If you’re a busy creative, you’ve undoubtedly used plenty of project management tools in your career.
Miro is one of the more popular choices out there and, as busy creatives, you’re probably already familiar with the basics.
But did you know that there are advanced shortcuts and hidden tricks that can help you use Miro to its full potential and make your workdays easier and more efficient?
If you didn’t, it’s time we filled you in. Today’s blog is diving into some of the most useful shortcuts and tips to help you work smarter, not harder in your Miro Boards!
How Creatives are Using Miro Boards
If you’re not familiar with Miro, it’s become an indispensable tool for creatives in every stage of their creative process.
Whether it’s brainstorming, gathering feedback, or collaborating with your teammates or marketing teams in real time, creatives across many industries are using Miro to keep their work organized and boost their productivity.
There are many Miro features that creatives find particularly useful, including:
- Sticky Notes for Quick Brainstorming — Just like digital Post-its! Perfect and easy for jotting down ideas during brainstorming sessions, these color-coded and easily resized sticky notes allow creatives to write down and organize their thoughts easily.
- Mind Mapping — Miro’s mind mapping tools are perfect for breaking down complex ideas or campaigns, letting users connect their thoughts and strategies with arrows, connectors, and text boxes.
- Real-Time Collaboration — Miro allows teams to work together in real-time, making updates, providing feedback, and discussing ideas, no matter where they’re located.
- Frames for Organization — Frames help structure and organize content on the board to make it easier to create presentations, segment ideas, separate different projects, or outline workflows.
- Flowcharts and Diagrams — Miro’s flowchart and diagram tools are great for mapping out processes, project plans, or user journeys with ease.
- Integration with Other Tools — Miro integrates easily with platforms like Slack, Dropbox, Teams, Asana, and Google Drive. This makes it convenient for keeping communication, files, and tasks all in one place.
- Wireframing for Prototyping — For designers, Miro’s wireframing features help quickly sketch out UI/UX prototypes, collaborate with teams, and gather feedback before moving onto the final design stage.
- Templates — Miro offers a wide range of customizable templates to save time, offering pre-built frameworks for everything from project planning to creative brainstorming.
Miro Shortcuts Creatives Should Know
Ready to start boosting your productivity in Miro?
The following Miro shortcuts, separated by function, are designed to help you work faster and more efficiently to get more done in less time.
Take a peek and see which shortcut speeds up your workflow the most!
Time-Saving Miro Keyboard Shortcuts
The following Miro shortcuts are designed to take routine Miro tasks and make them as quick and effortless as possible.
Work more efficiently with just the click of a button.
Quick Frame Creation
Frames in Miro are like little digital whiteboards where you can group and organize different elements of a project while keeping it separate from others!
Using this shortcut allows you to quickly create and place a frame to keep your workflow going without having to stop and click. Just hit the F key and click where you want your new frame to be.
Shortcut: (F)
Sticky Note
Sticky notes are great tools for collecting feedback, capturing thoughts, and organizing your ideas.
To pop up a sticky note, just press N. This instantly brings up a new sticky (you can click on the color options from here to change from the default yellow if you like). Click where you want it and you’re done.
Shortcut: (N)
Text Box
Need to add text?
Just hit T to quickly add a text box to your board to start jotting down your best ideas.
Shortcut: (T)
Shapes
The shapes feature is great for organizing thoughts and mapping out projects.
Press S to access shapes, like rectangles or circles, make your choice, and then click to quickly create diagrams or flowcharts.
Shortcut: (S)
For quick shape selection, use:
- Rectangle — R
- Oval — O
- Line — L
Card
The Cards feature is commonly used for Kanban boards or task organization.
To access, just hit D and click to place your card on your board.
Shortcut: (D)
Bulk Select and Edit
Missed an item while selecting a group of objects?
No problem! Instead of starting over to rope in that element you missed, simply hold down the shift key and click the object you want to add to your selection. Miro will instantly expand your group without losing your previous selection.
Shortcut: (Shift + Drag)
Duplicate Objects
Need to quickly duplicate an element on your Miro Board?
You can copy-paste it or, to save some time, simply click the object you want to duplicate, hold down Alt, and drag your mouse away. A duplicate of your object will instantly pop up.
