# Keys and Mouse Reference

File
File Key reference for File menu

### File

Ctrl+ N

  New image

Ctrl+ O

  Open image

Shift+ Ctrl+ V

  Create From Clipboard

Ctrl+ Alt+ O

  Open image as layers

Ctrl+ 1

  Open recent image 01

Ctrl+ 2

  Open recent image 02

Ctrl+ 3

  Open recent image 03

Ctrl+ 4

  Open recent image 04

Ctrl+ 5

  Open recent image 05

Ctrl+ 6

  Open recent image 06

Ctrl+ 7

  Open recent image 07

Ctrl+ 8

  Open recent image 08

Ctrl+ 9

  Open recent image 09

Ctrl+ 0

  Open recent image 10

Ctrl+ S

  Save the XCF image

Shift+ Ctrl+ S

  Save as…: Save image with a different name

Ctrl+ E

  Export

Shift+ Ctrl+ E

  Export As…: export image to various file formats

Ctrl+ P

  Print…

Ctrl+ Alt+ F

  Show the 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

Shift+ Ctrl+ C

  Copy visible

Ctrl+ X

  Cut selection

Ctrl+ V

  Paste clipboard

Ctrl+ Alt+ V

  Paste in place

Shift+ Ctrl+ V

  Paste as new image

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

Fill

Del

  Clear

Ctrl+ ,

  Fill with FG Color

Ctrl+ .

  Fill with BG Color

Ctrl+ ;

  Fill with Pattern

Select
Select Key reference for Select menu

### Select

Ctrl+ T

  Toggle selections

Ctrl+ A

  Select all

Shift+ Ctrl+ A

  Select none

Ctrl+ I

  Invert selection

Shift+ Ctrl+ L

  Float selection

Shift+ V

  Path to selection

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+ 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

`

  Revert zoom

Ctrl+ J

  Shrink wrap

Ctrl+ mouse wheel

  Zoom

This fits the window to the image size.

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.

Rulers and Guides

mouse drag

  Drag off a ruler to create guide

Ctrl+ mouse drag

  Drag a sample point out of the rulers

Shift+ Ctrl+ R

  Toggle rulers

Shift+ Ctrl+ T

  Toggle guides

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

Image
Image Key reference for Image menu

### Image

Ctrl+ D

  Duplicate image

Alt+ Return

  Image properties

Layers
Layers Key reference for Layers menu

### Layers

Shift+ Ctrl+ N

  New layer

Shift+ Ctrl+ D

  Duplicate layers

PgUp

  Select the layers above

PgDn

  Select the layers below

Ctrl+ M

  Merge visible layers

Ctrl+ H

  Anchor layer

Toolbox
Toolbox Key reference for Toolbox menu

### Toolbox

Tools

R

  Rectangle Select

E

  Ellipse Select

F

  Free Select

Z

  Fuzzy Select

Shift+ O

  Select By Color

I

  Intelligent Scissors

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

Q

  Alignment

M

  Move

Shift+ C

  Crop

Shift+ R

  Rotate

Shift+ S

  Scale

Shift+ H

  Shear

Shift+ P

  Perspective

Shift+ T

  Unified Transform

Shift+ L

  Handle Transform

Shift+ F

  Flip

Shift+ G

  Cage Transform

W

  Warp Transform

B

  Paths

T

  Text

O

  Color Picker

Shift+ M

  Measure

Z

  Zoom

Double click on the tool buttons opens the Tool Options dialog.

Context

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

### Windows

Ctrl+ L

  Layers

Shift+ Ctrl+ B

  Brushes

Shift+ Ctrl+ P

  Patterns

Ctrl+ G

  Gradients

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

Within a Dialog

Enter

  Set the new value

Space, Enter

  Activate current button or list

This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas.

Within a multi-tab dialog

Ctrl+ Alt+ PgUp

  Switch tabs up

Ctrl+ Alt+ PgDn

  Switch tabs down

Within a File Dialog

Alt+ Up arrow

  Up-Folder

Alt+ Down arrow

  Down-Folder

Alt+ Home

  Home-Folder

Esc

  Close Dialog

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 Zoom tool menu

### Zoom tool

click

  Zoom in

Ctrl+ click

  Zoom out

mouse drag

  Zoom in inside the area

Ctrl+ mouse drag

  Zoom out inside the area