You can quickly access common tools and commands using your keyboard. Many of the shortcuts are the same as those that you use in other apps (such as
C
to copy). You'll find many of the shortcuts listed next to menu items (and in the list below).
You can quickly access common tools and commands using your keyboard. Many of the shortcuts are the same as those that you use in other apps (such as
+
C
to copy). You'll find many of the shortcuts listed next to menu items (and in the list below).
For complete flexibility, you can
customize keyboard shortcuts
to your own way of working.
Show shortcuts for:
All categories
Operations
Tools
Object control
Selection
Workspace
Miscellaneous
Change opacity for selected layer (or Brush tools in Pixel Persona)
numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)
Erase with Pixel Tool (Pixel Persona only)
Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors (Color and Swatches panels)
Swap Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors
Set Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors and any vector objects that are selected to black and white, respectively
Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors
/ (International and selected keyboards only)
Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog
Drag attribute text label
Toggle Snapping
Decrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout (Pixel Persona only)
-drag (up/down)
+-drag (up/down)
Paint a brush stroke along a straight line
Click then -click
Toggle brush properties (for width, hardness, shape/spacing or rotation):
+left-click
++left-click
Setting brush properties on page (after setting above toggle)
For width: +left-click+drag (left/right)
For width: ++left-click+drag (left/right)For hardness: +left-click+drag (up/down)
For hardness: ++left-click+drag (up/down)For nozzle shape: +left-click+drag (left/right)
For nozzle shape: ++left-click+drag (left/right)For nozzle spacing: +left-click+drag (up/down)
For nozzle spacing: ++left-click+drag (up/down)For nozzle rotation: +left-click+drag (left/right)
For nozzle rotation: ++left-click+drag (left/right)
Add to/remove from object selection (when selection marquee wholly encompasses object)
-drag (Move Tool)
Add to object selection (when selection marquee partially intersects object)
-drag (Move Tool)
Drag with left mouse button, then hold down right mouse button (Move Tool)
Add to pixel selection
-drag (Marquee and Freehand Selection tools)
+-drag (Marquee and Freehand Selection tools)
Remove from pixel selection
-drag (Marquee and Freehand Selection tools)
1 Nudge distances are customizable via Affinity Designer>Preferences>Tools
1 Nudge distances are customizable via Edit>Preferences>Tools
