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Keynote

Bring the object to the front

ShiftCmdF

Mac Desktop app Keynote for Mac

Practice this

Press Shift + Cmd + F to bring the object to the front in Keynote. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Object selected

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Keynote on Mac - Apple Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Bring the selection to the front Canva Cmd + Option + ]
Bring the element to the front Confluence Cmd + ]
Bring the selection to the front Figma ]
Bring the selection to the front Adobe Illustrator Cmd + Shift + ]
Bring the object to the front LibreOffice Impress Cmd + +
Raise the selection to the top Inkscape Home
Bring the item to the front Miro Page Up
Bring the object to the front Pages Shift + Cmd + F
Bring the layer to the front Adobe Premiere Pro Shift + Cmd + ]
Bring to the front Sketch Option + Cmd + ]
Bring the shape to the front Microsoft Visio Ctrl + Shift + F

More Keynote shortcuts

Send the object back one layer Option + Shift + Cmd + B
Bring the object forward one layer Option + Shift + Cmd + F
Group the selected objects Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup the selected objects Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock the selected objects Cmd + L
Unlock the selected objects Option + Cmd + L
Duplicate the object Cmd + D
Mask or unmask the object Shift + Cmd + M

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