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- <h2>Keyboard and Mouse Commands</h2>
- <p>Most commands in Paint.NET can be quickly accessed via the keyboard. For your convenience, all of those commands
- are listed here.</p>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table7">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>General Canvas Controls</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold spacebar + drag with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Pan image (does not work while typing with the Text tool)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold spacebar + drag with right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Scroll image (does not work while typing with the Text tool)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Mouse Wheel up / down</td>
- <td valign="top">Scroll up / down</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Shift + Mouse Wheel up / down</td>
- <td valign="top">Scroll left / right</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Mouse Wheel</td>
- <td valign="top">Zoom in / out</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Esc or Enter</td>
- <td valign="top">Deselect (remove selection)</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table11">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Move Tools</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Drag one of the corner or edge nubs</td>
- <td valign="top">Resize the selection</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold down Shift while dragging one of the corner nubs</td>
- <td valign="top">Resize the selection while maintaining its original aspect /
- proportions</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Drag anywhere except on the nubs with the left mouse
- button</td>
- <td valign="top">Move the selection</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Drag anywhere with the right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Rotate the selection</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Selection Tools (except Magic Wand)</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><b>Note:</b></b> While a selection is active, all
- drawing, and many other commands, will only draw or have effect inside the selection.</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Create new selection, replacing any old selection if there was one</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Subtract from the current selection (difference)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with Ctrl + left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Add to the current selection (union)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with Ctrl + right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Invert a given area of the selection (exclusive-or)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold Shift while drawing</td>
- <td valign="top">Constrain to square (Rectangle Select), or circle (Ellipse
- Select)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">While drawing with left mouse button, hold right
- mouse button as well and move mouse</td>
- <td valign="top">Move the new selection</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">While drawing with right mouse button, hold left
- mouse button as well and move mouse</td>
- <td valign="top">Move the new selection</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table9">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Magic Wand Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Left mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Create new selection from pixels in the surrounding area that
- resemble the pixel you clicked on, replacing any old selection if there was one
- (resemblance is determined by the Tolerance setting)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Right mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Subtract from the current selection (difference)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Left mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Add to the current selection (union)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Right mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Invert a portion of the selection (exclusive-or)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold Shift with one of the four commands listed
- above</td>
- <td valign="top">Do a global selection across the entire layer based on the color
- you click on and the Tolerance setting</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Text Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold Ctrl</td>
- <td valign="top">Temporarily hide the cursor and nub</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Tap Ctrl</td>
- <td valign="top">Toggle the nub's visibility</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Esc</td>
- <td valign="top">Finish text and commit it to the layer</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Paintbrush Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draws with the primary color</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draws with the secondary color</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Eraser Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left or right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Erases the given area (sets the pixels to transparent)</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Clone Stamp Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Left click</td>
- <td valign="top">Set the source point, or "origin"</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Copy pixels (you must have already set the source point, or "origin", with Ctrl + left click)</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table8">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Recolor Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Left click</td>
- <td valign="top">Pick up the color under the mouse cursor, and set it as the primary color</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ctrl + Right click</td>
- <td valign="top">Pick up the color under the mouse cursor, and set it as the secondary color</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draws with the primary color, but only over pixels that resemble
- the secondary color (resemblance is determined by the Tolerance
- setting)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draws with the secondary color, but only over pixels that
- resemble the primary color (resemblance is determined by the
- Tolerance setting)</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table10">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Paint Bucket Tool</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Left mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Fill the surrounding area with the primary color.</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Right mouse click</td>
- <td valign="top">Fill the surrounding area with the secondary color</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold Shift with one of the two commands listed
- above</td>
- <td valign="top">Do a global fill across the entire layer based on the color
- you click on and the Tolerance setting</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table0">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Shape Tools</h3></u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with left mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draw shape. Outline uses the primary color, interior uses the secondary color.</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Draw with right mouse button</td>
- <td valign="top">Draw shape. Outline uses the secondary color, interior uses the
- primary color.</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hold Shift while drawing</td>
- <td valign="top">Constrain to square (Rectangle), rounded square (Rounded
- Rectangle), circle (Ellipse), or 15░ angle (Line / Curve)</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Tool shortcuts</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top">
- <b>Note:</b>
- If more than one tool shares a shortcut key, you will need to press the shortcut key multiple times to cycle
- through the tools that share the particular shortcut key.</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" height="25%" valign="top"></td>
- <td height="25%" valign="top"></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rectangle Select</td>
- <td valign="top">S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Lasso Select</td>
- <td valign="top">S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ellipse Select</td>
