Tools live in the top toolbar. Click one, or press its shortcut key, then draw on the canvas. The select tool is your home base — press V (or Escape) to return to it any time.
Tools
Each tool and what it does. Shortcut keys are shown on the right.
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Select V
Select, move, resize, and rotate objects. Double-click a group to edit inside it.
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Move H
Pan the canvas. Hold Space with any tool active to pan temporarily.
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Anchor A
Reposition an object's anchor point — the pivot for rotation and scaling.
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Frame
Draw a fixed-size container with a background and rounded corners that clips the layers placed inside it.
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Rectangle R
Draw rectangles with adjustable, per-corner radius.
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Ellipse C
Draw circles and ellipses, with an optional inner radius for donut shapes.
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Shape
Insert ready-made shapes — stars, polygons, arrows, and symbols — from the Shape panel.
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Line L
Draw straight lines with full stroke control and optional arrowheads.
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Pen B
Click to drop anchor points and drag for bezier handles, building a path one point at a time. Shift keeps a corner sharp or snaps a handle to 15°; double-click or Enter finishes.
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Path P
Draw a freeform path in one continuous stroke. Once it exists, double-click it to drop into the same anchor-by-anchor editing as the Pen.
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Text T
Add and edit text with full typography control — font, size, weight, alignment, spacing.
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Image I
Place an image from your assets onto the canvas.
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Video
Place a video clip with playback, trim, volume, and timeline-sync controls.
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Audio
Add an audio track with trim, volume, loop, and timeline-sync controls.
Keyboard shortcuts
The most common editing actions. Use Ctrl on Windows/Linux and ⌘ on macOS.
| Action | Shortcut |
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| Undo | Ctrl / ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + Z |
| Duplicate selection | Ctrl / ⌘ + D |
| Duplicate by dragging | Alt + drag |
| Copy | Ctrl / ⌘ + C |
| Cut | Ctrl / ⌘ + X |
| Paste | Ctrl / ⌘ + V |
| Delete selection | Delete / Backspace |
| Select all | Ctrl / ⌘ + A |
| Deselect | Esc |
| Nudge selection (Shift for 10px) | ↑ ↓ ← → · Shift = 10px |
| Group | Ctrl / ⌘ + G |
| Ungroup | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + G |
| Mask with selection | Ctrl / ⌘ + M |
| Lock / unlock | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + L |
| Show / hide | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + H |
| Bring forward | Ctrl / ⌘ + ] |
| Send backward | Ctrl / ⌘ + [ |
| Bring to front | ] |
| Send to back | [ |
| Fit selection to view | . |
| Zoom to fit | Ctrl / ⌘ + 0 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl / ⌘ + = |
| Zoom out | Ctrl / ⌘ + − |
| Add a solid color fill | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + C |
| Add an image fill | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + I |
| Add a dynamic fill | Ctrl / ⌘ + Shift + D |
Tip Shortcuts keep working even when your keyboard is in Korean input mode — SSHOW maps Hangul keys back automatically. And hold Space to pan with any tool active.
Sub-tools & number keys
When you select an object, a contextual sub-tool strip appears with the actions that apply to it — alignment, flips, and more. Every visible button is mapped to a number key: press 1–9 for the 1st through 9th button, and 0 for the 10th, counted left to right. For a single selected object the map is:
| Key | Action |
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| 1 | Align left |
| 2 | Align center (horizontal) |
| 3 | Align right |
| 4 | Align top |
| 5 | Align middle (vertical) |
| 6 | Align bottom |
| 7 | Flip horizontal |
| 8 | Flip vertical |
Tip Want an object dead-center on the canvas? Press 2 then 5 — horizontal center, then vertical middle. The number keys make repetitive alignment almost muscle-memory.
Alignment reference depends on how many objects are selected: a single object aligns to the canvas, while two or more align to the selection's combined bounds. Selecting multiple objects also adds Distribute buttons (so the digits shift accordingly), and text objects expose extra formatting buttons — the strip is always contextual.
Notes
Keep reminders with your project. The Notes button in the top-right opens a panel with project-wide notes plus a separate note for each scene — handy for briefs, to-dos, and handoff details that should travel with the file.
