19 Shortcut keys for MockingBot you may not know

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3 min readMay 21, 2018

Keys to open the gate of efficiency.

Select

Use “Command + A” to select all elements.

or drag the mouse to select some elements as you need.

Group/Ungroup

Use “Command + G” to group multiple elements.

and “Command + U” to ungroup them.

Lock/Unlock

Use “L” to lock one element, and press “L” again to unlock it.

Invisible/Visible

Use “V” to hide one element, and press “V” again to make it visible.

Move

Use “Shift + Direction Arrow” to move the element up/down/left/right by 10 units once.

Alignment

Use “Command + Opt + C” for “Horizontal Center”.

Use “Command + Opt + V” for “Vertical Center”.

Use “Command + Opt + Direction Arrow” for “left/right/top/bottom alignment”.

Use “Command + Shift +H” to distribute the elements horizontally.

Use “Command + Shift +U” to distribute the elements vertically.

Zoom in/out

Use “Command + +/- ” to zoom in and zoom out.

Or “Command + Pinch/Two finger scroll/mouse scroll/” to achieve smooth zoom.

Duplicate

Use “Command + D” to duplicate one element. The copy will automatically appear just at the bottom of the original one.

Or press “command” and meanwhile drag the element to the place you’d like the copy to be.

Others

Press “Command” and drag the mouse to form the link area.

Use “Option” to quickly get the specs of the element.

Press “A” to quickly open the asset library.

Note: In Windows system, the above shortcut keys involving “Command” and “Opt”, should change to “Ctrl” and “Alt” respectively.

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