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Explore Keyboard Shortcuts

Barely lift a finger to get things done

Written by Lauren Ford

Who can use keyboard shortcuts on Air?

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supported on any Air plan

✏️ Anyone visitor to a workspace, board, library, or any Air public URL

Anyone who’s used a computer to create something will understand the importance of keyboard shortcuts. Finding the one that works for you can be a game-changer when it comes to speed, accuracy, and productivity. Air has a range of features that are optimized for keyboard navigation.

From asset preview

From the asset preview, quickly scroll through your assets without lifting your hands off the keyboard, which can save you precious time. When inside an asset’s preview page, you’ll notice a keyboard icon in the right bottom corner. This gives you a reference to all the shortcuts you need when working with your assets.

Action

Key or Command

View next asset/file in location or search

Right arrow

View previous asset/file in location or search

Left arrow

Zoom in on asset

CMD + or Ctrl +

Zoom out from asset

CMD - or Ctrl -

Zoom to 100% of asset

CMD Shift 0 or Ctrl Shift 0

Toggle asset preview to full screen

CMD 0 or Ctrl 0

Close asset preview and return to workspace view

esc

From comment view

Use comments to easily communicate with your team. The shortcuts built in to the asset preview make sure you're getting the message out to the right person even faster!

Focus or open comments

C

Close comments

CMD + Shift + C OR Ctrl + Shift + C

Toggle annotation mode OR Focus comment input

P

Adding Comments and Annotations

Use C to focus or open comments. Use P to toggle annotation mode or focus the comment input in the asset review experience.

From video player preview

Pause and play video with the space bar or use the JKL keys as rewind, play and fast forward, or number keys to jump a percentage of the way through. This lets you quickly jump to the exact time you need without manually dragging the slider.

From workspace, board, or library view

Action

Key or Command

Activate search bar

CMD + or Ctrl P

Rename selected item in table view

ENTER

Hide / show sidebar

CMD + or Ctrl \



Explore all of the available shortcuts so you can get the most out of your workspace.

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