Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
TempoWeave Studio supports keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. This guide lists every shortcut organized by category.
Mac users: Wherever you see Ctrl, use the Command (⌘) key instead. TempoWeave shows the correct symbol automatically in tooltips.
File Operations
New design
Ctrl+N
⌘N
Open file
Ctrl+O
⌘O
Save
Ctrl+S
⌘S
Save As
Ctrl+Shift+S
⇧⌘S
Close active tab
Ctrl+W
⌘W
Edit Operations
Undo
Ctrl+Z
⌘Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
⌘Y
Redo (alternate)
Ctrl+Shift+Z
⇧⌘Z
Copy selection
Ctrl+C
⌘C
Paste
Ctrl+V
⌘V
Insert (paste and shift existing threads)
Ctrl+Shift+V
⇧⌘V
Cut (collapse space)
Ctrl+X
⌘X
Cut (leave space open)
Ctrl+Shift+X
⇧⌘X
Select all
Ctrl+A
⌘A
Drawing Tools
Press a single key to switch to the corresponding tool. These shortcuts work when the cursor is on the design canvas (not in a text field).
Straight draw
S
Freehand draw
F
Line draw
L
Point draw
P
Select region
A
Select special
Q
Thread Operations
Insert thread(s)
I or Insert
Remove thread(s)
R or Delete
Toggle section marker
M
Shaft and Treadle Entry
When the cursor is in the Threading or Treadling pane, press a number key to assign a shaft or treadle value directly. In a liftplan draft the same keys work with the cursor in the liftplan: each key toggles that shaft on the current pick.
1
Shaft/Treadle 1
Shift+1
Shaft/Treadle 11
2
Shaft/Treadle 2
Shift+2
Shaft/Treadle 12
3
Shaft/Treadle 3
Shift+3
Shaft/Treadle 13
4
Shaft/Treadle 4
Shift+4
Shaft/Treadle 14
5
Shaft/Treadle 5
Shift+5
Shaft/Treadle 15
6
Shaft/Treadle 6
Shift+6
Shaft/Treadle 16
7
Shaft/Treadle 7
Shift+7
Shaft/Treadle 17
8
Shaft/Treadle 8
Shift+8
Shaft/Treadle 18
9
Shaft/Treadle 9
Shift+9
Shaft/Treadle 19
0
Shaft/Treadle 10
Shift+0
Shaft/Treadle 20
Numpad keys work the same way (without Shift).
Navigation
Move cursor left
Left Arrow
Move cursor right
Right Arrow
Move cursor up
Up Arrow
Move cursor down
Down Arrow
Cycle active pane (Threading → Tie-Up → Treadling)
Tab
Clear selection
Escape
Selection Shifting
When you have a region selected, you can shift the selected pattern in any direction.
Shift selection (with wrap)
Ctrl+Arrow
⌘Arrow
Shift selection (no wrap)
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
⇧⌘Arrow
Wrap means the pattern wraps around when it reaches the edge. Without wrap, threads that move past the edge are discarded.
View and Zoom
Zoom in
Ctrl++
⌘+
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
⌘-
Continuous zoom
Ctrl+scroll-wheel
⌘+scroll-wheel
Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl+0
⌘0
View Fabric
V
V
Structure Only (toggle)
T
T
Float Check
Ctrl+F
⌘F
A draggable zoom slider also lives in the bottom status bar, between the project info and the right-hand badges. Click the percentage to reset.
Window and Display
Focus mode (hide ribbon and panels)
F11 or Ctrl+Shift+F
⇧⌘F
Focus mode with full screen
Shift+F11
⌃⌘F
Open Image Center
Ctrl+Shift+I
⇧⌘I
Exit focus mode
Esc (with nothing selected), or the ✕ pill top-right
same
Image Center
Open the Image Center with Ctrl+Shift+I (⇧⌘I on Mac). Single-key tool shortcuts while the Image Center window is active (each is also shown at the end of its tool's tooltip):
Brush
B
Eraser
E
Line
L
Rectangle
R
Ellipse
O
Fill
F
Select
A
Wand
W
Stamp
S
With a floating selection: arrow keys nudge it, Ctrl+X (⌘X) cuts it, and Ctrl+V (⌘V) pastes over it.
Quick Select (Modifier Hold)
Temporary select mode
Hold Alt + click
Hold Option + click
While holding Alt (Option on Mac), click and drag to make a selection without switching away from your current tool. When you release Alt/Option, your previous tool is restored automatically.
Ribbon Keyboard Navigation
Press Alt (Windows/Linux) to activate ribbon key tips. Letters appear on each tab and button, allowing full keyboard-only navigation of the ribbon menu.
For example: Alt → H opens the Home tab, then N clicks New.
Tips
Tooltips show shortcuts — Hover over any ribbon button to see its keyboard shortcut (if one exists). Mac users will see ⌘ symbols; Windows users will see Ctrl.
Text fields take priority — When typing in a text field (such as project notes or the Section Assembly panel), letter keys type normally instead of activating tool shortcuts.
Number keys are context-sensitive — Number keys assign shaft/treadle values only when the cursor is in a design pane, not when typing in dialog boxes.
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