Shortcut
- Option + Drag (Mac)
- Alt + Drag (Window)
Navigation Shortcuts
Miro Boards can get quite large and hard to navigate for more complex or long-running projects.
These shortcuts are designed to get you where you need to be as quickly as possible so you can get on with your work!
Quick Zoom
Being able to zoom in and out quickly is a game-changer for Miro.
To cut down on the scrolling, just use the shortcuts below and save yourself some time.
Shortcuts
- Zoom In: Cmd + + (Mac) | Ctrl + + (Windows)
- Zoom Out: Cmd + - (Mac) | Ctrl + - (Windows)
- Zoom to 100%: Cmd + 0 (Mac) | Ctrl + 0 (Windows)
- Zoom to Fit: Option + 1 (Mac) | Alt + 1 (Windows)
- Zoom to Selected Item: Option + 2 (Mac) | Alt + 2 (Windows)
Search
Just like in Google Docs, you can use the “Search” function below to quickly find a certain frame or sticky.
Enter the shortcut, type what you’re looking for, and Miro will take you to it.
Shortcut
- Cmd + F (Mac)
- Ctrl + F (Windows)
Panning with Spacebar
Not a fan of right-clicking?
Try the shortcut below to pan with the spacebar instead!
Shortcut: Space + Drag
Collaboration Shortcuts
Using Miro as part of a team?
Here are some collaboration tips to help you and your teammates work together seamlessly, making it easier to share ideas, give feedback, and protect your work!
Bring Objects to Front or Back
Quickly change the stacking order of the objects on your Miro Board to better manage your work! Particularly useful for complex boards with many overlapping items.
Shortcuts
- Bring to Front: fn + up arrow/PgUp (Mac) | PgUp (Windows)
- Bring Forward: fn + up arrow/PgUp (Mac) | Shift + PgUp (Windows)
- Send to Back: fn + down arrow/PgDn (Mac) | PgDn (Windows)
- Send Backwards: Shift + fn + down arrow (Mac) | Shift + PgDn (Windows)
Lock/Unlock Objects
Sometimes, you just need to lock down an object or frame until you come back to it later.
To keep your work safe, simply enter the shortcut below to lock your elements in place.
Shortcut
- Cmd + Shift + L (Mac)
- Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows)
Group Objects
It’s easier to resize or move objects once they’re grouped together. To do that quickly, hit the shortcut below!
Shortcut
- Cmd + G (Mac)
- Ctrl + G (Windows)
Show/Hide Comments on Board
This shortcut allows you to quickly hide any comments on your board for those times when you need to work, distraction-free.
Ideal for presentations.
Shortcut: Shift + C
Bulk Sticky Notes
If you need to quickly jot down multiple ideas, this function can help you do it quickly and easily.
There’s no keyed shortcut, but click N to open up sticky notes, click Bulk on the bottom of the menu, and then start jotting down your notes, hitting Enter between them to separate into different sticky notes.
Add/Edit Link to Object
Need to add a link so a teammate can quickly reference relevant resources, documents, or web pages without having to leave the board?
No problem. Tap out the shortcut below and keep all of your resources in one place.
Shortcut
- Option + Cmd + K (Mac)
- Alt + Ctrl + K (Windows)
Miro Desktop App Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are designed for the Miro Desktop App:
Reload Tab
Quickly reload the active Miro tab to refresh your content or apply recent changes. Extremely useful when updates are being made by your teammates in real-time.
Shortcut
- Cmd + R (Mac)
- Ctrl + R (Windows)
Close Tab
Things getting cluttered?
Instantly close the current tab in the Miro Desktop App without disrupting other boards of the app itself.
Shortcut
- Cmd + W (Mac)
- Ctrl + W (Windows)
Exit App
Use this shortcut to completely exit the Miro Desktop App. It will close all open tabs and quit the application. Perfect for when it’s time to shut down for the day or if your app needs a quick restart.
Shortcut
- Cmd + Q (Mac)
- Ctrl + Q (Windows)
Copy Board Link
This shortcut is incredibly useful for sharing your board with teammates or clients. Quickly copy a link and paste it anywhere you like, giving easy access to whoever you choose!
Shortcut
- Cmd + Shift + L (Mac)
- Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows)
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Already a Miro pro?
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*Looking for additional Miro Board shortcuts? Check out the official Miro shortcuts and hotkeys guide right here!
