Chapter 35: Keyboard Shortcuts for Toon Boom Studio

This document lists the default keyboard shortcuts for Toon Boom Studio. To use a shortcut, press the key(s) and the character simultaneously. The plus sign (+) is not part of the sequence.

Commands without shortcuts are left blank in these tables.
The Custom column is provided so you may write down the shortcuts you customize.

In Toon Boom Studio, you can create your own keyboard shortcuts.

To assign your own keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Preferences > Shortcuts from (Windows) or Toon Boom Studio > Preferences > Shortcuts (Mac OS X).

COMMAND

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Centre on Mouse

[N]

[N]

 

Next Drawing

[Shift] + [S]

[Shift] + [S]

 

Next Element

[F]

[F]

 

Next Element in Exposure Sheet

[Shift] + [F]

[Shift] + [F]

 

Next Frame

[S]

[S]

 

Previous Drawing

[Shift] + [A]

[Shift] + [A]

 

Previous Element

[D]

[D]

 

Previous Element in Exposure Sheet

[Shift] + [D]

[Shift] + [D]

 

Previous Frame

[A]

[A]

 

Select Skeleton Root

[Y]

[Y]

 

 

EDIT MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Copy

[Ctrl] + [C]

[⌘] + [C]

 

Cut

[Ctrl] + [X]

[⌘] + [X]

 

Cut Special

[Ctrl] + [Shift] +[X]

[⌘] + [Shift] +[X]

 

Delete

[Del]

[Del]

 

Deselect All

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [A]

 

Paste

[Ctrl] + [V]

[⌘] + [V]

 

Paste New Object

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [V]

[⌘] + [O]

 

Paste Special

[Ctrl] + [B]

[⌘] + [B]

 

Paste Special Again

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [B]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [B]

 

Redo

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Z]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [Z]

 

Select All

[Ctrl] + [A]

[⌘] + [A]

 

Undo

[Ctrl] + [Z]

[⌘] + [Z]

 

 

FILE MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Close

[Ctrl] + [W]

[⌘] + [W]

 

Exit

[Ctrl] + [Q]

[⌘] + [Q]

 

New

[Ctrl] + [N]

[⌘] + [N]

 

Open

[Ctrl] + [O]

[⌘] + [O]

 

Print

[Ctrl] + [P]

[⌘] + [P]

 

Save

[Ctrl] + [S]

[⌘] + [S]

 

Save As

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [S]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [S]

 

 

HELP MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Toon Boom Studio Help

[F1]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [?]

 

What's This? Help

[Shift] + [F1]

[Alt] + [Shift] + [?]

 

 

LIBRARY MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Refresh

[F5]

[F5]

 

 

PLAY MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Play

[P]

[P]

 

Preview Exposure Sheet

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Enter]

[⌘] + [Alt] + [Enter]

 

Preview Exposure Sheet Selection

[Shift] + [Enter]

[Shift] + [Enter]

 

Preview Movie

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Enter]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [Enter]

 

Preview Scene

[Ctrl] + [Enter]

[⌘] + [Enter]

 

Quick Preview

[Return]

[Return]

 

 

TOOLS MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Bone Creator Tool

[U]

[U]

 

Bone Manipulator

[H]

[H]

 

Bone Setup Tool

[J]

[J]

 

Brush

[@]

[@]

 

Cycle Brush Tools

[2]

[2]

 

Cycle Eraser Tools

[4]

[4]

 

Cycle Paint Tools

[3]

[3]

 

Cycle Rotate Tools

[8]

[8]

 

Cycle Select Tools

[1]

[1]

 

Cycle Zoom Tools

[5]

[5]

 

Dropper (when Brush, Paint or Pencil tool is selected)

[Alt]

[Alt]

 

Eraser

[$]

[$]

 

Grabber

[^]

[^]

 

Group Selection

[Ctrl] + [G]

[⌘] + [G]

 

Motion

[0]

[0]

 

Nudge Backwards (when Transform tool is selected)

[Alt] + Up Arrow]

[Alt] + Up Arrow]

 

Nudge Forwards (when Transform tool is selected)

[Alt] + [Down Arrow]

[Alt] + [Down Arrow]

 

Paint

[#]

[#]

 

Paint Multiple Drawings

[Shift] + [Alt]

[Shift] + [Alt]

 

Peg-Only Mode

[M]

[M]

 

Scale

[9]

[9]

 

Select Drawing Objects

[!]

[!]

 

Select Elements

[6]

[6]

 

Start New Bone Chain (when Bone Creator Tool is selected)

[Shift]

[Shift]

 

Text

[T]

[T]

 

Transform

[7]

[7]

 

Ungroup Selection

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [G]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [G]

 

Zoom

[%]

[%]

 

 

VIEW MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Toggle Floating Windows Visibility

[Tab]

[Tab]

 

Grid Display Toggle

[G]

[G]

 

No Next Drawings

[Shift] + [W]

[Shift] + [W]

 

No Previous Drawings

[Shift] + [Q]

[Shift] + [Q]

 

Onion Skin Next Drawing Cycle

[W]

[W]

 

Onion Skin Previous Drawing Cycle

[Q]

[Q]

 

Recentre

[Shift] + [Space]

[Shift] + [Space]

 

Reset Rotation

[Shift] + [C]

[Shift] + [C]

 

Reset View

[Shift] + [V]

[Shift] + [V]

 

Reset Zoom

[Shift] + [Z]

[Shift] + [Z]

 

Rotate Clockwise

[V]

[V]

 

Rotate Counterclockwise

[C]

[C]

 

Show/Hide Strokes

[K]

[K]

 

Switch Active View

[B]

[B]

 

Turn Auto Light Table On/Off

[L]

[L]

 

Turn Full Screen On/Off

[Ctrl] + [F]

[⌘] + [F]

 

Zoom In

[X]

[X]

 

Zoom Out

[Z]

[Z]

 

 

WINDOWS MENU

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

Colour Palette

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [C]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [C]

 

Exposure

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [E]

 

Function Editor

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [F]

 

Minimize

 

[⌘] + [M]

 

Pen View

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [N]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [N]

 

Properties view

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [P]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [P]

 

Scene Manager

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [M]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [M]

 

Timeline

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [T]

[⌘] + [Shift] + [T]