Artboard modifier keys in Blend

Some keyboard shortcuts do not have associated menu items, which means that you can't use the Blend user interface to discover them. The following table lists shortcuts that modify an action, such as resizing an object.

To do this action	Do this
Temporarily select the Selection tool while a different tool remains selected (this reduces the number of times you have to click something in the Tools panel, going back and forth between the Selection tool and others)	Hold down Ctrl
Nudge selected objects while the Selection tool is selected	Press the arrow keys
Pan the artboard	Hold down Spacebar and drag the artboard
Zoom in and out on the artboard	Rotate the mouse wheel
Zoom in on the artboard	Hold down Ctrl+Spacebar while clicking anywhere on the artboard
Zoom out on the artboard	Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar while clicking anywhere on the artboard
Move the artboard left and right	Hold down Shift and rotate the mouse wheel
Move the artboard up and down	Hold down Ctrl and rotate the mouse wheel
Constrain proportions of objects being drawn or transformed	Hold down Shift
Rotate an object in 15-degree increments	Hold down Shift
Duplicate an object	Hold down Alt and drag the object
Reparent an object	Drag the object over a layout panel and press Alt before releasing the mouse button
Select multiple objects	Hold down Ctrl while selecting each object
Select multiple adjacent objects	Hold down Shift while selecting the first and last objects
Select by drawing a marquee	Hold down Shift and drag
Select an object underneath another object	Hold down Alt and click once for each layer of objects
Switch between open documents	Press Ctrl+Tab
Open the Assets panel	Press Ctrl+Period

See also

• Keyboard shortcuts
• Pen tool modifier keys
• Direct Selection tool modifier keys