Toon Boom Studio 8

Keyboard Shortcuts

Toon Boom Studio 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

Chapter 1: Keyboard Shortcuts for Toon

Boom Studio
This document lists the default keyboard shortcuts for Toon Boom Studio. To use a shortcut, press the key(s)
and the character simultaneously. The plus sign (+) is not part of the sequence.

Commands without shortcuts are left blank in these tables.

The Custom column is provided so you may write down the shortcuts you customize.

In Toon Boom Studio, you can create your own keyboard shortcuts.
To assign your own keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Preferences > Shortcuts from (Windows) or Toon Boom
Studio > Preferences > Shortcuts (Mac OS X).

COMMAND
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Centre on Mouse

[N]

[N]

Next Drawing

[Shift] + [S]

[Shift] + [S]

Next Element

[F]

[F]

Next Element in Exposure

[Shift] + [F]
Sheet

[Shift] + [F]

Next Frame

[S]

[S]

Previous Drawing

[Shift] + [A]

[Shift] + [A]

Previous Element

[D]

[D]

Previous Element in
Exposure Sheet

[Shift] + [D]

[Shift] + [D]

Previous Frame

[A]

[A]

Select Skeleton Root

[Y]

[Y]

CUSTOM

Chapter 1: Keyboard Shortcuts for Toon Boom Studio

EDIT MENU
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Copy

[Ctrl] + [C]

[ ] + [C]

Cut

[Ctrl] + [X]

[ ] + [X]

Cut Special

[Ctrl] + [Shift] +[X]

[ ] + [Shift] +[X]

Delete

[Del]

[Del]

Deselect All

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A]

[ ] + [Shift] + [A]

Paste

[Ctrl] + [V]

[ ] + [V]

Paste New Object

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [V]

[ ] + [O]

Paste Special

[Ctrl] + [B]

[ ] + [B]

Paste Special Again

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [B]

[ ] + [Shift] + [B]

Redo

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Z]

[ ] + [Shift] + [Z]

Select All

[Ctrl] + [A]

[ ] + [A]

Undo

[Ctrl] + [Z]

[ ] + [Z]

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Close

[Ctrl] + [W]

[ ] + [W]

Exit

[Ctrl] + [Q]

[ ] + [Q]

New

[Ctrl] + [N]

[ ] + [N]

Open

[Ctrl] + [O]

[ ] + [O]

Print

[Ctrl] + [P]

[ ] + [P]

Save

[Ctrl] + [S]

[ ] + [S]

Save As

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [S]

[ ] + [Shift] + [S]

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Toon Boom Studio Help

[F1]

[ ] + [Shift] + [?]

What's This? Help

[Shift] + [F1]

[Alt] + [Shift] + [?]

CUSTOM

FILE MENU
CUSTOM

HELP MENU

CUSTOM

Toon Boom Studio 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

LIBRARY MENU
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Refresh

[F5]

[F5]

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Play

[P]

[P]

Preview Exposure Sheet

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Enter]

[ ] + [Alt] + [Enter]

Preview Exposure Sheet

Selection

[Shift] + [Enter]

[Shift] + [Enter]

Preview Movie

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Enter]

[ ] + [Shift] + [Enter]

Preview Scene

[Ctrl] + [Enter]

[ ] + [Enter]

Quick Preview

[Return]

[Return]

COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Bone Creator Tool

[U]

[U]

Bone Manipulator

[H]

[H]

Bone Setup Tool

[J]

[J]

Brush

[@]

[@]

Cycle Brush Tools

[2]

[2]

Cycle Eraser Tools

[4]

[4]

Cycle Paint Tools

[3]

[3]

Cycle Rotate Tools

[8]

[8]

Cycle Select Tools

[1]

[1]

Cycle Zoom Tools

[5]

[5]

Dropper (when Brush,

Paint or Pencil tool is
selected)

[Alt]

[Alt]

Eraser

[$]

[$]

Grabber

[^]

[^]

Group Selection

[Ctrl] + [G]

[ ] + [G]

Motion

[0]

[0]

CUSTOM

PLAY MENU
CUSTOM

TOOLS MENU

CUSTOM

Chapter 1: Keyboard Shortcuts for Toon Boom Studio

TOOLS MENU
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Nudge Backwards (when

Transform tool is
selected)

[Alt] + Up Arrow]

[Alt] + Up Arrow]

Nudge Forwards (when

Transform tool is
selected)

[Alt] + [Down Arrow]

[Alt] + [Down Arrow]

Paint

[#]

[#]

Paint Multiple Drawings

[Shift] + [Alt]

[Shift] + [Alt]

Peg-Only Mode

[M]

[M]

Scale

[9]

[9]

Select Drawing Objects

[!]

[!]

Select Elements

[6]

[6]

Start New Bone Chain

(when Bone Creator Tool
is selected)

[Shift]

[Shift]

Text

[T]

[T]

Transform

[7]

[7]

Ungroup Selection

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [G]

[ ] + [Shift] + [G]

Zoom

[%]

[%]

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

CUSTOM

VIEW MENU
COMMAND

Toggle Floating Windows

[Tab]
Visibility

[Tab]

Grid Display Toggle

[G]

[G]

No Next Drawings

[Shift] + [W]

[Shift] + [W]

No Previous Drawings

[Shift] + [Q]

[Shift] + [Q]

Onion Skin Next Drawing

Cycle

[W]

[W]

Onion Skin Previous

Drawing Cycle

[Q]

[Q]

Recentre

[Shift] + [Space]

[Shift] + [Space]

Reset Rotation

[Shift] + [C]

[Shift] + [C]

Reset View

[Shift] + [V]

[Shift] + [V]

CUSTOM

Toon Boom Studio 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

VIEW MENU
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Reset Zoom

[Shift] + [Z]

[Shift] + [Z]

Rotate Clockwise

[V]

[V]

Rotate Counterclockwise

[C]

[C]

Show/Hide Strokes

[K]

[K]

Switch Active View

[B]

[B]

Turn Auto Light Table

On/Off

[L]

[L]

Turn Full Screen On/Off

[Ctrl] + [F]

[ ] + [F]

Zoom In

[X]

[X]

Zoom Out

[Z]

[Z]

CUSTOM

WINDOWS MENU
COMMAND

WINDOWS

MAC OS X

Colour Palette

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [C]

[ ] + [Shift] + [C]

Exposure

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]

[ ] + [Shift] + [E]

Function Editor

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]

[ ] + [Shift] + [F]

Minimize

[ ] + [M]

Pen View

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [N]

[ ] + [Shift] + [N]

Properties view

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [P]

[ ] + [Shift] + [P]

Scene Manager

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [M]

[ ] + [Shift] + [M]

Timeline

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [T]

[ ] + [Shift] + [T]

CUSTOM