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Shortcuts

This page lists the keyboard shortcuts in Stipple Effect.

Tool hotkeys can be found here.

General

• Open and run automation script - Ctrl + W

Menus

• Open Info menu - Ctrl + H
• Open Program Settings menu - Ctrl + E

Window / Layout

• Toggle fullscreen/windowed modes - Esc
• Center canvas in workspace - Enter
• Center canvas on target pixel - Shift + Enter
• Show all panels / hide all panels - Ctrl + Shift + A
• Open Panel Manager - Shift + Esc

Pixel grid

• Toggle pixel grid on/off - Ctrl + G
• [with selection] set pixel grid bounds to selection bounds - Ctrl + B
• [without selection] set pixel grid bounds to project bounds - Ctrl + B

Projects

• New project - Ctrl + N
• Open project / Import file - Ctrl + O
• Save - Ctrl + S
• Save as… - Ctrl + Shift + S
• Open preview window - Shift + Space
• Quick select project - 1 to 9

Sizing

• Resize - Ctrl + R
• Pad canvas - Ctrl + Shift + R
• [with multiple frames] Stitch frames into sprite sheet - Ctrl + Shift + G
• [with a single frame] Split a sprite sheet into frames - Ctrl + Shift + G
• Crop canvas to selection bounds - Ctrl + Shift + X

State control

• Undo - Ctrl + Z
• Redo - Ctrl + Y
• Granular undo - Ctrl + Shift + Z
• Granular redo - Ctrl + Shift + Y
• View project history - Shift + Y

Layers

Layer shortcuts affect – or are relative to – the active editing layer.

• New layer - Ctrl + L
• Duplicate layer - Ctrl + Shift + L
• Remove layer - Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
• Move layer up - Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Key
• Move layer down - Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Key
• Merge with layer below - Ctrl + Shift + M
• Flatten project - Ctrl + M

Navigation

• Select layer above - Ctrl + Up Arrow Key
• Select layer below - Ctrl + Down Arrow Key

Visibility

• Disable layer / Enable layer - Shift + 1
• Isolate layer - Shift + 2
• Enable all layers - Shift + 3

Layer options

• Link cels / Unlink cels - Ctrl + Q
• Toggle onion skin - Ctrl + 1
• Layer settings menu - Shift + L

Frames

Frame shortcuts affect – or are relative to – the current frame index.

• New frame - Ctrl + F
• Duplicate frame - Ctrl + Shift + F
• Remove frame - Ctrl + Backspace
• Move frame back - Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Key
• Move frame forward - Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Key
• Frame properties menu - Shift + F

Playback

• To first frame - Ctrl + Left Arrow Key
• Previous frame - Ctrl + Shift + Space
• Play / Stop - Space
• Next frame - Ctrl + Space
• To last frame - Ctrl + Right Arrow Key
• Cycle playback mode - Ctrl + Enter
• Slow down playback speed - Shift + Left Arrow Key
• Speed up playback speed - Shift + Right Arrow Key

Selection

• Select all - Ctrl + A
• Invert selection - Ctrl + I
• Deselect - Ctrl + D
• Fill selection with primary color - Backspace
• Fill selection with secondary color - Shift + Backspace
• Delete selection contents - Delete
• Delete selection contents but preserve selection area - Shift + Delete

Outline

• Outline configuration menu - Shift + O
• Configured outline - Ctrl + 9
• Single outline - Shift + 9
• Double outline - Ctrl + Shift + 9

Reflection

• Reflect selection area horizontally - Ctrl + 4
• Reflect selection contents horizontally - Ctrl + Shift + 4
• Reflect selection area vertically - Ctrl + 5
• Reflect selection contents vertically - Ctrl + Shift + 5

Clipboard

• Cut selection - Ctrl + X
• Copy selection - Ctrl + C
• Paste clipboard - Ctrl + V
• Paste clipboard to new layer - Ctrl + Shift + V

Color

• Swap primary and secondary color - Shift + C

Palette

• New palette - Shift + N
• Save palette to file… - Ctrl + P
• Sort palette… - Shift + M
• Palette settings menu - Shift + E
• Add selected color to palette - Shift + A
• Select previous (included) palette color - Ctrl + ,
• Select next (included) palette color - Ctrl + .
• Shift color back in palette - Shift + ,
• Shift color forward in palette - Shift + .

Color actions

• Adjust HSV color levels… - Ctrl + Shift + H
• Run a color script… - Ctrl + Shift + W
• Extract canvas colors to current palette… - Shift + D
• Palettize… - Shift + P

Slider adjustments

RGBA and HSV sliders can be adjusted with shortcuts. This may be useful for advanced users working with the Colors panel hidden.

These shortcuts take the same form. For brevity’s sake, the abbreviation Δ is used to mean Left Arrow Key, Right Arrow Key, or Scroll Mouse Wheel.

• Adjust red/R slider by 5 - Shift + R + Δ
• Adjust green/G slider by 5 - Shift + G + Δ
• Adjust blue/B slider by 5 - Shift + B + Δ
• Adjust hue slider by 5 - Shift + H + Δ
• Adjust saturation slider by 5 - Shift + S + Δ
• Adjust value slider by 5 - Shift + V + Δ
• Adjust alpha/opacity slider by 5 - Shift + A + Δ