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  8. <title>Paint.NET Help - Keyboard and Mouse Commands</title>
  9. <!-- #EndEditable -->
  10. <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../stylesheet.css">
  11. </head>
  12.  
  13. <body>
  14.  
  15. <div id="banner">
  16.     <img border="0" src="../images/logo.png" width="229" height="73" align="left"><p><b><br>
  17.     NOTE:</b> This document is still being written (it is "under construction"). Its contents are preliminary, incomplete, 
  18.     and subject to change.</p>
  19. </div>
  20. <div id="leftnav">
  21.     <ul class="toc" style="margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;">
  22.         <li><a href="index.html">Overview</a><br>
  23.         </li>
  24.         <li><a href="Features.html">Features</a><br>
  25.         </li>
  26.     </ul>
  27.     <h3>Concepts</h3>
  28.     <ul class="toc" style="margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;">
  29.         <li>Layers and Transparency<br>
  30.         </li>
  31.         <li>Selections<br>
  32.         </li>
  33.     </ul>
  34.     <h3>User Interface</h3>
  35.     <ul class="toc" style="margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;">
  36.         <li><a href="KeyboardMouseCommands.html">Keyboard & Mouse Commands</a></li>
  37.         <li><a href="MainWindow.html">Main Window</a></li>
  38.         <li><a href="MenuBar.html">Menu Bar</a>
  39.         <ul class="toc">
  40.             <li><a href="File.html">File</a></li>
  41.             <li><a href="Edit.html">Edit</a></li>
  42.             <li><a href="View.html">View</a></li>
  43.             <li><a href="Image.html">Image</a></li>
  44.             <li><a href="Layers.html">Layers</a>
  45.             <ul class="toc">
  46.                 <li class="comment"><a href="RotateZoom.html">Rotate / Zoom</a></li>
  47.                 <li><a href="Adjustments.html">Adjustments</a>
  48.                 <ul class="toc">
  49.                     <li><a href="Levels.html">Levels</a></li>
  50.                 </ul>
  51.                 </li>
  52.             </ul>
  53.             </li>
  54.             <li><a href="Effects.html">Effects</a></li>
  55.             <li><a href="Tools.html">Tools</a></li>
  56.             <li><a href="Window.html">Window</a></li>
  57.             <li><a href="Help.html">Help</a></li>
  58.             <li>Toolbar</li>
  59.         </ul>
  60.         </li>
  61.         <li>Tools Window<ul class="toc">
  62.             <li>Selection Tools</li>
  63.             <li>Brush Tools</li>
  64.             <li>Pixel Tools</li>
  65.             <li>Shape Tools</li>
  66.             <li>Text Tool</li>
  67.             <li>Paint Bucket</li>
  68.             <li>Clone Stamp</li>
  69.             <li>Recolor Tool</li>
  70.         </ul>
  71.         </li>
  72.         <li>History Window</li>
  73.         <li>Layers Window</li>
  74.         <li><a href="ColorsWindow.html">Colors Window</a></li>
  75.         <li>Status Bar</li>
  76.     </ul>
  77.     </li>
  78.     <h3>Other</h3>
  79.     <ul class="toc" style="margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;">
  80.         <li><a href="FAQ.html">FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)</a></li>
  81.         <li><a href="UnattendedInstallation.html">Unattended Installation</a></li>
  82.         <li><a href="SystemRequirements.html">System Requirements</a></li>
  83.         <li><a href="WebLinks.html">Web Links</a></li>
  84.         <li><a href="License.html">License</a></li>
  85.     </ul>
  86. </div>
  87. <div id="content">
  88.     <!-- #BeginEditable "content" -->
  89.     <h2>Keyboard and Mouse Commands</h2>
  90.     <p>Most commands in Paint.NET can be quickly accessed via the keyboard. For your convenience, all of those commands 
  91.     are listed here.</p>
  92.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
  93.         <tr>
  94.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  95.             <h3>While working with a tool</h3>
  96.             </u></td>
  97.         </tr>
  98.         <tr>
