# Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing a Scene

The controls in this article are specific to editing a scene with a mouse and keyboard. For additional controls available while visiting an experience, see [Keyboard shortcuts (visiting an experience)](https://docs.sansar.com/latest/sansarbasics/controls/keyboard-shortcuts-experience).

To see available controls using other controllers, see [Sansar controls.](https://docs.sansar.com/latest/sansarbasics/controls)

## Edit mode camera controls

Use these controls when editing a scene in desktop mode:

* **Arrow keys:** Move the camera forward, backward, left, and right.
* **W,A,S,D:** Move the camera forward, backward, left, and right.
* **E,C:** Move the camera up and and down.
* **I,J,K,L:** Rotates the camera, If a object is 'Focused' orbits the object.
* **NUMPAD+** and **NUMPAD- :** Increase and decrease camera speed.
* **Hold left click and drag:** Move the camera left and right.
* **Hold right click and drag:** Rotate the camera up, down, left, and right.
* **F key :** Focus to a selected object, camera rotation will orbit selection.
* **ScrollWheel** Zooms in and out of a selected or 'focused' object

## Action buttons

Use these controls when editing objects placed in a scene:

### Selecting objects

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* **Left Click:** Select an object or expose the translate tools to move the object.
* **Shift Left/Right Click** Clicking one object after another selects multiple objects while shift is held.
* **Right Click** Opens the objects options menu, Will also select if nothing is selected.
* **Double Left Click** Opens the properties menu of a object.
* **Shift Left Click and drag:** Box Select Multiple Objects.

### Moving Objects

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* **Hold CTRL while an object is selected:** Changes the translate tool to rotate.
* **Hold CTRL + SHIFT while an object is selected:** Changes the translate tool to scale.
* **CTRL + Z :** Undo last action.
* **CTRL + Y :** Redo last Undo.
* **CTRL + D :** Duplicates selected objects.
* **Delete** or **Backspace button:** Deletes selected objects.

Note: If multiple objects are selected movement controls will be located at a center of all selected objects origins.

### Other Hotkeys

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* **CTRL + L key:** Move Lock, Stops a object from being moved
* **ALT + L :** Edit Lock, Disables all options in the properties menu of the object except movement ones.
* **CTRL + P :** Opens the Properties menu of a selected object.
* **CTRL + M :** Opens the Materials Window of a selected Object.

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