- Getting Started
- Rolling Dice
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Running a Game
- Create Game
- Navigating Astral Maps
- Inviting players to your game
- Game Portal
- Maps
- Vision Restrictions and Effects (Dynamic Lighting)
- Characters
- Handouts and Documents
- Initiative Tracker
- Chat
- Audio Player and Dynamic Audio
- Action Bar
- Game Settings
- Shortcuts
- Context Menus
- Drawing Tools
- Visual FX
- Weather
- Astral Video Chat
- Character Sheets
- Map Editor
- My Vault
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Advanced Use
- Available Fonts in Astral
- Supported Files
- Replacing Sheet Pages Without Removing Contents
- Player View: Previewing as a Player
- Astral Performance Optimization
- Using Markdown in Astral
- Getting Best Results with Animated Maps
- Subscription Status, And How It Affects Your Party
- Additional Artistic Resoures Links
- Software Conflict Troubleshooting
- Beta Testing
- Beyond20 - D&DBeyond Integration: Support and Resources
- Guides and Tutorials
- FAQs
- Official Content
- Publishing on Astral
- Development Status
- Astral Translation Project
- Submit Bug Report
Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Astral has different hotkey assignments depending on what tool you are using, your role in the game, etc. Here's a quick reference guide to Astral Hotkeys!
Function | Description | Key Assignment | Site Location |
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Group Layers | Groups selected layers | [CTRL + G] | Map Editor |
Undo | Undo last change | [CTRL + Z] | Map Editor |
Redo Last Change | Redo last change | [CTRL + Y] | Map Editor |
Add text | Add a new text box to the current map | [T] | Map Editor |
Dynamic Lighting Pen Tool | Add new Dynamic Lighting points to the map | [P] | Map Editor |
Door Tool | Define Doors from current Dynamic Lighting walls | [D] | Map Editor |
Zoom | Zooms the view in and out | [ + / - ] | Map Editor / In-Game |
Maps Tab | Pulls up the Maps GM Sidebar | [M] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Character's Tab | Pulls up the Characters GM Sidebar | [C] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Handouts Tab | Pulls up the Handouts GM Sidebar | [H] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Weather & FX Tab | Pulls up the Weather/FX GM Sidebar | [W] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Settings Tab | Pulls up the Settings GM Sidebar | [S] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Edit Map | Toggles in and out of Edit Map mode | [E] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Initiative Tracker | Opens the Initiative Tracker Add-On | [F] | In-Game (GM Only) |
TableTop Chat | Opens the TableTop Chat Add-On | [C] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Audio Player | Opens the Audio Player Add-On | [A] | In-Game (GM Only) |
Pin/Unpin Sidebars | Pins / Unpins the sidebars open/closed | "[" & "]" Bracket Keys | In-Game |
Pointer Shortcuts
For those on Desktops and Laptops, the pointer can be used (often in combination with keys) to do many things.
Function | Description | Key Assignment |
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Move Camera | Click and drag the map to a new position | Click + Drag (Mouse Button 1) |
Move Character | Click and drag a character to a new position | Click + Drag on Token (Mouse Button 1) |
Select Multiple Characters | Create a bounding box to select multiple characters, RTS style | Ctrl + Click + Drag |
Add/Remove Characters to/from Current Selection | Add/remove characters to/from current group of selected characters | Ctrl + Single Click (Mouse Button 1) |
Activate Ruler | Create start point for the ruler on the cursor's current position, measure to new position | Shift + Pointer Move |
Send Location | Create a "Ping" on the map, shows expanding circle to all players | Double Click (Mouse Button 1) |
Remember, you can always view the list of Shortcuts from in-game by clicking the "Shortcuts" button located on the bottom half of the right-hand sidebar.