Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for all keyboard shortcuts in the Lumineer editor. You can also view this list inside the app by clicking the ? (Help) button in the toolbar.

Tools

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | V or 1 | Move tool — pan canvas, drag elements | | A or 2 | Select tool — click to select, drag for area selection | | L or 3 | Straight Line tool — draw light strands | | C or 4 | Curved Line tool — draw curved strands | | S or 5 | Shrub tool — draw shrub/bush light boundaries | | R or 6 | Ruler tool — calibrate measurements | | D or 7 | Decoration tool — place wreaths, bows, etc. |

Drawing

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Click | Add a point to the current path | | Enter | Finish the current drawing | | Escape | Cancel the current drawing | | Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Remove the last point (while drawing) |

Tip: You can also finish a strand by clicking near your last point. This is often faster than reaching for Enter.

Selection

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Cmd + A | Select all elements | | Shift + Click | Add or remove element from selection | | Cmd + Click | Cycle through overlapping elements at the click point | | Alt/Option + Drag | Duplicate the selected element and drag the copy | | Escape | Clear selection |

Editing

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Cmd + Z | Undo | | Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo | | Delete or Backspace | Delete selected elements | | E | Export design as PNG |

Layer ordering

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Cmd + Shift + ] | Bring to front | | Cmd + Shift + [ | Send to back | | Cmd + ] | Bring forward one layer | | Cmd + [ | Send backward one layer |

Navigation

| Action | How | |--------|-----| | Zoom in/out | Scroll wheel (zooms toward your cursor) | | Pan | Drag empty space with the Move tool (V), or middle-click drag with any tool |

Note: On Windows, replace Cmd with Ctrl for all shortcuts. Shortcuts are disabled when you're typing in an input field (like the ruler measurement).


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