Designer Persona

Cancel operation

  • Esc

Help

  • F1

Change opacity

  • 0-9

Toggle UI

  • Tab

Cycle text tools

  • T

Transparency tool

  • Y

Color picker tool

  • I

Pen tool

  • P

Decrease brush size

  • [

Increase brush size

  • ]

Node tool

  • A

Point transform tool

  • F

Fill tool

  • G

View tool

  • H

Toggle snapping

  • ;

Clip to canvas

  • \

Zoom tool

  • Z

Toggle active selector

  • X

Corner tool

  • C

Move tool

  • V

Vector brush tool

  • B

Pencil tool

  • N

Cycle shape tool

  • M

Cycle split view

  • ,

Reset selection box

  • .

Set fill or stroke to none

  • /

Zoom to 100%

  • Ctrl
  • 1

Zoom to 200%

  • Ctrl
  • 2

Zoom to 400%

  • Ctrl
  • 3

Zoom to 800%

  • Ctrl
  • 4

Zoom to actual size

  • Ctrl
  • 8

Zoom to pixel size

  • Ctrl
  • 9

Zoom to fit

  • Ctrl
  • 0

Zoom out

  • Ctrl
  • -

Zoom in

  • Ctrl
  • =

Switch view

  • Ctrl
  • Tab

Close

  • Ctrl
  • W

Rulers

  • Ctrl
  • R

Character

  • Ctrl
  • T

Redo

  • Ctrl
  • Y

Open

  • Ctrl
  • O

Print

  • Ctrl
  • P

Back one

  • Ctrl
  • [

Forward one

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Convert to curves

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Select all

  • Ctrl
  • A

Save

  • Ctrl
  • S

Group

  • Ctrl
  • G

Duplicate

  • Ctrl
  • J

Lock

  • Ctrl
  • L

Show guides

  • Ctrl
  • ;

Show grid

  • Ctrl
  • '

Undo

  • Ctrl
  • Z

Cut

  • Ctrl
  • X

Copy

  • Ctrl
  • C

Paste

  • Ctrl
  • V

New

  • Ctrl
  • N

Curves

  • Ctrl
  • M

Preferences

  • Ctrl
  • ,

Hold for view tool

  • Space

Pixel Persona

Selection brush

  • W

Erase brush

  • E

Color picker tool

  • I

Cycle dodge or burn brushes

  • O

Decrease brush size

  • [

Increase brush size

  • ]

Flood fill tool

  • G

Freehand selection tool

  • L

Toggle active selector

  • X

Move tool

  • V

Cycle brush or pixel tools

  • B

Cycle marquees

  • M

Cycle split view

  • ,

Reset selection box

  • .

Advanced Text

Character panel

  • Ctrl
  • T

Typography dialog

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • T

Bold

  • Ctrl
  • B

Italic

  • Ctrl
  • I

Underline

  • Ctrl
  • U

Align left

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • L

Align center

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • C

Align right

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • R

Tighten spacing more

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Left

Loosen spacing more

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Right

Precise raise baseline

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Up

Precise lower baseline

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Down

Precise increase leading

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Down

Precise decrease leading

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Up

Modifiers and Layer Control

Drawing and painting - temporarily switches to the color picker tool

  • Alt

Freehand selection tools - connects clicked points with straight lines

  • Shift

Reverses aspect ratio constraint on scaling

  • Shift

Scales from the center of selection

  • Ctrl

Ignores snapping during an operation

  • Alt

Geometric shapes - moves red handles symmetrically

  • Ctrl

Path text - maintains distance between red handles

  • Shift

Path text - moves red handles symmetrically

  • Ctrl

Pixel brush painting - draws straight line connecting two strokes

  • Shift

Pixel selections - constrains marquee to square or circle

  • Shift

Pixel selection - moves underlying layer rather than selection

  • Ctrl

Pixel selection - removes from selection

  • Alt

Pixel tool - erases from current layer or projects

  • Ctrl

Rotating - constrains rotations to 15 degree intervals

  • Shift

Selecting - scales multiple objects and layers

  • Shift

Selecting - selects object or layer behind current selection

  • Alt

Shearing - mirrors shear around center of object

  • Ctrl

Vector drawing tools - constrains handle angles to 15 degrees

  • Shift

Vector drawing tools - sets node to sharp for creating cusps

  • Alt

Vector drawing tools - temporarily switches to node editing from pen

  • Ctrl