A visual cheat-sheet for the 177 keyboard shortcuts found in Affinity Photo
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl Alt I |
Resize document |
Ctrl Alt C |
Resize canvas |
. |
Reset selection box |
; |
Toggle snapping |
Ctrl |
Erase with pixel tool on current layer |
X |
Switch between Stroke/Fill color selectors |
Shift X |
Swap Stroke/Fill colour selectors |
/ |
Set no fill on Stroke/Fill color selectors |
O |
Toggle between crop tool overlays |
Shift O |
Flip golden spiral overlay (crop tool enabled) |
Esc |
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation |
(arrows) |
Move item |
Shift (arrows) |
Move item in 10x measurement units |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl |
Edit curves as you draw using node editing (from pen) |
Ctrl Enter |
Convert to curves |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl N |
New document |
Ctrl Shift Alt N |
New from clipboard |
Ctrl O |
Open document |
Ctrl W |
Close document, or close app when no documents are open |
Ctrl Tab |
Switch document/view |
Ctrl S |
Save |
Ctrl Shift S |
Save as |
Ctrl Shift Alt S |
Export |
Ctrl P |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
G |
Flood fill tool/gradient cycle |
H |
View tool |
V |
Move tool |
C |
Crop tool |
W |
Selection tools cycle |
P |
Pen and node tool cycle |
Z |
Zoom tool |
S |
Clone tool |
U |
Shape tools cycle |
T |
Text tools cycle |
O |
Dodge, burn, and sponge brush tool cycle |
J |
Retouch tools cycle |
B |
Painting tools cycle |
E |
Erase tools cycle |
M |
Marquee selection tools cycle |
L |
Free hand selection tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
P |
Liquify push forward tool |
L |
Liquify push left tool |
T |
Liquify twirl tool |
U |
Liquify pinch tool |
B |
Liquify turbulence tool |
C |
Liquify mesh clone tool |
R |
Liquify reconstruct tool |
F |
Liquify freeze tool |
W |
Liquify thaw tool |
Z |
Liquify zoom tool |
H |
Liquify view tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
S |
Sampler tool |
W |
White balance tool |
R |
Red eye removal tool |
L |
Blemish removal tool |
B |
Overlay paint tool |
E |
Overlay erase tool |
G |
Overlay gradient tool |
C |
Crop tool |
Z |
Zoom tool |
H |
View tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
S |
Slice tool |
L |
Layer select tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
A |
Transform source image tool |
L |
Add to source image mask tool |
U |
Erase from source image mask tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
H |
View tool |
Z |
Zoom tool |
B |
Overlay paint tool |
E |
Overlay erase tool |
G |
Overlay gradient tool |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl Z |
Undo |
Ctrl Shift Z |
Redo |
Ctrl Shift C |
Copy merged |
Ctrl Shift V |
Paste style |
Ctrl Alt V |
Paste FX |
Ctrl Shift Alt V |
Paste without format |
Ctrl Alt V |
Paste inside |
Shift F5 |
Fill |
Alt Tab |
Inpaint |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl Alt A |
Select all layers |
Ctrl G |
Group |
Ctrl Shift G |
Ungroup |
Ctrl J |
Duplicate |
Ctrl I |
Invert |
Ctrl Shift ] |
Move to front |
Ctrl ] |
Move forward one |
Ctrl Shift [ |
Move to back |
Ctrl [ |
Move back one |
Ctrl Shift N |
New layer |
Ctrl E |
Merge down |
Ctrl Shift E |
Merge selected |
Ctrl Shift Alt E |
Merge visible |
F |
Toggle between frequency separation layers |
Ctrl Alt P |
Edit live projection |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
0-9 |
Change selected layer content/brush tool's opacity |
[/] |
Increase/decrease brush width |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl > |
Bigger text |
Ctrl < |
Smaller text |
Ctrl Alt > |
Precise bigger text |
Ctrl Alt < |
Precise smaller text |
Alt Left |
Tighten |
Alt Right |
Loosen |
Alt Shift Left |
Tighten more |
Alt Shift Right |
Loosen more |
Ctrl B |
Bold |
Ctrl I |
Italic |
Ctrl U |
Underline |
Ctrl T |
Show character |
Ctrl Shift T |
Show typography |
Ctrl Alt + |
Superscript |
Ctrl Alt - |
Subscript |
Ctrl Alt L |
Align left |
Ctrl Alt R |
Align right |
Ctrl Alt C |
Align center |
Ctrl Alt Shift \ |
Justify left |
Alt Down |
Increase paragraph leading |
Alt Up |
Decrease paragraph leading |
Ctrl Shift Up |
Precise paragraph increase leading |
Ctrl Shift Down |
Precise paragraph decrease leading |
Alt Shift Up |
Raise baseline |
Alt Shift Down |
Lower baseline |
Ctrl Alt Shift Up |
Precise raise baseline |
Ctrl Alt Shift Down |
Precise lower baseline |
Ctrl Alt Space |
Special characters |
Ctrl Enter |
Line break |
Alt Space |
Non-breaking space |
Alt - |
En dash |
Alt Shift - |
Em dash |
Ctrl Shift ; |
Spelling options |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl + |
Zoom in |
Ctrl - |
Zoom out |
Ctrl 0 |
Zoom to fit |
Ctrl 1 |
Zoom to 100% |
Ctrl 2 |
Zoom to 200% |
Ctrl 3 |
Zoom to 400% |
Ctrl 4 |
Zoom to 800% |
Ctrl 8 |
Zoom to actual size |
Ctrl 9 |
Zoom to pixel size |
Space |
Hot key panning |
Ctrl Space |
Hot key zoom in |
H |
View tool |
Ctrl Tab |
Switch between views |
Ctrl R |
Show rulers |
Ctrl ; |
Show guides |
Ctrl ' |
Show grid |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl A |
Select all |
Ctrl D |
Deselect |
Ctrl Shift I |
Invert pixel selection |
Ctrl |
Add to selection (marquee or free hand selection tools only) |
Alt |
Remove from selection |
Ctrl B |
Grow or shrink |
Shift F6 |
Feather |
Ctrl Alt R |
Refine edges |
(arrows) |
Move selection in 1 pixel increments |
Shift (arrows) |
Move selection in 10 pixel increments |
Q |
Quick mask |
Ctrl I |
Invert mask |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift H |
Show or hide studio panels |
Ctrl Alt T |
Show or hide toolbar |
Tab |
Toggle UI |
Ctrl H |
Hide workspace |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl L |
Levels adjustment |
Ctrl U |
HSL adjustment |
Ctrl I |
Invert adjustment |
Ctrl M |
Curves adjustment |
Ctrl Shift Alt B |
Black and white adjustment |
Ctrl F |
Repeat filter |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl D |
Mask all |
Ctrl I |
Invert mask |
Ctrl A |
Clear mask |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl , |
Preferences |
Ctrl Alt L |
Liquify persona |
Ctrl Alt E |
Export persona |
Ctrl Alt R |
Develop persona |
Ctrl Alt H |
Hide others (applications) |
Ctrl Alt M |
Media browser |