# 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
C | Toggles ruler calipers
⌘3 | Show or hide the Screens tool
⌘1 | Set screen size to 640 x 480
⌘2 | Set screen size to 800 x 600
⌘3 | Set screen size to 1024 x 768
⌘4 | Set screen size to custom size
⌘B | Toggles browser content areas
⌘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
⌃⌘C | Copy image of loupe to clipboard
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge a locked loupe position by one pixel
⌘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 drag all guides at once
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked guide positions by one pixel
⌘6 | Show or hide the Frames tool
⌘F | Open frame wizard
⇧⌘F | Create frame guide under mouse
⌘ drag | Holding down the command key will move all frames at once
←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked frame positions by one pixel
⌘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 hotkeys. They will work in any application and can be configured in xScope Preferences

Keys | Description
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⌘⌥1 | Show or hide the Dimensions tool
⌘⌥2 | Show or hide the Rulers tool
⌘⌥3 | Show or hide the Screens tool
⌘⌥4 | Show or hide the Loupe tool
⌘⌥5 | Show or hide the Guides tool
⌘⌥6 | Show or hide the Frames tool
⌘⌥7 | Show or hide the Crosshair tool
⌘⌥X | Make xScope the frontmost application
⌘⇧5 | Enter shrink mode for measuring Dimensions
⌘⇧6 | Create a measurement frame from current Dimensions
⌥⌃C | Capture the current Dimensions
⌥⌃L | Highlight the current Dimensions

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