted audio (Audio to be selected) Delete
- Duplicate Audio (Audio to be selected) Ctrl + D
Edit Text Keyboard Shortcuts
- Bold Text Ctrl + B
- Italicize Text Ctrl + I
- Underline Text Ctrl + U
- Increase Font Size Ctrl + shift + .
- Decrease Font Size Ctrl + shift + ,
- Text Align Left Alt + Shift + L
- Text Align Right Alt + Shift + R
- Text Align Center Alt + Shift + C
- Edit selected text object Press Enter while text object is selected to activate cursor
*Ctrl + mousewheel gesture will zoom the entire browser if the cursor is placed outside of the canvas in certain browsers.
