| Selecting Tools | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Rectangular Marquee Elliptical Marquee | M | Move | V |
Magic Wand | W | Lasso Polygonal Lasso
| L |
Crop | C | Slice | K |
Clone Stamp | S | Pencil | P |
Eraser Magic Eraser
| E | Brush | B |
Gradient | G | Paint Bucket | N |
Blur | R | Sharpen | O |
Eyedropper | I | Type | T |
Hand | H | Zoom | Z |
| Temporary Selecting Tools | |
|---|---|
Move | Command ⌘ |
Duplicate | +
Option ⌥
|
Hand | Spacebar |
Eyedropper |
+ Option ⌥
|
Zoom In | Spacebar + Command ⌘ |
Zoom Out | Spacebar + Option ⌥ |
| Viewing Images | |
| Zoom In | Command ⌘ + + |
| Zoom Out | Command ⌘ + - |
| Zoom In/Out | Option ⌥-mouse scroll up/down |
| Horizontal scrolling | Shift ⇧-mouse scroll up/down |
| Fit image in window | Command ⌘ + 0 |
Double-click Hand tool
| |
| Magnify 100% | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 0 |
Double-click Zoom tool
| |
| Show/Hide Rulers | Command ⌘ + R |
| Show/Hide Guides | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + ; |
| Show/Hide Grid | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + ' |
| Snap guide to the ruler mark | Shift ⇧ |
| Toggle between Standard screen mode and Full screen mode | F |
| Toggle between Standard screen mode and Quick Mask mode | Q |
| Editing Images | |
| Free Tranfsorm | Command ⌘ + F |
| Undo last action | Command ⌘ + Z |
| Redo last action | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + Z |
| Fill with color | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + F |
| Shift ⇧ + Backspace ← | |
| Fill with Foreground color Hold down Shift ⇧ to preserve transparency. | Option ⌥ + Backspace ← |
| Fill with Background color Hold down Shift ⇧ to preserve transparency. | Command ⌘ + Backspace ← |
| Stroke | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + O |
| Invert colors | Command ⌘ + I |
| Levels | Command ⌘ + L |
| Curves | Command ⌘ + K |
| Color Balance | Command ⌘ + B |
| Hue/Saturation | Command ⌘ + U |
| Desaturate | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + U |
| Canvas Size | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + C |
| Image Size | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + I |
| Color Management | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + K |
| Last Filter | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + F |
| Working with selections | |
| Constrain to a circle or square Change mode to New ![]() | + Shift ⇧
|
| Add to a selection | + Shift ⇧
|
| Subtract from a selection | + Option ⌥
|
| Select All | Command ⌘ + A |
| Deselect | Command ⌘ + D |
| Reselect | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D |
| Load layer transparency as a selection | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + L |
| Command ⌘-click the layer | |
| Inverse selection | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I |
| Refine selection | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + R |
| Copy | Command ⌘ + C |
| Copy in a new layer | Command ⌘ + J |
| Cut | Command ⌘ + X |
| Cut in a new layer | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + J |
| Paste | Command ⌘ + V |
| Move objects using arrows ← ↑ → ↓ | |
| Move layer or selection content with border layer by 1 pixel |
|
| Move layer or selection content with border by 10 pixels | + Shift ⇧
|
| Move selection border by 1 pixel |
|
| Move selection border by 10 pixels | + Shift ⇧
|
| Painting | |
| Switch foreground and background colors | X |
| Reset foreground and background colors | D |
| Paint straight lines |
+ Shift ⇧-click
|
| Paint vertical or horizontal lines |
+ Shift ⇧-drag
|
| Navigate through brushes | < or > |
| Navigate through gradients | + < or >
|
| Cycle gradient modes | + [ or ]
|
| Constrain gradient to 45° angles | + Shift ⇧-drag
|
| Delete brush in Brushes palette | Option ⌥-click brush |
| Sample Background color | + Option ⌥-click
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| Layers | |
| Preserve layer transparency | / |
| Cycle blending modes | Shift ⇧ + + or - |
| Select all layers | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + A |
| Hide other layers | Option ⌥-click visibility icon |
| Create or release clipping mask | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + G |
| Option ⌥-click the layer | |
| Merge selected layers | Command ⌘ + E |
| Merge layers and paste in a new layer | Opt ⌥ + Command ⌘ + E |
| Merge visible layers | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + E |
| Merge visible layers and paste in a new layer | Opt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + E |
| Rename layer | Double-click the layer name |
| Create new layer | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N |
| Create new layer (no dialog) | Opt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N |
| Select top layer | Option ⌥ + . |
| Select next layer | Option ⌥ + ] |
| Select previous layer | Option ⌥ + [ |
| Select bottom layer | Option ⌥ + , |
| Send to front | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + ] |
| Bring forward | Command ⌘ + ] |
| Send backward | Command ⌘ + [ |
| Send to back | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + [ |
| Palettes | |
| Show or hide all palettes | Tab ⇥ |
| Reset palettes locations | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + R |
| Tools | Command ⌘ + 1 |
| Tool Options | Command ⌘ + 2 |
| Layers | Command ⌘ + 3 |
| Gradients | Command ⌘ + 4 |
| Brushes | Command ⌘ + 5 |
| Swatches | Command ⌘ + 6 |
| Scratch | Command ⌘ + 7 |
| Photo Browser | Command ⌘ + 8 |
| Colors | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + C |
| Fonts | Command ⌘ + T |
| Share | |
| Command ⌘ + P | |
| Page setup | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + P |
| General | |
| Show preferences | Command ⌘ + comma , |
| Pixelmator Help | Command ⌘ + ? |
| Close window | Command ⌘ + W |
| Close all windows | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + W |
| Cycle through windows | Command ⌘ + ` |
| Minimize window | Command ⌘ + M |
| Minimize all windows | Command ⌘ + Option ⌥ + M |
| Hide Pixelmator | Command ⌘ + H |
| Quit Pixelmator | Command ⌘ + Q |
| Customizing shortcuts |
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