Keyboard Shortcuts
The full reference of keyboard shortcuts in the Lega editor — tools, undo/redo, selection, and zoom — so you can keep your hands off the mouse.
Once you know your way around the interface, shortcuts are what make the editor fast rather than merely usable. This page is a straight reference — bookmark it rather than memorize it up front.
Tools
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select tool | V |
| Text tool | T |
| Image tool | I |
| Rectangle tool | R |
| Circle tool | O |
| Line tool | L |
| Polygon / path tools | Available from the shape flyout in the bottom toolbar |
| Switch back to Select after placing an element | Esc |
Tools work the same way regardless of how you reach for them: click the icon in the bottom toolbar, or hit the key. See the Interface Tour if you haven't located the toolbar yet.
Undo / redo
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | Cmd+Z (Mac) / Ctrl+Z (Windows/Linux) |
| Redo | Cmd+Shift+Z (Mac) / Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z (Windows/Linux) |
Every action in Lega — including AI generations — is tracked in a full command history, so undo/redo works uniformly whether you dragged a layer by hand or the AI placed it. This is the same history the on-canvas undo/redo buttons in the toolbar trigger. For how the history model actually works underneath, see Undo/Redo & History.
Selection
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select a layer | Click it on the canvas, or click its row in the Layers panel |
| Add to selection | Shift+Click |
| Select all layers on the active frame | Cmd/Ctrl+A |
| Deselect | Esc, or click empty canvas |
| Nudge selected layer(s) 1px | Arrow keys |
| Nudge selected layer(s) 10px | Shift+Arrow |
| Delete selected layer(s) | Delete / Backspace |
| Duplicate selected layer(s) | Cmd/Ctrl+D |
| Group selection | Cmd/Ctrl+G |
| Ungroup | Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+G |
Multi-select is especially useful when you're aligning several elements at once — smart guides kick in automatically as you drag a multi-selection near other layers.
Zoom & viewport
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Zoom in | Cmd/Ctrl+= |
| Zoom out | Cmd/Ctrl+- |
| Fit active frame to window | Click the fit-frame control in the viewport toolbar |
| Fit all frames to window | Click the fit-all control in the viewport toolbar |
| Pan | Hold Space and drag, or two-finger scroll on trackpad |
Zoom and fit controls also exist as on-screen buttons near the canvas if you'd rather click than remember a combination — see the Interface Tour for where they live.
Copy / paste
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | Cmd/Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Cmd/Ctrl+V |
| Cut | Cmd/Ctrl+X |
Pasted layers land offset slightly from the original so you can immediately see and reposition the copy.
A note on conflicts
Browser and OS shortcuts occasionally overlap with editor shortcuts (zoom, for instance, can collide with browser zoom on some setups). If a shortcut doesn't seem to register, check that focus is on the canvas rather than a text field or the chat pane — text inputs intentionally swallow most of these so you can type normally.
For the broader mental model these shortcuts sit on top of — why undo/redo is reliable even after AI edits, why grouping works the way it does — the Undo/Redo & History page and the Interface Tour are the two best next reads.