We all like to take shortcuts from time to time, and working with Unity, hotkeys can help make performing simple tasks a whole lot more efficient. Here is a list of useful hotkeys for actions that you'll perform on a regular basis throughout this book. Feel free to make a copy of this page or print it to reference later (the list has been taken from the official documentation of Unity at the following link: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityHotkeys.html). Here are the most used ones:
Tools
Keystroke
Command
Q
Pan
W
Move
E
Rotate
R
Scale
T
Rect Tool
Z
Pivot Mode toggle
X
Pivot Rotation Toggle
V
Vertex Snap
Ctrl/command + LMB
Snap
GameObject
Ctrl/command + Shift + N
New empty game object
Alt + Shift + N
New empty child to selected game object
Ctrl/command + Alt + F
Move to view
Ctrl/command + Shift + F
Align with view
Shift + F or double-F
Locks the scene view camera to the selected GameObject