Keyboard Shortcuts
If you often find yourself using the mouse to change the current tool you are using, you might be able to speed up the process by memorizing a few keyboard shortcuts. If you forget which key goes to which function, take a look at the menus.
Don't like a particular shortcut, or wish a menu item had one? You can change or add shortcuts via the Keyboard System Preferences, under the "Application Shortcuts" section which you can read more about from Apple.
Tools
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Move |
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V |
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Zoom |
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Z |
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Crop |
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C |
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Pan |
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H |
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Rectangular select |
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M |
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Elliptical select |
Shift-M |
⇧M |
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Free select |
Shift-M |
⇧M |
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Polygonal select |
Shift-M |
⇧M |
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Magic wand select |
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W |
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Instant alpha |
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E |
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Paint |
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B |
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Pencil |
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N |
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Flood fill/paint bucket |
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K |
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Eraser |
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E |
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Clone |
Shift-O |
⇧O |
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Smudge |
Shift-O |
⇧O |
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Dodge |
Shift-O |
⇧O |
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Burn |
Shift-O |
⇧O |
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Gradient |
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G |
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Text |
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T |
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Circle text |
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TT |
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Path text |
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TTT |
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Bézier pen |
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P |
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Bézier freehand |
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Bézier anchor select |
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A |
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Reset bézier control points |
Shift-C |
⇧C |
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Line shape |
Semi-colon |
; |
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Rectangle shape |
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R |
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Oval shape |
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O |
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Pick color |
Control-C |
^C |
Drawing & Color
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Pick color |
Control-C |
^C |
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Reset colors |
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D |
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Swap colors |
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X |
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Increase brush size |
Option-Control-Right drag or Right bracket |
] |
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Decrease brush size |
Option-Control-Left drag or Left bracket |
[ |
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Paint straight lines |
Shift-click |
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Convert brush to eraser |
Option-Command-drag |
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Toggle fill for a shape |
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⇧F |
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Toggle stroke for a shape |
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⇧B |
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Color profile |
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⇧⌘K |
Layers
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New layer |
Command-N |
⌘N |
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New layer with selection |
Command-J |
⌘J |
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New layer with cut selection |
Shift-Command-J |
⇧⌘J |
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New shape layer |
Option-Shift-Command-N |
⌥⇧⌘N |
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New group layer |
Command-G |
⌘G |
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Ungroup layer |
Shift-Command-G |
⇧⌘G |
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Delete layer |
Control-Command-Minus |
^⌘- |
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Hide layer |
Control-Shift-Command-H |
^⇧⌘H |
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Lock layer |
Option-Command-L |
⌥⌘L |
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Duplicate layer |
Shift-Command-D |
⇧⌘D |
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Bring to front |
Shift-Command-Right Bracket |
⇧⌘] |
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Bring forward |
Option-Command-Right Bracket |
⌥⌘] |
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Send backward |
Option-Command-Left Bracket |
⌥⌘[ |
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Send to back |
Shift-Command-Left Bracket |
⇧⌘[ |
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Merge down |
Command-E |
⌘E |
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Merge visible |
Shift-Command-E |
⇧⌘E |
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Merge visible to new layer |
Option-Shift-Command-E |
⌥⇧⌘E |
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Select next layer |
Option-Right Bracket |
⌥] |
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Select previous layer |
Option-Left Bracket |
⌥[ |
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Cycle transparency |
Single Digit Numbers |
0,1-9 |
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Delete contents of layer |
Delete Key |
⌫ |
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Scale and rotate |
Command-T |
⌘T |
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Perspective transform |
Shift-Command-T |
⇧⌘T |
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Hide other layers |
Option-click layer visibility icon |
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Magnification/Zoom
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Zoom in |
Command-Plus |
⌘+ |
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Zoom out |
Command-Minus |
⌘- |
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100% zoom |
Command-1 |
⌘1 |
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200% zoom |
Command-2 |
⌘2 |
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400% zoom |
Command-3 |
⌘3 |
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800% & 3500% toggle |
Command-4 |
⌘4 |
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50% & 25% toggle |
Command-5 |
⌘5 |
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Fit image in window |
Command-0 |
⌘0 |
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Full screen toggle |
F |
F |
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Zoom in/out |
Option-Mouse scroll |
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Zoom window |
Command-Forward slash |
⌘/ |
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Zoom all windows |
Option-Command-Forward slash |
⌥⌘/ |
Palettes
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Show/hide palettes |
Tab |
Tab |
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Gather palettes |
Control-Command-Backslash |
^⌘\ |
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Colors palette |
Shift-Command-C |
⇧⌘C |
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Filters Palette |
Shift-Command-F |
⇧⌘F |
General
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Create new file |
Command-N |
⌘N |
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New from clipboard |
Option-Command-N |
⌥⌘N |
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Open existing file |
Command-O |
⌘O |
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Open folder |
Shift-Command-O |
⇧⌘O |
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Open preferences |
Command-Comma |
⌘, |
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Close image |
Command-W |
⌘W |
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Close all images |
