Keyboard Shortcuts

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A quick reference for all of Shmeppy’s keyboard shortcuts.

You can also see a tool’s shortcuts by hovering over it in the toolbar:

Tool Selection

Shortcut	Tool
f	Fill
e	Edge
t	Token
w	Fog of War
q	Background Image
c	Select
s	Measure
a	Pan
z	Zoom
spacebar	Laser

General

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z / Command+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Command+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+V / Command+V	Paste
Escape	Clear selection or cancel current action
v	Toggle View as Player (GM only)

Token Tool

Shortcut	Action
g	Toggle Snap to Grid
Click empty cell	Create token
Alt+Click / Right Click	Delete token
Double Click	Edit token label
Tab (while editing)	Switch to GM-only label
Shift+Click token	Add token to selection
Shift+Drag edge	Resize or rotate token
Arrow Keys	Move selected token(s)
Ctrl+C / Command+C	Copy selected tokens
Ctrl+V / Command+V	Paste
Ctrl+A / Command+A	Select all tokens
Delete / Backspace	Delete selected tokens

Fill Tool

Shortcut	Action
Click / Drag	Fill cell(s)
Alt+Click / Right Click	Clear cell
Shift+Click	Flood fill same-colored group
Alt+Shift+Click	Clear same-colored group
Shift+Drag	Fill an area (rectangle or ellipse)
Alt+Shift+Drag	Clear an area

Edge Tool

Shortcut	Action
Click / Drag	Draw edge(s)
Alt+Click / Right Click	Clear edge
Shift+Click	Outline same-colored group
Alt+Shift+Click	Clear outline of same-colored group
Shift+Drag	Fill edges in an area
Alt+Shift+Drag	Clear edges in an area

Select Tool

Shortcut	Action
Click	Select cell
Alt+Click / Right Click	Deselect cell
Shift+Drag	Select rectangle
Alt+Shift+Drag	Deselect rectangle
Arrow Keys	Move selection
Drag selected cell	Move selection
Ctrl+C / Command+C	Copy selection
Ctrl+V / Command+V	Paste
Ctrl+A / Command+A	Select all
Delete / Backspace	Delete selection

Fog of War Tool

Shortcut	Action
Click / Drag	Hide cell(s) from players
Alt+Click / Right Click	Reveal cell to players
Shift+Click	Hide same-colored group
Alt+Shift+Click	Reveal same-colored group
Shift+Drag	Hide rectangle
Alt+Shift+Drag	Reveal rectangle

Background Image Tool

Shortcut	Action
Click empty cell	Upload image
Double Click	Show resize popup
Alt+Click / Right Click	Delete image
Drag	Move image (keeps grid alignment)
Shift+Drag	Adjust grid alignment
Shift+Drag edge	Resize image

Measure Tool

Shortcut	Action
Drag	Measure distance (snaps to cell centers)
Shift+Drag	Measure distance (no snapping)
Click	Add waypoint for multi-segment measurement
Escape / Right Click / Alt+Click	Clear waypoints

Pan and Zoom (work with any tool)

Shortcut	Action
Middle Click + Drag	Pan
Ctrl+Scroll / Command+Scroll	Zoom
Pinch (trackpad)	Zoom

Color Palette

Shortcut	Action
1 through 9	Select palette color by position
Ctrl+D / Command+D	Eyedropper: pick color under mouse

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