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Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in PixelFx, grouped the same way as the list inside the app.
Press F1 (or Ctrl+/) at any time to open the Keyboard shortcuts sheet. It has a search box, so you can type a word such as "crop" or "zoom" to find a key quickly. You can also open it from the main menu: Keyboard shortcuts.
Single-letter keys (like C for Crop) work when you are not typing in a text box.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open images | Ctrl+O |
| Open folder | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Export | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Paste image | Ctrl+V |
| Close photo | Ctrl+W |
| New look | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Settings | Ctrl+, |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q |
Paste image opens a picture you copied in another app, or a photo file you copied in your file manager.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y) |
| History | H |
| Copy settings | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Paste settings | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Reset all | Ctrl+R |
| Auto | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Black and white | V |
| Adjust a colour on the photo | T |
| Pick a neutral point | W |
| Reset slider | Double-click the slider |
Copy settings and Paste settings move every edit from one photo to another. To learn what each control does, see Editing controls.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Before and after | \ (backslash) |
| Show original | Space (hold) |
| Fit | Ctrl+0 |
| 100% | Ctrl+1 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+Plus (or Ctrl+=) |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+Minus |
| Full screen | F11 |
| Hide panels | Tab |
| Main menu | F10 |
| Clipping | J |
| Photo details | I |
Tab hides the panels only while the photo has the focus. When a slider or a box has the focus, Tab moves to the next control as usual.
Clipping shows the highlights and shadows that have lost all detail.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Edit | E |
| Crop | C |
| Crop: apply | Enter |
| Crop: cancel | Esc |
| Crop: landscape or portrait | X |
| Heal | R |
| Heal: smaller brush or spot | [ |
| Heal: larger brush or spot | ] |
| Heal: show spots | V |
| Heal: reveal dust | D |
| Heal: remove the selected spot | Delete |
| Batch | B |
| Next photo | Right arrow |
| Previous photo | Left arrow |
| Select all photos | Ctrl+A |
| Keyboard shortcuts | F1 |
In Heal, V shows the spots instead of turning the photo black and white. See Crop, straighten and fix and Batch for more about these modes.
These keys are not in the in-app list, but they work.
| Where | Action | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | Keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl+/ |
| While a preset preview shows | End the preview | Esc |
| Adjust a colour on the photo | Stop adjusting a colour | Esc |
| Heal | Leave Heal | Esc |
| Heal | Move the selected spot | Arrow keys (hold Shift to move further) |
| Crop, Fix by four corners | Next or previous corner | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Crop, Fix by four corners | Move the selected corner | Arrow keys (hold Shift to move further) |
| Crop, Fix by four corners | Done or cancel | Enter or Esc |
| Straighten dial, when it has the focus | Turn by 0.1 degree | Left or Right arrow |
| Straighten dial, when it has the focus | Turn by 1 degree | Shift+Left or Shift+Right |
| A look or preset tile, when it has the focus | Apply it | Enter or Space |
| A look or preset tile, when it has the focus | Add to or remove from Favorites | F |
| A look or preset tile, when it has the focus | Open its menu | Menu key |
| Presets, inside a category | Back to all presets | Backspace |
| Typing a number into a slider | Up or down one step | Up or Down arrow (hold Shift for 10 steps) |
| Typing a number into a slider | Stop typing | Esc |
The large preview (from Batch and from the look editor) has its own keys: Left and Right for the previous and next photo, hold Space to see the original, \ for before and after side by side, Ctrl+0 to fit, Ctrl+1 for 100%, and F11 for full screen.
The Left and Right arrows step through your photos only when no slider has the focus, so a focused slider still moves with the arrows.