Learn these keys once and every scene edit becomes quicker, more accurate, and far less dependent on mouse travel.
Shortcuts keep you in flow by letting you transform objects, tweak values, and manage the interface without hunting for icons or menus. Memorize a handful and you’ll move, rotate, and scale faster than ever before.
P – switch gizmo to Position mode
R – switch gizmo to Rotation mode
S – switch gizmo to Scale mode
L – toggle Local space for the active gizmo
W – toggle World space for the active gizmo
+ – enlarge transform gizmo handles
– – shrink transform gizmo handles
Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z – undo last action
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z – redo
Alt + drag any slider – finer step size for precise value changes
Alt + / – hide or show the full Canvas Studio UI
↑ / ↓ – move focus up or down through the active UI list (Outliner panels, setting groups, or timeline tracks)
← / → – pan the timeline view left or right while keeping the playhead centered (when a timeline panel is active)
Ctrl+Scroll / Cmd+Scroll – zoom the timeline in or out around the cursor
Shift+Scroll – pan the timeline horizontally without changing zoom
Learn these keys once and every scene edit becomes quicker, more accurate, and far less dependent on mouse travel.