Option-Command-W |
⌥⌘W |
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Save image |
Command-S |
⌘S |
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Save image as |
Shift-Command-S |
⇧⌘S |
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Export image |
Option-Command-S |
⌥⌘S |
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Web export image |
Option-Shift-Command-S |
⌥⇧⌘S |
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File info |
Option-Shift-Command-I |
⌥⇧⌘I |
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Minimize window |
Command-M |
⌘M |
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Minimize all windows |
Option-Command-M |
⌥⌘M |
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Hide Acorn |
Command-H |
⌘H |
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Hide others |
Option-Command-H |
⌥⌘H |
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Quit Acorn |
Command-Q |
⌘Q |
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Command-P |
⌘P |
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Page setup |
Shift-Command-P |
⇧⌘P |
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Cycle through windows |
Command-Grave Accent |
⌘` |
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Cycle through tabs |
Control-TAB |
^⇥ |
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Make new image from screenshot |
Shift-Command-6 |
⇧⌘6 |
Selections
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Rectangular |
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M |
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Elliptical |
Shift-M |
⌘M, S |
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Free select |
Shift-M |
⌘M, S, L |
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Polygonal |
Shift-M |
⌘M, S, L |
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Magic wand |
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W |
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Select all |
Command-A |
⌘A |
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Clear selection |
Command-D |
⌘D |
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Hide selection |
Control-Command-H |
^⌘H |
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Quick mask mode |
Q |
Q |
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Inverse selection |
Shift-Command-I |
⇧⌘I |
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View selection as marching.. |
Command-Backslash |
⌘\ |
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Select next shape |
Control-Command-Right bracket |
^⌘] |
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Select previous shape |
Control-Command-Left bracket |
^⌘[ |
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Copy |
Command-C |
⌘C |
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Cut |
Command-X |
⌘X |
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Paste |
Command-V |
⌘V |
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Add to selection |
Hold Shift key as you drag |
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Subtract from selection |
Hold Option-Shift keys as you drag |
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Constrain to circle/square |
Shift-drag after starting selection |
⇧ Drag |
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Reposition origin while drawing |
Spacebar-drag |
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Grow selection from middle |
Option-drag after starting selection |
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Selection from layer |
Double-click layer thumbnail image |
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Trim out selection |
Control-Option-Command-T |
^⌥⌘T |
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Grow selection by 1 pixel |
Option-Arrow key |
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Grow selection by 10 pixels |
Option-Shift-Arrow key |
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Move selection |
Move tool or Arrow keys |
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Copy and move selection |
Option-Command drag |
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Paste into |
Shift-Command-V |
⇧⌘V |
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Quick mask mode |
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Q |
Marque / Selection / Lasso (M/S/L)
M selects the rectangular selection tool. Pressing shift-m or s multiple times will cycle through the rect, oval, free select, polygonal, and magic wand selection tools. Pressing L will toggle the free select and polygonal selection tools.
Editing
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Undo last action |
Command-Z |
⌘Z |
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Redo last action |
Shift-Command-Z |
⇧⌘Z |
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Cancel operation |
Escape key |
ESC |
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Fill with front color well |
Option-Delete |
⌥ ⌫ |
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Fill with back color well |
Option-Shift-Delete |
⌥⇧⌫ |
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Fill panel |
Shift-Delete |
⇧⌫ |
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Delete layer contents |
Delete |
⌫ |
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Resize image |
Option-Command-I |
⌥⌘I |
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Resize canvas |
Option-Command-C |
⌥⌘C |
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Rotate canvas 90 clockwise |
Command-Right Bracket |
⌘] |
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Rotate " " counterclockwise |
Command-Left Bracket |
⌘[ |
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Crop |
Option-Command-K |
⌥⌘K |
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Trim to Edges |
Control-Command-T |
^⌘T |
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Last filter |
Command-F |
⌘F |
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Levels |
Command-L |
⌘L |
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Auto-levels |
Shift-Command-L |
⇧⌘L |
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Curves |
Shift-Command-M |
⇧⌘M |
Rulers, Guides, & Grids
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Show ruler |
Command-R |
⌘R |
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Toggle guides |
Option-Command-Semicolon |
⌥⌘; |
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Toggle grid |
Command-Apostrophe |
⌘’ |
Shapes
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Draw shape vectors/view shape outlines |
Command-Y |
⌘Y |
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New shape layer |
Option-Shift-Command-N |
⌥⇧⌘N |
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Bring to front |
Shift-Command-Up Arrow |
⇧⌘ ↑ |
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Bring forward |
Command-Up Arrow |
⌘ ↑ |
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Send backward |
Command-Down Arrow |
⌘↓ |
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Send to back |
Shift-Command-Down Arrow |
⇧⌘ ↓ |
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Select next shape |
Control-Command-Right Bracket |
^⌘] |
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Select previous shape |
Control-Command-Left Bracket |
^⌘[ |
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Toggle fill for selected shape |
Shift-F |
⇧F |
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Toggle stroke for selected shape |
Shift-B |
⇧B |
Text
|
Text tool |
|
T |
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Move tool |
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V |
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Bold |
Command-B |
⌘B |
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Italic |
Command-I |
⌘I |
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Underline |
Command-U |
⌘U |
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Bigger |
Command-Greater Than |
⌘> |
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Smaller |
Command-Lesser Than |
⌘< |
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Tighten kerning |
Option-Command-Left Arrow |
⌥⌘← |
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Tigthen kerning 10x |
Option-Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
⌥⇧⌘← |
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Loosen kerning |
Option-Command-Right Arrow |
⌥⌘→ |
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Loosen kerning 10x |
Option-Shift-Command-Right Arrow |
⌥⇧⌘→ |
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Center text |
Command-Bar |
⌘| |
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Spelling |
Command-Colon |
⌘: |
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Check spelling |
Command-Semicolon |
⌘; |
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Emoji & symboles |
Control-Command-Spacebar |
^⌘ Spacebar |
Other
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Toggle Web Export Preview |
Spacebar |
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Legend:
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⌘ |
Command Key |
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^ |
Control Key |
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⌥ |
Option Key |
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⇧ |
Shift Key |