Keyboard modifiers

Resizing Windows Modifier
Resize window from center Option (⌥) while resizing window1
Resize window and preserve window aspect ratio Shift (⇧) while resizing window1
Resize window from center and preserve window aspect ratio Shift (⇧) + Option (⌥) while resizing window1
Resize window to printed page aspect ratio Control (⌃) while resizing window2
Resize window and preserve notebook aspect ratio Command (⌘) while resizing window2
Adding Media  
Copy portion of screen to pasteboard Control (⌃)-Shift (⇧)-Command (⌘)-4 while dragging out a selection3
Selecting Media  
Select media with a selection rectangle Shift (⇧) while dragging on the canvas4
Moving Media  
Move media constrained to x axis Option (⌥) while moving media
Move media constrained to y axis Shift (⇧) while moving media
Resizing Media  
Resize media from center Option (⌥) while resizing media
Resize media and preserve aspect ratio Shift (⇧) while resizing media
Resize media from center and preserve aspect ratio Shift (⇧) + Option (⌥) while resizing media
Scaling Text Note Font  
Scale font while resizing text note Command (⌘) while resizing text note5
Navigating the Media Page Canvas  
Zoom media page canvas to cursor Command (⌘) while scrolling vertically
Pan media page canvas Option (⌥) while scrolling vertically/horizontally
Magnifying Views  
Magnify table of contents Option (⌥) while scrolling vertically
Magnify page thumbnails view Option (⌥) while scrolling vertically
Drawing  
Draw straight line Option (⌥) while drawing on the canvas


Notes

  1. These are standard macOS window resizing modifiers provided for context. 2 3

  2. The standard macOS window resizing modifiers (above) can be used to further augment resizing behaviour as described. 2

  3. This screen content clipping shortcut/modifier is provided by macOS.

  4. Selection dragging applies both to media pages and to the page thumbnails view.

  5. The font scaling modifier can further augment Resizing Media modifiers for text notes.