Keyboard and mouse

Keyboard

Keys What they do
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y Redo
Ctrl+S Save: to the cloud project that is open, else to the project file
Ctrl+Shift+S Save to file as…
Ctrl+O Open a project file
Ctrl+N New file (where the browser lets the page have it)
G Show or hide the guides (rule of thirds)
H Frame model: bring the whole product back into view
Space Play or pause the animation (when the model has one)
Tab Hide the panels, the states and the shelves, so the render has the whole window. Tab again brings them back
Esc Leave full screen, close a window
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On a Mac use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl.

Mouse

Mouse What it does
Left drag in the viewport Turn around the product
Wheel Come closer or go back
Right drag Move the view sideways
Click on the model Select the material of that part
Shift + click Add a part to the selection
Shift + drag a slider Fine adjustment: the slider moves ten times slower (press or let go of Shift at any moment of the drag)
Ctrl + wheel Magnify the picture without moving the camera
Double-click a slider or its number Back to its default
Double-click a material name Rename it
Drag a material onto a part Use that material there
Drop a file on the viewport Open a model, a project file (.qproj), an HDRI (.hdr, .exr), or a PNG with embedded settings
Drop a picture on a texture slot Use it as that map (Textures tab)
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