Reference

Keyboard shortcuts

Phoenix uses the keys most 2D animators already know. On macOS, use Cmd where this page says Ctrl, and Option for Alt. Change them in Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts; only Object Drawing (J), the next-tab and scene keys, Delete, and the keys you hold while drawing are fixed.

Tools

Key	Tool	Key	Tool
`V`	Selection	`Shift`+`Y`	Pencil
`A`	Subselection	`B`	Brush
`Q`	Free Transform	`K`	Paint Bucket
`F`	Gradient Transform	`S`	Ink Bottle
`L`	Lasso	`I`	Eyedropper
`P`	Pen	`E`	Eraser
`=`	Add Anchor Point	`H`	Hand
`-`	Delete Anchor Point	`Shift`+`H`	Rotation
`Shift`+`C`	Convert Anchor Point	`C`	Camera
`T`	Text	`Z`	Zoom
`N`	Line	`J`	Object Drawing on/off
`R`	Rectangle	`Ctrl` (hold)	Selection, for a moment
`O`	Oval	`Space` (hold)	Pan, for a moment
`Shift`+`R`	Rectangle Primitive	`Shift`+`B`	Nib Brush
`Shift`+`O`	Oval Primitive	`M`	Bone
`Y`	Paint Brush
`W`	3D Rotation	`Shift`+`W`	Asset Warp
`G`	3D Translation	`U`	Width

PolyStar, Polygon, Magic Wand, Ink Brush and Time Scrub have no key; press and hold their slot in the toolbox to choose them.

File

Command	Shortcut
New	`Ctrl`+`N`
Open	`Ctrl`+`O`
Save	`Ctrl`+`S`
Save As	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Close	`Ctrl`+`W`
Close All	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`W`
Next document tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Import to Stage	`Ctrl`+`R`
Open External Library	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`
Export Movie	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`S`
Publish Settings	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F12`
Publish	`Shift`+`F12`
Exit	`Ctrl`+`Q`

Edit

Command	Shortcut
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Repeat	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Y`
Cut, Copy	`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`C`
Paste in Center	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste in Place	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Duplicate	`Ctrl`+`D`
Delete selection	`Delete` or `Backspace`
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`
Deselect All	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`
Edit Symbols / Edit Document	`Ctrl`+`E`
Find and Replace	`Ctrl`+`F`
Find Next	`F3`
Keyboard Shortcuts	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`K`
Preferences	`Ctrl`+`U`
Nudge	Arrow keys, with `Shift` for 10 pixels

Modify

Command	Shortcut
Convert to Symbol	`F8`
New Symbol	`Ctrl`+`F8`
Group, Ungroup	`Ctrl`+`G`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Break Apart	`Ctrl`+`B`
Remove Transform	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Document Settings	`Ctrl`+`J`
Distribute to Layers	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`
Scale and Rotate	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`S`
Rotate 90° CW, CCW	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`9`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`7`
Optimize	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`C`
Advanced Smooth	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`M`
Advanced Straighten	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`N`
Add Shape Hint	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`
Bring to Front, Send to Back	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`↑`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`↓`
Bring Forward, Send Backward	`Ctrl`+`↑`, `Ctrl`+`↓`
Lock, Unlock All	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`L`, `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`L`
Align Left, Horizontal Center, Right	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1`, `2`, `3`
Align Top, Vertical Center, Bottom	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`4`, `5`, `6`
Align to Stage (on or off)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`8`
Make Same Width, Height	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`7`, `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`9`

Text

Command	Shortcut
Bold, Italic	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
Align Left, Center, Right, Justify	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`, `C`, `R`, `J`

View

Command	Shortcut
Light Table	`Shift`+`L`
Zoom In, Zoom Out	`Ctrl`+`=`, `Ctrl`+`-`
100%, 400%, 800%	`Ctrl`+`1`, `Ctrl`+`4`, `Ctrl`+`8`
Fit in Window	`Ctrl`+`2`
Show All	`Ctrl`+`3`
Rulers	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`R`
Show Guides, Snap to Guides	`Ctrl`+`;`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`;`
Lock Guides	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`;`
Edit Guides	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`G`
Show Grid, Snap to Grid	`Ctrl`+`'`, `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`'`
Edit Grid	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`G`
Pasteboard	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`
Snap to Objects	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`/`
Hide Edges	`Ctrl`+`H`
Show Shape Hints	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`H`
Show Bounding Boxes	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`B`
Onion Skin	`Alt`+`Shift`+`O`
Mute Sounds	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`
Previous, Next Scene	`Shift`+`Page Up`, `Shift`+`Page Down`

Panels

Panel	Shortcut
Timeline	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Tools	`Ctrl`+`F2`
Properties	`Ctrl`+`F3`
Library	`Ctrl`+`L`
Outliner	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`O`
Color	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F9`
Swatches	`Ctrl`+`F9`
Align, Transform, Info	`Ctrl`+`K`, `Ctrl`+`T`, `Ctrl`+`I`
History	`Ctrl`+`F10`
Output	`F2`
Actions	`F9`
Scene	`Shift`+`F2`
Movie Explorer	`Alt`+`F3`
Hide Panels	`F4`

Each key opens its panel, or closes it if it is already open and in view.

Timeline and playback

Command	Shortcut
Insert Frame	`F5`
Insert Keyframe	`F6`
Insert Blank Keyframe	`F7`
Remove Frames	`Shift`+`F5`
Clear Keyframe	`Shift`+`F6`
Clear Frames	`Alt`+`Backspace`
Select All Frames	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`
Cut, Copy, Paste Frames	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`X`, `C`, `V`
Play / Stop	`Enter`
Step forward, backward	`.`, `,`
Next, previous keyframe	`Alt`+`.`, `Alt`+`,`
First frame, last frame	`Shift`+`,`, `Shift`+`.`
Loop Playback	`Alt`+`Shift`+`L`
Enable Simple Frame Actions	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`F`

Playback keys work while the stage or timeline has focus.

Help

Command	Shortcut
Phoenix Help (this guide)	`F1`

While drawing

Modifier	Effect
`Shift`	Constrain: squares, circles, 45° lines and moves, uniform scaling, 45° rotation steps
`Alt`	Draw or scale from the center; drag a copy; break pen handles
`↑` `↓` while drawing a rectangle	Change the corner radius
`Esc`	Cancel the current stroke, path or transform
`Enter` with the Pen	Finish an open path

To switch to the Animate Standard set, or to import a shortcut set saved as XML or text, use Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts.