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Supercharge your workflow with these Miro shortcuts
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Supercharge your workflow with these Miro shortcuts

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You know what they say — sometimes it’s about working smarter, not harder. And it’s a tip you can apply to using our innovation workspace too. Though Miro already comes with an intuitive interface, there are still tips and tricks worth knowing to level up your workflow.

In this guide, we’ve put together some of our favorite Miro keyboard shortcuts to help you create your next big thing faster. So what are we waiting for? Let’s dive in.

What are Miro shortcuts?

Miro shortcuts are like any keyboard shortcuts you’ve probably used before. They’re a set of commands you can enter on your keyboard to get certain jobs done faster. In other words, instead of having to look for certain tools and features in Miro yourself, all you’d have to do is type a command to activate it, allowing you to get started on your workflow faster — not to mention saving you several clicks.

Everyday Miro shortcuts to get started with

Let’s start with the basic; tools that anyone can benefit from. Whether you’re running a brainstorming session or going all-out with diagramming, here are a few Miro shortcuts that’ll save you time from having to navigate the creation toolbar:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Select tool / Hand mode

V / H

V / H

Text

T

T

Sticky notes

N

N

Shapes

S

S

Rectangle

R

R

Oval

O

O

Connection line

L

L

Card

D

D

Pen

P

P

Eraser

E

E

Comment

C

C

Frame

F

F

Minimap

M

M

Command palette

Cmd + K

Ctrl + K

Miro shortcuts for navigating your board

Whether you want to move things around, take a closer look, or search for something on a crowded board — these next few Miro shortcuts will help you get a good grip on your board:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Move items / Navigate canvas

Zoom in

Cmd + +

Ctrl + +

Zoom out

Cmd + -

Ctrl + -

Zoom to 100%

Cmd + 0

Ctrl + 0

Zoom to fit

Opt + 1

Alt + 1

Zoom to selected item

Opt + 2

Alt + 2

Move canvas

Space + Drag

Space + Drag

Toggle grid

G

G

Search

Cmd + F

Ctrl + F

Miro shortcuts for navigating board objects

You could switch between objects and deselect them with a few clicks — or you could hit a few magic keys to get the job done faster. These next few Miro keyboard shortcuts will have you surprised by how much you can get done without a mouse:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Move forward through objects top-left to bottom-right

Tab

Tab

Move backward through objects from top-left to bottom-right

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Move up/down/left/right through board objects

Cmd +

Ctrl +

Move in/out of a container object (i.e. frame)

Cmd + Shift +

Ctrl + Shift +

Move back to menu

Esc

Esc

Edit an object

Return

Enter

Stop editing an object

Esc

Esc

Miro shortcuts for navigating toolbars

But objects aren’t the only thing you can move between. Did you know you can switch between toolbars too? Take a look at what these next few Miro keyboard shortcuts can do for you:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Move between toolbars

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Move between toolbar items

Activate a menu item

Return / Space

Enter / Space

Universal shortcuts you can use in Miro

Last but not least, let's talk about keyboard commands you've probably seen and used before. Here’s the full list of well-known shortcuts you can keep using in Miro too:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Copy/Paste

Cmd + C / V

Ctrl + C / V

Cut

Cmd + X

Ctrl + X

Duplicate

Cmd + D

Ctrl + D

Duplicate

Opt + Drag

Alt + Drag

Duplicate horizontally or vertically

Opt +

Alt +

Select multiple items

Cmd + Click

Ctrl + Click

Select all

Cmd + A

Ctrl + A

Edit selected item

Return

Enter

Deselect, Quit edit, Switch to cursor

Esc

Esc

Delete

Delete

Backspace

Group

Cmd + G

Ctrl + G

Ungroup

Cmd + Shift + G

Ctrl + Shift + G

Lock/Unlock

Cmd + Shift + L

Ctrl + Shift + L

Protected lock/Unprotected lock

Cmd + Shift + P

Ctrl + Shift + P

Send to front

fn + or PgUp

PgUp

Send to back

fn + or PgDn

PgDn

Undo

Cmd + Z

Ctrl + Z

Redo

Cmd + Shift + Z

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Try these Miro shortcuts out for yourself

Now that you've discovered several ways to navigate Miro from just your keyboard, why not put these commands to the test? And if you haven’t already, you can create your account in seconds when you sign up.

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