Keyboard Shortcuts
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![]() | The list below features keyboard shortcuts that are available by default in every Roll20 game. There are more shortcuts available, but they must be activated from y My Settings-Tab. See Advanced Shortcuts for more info. |
Over 25 Roll20 Keyboard Shortcuts(Oct. 2021)
Contents |
Layers
-
Ctrl
/Cmd
+M
: Switch to @ Map/Background layer -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+O
: Switch to b Object/Token layer -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+K
: Switch to E GM Info layer
-
Ctrl
/Cmd
+Shift
+M
: Move selected object to @ Map/Background layer -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+Shift
+O
: Move selected object to b Object/Token layer -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+Shift
+K
: Move selected object to E GM Info layer
Tools
-
Ctrl
/Cmd
+C
: Copy selected object(s) -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+V
: Paste copied object(s) -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+Z
: Undo previous action -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+A
: Select everything on current layer -
Backspace
orDelete
: Delete selected object(s) -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+S
: w Select and Pan Tool -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+F
: i Freehand Drawing Tool -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+G
: q Text tool -
Ctrl
/Cmd
+U
: Add selected object(s) to t Turn Tracker
Rulers
-
Q
orRight Mouse Button
while measuring will add a waypoint to your measurement line. -
Shift
while measuring will keep the measurement line visible until you dismiss with secondary click or by making a new measurement -
X
will recall your last measurement line after it has been dismissed
Drawing Tools
-
Shift
+Draw: Draw snapped to grid (straight lines, polygon tool points on edges, squares, etc.)
Moving, Rotation and Resizing
-
Alt
+Mouse Wheel
: Zoom -
Alt
+Resize: Ignore grid snapping -
Alt
+Move: Ignore grid snapping -
←
,→
,↑
or↓
: Moves a selected token one grid unit in the specified direction -
Alt
+(←
,→
,↑
or↓
): Moves a selected token three pixel in the specified direction -
E
+Mouse Wheel
: Rotates a selected token by 45-degree or 30-degree increments, depending on your grid type -
Alt
+E
+Mouse Wheel
: Rotates a selected token by 1 degree at a time -
Right Mouse Button
+Drag: Pan
Miscellaneous
- Pressing
Ctrl
/Cmd
+L
:- as Player: lets you see the character's "Line of Sight" as player, if you have two or more characters at your possession.
- As GM: shows the selected token's "line of sight" it would have when Dynamic Lighting is enabled on the current page. Doesn't display player's view exactly! Use either a Dummy Account, or re-join the game as player, to make sure how it looks on the player's side.
- Pressing
Z
with an object selected shows a larger version of that object in a model popup - Holding
Shift
and Double Clicking a token will open the Character Sheet (if there is one) that the token represents. - Holding
Shift
and click on a macro button (macro bar or l Collections-tab) or a Token Action, you open up the editor for the macro or ability macro/token action - Holding down
Alt
while performing a multi-select (dragging a box around objects) will select ONLY objects classified as drawings.
GM Only
- Pressing
Shift
+Z
shows all players the larger version of that object. Note that only players and GMs that are on the same page as the selected token will see the model pop-up. - While holding down
Shift
, hold down yourLeft Mouse Button
upon a point on the tabletop. This will center everyone's field of vision about that point. This is known as "shift-pinging". This cannot be done Dynamic Lighting or GM layers, only in Map and Object layers. - Pressing
Ctrl
+T
makes you "Rejoin as Player" - If you then drag a handout from the N Journal to the players name at the bottom of the screen, it will pop up that handout for just that player (and also give them view permissions on it).
- If you drag a player to a map, the player will move to that map (this is the way to Split the Party)