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Keyboard shortcuts

Hot keys

Control your view | PC | Mac
Zoom and move | Spacebar (hold it down) | Spacebar (hold it down)
Fit to view | Ctrl+0 (zero) | Cmd+0 (zero)
Actual size | Alt+Ctrl+0 (zero) | Option+Cmd+0 (zero)
Move to next/previous image | Page Up, Page Down (These settings are reversible in the Preferences window.) | Page Up, Page Down (These settings are reversible in the Preferences window.)
Colors and brushes | PC | Mac
Pick a color with the Eyedropper tool | Alt (hold it down) | Option (hold it down)
Draw straight lines (horizontal or vertical) | Shift (hold it down) | Shift (hold it down)
Draw straight diagonal lines | D (hold it down) | D (hold it down)
Resize brush | B (hold it down) | B (hold it down)
Swap with previous brush, or return to brush tool | S | S
Layers | PC | Mac
Add new layer | Ctrl+L (Layer window must be visible.) | Cmd+L (Layer window must be visible.)
Merge with below | Ctrl+E (Layer window must be visible.) | Cmd+E (Layer window must be visible.)
Move, scale, rotate layer | V (hold it down) | V (hold it down)
Selection and editing | PC | Mac
Use Select tool | M | M
Use Lasso select tool | L | L
Select all | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A
De-select | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D
Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C
Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V
Clear/Delete selection | Delete | Delete
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z
Redo | Ctrl+Y+Z | Shift+Cmd+Z
General keys | PC | Mac
Open | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O
New | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N
Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S
Print | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P
Exit | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q
Get help | F1 | Cmd+Shift+?
Control your interface | PC | Mac
Open the Preferences window | Ctrl+, (c omma) | Cmd+, (comma)
Hide/show tools | Ctrl+J | Cmd+J
Go to full screen and hide menubar | Alt+Ctrl+J | Option+Cmd+J
Show/hide floating windows and lagoon | T or Tab | T or Tab