# Keys and Mouse Reference

File
File Key reference for the File menu

### File

Ctrl + N

  New image

Shift + Ctrl + V

  Create From Clipboard

Ctrl + O

  Open image

Ctrl + Alt + O

  Open image as layers

Ctrl + 1

  Open recent image #1

Ctrl + 2

  Open recent image #2

Ctrl + 3

  Open recent image #3

Ctrl + 4

  Open recent image #4

Ctrl + 5

  Open recent image #5

Ctrl + 6

  Open recent image #6

Ctrl + 7

  Open recent image #7

Ctrl + 8

  Open recent image #8

Ctrl + 9

  Open recent image #9

Ctrl + 0

  Open recent image #10

Ctrl + S

  Save the XCF image

Shift + Ctrl + S

  Save image with a different name

Ctrl + E

  Export

Shift + Ctrl + E

  Export As…: save image to various file formats

Ctrl + P

  Print…

Ctrl + Alt + F

  Show image in file manager

Ctrl + W

  Close Window

Shift + Ctrl + W

  Close All

Ctrl + Q

  Quit

Edit
Edit Key reference for Edit menu

### Edit

Undo/redo

Ctrl + Z

  Undo

Ctrl + Y

  Redo

Clipboard

Ctrl + C

  Copy selection

  This places a copy of the selection to the GIMP clipboard.

Ctrl Shift + C

  Copy visible

Ctrl + X

  Cut selection

Ctrl + V

  Paste clipboard

  This places the clipboard objects as a floating selection.

Ctrl + Alt + V

  Paste in place

Ctrl + Shift + V

  Paste as new image

Fill

Del

  Erase selection

Ctrl + ,

  Fill with FG Color

Ctrl + .

  Fill with BG Color

Ctrl + ;

  Fill with Pattern

Select
Select Key reference for Select menu

### Selections

Ctrl + T

  Toggle selections

Ctrl + A

  Select all

Shift + Ctrl + A

  Select none

Ctrl + I

  Invert selection

Shift + Ctrl + L

  Float selection

Shift + O

  Select by color

Shift + V

  Path to selection

Shift + Q

  Toggle Quick Mask

View
View Key reference for View menu

### View

Window

F10

  Main Menu

Shift + F10, right click

  Drop-down Menu

F11

  Toggle fullscreen

Tab

  Toggle the visibility of toolbox and dialogs docks

Shift + Q

  Toggle quick Mask

Ctrl + T

  Toggle selection outline visibility

Ctrl + W

  Close document window

Shift + J

  Center image in window

Shift + Ctrl + J

  Fit image in window

Menus can also be activated by Alt with the letter underscored in the menu name.

Zoom

+

  Zoom in

-

  Zoom out

1

  Zoom 1:1

Ctrl + J

  Shrink wrap

  This fits the window to the image size.

Ctrl+ mouse wheel

  Zoom

Flip and Rotate (0°)

!

  Reset Flip and Rotate

Scrolling (panning)

arrows

  Scroll canvas

middle button drag

  Scroll canvas

mouse wheel

  Scroll canvas vertically

Shift + mouse wheel

  Scroll canvas horizontally

Scrolling by keys is accelerated, i.e. it speeds up when you press Shift+arrows, or jumps to the borders with Ctrl+arrows.

Rulers and Guides

Mouse drag

  Drag off the horizontal or vertical ruler to create a new guide line. Drag a line onto the ruler to delete it.

Ctrl + mouse drag

  Drag a sample point out of the rulers

Shift + Ctrl + R

  Toggle rulers

Shift + Ctrl + T

  Toggle guides

Image
Image Key reference for Image menu

### Image

Ctrl + D

  Duplicate image

Ctrl + M

  Merge visible layers

Alt + Return

  Image properties

Layers
Layer Key reference for Layer menu

### Layers

Shift + Ctrl + N

  New layer

Shift + Ctrl + D

  Duplicate layers

Page Up

  Select the layers above

Page Down

  Select the layers below

Home

  Select the first layer

End

  Select the last layer

Ctrl + M

  Merge visible layers

Ctrl + H

  Anchor layer

Shift + Ctrl + N

  Transform, Offset: shift the pixels in the layer

Tools
Tools Key reference for the Tools menu

### Tools

Select Tools

R

  Rectangle Select

E

  Ellipse Select

F

  Free Select

U

  Fuzzy Select

Shift + O

  Select By Color

I

  Intelligent Scissors

Paint Tools

Shift + B

  Bucket Fill

G

  Gradient

N

  Pencil

P

  Paintbrush

Shift + E

  Eraser

A

  Airbrush

K

  Ink

Y

  MyPaint Brush

C

  Clone

H

  Heal

Shift + U

  Blur/Sharpen

S

  Smudge

Shift + D

  Dodge/Burn

Transform Tools

Q

  Alignment

M

  Move

Shift + C

  Crop

Shift + R

  Rotate

Shift + S

  Scale

Shift + H

  Shear

Shift + P

  Perspective

Shift + W

  3D Transform

Shift + T

  Unified Transform

Shift + L

  Handle Transform

Shift + F

  Flip

Shift + G

  Cage Transform

W

  Warp Transform

Other Tools

B

  Paths

T

  Text

O

  Color Picker

Shift + M

  Measure

Z

  Zoom

  The Zoom tool has some specific reference keys: see .

Click on a tool icon to open its Tool Options dialog.

Context

Ctrl + B

  Toolbox

D

  Default Colors

X

  Swap Colors

Click on the colors to change the colors.

Filters
Filters Key reference for Filters menu

### Filters

Ctrl + F

  Repeat last filter

Shift + Ctrl + F

  Reshow last filter

Windows
Windows Key reference for Windows menu

### Dockable Dialogs

Ctrl + L

  Layers

Shift + Ctrl + B

  Brushes

Shift + Ctrl + P

  Patterns

Ctrl + G

  Gradients

Ctrl + Alt + E

  Error Console

These open a new dialog window if it isn't open yet, otherwise the corresponding dialog gets focus.

Within a Dialog

Enter

  Set the new value

Space, Enter

  Activate current button or list

Within a multi-tab dialog

Ctrl + Alt + Page Up

  Switch tabs up

Ctrl + Alt + Page Down

  Switch tabs down

Within a File Dialog

Alt + Up

  Up-Folder

Alt + Down

  Down-Folder

Alt + Home

  Home-Folder

Esc

  Close Dialog

### Miscellaneous items

Ctrl + B

  Raise the Toolbox

Tab

  Toggle between showing and hiding Docks

Help
Help Key reference for Help menu

### Help

F1

  Help

Shift + F1

  Context Help

/

  Search and run a command

Zoom tool
Zoom tool Key reference for the Zoom tool

### Zoom tool

click

  Zoom in

Ctrl + click

  Zoom out

mouse drag

  Zoom in inside the area

Ctrl + mouse drag

  Zoom out inside the area