  99.             <td width="25%">Hold spacebar + drag left mouse button</td>
  100.             <td>Pan image(Does not work while typing with the Text tool)</td>
  101.         </tr>
  102.         <tr>
  103.             <td width="25%">Hold spacebar + drag right mouse button</td>
  104.             <td>Scroll image(Does not work while typing with the Text tool)</td>
  105.         </tr>
  106.         <tr>
  107.             <td width="25%">Ctrl + Mouse Wheel</td>
  108.             <td>Zoom in / out</td>
  109.         </tr>
  110.     </table>
  111.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
  112.         <tr>
  113.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  114.             <h3>Tool shortcuts</h3>
  115.             </u></td>
  116.         </tr>
  117.         <tr>
  118.             <td colspan="2">
  119.             <b>Note:</b>
  120.             If more than one tool shares a shortcut key, you will need to press the shortcut key multiple times to cycle 
  121.             through the tools that share the particular shortcut key.</td>
  122.         </tr>
  123.         <tr>
  124.             <td width="25%" height="25%"></td>
  125.             <td height="25%"></td>
  126.         </tr>
  127.         <tr>
  128.             <td width="25%">Rectangle Select</td>
  129.             <td>S</td>
  130.         </tr>
  131.         <tr>
  132.             <td width="25%">Lasso Select</td>
  133.             <td>S</td>
  134.         </tr>
  135.         <tr>
  136.             <td width="25%">Ellipse Select</td>
  137.             <td>S</td>
  138.         </tr>
  139.         <tr>
  140.             <td width="25%">Magic Wand</td>
  141.             <td>S</td>
  142.         </tr>
  143.         <tr>
  144.             <td width="25%">Move Selected Pixels</td>
  145.             <td>M</td>
  146.         </tr>
  147.         <tr>
  148.             <td width="25%">Move Selection</td>
  149.             <td>M</td>
  150.         </tr>
  151.         <tr>
  152.             <td width="25%">Zoom</td>
  153.             <td>Z</td>
  154.         </tr>
  155.         <tr>
  156.             <td width="25%">Text</td>
  157.             <td>T</td>
  158.         </tr>
  159.         <tr>
  160.             <td width="25%">Paintbrush</td>
  161.             <td>B</td>
  162.         </tr>
  163.         <tr>
  164.             <td width="25%">Eraser</td>
  165.             <td>E</td>
  166.         </tr>
  167.         <tr>
  168.             <td width="25%">Pencil</td>
  169.             <td>P</td>
  170.         </tr>
  171.         <tr>
  172.             <td width="25%">Color Picker</td>
  173.             <td>D</td>
  174.         </tr>
  175.         <tr>
  176.             <td width="25%">Clone Stamp</td>
  177.             <td>C</td>
  178.         </tr>
  179.         <tr>
  180.             <td width="25%">Recolor</td>
  181.             <td>R</td>
  182.         </tr>
  183.         <tr>
  184.             <td width="25%">Paint Bucket</td>
  185.             <td>F</td>
  186.         </tr>
  187.         <tr>
  188.             <td width="25%">Line / Curve</td>
  189.             <td>O</td>
  190.         </tr>
  191.         <tr>
  192.             <td width="25%">Rectangle</td>
  193.             <td>O</td>
  194.         </tr>
  195.         <tr>
  196.             <td width="25%">Rounded Rectangle</td>
  197.             <td>O</td>
  198.         </tr>
  199.         <tr>
  200.             <td width="25%">Ellipse</td>
  201.             <td>O</td>
  202.         </tr>
  203.         <tr>
  204.             <td width="25%">Freeform Shape</td>
  205.             <td>O</td>
  206.         </tr>
  207.     </table>
  208.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table1">
  209.         <tr>
  210.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  211.             <h3>File menu</h3>
  212.             </u></td>
  213.         </tr>
  214.         <tr>
  215.             <td width="25%">New</td>
  216.             <td>Ctrl + N</td>
  217.         </tr>
  218.         <tr>
  219.             <td width="25%">Open</td>
  220.             <td>Ctrl + O</td>
