Freeform is Apple's infinite-canvas whiteboard for sketching ideas, pinning up images, files and sticky notes, and collaborating on boards over iCloud. Its keyboard shortcuts speed up the constant layering, grouping, duplicating and zooming that a busy board demands.
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All Freeform keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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36 shortcuts
Format 12
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Increase Font Size | ⌥⌘+ |
| Decrease Font Size | ⌥⌘− |
| Show Colors Window | ⇧⌘C |
| Align Text Left | ⇧⌘[ |
| Center Text | ⌘| |
| Mask (Crop) Photo | ⇧⌘M |
| Align Text Right | ⇧⌘] |
| Increase Indent | ⌘] |
| Decrease Indent | ⌘[ |
General 10
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New Board | ⌘N |
| Search Boards | ⌘F |
| Show or Hide Sidebar | ⌃⌘S |
| Duplicate Board | ⇧⌘D |
| Move Between Items on a Board | ⇥ |
| Show Boards as Icons | ⌘1 |
| Show Boards in a List | ⌘2 |
| Delete Board | ⌦ |
| Close Freeform Window | ⌘W |
| Print Board | ⌘P |
Arrange 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Group Items | ⌥⌘G |
| Bring to Front | ⇧⌘F |
| Send to Back | ⇧⌘B |
| Ungroup Items | ⌥⇧⌘G |
| Bring Forward | ⌥⇧⌘F |
| Send Backward | ⌥⇧⌘B |
| Lock Items | ⌘L |
| Unlock Items | ⌥⌘L |
Duplicate 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Duplicate Object to the Right | ⌥→ |
| Duplicate Object Below | ⌥↓ |
| Duplicate Object to the Left | ⌥← |
| Duplicate Object Above | ⌥↑ |
View 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Zoom In | ⌘+ |
| Zoom Out | ⌘− |
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- Does the poster include every Freeform shortcut?
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