- <td valign="top">S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Magic Wand</td>
- <td valign="top">S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Move Selected Pixels</td>
- <td valign="top">M</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Move Selection</td>
- <td valign="top">M</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Zoom</td>
- <td valign="top">Z</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Text</td>
- <td valign="top">T</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Paintbrush</td>
- <td valign="top">B</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Eraser</td>
- <td valign="top">E</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Pencil</td>
- <td valign="top">P</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Color Picker</td>
- <td valign="top">D</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Clone Stamp</td>
- <td valign="top">C</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Recolor</td>
- <td valign="top">R</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Paint Bucket</td>
- <td valign="top">F</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Line / Curve</td>
- <td valign="top">O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rectangle</td>
- <td valign="top">O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rounded Rectangle</td>
- <td valign="top">O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Ellipse</td>
- <td valign="top">O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Freeform Shape</td>
- <td valign="top">O</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table1">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>File menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">New</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + N</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Open</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">New Window</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + W</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Open in New Window</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + O</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Save</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Save As</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + S</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Print</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + P</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Exit</td>
- <td valign="top">Alt + F4, or Alt + F then X</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table2">
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Edit menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- <td valign="top"> </td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Undo</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Z</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Redo</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Y</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Cut</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + C</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Copy</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + X</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Paste</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + V</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Paste in to New Layer</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + V</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Erase Selection</td>
- <td valign="top">Delete</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Invert Selection</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + I</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Select All</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + A</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Deselect</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + D</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Image menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- <td valign="top"> </td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Crop to Selection</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + X</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Resize</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + R</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Canvas Size</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + R</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rotate (clockwise)</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + G</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rotate (counter-clockwise)</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + H</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Flatten</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + F</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table7">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Layers menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Add New Layer</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + N</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Delete Layer</td>
- <td valign="top">Shift + Delete</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Duplicate Layer</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + D</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Rotate / Zoom</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + Z</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Layer Properties</td>
- <td valign="top">F4</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Adjustments menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Auto-Level</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + L</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Brightness / Contrast</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + C</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Curves</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + M</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Black & White</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + G</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Hue / Saturation</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + U</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Invert Colors</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + I</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Levels</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + L</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Sepia</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + P</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Effects menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Repeat last effect</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + F</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- <table border="0" width="100%" id="table3">
- <tr>
- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>View menu</h3>
- </u></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Zoom In</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + K, or Ctrl + +</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Zoom Out</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + J, or Ctrl + -</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Zoom to Window</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + B</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Zoom to Selection</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + B</td>
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- <td width="25%" valign="top">Actual Size</td>
- <td valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + A</td>
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- <h3>Window menu</h3>
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- <td width="25%" valign="top">Tools (toggle)</td>
- <td valign="top">F5</td>
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- <td width="25%" valign="top">History (toggle)</td>
- <td valign="top">F6</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top">Layers (toggle)</td>
- <td valign="top">F7</td>
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- <td width="25%" valign="top">Colors (toggle)</td>
- <td valign="top">F8</td>
- </tr>
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- <td colspan="2" valign="top"><u>
- <h3>Help menu</h3>
- </u></td>
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- <td valign="top">F1</td>
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- Rick Brewster, Tom
- Jackson, and past contributors. Portions Copyright
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