We’ve made it even easier to fly through your proofing with our keyboard shortcuts. A list of these are below but if you want to refresh your memory, click the magic icon, then the keyboard shortcuts icon when viewing a proof.
Keyboard shortcuts
All proofs
c to toggle the red pen comment tool on and off
shift + c to switch the red pen tool
shift + enter (or command + enter) to add a comment or reply
< and > to reveal and hide the comment pane
` to mark a comment as to-do/done
* will invert the proof pin colors
\ will hide the pins
f to turn on focus mode
dd to turn on dark mode
cmd + p to print the comments list
i will reveal the info pane
- will turn on/off the ruler tool to measure elements on the proof
g will turn on/off gridlines
For static proofs (images, PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint etc)
left and right arrow keys to move through pages of your proof
p will take you to the page grid view
0, 1, 2, 4 will zoom the proof (fit, 100%, 200%, 400%) – up and down arrow keys to move through the zoom positions, shift + up and shift + down will nudge the zoom by 5%.
z + scroll will zoom between these zoom states.
r will rotate the proof clockwise. shift + r will rotate the proof counter-clockwise
[ and ] will add an outline to the proof
f to enter into focus mode
For audio and video proofs
left and right arrow keys will skip back/forward 5 seconds
space will play/pause
period for frame advance
comma for frame back
f will take your video to full-screen
For web proofs
v will move through the different viewport devices
For proof collections
shift + left and right arrow keys will move through proofs in the collection.
In any area of PageProof, m will open and close the main menu, and n will do the same for notifications.
You can also customize these keys just for you. Reveal the keyboard shortcuts when viewing a proof and double-click a grey key icon to personalize it.
