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Command Shortcuts and Keyboard Modifiers
The following is a list of Command Shortcuts.

  Command Shortcut   Mode   Result
  Arrow Keys   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selection: Moves the selected area or object in one pixel increments.
No Selection: Moves to the previous or next cel (left and right arrow) or a lower or higher layer (up and down arrow).
  Tab   Bitmap
and Vector
  Toggles between current and previous tool.
  Double-click
tool icon
  Bitmap   Paintbrush: Opens Brush palette so you can change the brush shape.
Line: Opens the Line palette so you can change the line width.
Airbrush: Opens the Spray palette so you can change the intensity of the spray.
Font: Opens the Font dialogue so you can change the font, style and size.
Eraser: Erases the entire contents of the currently selected cel.
  Control and H   Bitmap
and Vector
  Hides all palettes.
  Control and W   Bitmap
and Vector
  Shows all palettes.
  a   Bitmap   Selects the Airbrush tool.
  b   Bitmap   Selects the Paintbrush tool.
  c   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Oval tool.
  e   Bitmap   Selects the Eraser tool.
  f   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Freeform tool.
  j   Bitmap   Selects the Eyedropper tool.
  k   Bitmap   Selects the Paintbucket tool.
  l   Bitmap   Selects the Lasso tool.
  m   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Grabber tool.
  n   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Line tool.
  o   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Rounded Rectangle tool.
  p   Bitmap   Selects the Pencil tool.
  q   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Rectangle tool.
  r   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Registration Point.
  s   Bitmap   Selects the Marquee Selection tool.
  t   Bitmap   Selects the Text tool.
  u   Bitmap   Selects the Smudge tool.
  w   Bitmap   Selects the Magic Wand tool.
  y   Bitmap
and Vector
  Selects the Polygon tool.
  z   Bitmap   Selets the Zoom tool.
  Control and
1 to 8
  Bitmap
and Vector
  Zoom 1 to 8 times.

The following is a list of keyboard Modifiers for Drawing tools.

  Keyboard Modifiers   Mode   Result
  Control-Shift and Shape or Line tools   Bitmap
and Vector
  Constrains the Line tools to drawing stright vertical or horizontal lines.
Constrains the Shape tools to symmetrical circles and squares.
  Control-Shift and Move Tool   Bitmap
and Vector
  Click and drag the mouse to move all cels of the current layer in the direction of the mouse drag. This is used to allow the repositioning of all the cels of a layer.
  Control and
Paint tools
  Bitmap   Changes the cursor to the Eyedropper so you can choose a color from the canvas to paint with.
  Shift and
Zoom tool
  Bitmap
and Vector
  Toggles from Zoom In to Zoom Out.
  Control and Eyedropper tool   Bitmap   Selects the background color.
  Shift and Selection Tool (Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand)   Bitmap   Add an area to the selection.
  Control and Selection Tool (Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand)   Bitmap   Remove the area from the selection.
  ALT and Magic Wand Tool   Bitmap   Selects all the pixels with the same color as the pixel pointed to by the mouse cursor.

The following commands work in the Cel Layers window.

  Key Command   Result
  Arrow Keys   Use the Up, Down, Left and Right arrow keys to move between cels and layers.
  Shift-Click   Selects more than one layer or cel that is touching another selected layer or cel.
  Control-Click   Selects more than one layer or cel that is not touching the original selected layer or cel.

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