Vuo has keyboard shortcuts for working with your composition.
In the keyboard shortcuts below, these symbols represent keys in macOS:
Symbol | Definition |
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⌘ | Command key |
⌃ | Control key |
⌥ | Option key |
⇧ | Shift key |
⌫ | Delete key |
↵ | Return key |
⎋ | Escape key |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘N | New Composition |
⌘O | Open Composition |
⇧⌘O | Open the most recent composition |
⌥⌘O | Open a random example composition |
⌘↓ | Open the composition contained in the selected subcomposition node |
⌘S | Save Composition |
⇧⌘S | Save Composition As |
⌘W | Close Composition |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘↵ | Show Node Library |
⎋ | Clear Node Library search box, then close Node Library |
⌘= | Zoom In |
⌘- | Zoom Out |
⌘9 | Zoom to Fit |
⌘0 | Actual Size |
⇧ Double-click on comment | Zoom to fit the comment |
Spacebar Drag | Move the canvas viewport |
⌘1 | Set canvas transparency to None |
⌘2 | Set canvas transparency to Slightly Transparent |
⌘3 | Set canvas transparency to Very Transparent |
⌘4 | Show or hide published ports |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘A | Select all |
⇧⌘A | Select none |
⌘C | Copy |
⌘V | Paste |
⌘X | Cut |
⌘Z | Undo |
⇧⌘Z | Redo |
⌘F | Find |
⌘G | Find Next |
⇧⌘G | Find Previous |
⌫ | Delete |
⌘I | Composition Information |
⌥ Drag near input port | Duplicate the cable connected to the input port. |
⌥ Drag selected components | Duplicate the selected nodes, cables, and comments. |
⌥ while rubberband selecting | Select all cables within the rubberband area, not just those connected to selected nodes. |
⇧ while dragging cable | Change the data-and-event cable being dragged to event-only. |
↑↓←→ | Move the selected nodes, cables, and comments around on the canvas. Hold ⇧ to move further. |
↵ | Hover over a node title and press ↵ to edit it. |
↵ | Select one or more nodes and press ↵ to edit their titles. |
↵ | Hover the mouse over a constant value and press ↵ to edit it. Press ↵ to accept the new value, or ⎋ to go back to the old value. |
⌥↵ | Open a Text input editor and press ⌥↵ to add a linebreak. |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘5 | Show or hide GLSL/ISF Quick Reference |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘. | Stop |
⌘R | Run |
⇧⌘R | Restart |
⌘ Click | Do this on an input port or a trigger port to manually fire an event. |
⌘T | Re-fire Event |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘Q | Stop the composition |
⌘F | Toggle between windowed and fullscreen |
⌥⌘E | Toggle recording the composition’s graphical output to a movie file |
Shortcut | Definition |
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⌘Q | Quit the Vuo editor |
⌘H | Hide the Vuo editor |