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Make your first cover
6 short videos, about 6 minutes in total. This is all you need to make a print-ready cover.
1-1 Start a New KDP Cover0:51
1-2 Find Your Way Around the Editor1:18
1-3 Add All Your Cover Text With Layouts0:37
1-4 Edit Your Title and Author Name0:59
1-5 Preflight Check and Print-Ready Export1:18
1-6 Make an Ebook Cover0:33
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Speed up your designing with these editor shortcuts. On Mac, use ⌘ where Ctrl is shown.
Selection & Editing
- Ctrl + DDuplicate the selected element(s)
- Ctrl + ASelect all elements on the canvas
- DeleteorBackspaceDelete the selected element(s)
- EscDeselect everything and close open panels
- Arrow keysNudge the selection 1px at a time
- Shift + Arrow keysNudge the selection 10px at a time
- Shift + ClickAdd or remove elements from the selection (multi-select)
Undo & Redo
- Ctrl + ZUndo the last change
- Ctrl + Shift + ZorCtrl + YRedo
Canvas Navigation
- Ctrl + ScrollZoom in and out at the cursor position
- Shift + ScrollScroll the canvas horizontally
Moving, Resizing & Rotating
- Shift + DragLock movement to horizontal or vertical
- Shift + ResizeKeep the aspect ratio while resizing (text scales its font size to match)
- Shift + RotateSnap rotation to 15° steps (without Shift it gently snaps near 90°)
- Shift + Drag guideMove a ruler guide at 1/10 speed for precise placement
Text Editing
- Double-clickDouble-click a text element to edit it (double-click an image to crop)
- Ctrl + BBold the selected text
- Ctrl + IItalicize the selected text
- Ctrl + UUnderline the selected text
- ↑ / ↓With the font dropdown open, preview the previous / next font live
*Canvas shortcuts pause automatically while you’re typing inside a text box or input field.