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 + Return
- Duplicate & place Option + drag
- Undo Cmd + Z
- Redo Cmd + Shift + Z orCmd + 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 Option + Right arrow
- Rotate 1° counterclockwise Option + Left arrow
- Rotate 15° clockwise Option + Shift + Right arrow
- Rotate 15° counterclockwise Option + Shift + Left arrow
- Bring forward Cmd + ]
- Bring to front Cmd + Option + ]
- Send backward Cmd + [
- Send to back Cmd + Option + [
- Distribute Horizontal Command + Ctrl + H
- Distribute Vertical Command + Ctrl + V
Selection Keyboard Shortcuts
- Select multiple Shift + Click
- Marquee select Cmd + drag
- Select all Cmd + A
- Deselect all Cmd + Shift + A
- Select none Esc
- Add / Remove from existing selection Shift + Click
Grouping Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ungroup Cmd + 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 Cmd + + or Cmd + mousewheel* or Pinch out on trackpad**
- Zoom out Cmd + - or Cmd + mousewheel* or Pinch in on trackpad**
- Fit in window Cmd + 0
- Fill in window Cmd + Shift + 0
- View in actual size / 100% Cmd + Option + 0
- Zoom in to cursor position Spacebar + Cmd + click
- Zoom out from cursor position Spacebar + Option + click
- Pan / Move canvas Spacebar + drag, Arrow key while zoomed in with nothing is selected (hold arrow key to speed up) Page up/down slide with 2 fingers on trackpad
Edit Video Keyboard Shortcuts
- Play / Pause Timeline Space
- Copy videos Cmd + C
- Paste videos Cmd + V
- Duplicate videos Cmd + D
- Delete videos Delete
- Split scene (Scene to be selected) S
- Delete scene (Scene to be selected) Delete
- Duplicate scene (Scene to be selected) Cmd + 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) Cmd + D
Edit Text Keyboard Shortcuts
- Bold Text Command + B
- Italicize Text Command + I
- Underline Text Command + U
- Increase Font Size Command + shift + .
- Decrease Font Size Command + shift + ,
- Text Align Left Option + shift + L
- Text Align Right Option + shift + R
- Text Align Center Option + shift + C
- Edit selected text object Press Enter while text object is selected to activate cursor
* Cmd + mousewheel gesture will zoom the entire browser if the cursor is placed outside of the canvas in certain browsers.
