Legend
| Key | Command |
|---|---|
| ⌘ | Command |
| ← | Left Arrow |
| ⇧ | Shift |
| → | Right Arrow |
| ⌥ | Option |
| ↩ | Return |
| ^ | Control |
Mouse
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Click & Drag Canvas | Rotate Canvas (in 3D mode) |
| Mouse-over Canvas Item | Highlight |
| Click Canvas Item | Select |
| Double-click Canvas Item | Focus in on an Item (Drill-down) |
| ⌥ + Click Canvas Item | Collapse/Expand Item |
| ⌥ + ⇧ + Click Canvas Item | Collapse/Expand Item (including all children) |
| ⌘ + Click Canvas Item | Select Item behind Currently Selected Item |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + Click Canvas Item | Select Item in front of Currently Selected Item |
| ⌘ + Scroll Up/Down | Zoom Out/In |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + Scroll Up/Down | Increase/Decrease Item Separation |
Trackpad
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Two-finger Pan | Pan Canvas |
| ⌥ + Two-finger Pan | Rotate Canvas |
| Pinch | Zoom Canvas |
| ⌥ + Pinch | Adjust Item Separation |
Keyboard
View Menu
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + R | Refresh View Hierarchy |
| ⌘ + K | Show/Hide Connections |
| ⌘ + L | Show/Hide View Hierarchy Outline Pane |
| ⌘ + I | Show/Hide Inspectors Pane |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + L | Show/Hide Auto Layout Constraints and Guides |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + 1 | Show Device Inspector |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 | Show Identity Inspector |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + 3 | Show Attributes Inspector |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + 4 | Show Layout Inspector |
Canvas Zoom
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + E | Reset Canvas View to Default Position |
| ⌘ + 0 | Zoom to Actual Size |
| ⌘ + 9 | Zoom to Fit |
| ⌘ + 8 | Zoom to Selection |
| ⌘ + + | Zoom In |
| ⌘ + - | Zoom Out |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + . | Increase Item Separation |
| ⌥ + ⌘ + , | Decrease Item Separation |
Canvas View Modes
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + 1 | Show Wireframes |
| ⌘ + 2 | Show Content |
| ⌘ + 3 | Show Wireframes + Content |
| ⌘ + 4 | 2D View |
| ⌘ + 5 | 3D View |
| ⌘ + 6 | Show/Hide Hidden Items |
| ⇧ + ⌘ + T | Show/Hide System Windows and Views |
Navigate Menu
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| ^+ ⌘ + ← | Back in Focus History |
| ^+ ⌘ + ← | Forward in Focus History |
| ⌘ + ↩ | Focus on Selected Item |
| ⌥+ ⌘ + ← | Back in Selection History |
| ⌥+ ⌘ + ← | Forward in Selection History |
| ⌘ + [ | Select Parent |
| ⌘ + ] | Select First Child |
| ⌘ + ; | Select Previous Sibling |
| ⌘ + ' | Select Next Sibling |
| ⌘ + F | Filter Items |
| ⌘ + G | Select Next Match |
| ⇧ + ⌘ + G | Select Previous Match |
| ⌘ + D | Select Next Issue |
| ⇧ + ⌘ + D | Select Previous Issue |
iOS Simulator
When the iOS Simulator is the foreground active application pressing the following keyboard shortcuts will launch Reveal.app (if it is not already running) and initiate the specified command. For the command to succeed the application running in the Simulator must have the Reveal library loaded/linked and the Reveal server started.
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| ⇧ + ⌘ + E | Refresh View Hierarchy |
If necessary this keyboard shortcut can be changed in the Keyboard System Preferences Panel.