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# Speed Up Workflow

Pixelmator comes with a collection of actions in Automator to automate your workflow.
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Selecting Tools
Rectangular Marquee Elliptical Marquee | M | Move | V
Magic Wand | W | Lasso Polygonal Lasso | L
Crop | C | Slice | K
Clone Stamp | S | Pencil | P
Eraser Magic Eraser | E | Brush | B
Gradient | G | Paint Bucket | N
Blur | R | Sharpen | O
Eyedropper | I | Type | T
Hand | H | Zoom | Z

Temporary Selecting Tools
Move | Command ⌘
Duplicate | + Option ⌥
Hand | Spacebar
Eyedropper | + Option ⌥
Zoom In | Spacebar + Command ⌘
Zoom Out | Spacebar + Option ⌥
Viewing Images
Zoom In | Command ⌘ + +
Zoom Out | Command ⌘ + -
Zoom In/Out | Option ⌥-mouse scroll up/down
Horizontal scrolling | Shift ⇧-mouse scroll up/down
Fit image in window | Command ⌘ + 0
Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100% | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 0
Double-click Zoom tool
Show/Hide Rulers | Command ⌘ + R
Show/Hide Guides | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + ;
Show/Hide Grid | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + '
Snap guide to the ruler mark | Shift ⇧
Toggle between Standard screen mode and Full screen mode | F
Toggle between Standard screen mode and Quick Mask mode | Q
Editing Images
Free Tranfsorm | Command ⌘ + F
Undo last action | Command ⌘ + Z
Redo last action | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + Z
Fill with color | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + F
Shift ⇧ + Backspace ←
Fill with Foreground color Hold down Shift ⇧ to preserve transparency. | Option ⌥ + Backspace ←
Fill with Background color Hold down Shift ⇧ to preserve transparency. | Command ⌘ + Backspace ←
Stroke | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + O
Invert colors | Command ⌘ + I
Levels | Command ⌘ + L
Curves | Command ⌘ + K
Color Balance | Command ⌘ + B
Hue/Saturation | Command ⌘ + U
Desaturate | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + U
Canvas Size | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + C
Image Size | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + I
Color Management | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + K
Last Filter | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + F
Working with selections
Constrain to a circle or square Change mode to New | + Shift ⇧
Add to a selection | + Shift ⇧
Subtract from a selection | + Option ⌥
Select All | Command ⌘ + A
Deselect | Command ⌘ + D
Reselect | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D
Load layer transparency as a selection | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + L
Command ⌘-click the layer
Inverse selection | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I
Refine selection | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + R
Copy | Command ⌘ + C
Copy in a new layer | Command ⌘ + J
Cut | Command ⌘ + X
Cut in a new layer | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + J
Paste | Command ⌘ + V
Move objects using arrows ← ↑ → ↓
Move layer or selection content with border layer by 1 pixel |
Move layer or selection content with border by 10 pixels | + Shift ⇧
Move selection border by 1 pixel |
Move selection border by 10 pixels | + Shift ⇧
Painting
Switch foreground and background colors | X
Reset foreground and background colors | D
Paint straight lines | + Shift ⇧-click
Paint vertical or horizontal lines | + Shift ⇧-drag
Navigate through brushes | < or >
Navigate through gradients | + < or >
Cycle gradient modes | + [ or ]
Constrain gradient to 45° angles | + Shift ⇧-drag
Delete brush in Brushes palette | Option ⌥-click brush
Sample Background color | + Option ⌥-click
Layers
Preserve layer transparency | /
Cycle blending modes | Shift ⇧ + + or -
Select all layers | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + A
Hide other layers | Option ⌥-click visibility icon
Create or release clipping mask | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + G
Option ⌥-click the layer
Merge selected layers | Command ⌘ + E
Merge layers and paste in a new layer | Opt ⌥ + Cmd ⌘ + E
Merge visible layers | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + E
Merge visible layers and paste in a new layer | Opt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + E
Rename layer | Double-click the layer name
Create new layer | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N
Create new layer (no dialog) | Opt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Cmd ⌘ + N
Select top layer | Option ⌥ + .
Select next layer | Option ⌥ + ]
Select previous layer | Option ⌥ + [
Select bottom layer | Option ⌥ + ,
Send to front | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + ]
Bring forward | Command ⌘ + ]
Send backward | Command ⌘ + [
Send to back | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + [
Palettes
Show or hide all palettes | Tab ⇥
Show or hide all except Tool and Tool Options palettes | Shift ⇧ + Tab ⇥
Tools | Command ⌘ + 1
Tool Options | Command ⌘ + 2
Layers | Command ⌘ + 3
Masks | Command ⌘ + 4
Brushes | Command ⌘ + 5
Gradients | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 5
Swatches | Command ⌘ + 6
Scratch | Command ⌘ + 7
Photo Browser | Command ⌘ + 8
Colors | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + C
Fonts | Command ⌘ + T
Share
Print | Command ⌘ + P
Page setup | Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + P
General
Show preferences | Command ⌘ + comma ,
Pixelmator Help | Command ⌘ + ?
Close window | Command ⌘ + W
Close all windows | Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + W
Cycle through windows | Command ⌘ + `
Minimize window | Command ⌘ + M
Minimize all windows | Command ⌘ + Option ⌥ + M
Hide Pixelmator | Command ⌘ + H
Quit Pixelmator | Command ⌘ + Q
Customizing shortcuts

To add a custom shortcut:

1. Open the Keyboard & Mouse Preferences pane in your Mac OS X System Preferences and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
2. Click the plus sign.
3. Choose Pixelmator from the drop-down list.
4. Enter the exact name of the menu bar item you want to execute.
   (for example, to assign a shortcut for the Pixelmator export function, type "Export...")
5. Pick your keyboard shortcut, and click Add.

To remove a custom shortcut:

1. Open the Keyboard & Mouse Preferences pane in your Mac OS X System Preferences and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
2. Select shortcut.
3. Click the minus sign or press Backspace ←