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 |
⌘R | Show Ruler properties |
⌘E | Toggles square ruler (extension) for all rulers |
⌘I | Inverts color for all rulers |
⌘→ | 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 selected ruler's calipers |
P | Toggles selected ruler's position indicators |
E and L | Toggles selected ruler's square (extension) |
I | Inverts selected ruler's color |
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 |
Home or End | Rotates selected ruler by 1º (counter-clockwise or clockwise) |
⇧Home or ⇧End | Rotates selected ruler by ⅒º (counter-clockwise or clockwise) |
Page Up or Down | Rotates selected ruler by 5º (counter-clockwise or clockwise) |
⌘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 |
⇧⌘V | Create vertical guide |
⌘ 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 |
H or ⇧H | Select next or previous horizontal guide |
V or ⇧V | Select next or previous vertical guide |
⌘6 | Show or hide the Frames tool |
⌘F | Open frame wizard |
⇧⌘F | Create a frame |
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 |
F or ⇧F | Select next or previous frame |
⌘7 | Show or hide the Crosshair tool |
⌥⌘P | Show mouse position with crosshair |
⌘0 | Set crosshair origin (zero point) |
⌘W | Close the Mirror, Text, Overlay, Screens or Loupe window |
⌘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 screen shot with Dimensions, Overlay, Screens, Loupe or Frames |
⇧⌘8 | Create guides from current Dimensions measurement |
⌃⌥⌘C | Copy the current Loupe color to the clipboard and palette |