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PI8, XL, Pro Shortcut Keys
 
File Menu
Ctrl + N Creates a new image file.
Shift + A Creates a new Web page.
Ctrl + O Opens a folder where an image file was last saved.
Shift + O Opens the Visual Open dialog box.
Ctrl + W Closes the current image file. A message box prompts to save file.
Ctrl + S Saves the current image file.
Ctrl + Shift + S Saves the file in another filename, format and location.
Ctrl + Alt + S Saves the image as an HTML file.
Ctrl + Alt + (0~9) Previews the image in a Web browser.
F7 Launches the Acquire scanner process without post processing.
F8 Launches the Acquire digital camera process without post processing.
Ctrl + Shift+E Opens the Capture Setup dialog box.
Ctrl + Shift + C Minimizes your PhotoImpact program and automatically switches to Capture mode.
Ctrl + Alt + P Opens the Print Preview window.
Ctrl + Shift + P Prints multiple copies of a single image, or prints multiple images on the same page.
Ctrl + Shift + R Prints image into multiple sheets of paper that can be joined together to create a poster.
   
Ctrl + P Prints the current image file.
   
F11 Captures selected source. This is the default setting. It can be changed.
   
F6 Displays the Preferences dialog box.
   
Ctrl + Q Closes PhotoImpact. If you have any image files open that have not been saved, you are prompted to do so.
   
Edit Menu  
Ctrl + Z Undoes the last menu command.
Ctrl + Y Redoes the last menu command.
Ctrl + T Repeats the last menu command.
Ctrl + X Cuts the current selection.
Ctrl + C Copies the data to the clipboard.
Ctrl + V Pastes data from the clipboard as an object.
Ctrl + Shift + V Pastes the image data from the clipboard as a new image in a separate window.
Del Deletes the current selection and fills the space with the specified background color.
Deletes the active object. Also deletes a path or a control point when in Path Edit Tool.
Ctrl + R Crops the image to the current selection.
Ctrl + D Duplicates the base image and any objects, creating a new image file.
Ctrl + F Opens the Fill dialog box, where you can select to fill the selection with a solid color, gradient or texture.
Ctrl + H Opens the Fadeout dialog box.
Shift + Z Enables/Disables Object Painting Mode, which allows you to see through overlapping objects.
Ctrl + K Enables/Disables Mask mode by placing a tinted mask over your image except where a selection exists.
   
View Menu  
Ctrl + I Creates another copy of the image file.
Ctrl + 0 (number) Displays the image at its actual size.
Ctrl + M Maximizes the window and displays the image at 1:1 ratio.
+ Zooms in progressively on the image.
- Zooms out progressively on the image.
Ctrl + Shift + 0 Resizes the current image to the largest magnification that will completely fit in a window.
Ctrl + U Toggles between showing or hiding all toolbars and panels to display the image at full screen.
F2 Toggles between showing or hiding the EasyPalette.
Ctrl + F2 Toggles between showing or hiding the Quick Command Panel.
F10 Toggles between showing or hiding the AccessPanel.
Ctrl + F3 Toggles between showing or hiding the Text / Path Panel.
Ctrl + F5 Toggles between showing or hiding the base image and the Web background.
Ctrl + F8 Toggles between showing or hiding the marquee.
Ctrl + F7 Toggles between showing or hiding the bounding box around objects.
Alt + Enter Displays the Photo Properties dialog box.
Ctrl + (number) Magnifies or reduces the image view in different sizes. The image will be scaled to fit in the window at all times.
Shift + V Displays or hides Ruler.
Shift + F7 Displays or hides Slice Lines.
Shift + F8 Displays or hides Image Maps.
Ctrl + Shift + G Displays or hides Guidelines.
Ctrl + Shift + L Snaps to Guidelines.
Ctrl + Shift + R Displays or hides Grid.
Ctrl + Shift + N Snaps to Grid.
   
Format Menu
F9 Opens the Post Processing Wizard dialog Box.
Shift + C Opens the Post Processing Wizard dialog Box.
Ctrl + F9 Starts up the Auto-enhancing process.
Ctrl + B Opens the Brightness & Contrast dialog box.
Ctrl + L Opens the Color Balance dialog box.
Ctrl + E Opens the Hue & Saturation dialog box.
Ctrl + Shift + F Opens the Focus dialog box.
Ctrl + Shift + T Opens the Tone Map dialog box.
Ctrl + Shift + H Opens the Highlight Midtone Shadow dialog box.
Shift + N Opens the Expand Canvas dialog box.
Shift + F Opens the Frame & Shadow dialog box.
Ctrl + G Opens the Image Size dialog box, where you can adjust the size of the image.
   
