Keyboard Shortcuts
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Whiteboard for Windows supports the following keyboard shortcuts.
If you click the Windows Toggle Button 
and enter "desktop mode", keyboard shortcuts in Whiteboard are disabled to avoid interfering with common Windows hotkeys.
and enter "desktop mode", keyboard shortcuts in Whiteboard are disabled to avoid interfering with common Windows hotkeys.
Whiteboard for Windows hotkeys
| Keys | Actions |
|---|---|
| P | Pen Double press to open Pen submenu |
| SPACE | Selection |
| S | Shape/Line Double press to open Shape/Line submenu |
| T | Text Editor Double press to open Shape/Line submenu |
| H | Infinite Canvas Double press to switch to handwriting mode |
| E | Eraser Double press to open Shape/Line submenu |
| Home | Goto the first page (if the canvas contains multiple pages) |
| End | Goto the last page (if the canvas contains multiple pages) |
| Page Down | Goto the next page (if the canvas contains multiple pages) |
| Page Up | Goto the previous page (if the canvas contains multiple pages) |
| ESC | Cancel selected objects |
| CTRL+A | Select all objects |
| CTRL+C | Copy object |
| CTRL+D | Duplicate object |
| CTRL+V | Paste object |
| CTRL+X | Cut object |
| CTRL+Y | Redo A keyboard shortcut reapplies an action that was previously undone. |
| CTRL+Z | Undo A keyboard shortcut reverses the last action taken. |
| CTRL+O | Open File Whiteboard for Windows prompts the user to save a current canvas before opening a file. |
| CTRL+S | Save File |
| CTRL+N | New File Whiteboard for Windows prompts the user to save a current canvas before creating a new file. |
| CTRL+P | |
| CTRL+R | Open the screen recorder |
| CTRL+DRAG | Duplicate an object |
| CTRL+⇧ Shift+D | Duplicate page The new page is created next to the currently selected page. Press Next page to go to the duplicated page. |
| CTRL+⇧ Shift+N | New page |
| Fn+F1 | Help |
| Fn+F2 | Open embeded browser |
| Fn+F11 | Presentation mode |
| Fn+F12 | Toggle desktop mode |
| Del | Delete object |
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | Move object |
| CTRL+0 | Open Screen Capture submenu |
| CTRL+1 | Open File Management submenu |
| CTRL+2 | Open Magic Box submenu |
| CTRL+3 | Infinite Canvas |
| CTRL+4 | Selection |
| CTRL+5 | Pen |
| CTRL+6 | Eraser |
| CTRL+7 | Shapes and Lines |
| CTRL+8 | Text Editor |
| CTRL+9 | Page Manager |
Embed browser hotkeys
| Keys | Actions |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+T | New Tab |
| Ctrl+W or Ctrl+Fn+F4 |
Close Tab |
| Ctrl+L | Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it |
| Ctrl+M | Minimize Embedded browser window |
Mouse wheel special features
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Mouse wheel click | Click the mouse wheel and drag to move the canvas without selecting the infinite canvas tool first. |
| Mouse wheel scroll | Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out on the canvas without selecting the infinite canvas tool first. |
