Getting Started Making Your First eCover! 👇
How To Start A New Design From A Template! 👇
How To Create Package Suites! 👇
Working With Text Elements! 👇
Working With Images! 👇
How To Create Animated Covers! 👇
Creating an IngramSpark Cover (Auto Spine & Template Math)
Coming soonIngramSpark Settings, page count, auto spine width, manual spine override
Copy to Publisher: KDP ↔ IngramSpark in One Click
Coming soonConvert a finished KDP cover to an IngramSpark edition (and back)
The Preflight Check & Print-Ready Export
Coming soonRun the preflight checker, fix flagged issues, export the PDF/X file
AI Image Generation Inside the Editor
Coming soonGenerate unique cover art with the built-in AI panel
Keyboard Shortcuts
Speed up your designing with these editor shortcuts. On Mac, use ⌘ where Ctrl is shown.
Selection & Editing
- Ctrl + DDuplicate the selected element(s)
- Ctrl + ASelect all elements on the canvas
- DeleteorBackspaceDelete the selected element(s)
- EscDeselect everything and close open panels
- Arrow keysNudge the selection 1px at a time
- Shift + ClickAdd or remove elements from the selection (multi-select)
Undo & Redo
- Ctrl + ZUndo the last change
- Ctrl + Shift + ZorCtrl + YRedo
Canvas Navigation
- Ctrl + ScrollZoom in and out at the cursor position
- Shift + ScrollScroll the canvas horizontally
Moving, Resizing & Rotating
- Shift + DragLock movement to horizontal or vertical
- Shift + ResizeKeep the aspect ratio while resizing (text scales its font size to match)
- Shift + RotateSnap rotation to 15° steps (without Shift it gently snaps near 90°)
- Shift + Drag guideMove a ruler guide at 1/10 speed for precise placement
Text Editing
- Double-clickDouble-click a text element to edit it (double-click an image to crop)
- Ctrl + BBold the selected text
- Ctrl + IItalicize the selected text
- Ctrl + UUnderline the selected text
- ↑ / ↓With the font dropdown open, preview the previous / next font live
*Canvas shortcuts pause automatically while you’re typing inside a text box or input field.
Quick Guides
See the guides below for common features and how to access them.
How to create covers for Amazon KDP or other print platforms:
From the dashboard, click +New Design and select New Amazon KDP Design. This will open a new print-ready canvas where you can enter your book’s exact dimensions, spine size, and page count, perfect for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, or other publishing platforms.
*Note: Your dropdown may look different depending on which optional tools you’ve unlocked. This print cover option is available to all users.
[ SCREENSHOT: dashboard +New Design dropdown with New Amazon KDP Design highlighted (current UI) ]
[ SCREENSHOT: KDP Settings panel with book specs filled in (current UI) ]