Find Figma Design actions with the keyboard on Mac
Command-K opens the Actions menu in Figma Design on Mac. Search for the action you need and choose it from the results. This is a useful discovery route when you do not know a direct shortcut or a menu location.
Figma · Reviewed 2026-11-05 · Review method
Platform, keyboard and verification notes
- Scope
- Figma · Figma Design on Mac; not a promise that these controls exist in every Figma product. Documentation checked 4 November 2026.
- Keyboard and customization
- English documentation and US-style key names. Punctuation and function keys can differ on other layouts.. These are documentation-backed defaults, not a hands-on test. App settings, operating-system shortcuts, extensions and keyboard layout can change what happens. Check focus and the current app menu or shortcut settings when a binding differs.
- Review basis
- Documentation reviewed 2026-11-05 by Codex — source and editorial review; no runtime test. These bindings were not tested in a running app for this guide.
Mac shortcuts for this workflow
Describe the intended change
Search for an action such as an alignment operation or a preference, rather than guessing a tool key from another design application. The selected objects and your file permissions can affect which actions make sense. Read the result label before choosing it; similarly named commands can act on one selection, a page or a larger scope.
Use discovery without running an unfamiliar command
Opening Actions is a way to inspect available choices. Confirming one can change the document or preferences. When learning, choose an innocuous view setting first and observe what changes. If a command concerns multiple layers, first check the selection so a quick search does not become an accidental bulk edit.
Check newer and older shortcut references
Figma’s interface and documentation evolve. This guide uses the current Actions documentation, which gives Command-K. If an older tutorial shows a different entry point, use the app’s current help and visible controls to resolve it. Practice in a permitted scratch file and treat the command’s actual result as the check, not merely the menu opening.
Sources and corrections
- Accessibility at Figma — Figma Learn — checked 2026-11-04
- Use the actions menu in Figma Design — Figma Learn — checked 2026-11-04
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