Selection Menu
Space Toggles between showing and hiding the active selection.
Ctrl + A Selects the entire contents of the image.
F5 Preserve Base Image.
Ctrl + Shift + O Converts the selection into an object.
Ctrl + Alt + E Copy Selection to Object Library.
Shift + G Select None.
   
Object Menu
Shift + D Duplicates selected object.
Ctrl + Shift + A Selects all objects in an image.
Shift + E Edit the selected type of object.
Shift + W Shows the Wrap/Bend properties dialog box of the selected object.
Shift + M Merges the selected object to the base image.
Ctrl + Shift + M Merges all the objects into the base image.
Ctrl + Alt + G Groups the selected objects into one object.
Ctrl + Alt + U Ungroups the selected object into separate objects.
Shift + S Opens the Shadow dialog box.
Alt + Up Bring the selected object forward.
Alt + Down Send the selected object backward.
Ctrl + Alt + Up Moves the object to the highest level.
Ctrl + Alt + Down Moves the object to the lowest level.
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Opens the Object Properties dialog box when there is an active object.
Del Deletes the active object. Also deletes a path or a control point when in Path Edit Tool.
   
Web Menu  
Shift + T Opens the HTML Text Entry Box.
Shift + L Link an object from file to the current image.
Shift + R Opens the Rollover dialog box.
F12 Opens the Component Designer dialog box.
Shift + B Opens the Background Designer dialog box.
Shift + T Opens the HTML Text Entry Box.
Shift + Enter Opens the Web Properties dialog box.
Shift + Q Deletes the excess borders of the selected object (Trim Object).
F4 Opens the Image Optimizer dialog box.
Effect Menu.
Shift + P Applies the Paint on Edges effect.
   
Window Menu
Shift + F5 Arranges all open windows diagonally in the workspace from left to right and top to bottom.
Shift + F4 Evenly distributes all open windows vertically in the workspace.
Shift + F6 Opens the Batch Manager dialog box.
   
Help Menu  
F1 Opens the Ulead PhotoImpact online help.
Shift + F1 Activates the Context Sensitive Help. Click on the item in question to open the help related article.
   
Misc.  
Ctrl + Shift + K Toggles between moving the selection and copying the selection (only when the Selection tool is active).
G Show Global Viewer (if available).
Shift + F9 Find next – EasyPalette.
Alt + P Play – Quick Command Panel.
Tab Show/Hide Toolbars and Panels.
Page Up/Down Scroll image vertically.
Home/End Scroll image horizontally.
F2 Show/Hide EasyPalette.
Ctrl + F2 Show/Hide Quick Command Panel.
Ctrl + F3 Show/Hide Brush Panel/Text/Path/Slice/Image Map Panel.
Ctrl + Shift + Del  Deletes the selected thumbnail from the EasyPalette.
Arrow keys Moves the object up/down one pixel or to the left/right. This works on all tools except for Painting/Retouch/Clone/Fill tool.
F10 Opens the Document Manager.
Ctrl + F1 Show EasyPalette Pop-up.
Ctrl + A Selects all texts in the text box.
   
Visual Open
F5 Refresh the Visual Open window.
Ctrl + A Selects all the thumbnails.
   
Tool Panel
(`) Display Tools submenu.
K Pick Tool
M Goes through all the various Selection tools.
B Z-Merge Tool
A Adds to the current selection area.
S Subtracts from the current selection area.
T Text Tool
P Goes through all the various Paint tools.
O Toggles between the Object Paint Eraser Tool and the Object Magic Eraser Tool.
R Crop Tool
Q Transform Tool
Y Eyedropper Tool
C Measure Tool
/ Zoom Tool
H Goes through all the various Retouch tools.
D Goes through all the various Path tools.
N Goes through all the various Clone tools.
. Stamp Tool
F Goes through all the various Fill tools.
I Slice Tool
U Image Map Tool
C Switches to the Eyedropper tool temporarily by holding down this key.
W Switches to the Pick Tool temporarily by holding down this key.
X Switches the Foreground and Background color.
Z Switches to the Zoom tool temporarily by holding down this key.
E Toggles between Painting and Erase mode when using the Painting Tool.
L + Dragging Tiles an object over another image. (Press [L], then drags a selected object into another image window.)
M + Dragging Uses an object as a mask. (Press [M], then drags an object to another window to use it as a mask. Or, drag it to the EasyPalette while holding down the [M]-key to save it as a mask object.)
Alt + Click tool Goes through all the different tools of the selected tool.
Ctrl + Click tool Goes through all the different tools of the selected tool.
Shift Constrains the selection to a circle or square and draws a straight line in increments of 45 degrees.
To view this list within PhotoImpact 8, go to Help/PhotoImpact Shortcut Keys.
 
   
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