Sketch

Sketch App

Resources:

• free video course: https://www.switchtosketchapp.com/

Hotkeys and Tips

Nav:

• CMD+1: for artboard overview

• CMD+2: zoom to selected artboard

Move/Sizing/Gap (when object selected):

• ARROW to move. SHIFT+ARROW to move 10px

• CMD+ARROW to adjust size. SHIFT+CMD+ARROW to adjust in 10px step.

• Hold ALT/OPTION key to show distance to others. If mouse over another object you can see the gap to that mouse over object.

Creation:

• R: create rectangle. Use rectangle for hr.

• S: create a slice. Click on the object to create an exact slice.

Group:

• CMD+G: create group

• `CMD+select*: click through a group to select an object.

Misc:

• You can use math 10+2 in the inspector for width, heigth, etc

• CTRL+C: pick color

• Copy style: CMD+OPTION+C

How to create your own hotkey in Sketch?

• Go to "keyboard" in system preference

• Choose "App Shortcuts" in sidebar

• Click "+"

• Select Sketch in "application"

• Type the exact text as appeared in Sketch in "menu title"

  • Don't forget root menu

  • Use "->"

  • Don't use any space

• Assign hotkey

For example, I create a hotkey ^i (Ctrl+i) for inserting images, and here is the "menu title":

Insert->Image...

Credits to this post Shortcuts, Hotkeys, and Gestures: 5 Ways to Become a Design Ferrari in Sketch.

Shape

• Use union/substract to create shape.

• You can use shape to mask images

• You can fill with image

• Enter edit mode: hit ENTER

Symbol

• Create symbol from a layout

• Replace with symbol: You can right click a layout to choose replace with symbol.

• Override symbol: on the inspect pane

Style

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Craft Plugin

• duplicate

• pictures

• create style guide and automatically update your project if you update one in the style guide

Other Helpful Tools

• Pixlr, Photoshop online: https://pixlr.com/

• Colors scheme generator: https://coolors.co/ and https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/

• Random data generator: https://www.mockaroo.com/