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# Viewing images

There are two modes in Pixelmator:
Standard mode
Full-screen mode

When you launch Pixelmator, it opens in standard mode. When you do not want to be distracted by your desktop or other open documents, you may want to use Full-screen mode.

Use F to cycle through screen modes.
For maximum working space use Tab ⇥ - to hide or show all palettes.

To use Full-screen mode, do one of the following:

- Choose View ‣ Enter Full Screen.
- Click on the Full screen mode button in the Tools palette.

To exit from Full-screen mode click on in Tools palette.

Hold down the Spacebar to temporarily use

Scrolling through image

- Use the Hand tool. Learn more...
- Use the window scroll bars.

Zoom in or out

- Use the Zoom tool. Learn more...
- Hold down Option ⌥ and scroll with mouse wheel.
- Choose View ‣ Zoom In or View ‣ Zoom Out

Actual Pixels

opt ⌥ + cmd ⌘ + 0
Double-click the to show actual pixels.

The 100% view of an image displays an image as it will appear in a browser. To change the view to 100%:

- Choose View ‣ Actual Pixels

Fit in Window
cmd ⌘ + 0
Double-click the to fit in window.

To change the view to fit in the document window:

- Choose View ‣ Fit in Window