5 Sketch tips and tricks

Rich Lam
Design + Sketch
Published in
2 min readDec 20, 2021

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Tricks and tips for Sketch version 80+

Multiple Start Points

New for Sketch 81, now you can set multiple start points to create different prototype flows for your designs. For example, you can create a prototype for a shopping app that includes a flow for account creation, another for browsing items, and another for the checkout process – all in one Sketch document.

Flag icon on art boards indicate multiple start points.
Flag icon on art boards indicate multiple start points.

Grid Settings

To quickly pull up the grid settings press ⌃⌘G (Control + Command + G).

Sketch grid settings modal
Grid settings modal

Layout Settings

Similarly for layout settings, press ⌃⌘L (Control + Command + L). This will give you immediate access to the layout settings.

Sketch layout settings modal
Layout settings modal

Deselect All

Instead of pressing the esc key multiple times to deselect layers, you can now…

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