Shortcut keys
A list of the default shortcut keys.
To change keys, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts.
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Pencil |
P |
| Eraser |
E |
| Paint Bucket |
G |
| Line |
L |
| Rectangle (Outline) |
U |
| Rectangle (Filled) |
U |
| Ellipse (Outline) |
U |
| Ellipse (Filled) |
U |
| Eyedropper |
I |
| Move |
V |
| Scroll |
H |
| Zoom |
Z |
| Rectangular Marquee |
M |
| Magic Wand |
Shift+M |
| Selection Pen |
Shift+W |
| Selection Eraser |
Shift+W |
Tip
You can assign one key to multiple tools.
For example, the rectangle and ellipse tools are all assigned to U by default, and each press of U switches between them in turn.
General
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Zoom In |
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| Zoom Out |
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| Cut |
Ctrl+X |
| Copy |
Ctrl+C |
| Paste |
Ctrl+V |
| Duplicate |
Shift+D |
| Rename |
F2 |
| Item |
Shortcut |
| New |
Ctrl+N |
| New from Clipboard |
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| Open |
Ctrl+O |
| Save |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Export Image |
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| Export Animation as Image Sequence |
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| Exit |
Ctrl+Q |
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
| Paste as New Layer |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Delete |
Del |
| Clear Image |
Backspace |
| Shift Color Indices |
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| Item |
Shortcut |
| Canvas Size |
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| Grid Size |
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| Enable Cel Animation |
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| Enable Sprite Animation |
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| Disable Animation |
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| Item |
Shortcut |
| Select All |
Ctrl+A |
| Deselect |
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| Invert Selection |
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| Flip Horizontal |
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| Flip Vertical |
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| Rotate 90° Clockwise |
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| Rotate 180° |
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| Rotate 90° Counterclockwise |
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| Transform |
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| Item |
Shortcut |
| Flip Horizontal |
Ctrl+H |
| Flip Vertical |
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| Grid |
Ctrl+G |
| Snap to Grid |
Shift+G |
| Preview |
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| Item |
Shortcut |
| Editor Settings |
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| Layout Settings |
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| Keyboard Shortcuts |
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| Manage Palette Templates |
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Panel > Palette
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Swap Main / Sub Colors |
X |
| Save Palette as Template |
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| Move Cursor Up |
W |
| Move Cursor Left |
A |
| Move Cursor Down |
S |
| Move Cursor Right |
D |
Panel > Layers
| Item |
Shortcut |
| New Layer |
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| New Folder |
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| Merge Down |
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| Lock Transparent Pixels |
Ctrl+L |
| Clip to Layer Below |
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Panel > Animation > Common
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Play / Stop |
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| Go to First Frame |
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| Go to Previous Frame |
, (comma) |
| Go to Next Frame |
. (period) |
| Go to Last Frame |
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Panel > Animation > Cel
| Item |
Shortcut |
| New Track |
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| Track Settings |
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| Select All Cels in Track |
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| Insert Frame |
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| Delete Frame |
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| New Cel |
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| Duplicate as Linked Cels |
Alt+D |
| Show Onion Skin |
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Panel > Animation > Sprite
| Item |
Shortcut |
| Add Sprite |
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| Show Sprite in Preview |
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