# Keyboard Shortcuts

The following key combinations can be used in place of the menus. xScope must be the frontmost application for them to work correctly.

Keys | Description
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⌘1 | Show or hide the Dimensions tool
⌘2 | Show or hide the Rulers tool
⌘E | Toggles ruler extension
⌘→ | Rotate ruler 30º clockwise
⌘← | Rotate ruler 30º counter-clockwise
⌘↓ | Rotate ruler 1º clockwise
⌘↑ | Rotate ruler 1º counter-clockwise
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge ruler position by one pixel
⌥ ←,↑,→,↓ | Option and arrow keys change the ruler's length by one pixel
⇧ ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Shift and arrow keys move ruler position by 10 pixels
C | Toggles ruler calipers
P | Toggles ruler position indicators
I | Inverts ruler colors
M | Toggles ruler alignment marks
2 | Toggle alignment marks at 1/2 points
3 | Toggle alignment marks at 1/3 points
4 | Toggle alignment marks at 1/4 points
G | Toggle alignment marks at Golden ratio
⌘3 | Show or hide the Screens tool
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge screen position by one point
⇧ ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Shift and arrow keys move screen position by 10 point
⌘4 | Show or hide the Loupe tool
⌘= | Zoom in (plus sign to increase magnification)
⌘- | Zoom out (minus sign to decrease magnification)
⌘L | Lock position of loupe and continue display updates
⌘D | Freeze display (no updates)
⇧⌘C | Copy color at center of loupe to clipboard and palette
⌃⌘C | Copy image of loupe to clipboard
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge the loupe position by one pixel
⇧ ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Shift and arrow keys move loupe position by 10 pixels
space | The spacebar will clear the current loupe measurement
⌘5 | Show or hide the Guides tool
⌘G | Open guide wizard
⇧⌘H | Create horizontal guide under mouse
⇧⌘V | Create vertical guide under mouse
⌘ drag | Holding down the command key will move all guides at once
⇧ drag | Holding down the shift key will move in 10 pixel increments
⌥ drag | The option key creates a copy of the guide and moves it
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked guide positions by one pixel
⇧ ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Shift and arrow keys move guide position by 10 pixels
⌘6 | Show or hide the Frames tool
⌘F | Open frame wizard
⇧⌘F | Create frame guide under mouse
2 … 9 | Toggle a grid on frame (e.g. 5 will toggle a 5 × 5 grid)
H | Hide all grids on frame
⌘ drag | Holding down the command key will move all frames at once
⇧ drag | Holding down the shift key will move in 10 pixel increments
⌥ drag | The option key creates a copy of the frame and moves it
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked frame positions by one pixel
⌥ ←,↑,→,↓ | Option and arrow keys change the frame's size by one pixel
⇧ ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Shift and arrow keys move frame position by 10 pixels
⌘7 | Show or hide the Crosshair tool
⌥⌘P | Show mouse position with crosshair
⌘0 | Set crosshair origin (zero point)
⌘T | Toggle the toolbar window

The following key combinations are the default global hot keys. They will work in any application and can be changed in xScope Preferences

Keys | Description
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⌥⌘X | Make xScope the frontmost application
⇧⌘5 | Create a frame by shrinking around a selection
⇧⌘6 | Create a frame from current Dimensions measurement
⇧⌘7 | Take a screenshot of current Dimensions measurement
⇧⌘8 | Create guides from current Dimensions measurement
⌃⌥⌘C | Copy the current Loupe color to the clipboard and palette