  221.         </tr>
  222.         <tr>
  223.             <td width="25%">New Window</td>
  224.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + W</td>
  225.         </tr>
  226.         <tr>
  227.             <td width="25%">Open in New Window</td>
  228.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + O</td>
  229.         </tr>
  230.         <tr>
  231.             <td width="25%">Save</td>
  232.             <td>Ctrl + S</td>
  233.         </tr>
  234.         <tr>
  235.             <td width="25%">Save As</td>
  236.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + S</td>
  237.         </tr>
  238.         <tr>
  239.             <td width="25%">Print</td>
  240.             <td>Ctrl + P</td>
  241.         </tr>
  242.         <tr>
  243.             <td width="25%">Exit</td>
  244.             <td>Alt + F4, or Alt + F then X</td>
  245.         </tr>
  246.     </table>
  247.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table2">
  248.         <tr>
  249.             <td width="25%"><u>
  250.             <h3>Edit menu</h3>
  251.             </u></td>
  252.             <td> </td>
  253.         </tr>
  254.         <tr>
  255.             <td width="25%">Undo</td>
  256.             <td>Ctrl + Z</td>
  257.         </tr>
  258.         <tr>
  259.             <td width="25%">Redo</td>
  260.             <td>Ctrl + Y</td>
  261.         </tr>
  262.         <tr>
  263.             <td width="25%">Cut</td>
  264.             <td>Ctrl + C</td>
  265.         </tr>
  266.         <tr>
  267.             <td width="25%">Copy</td>
  268.             <td>Ctrl + X</td>
  269.         </tr>
  270.         <tr>
  271.             <td width="25%">Paste</td>
  272.             <td>Ctrl + V</td>
  273.         </tr>
  274.         <tr>
  275.             <td width="25%">Paste in to New Layer</td>
  276.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + V</td>
  277.         </tr>
  278.         <tr>
  279.             <td width="25%">Erase Selection</td>
  280.             <td>Delete</td>
  281.         </tr>
  282.         <tr>
  283.             <td width="25%">Invert Selection</td>
  284.             <td>Ctrl + I</td>
  285.         </tr>
  286.         <tr>
  287.             <td width="25%">Select All</td>
  288.             <td>Ctrl + A</td>
  289.         </tr>
  290.         <tr>
  291.             <td width="25%">Deselect</td>
  292.             <td>Ctrl + D</td>
  293.         </tr>
  294.     </table>
  295.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
  296.         <tr>
  297.             <td width="25%"><u>
  298.             <h3>Image menu</h3>
  299.             </u></td>
  300.             <td> </td>
  301.         </tr>
  302.         <tr>
  303.             <td width="25%">Crop to Selection</td>
  304.             <td>Alt + I, then P<!-- locnote: this combination depends on the accelerator used for the Image menu and for the Crop to Selection menu item--></td>
  305.         </tr>
  306.         <tr>
  307.             <td width="25%">Resize</td>
  308.             <td>Ctrl + R</td>
  309.         </tr>
  310.         <tr>
  311.             <td width="25%">Canvas Size</td>
  312.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + R</td>
  313.         </tr>
  314.         <tr>
  315.             <td width="25%">Rotate (clockwise)</td>
  316.             <td>Ctrl + G</td>
  317.         </tr>
  318.         <tr>
  319.             <td width="25%">Rotate (counter-clockwise)</td>
  320.             <td>Ctrl + H</td>
  321.         </tr>
  322.     </table>
  323.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table7">
  324.         <tr>
  325.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  326.             <h3>Layers menu</h3>
  327.             </u></td>
  328.         </tr>
  329.         <tr>
  330.             <td width="25%">Add New Layer</td>
  331.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + N</td>
  332.         </tr>
  333.         <tr>
  334.             <td width="25%">Delete Layer</td>
  335.             <td>Shift + Delete</td>
  336.         </tr>
  337.         <tr>
  338.             <td width="25%">Duplicate Layer</td>
