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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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