Inputs and keyboard shortcuts

Actions can use keys, clicks, wheels, or drags. Help shows your current bindings; you do not need to keep the defaults.

Changing a binding

Open User Preferences... and find the action in the input bindings page. Select an alternative, then press the combination, click, scroll, or drag you want to use. Drag capture finishes when you release the button.

Esc cancels capture without changing the binding. Escape is always reserved for Cancel, though you can add other cancel inputs.

Movement and zoom

Pan moves the view in screen pixels; Move shifts objects in grid squares; Zoom uses steps. Positive X moves right and positive Y moves down. Keys repeat while held, wheels act per step, and drags scale with pointer movement.

For graphics, an unsnapped movement binding allows free dragging or finer key and wheel steps. Ordinary device placement stays on the grid.

Context matters

Bindings apply where the action is available. Text fields keep their editing keys, and dialogs and tables keep their pointer controls. Overlapping bindings produce warnings; the current context and priority decide which action runs. Advanced options can restrict a binding to a context or drag direction.

Hints and the reference

F1 toggles contextual shortcut hints. Keyboard target hints are a separate way to choose objects and controls; see Picking with the keyboard.

Current input reference lists common actions and their current bindings.