  339.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + D</td>
  340.         </tr>
  341.         <tr>
  342.             <td width="25%">Rotate / Zoom</td>
  343.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + Z</td>
  344.         </tr>
  345.         <tr>
  346.             <td width="25%">Layer Properties</td>
  347.             <td>F4</td>
  348.         </tr>
  349.     </table>
  350.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
  351.         <tr>
  352.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  353.             <h3>Adjustments menu</h3>
  354.             </u></td>
  355.         </tr>
  356.         <tr>
  357.             <td width="25%">Auto-Level</td>
  358.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + L</td>
  359.         </tr>
  360.         <tr>
  361.             <td width="25%">Brightness / Contrast</td>
  362.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + C</td>
  363.         </tr>
  364.         <tr>
  365.             <td width="25%">Desaturate</td>
  366.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + G</td>
  367.         </tr>
  368.         <tr>
  369.             <td width="25%">Hue / Saturation</td>
  370.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + U</td>
  371.         </tr>
  372.         <tr>
  373.             <td width="25%">Invert Colors</td>
  374.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + I</td>
  375.         </tr>
  376.         <tr>
  377.             <td width="25%">Levels</td>
  378.             <td>Ctrl + L</td>
  379.         </tr>
  380.         <tr>
  381.             <td width="25%">Sepia</td>
  382.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + P</td>
  383.         </tr>
  384.     </table>
  385.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table6">
  386.         <tr>
  387.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  388.             <h3>Effects menu</h3>
  389.             </u></td>
  390.         </tr>
  391.         <tr>
  392.             <td width="25%">Repeat last effect</td>
  393.             <td>Ctrl + F</td>
  394.         </tr>
  395.     </table>
  396.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table3">
  397.         <tr>
  398.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  399.             <h3>View menu</h3>
  400.             </u></td>
  401.         </tr>
  402.         <tr>
  403.             <td width="25%">Zoom In</td>
  404.             <td>Ctrl + K, or Ctrl + +</td>
  405.         </tr>
  406.         <tr>
  407.             <td width="25%">Zoom Out</td>
  408.             <td>Ctrl + J, or Ctrl + -</td>
  409.         </tr>
  410.         <tr>
  411.             <td width="25%">Zoom to Window</td>
  412.             <td>Ctrl + B</td>
  413.         </tr>
  414.         <tr>
  415.             <td width="25%">Zoom to Selection</td>
  416.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + B</td>
  417.         </tr>
  418.         <tr>
  419.             <td width="25%">Actual Size</td>
  420.             <td>Ctrl + Shift + A</td>
  421.         </tr>
  422.     </table>
  423.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table4">
  424.         <tr>
  425.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  426.             <h3>Window menu</h3>
  427.             </u></td>
  428.         </tr>
  429.         <tr>
  430.             <td width="25%">Tools (toggle)</td>
  431.             <td>F5</td>
  432.         </tr>
  433.         <tr>
  434.             <td width="25%">History (toggle)</td>
  435.             <td>F6</td>
  436.         </tr>
  437.         <tr>
  438.             <td width="25%">Layers (toggle)</td>
  439.             <td>F7</td>
  440.         </tr>
  441.         <tr>
  442.             <td width="25%">Colors (toggle)</td>
  443.             <td>F8</td>
  444.         </tr>
  445.     </table>
  446.     <table border="0" width="100%" id="table5">
  447.         <tr>
  448.             <td colspan="2"><u>
  449.             <h3>Help menu</h3>
  450.             </u></td>
  451.         </tr>
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