Gimp - 1.1 Quick Reference Card

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Gimp Quick Reference Card v.1.0
File Management
Ctr+N
Create new image
Ctr+O
Open existing image
Ctr+S
Save current image
Ctr+W
Close current image
Image Editing
Ctr+Z
Undo last change
Ctr+R
Redo last change
Ctr+X
Cut current image/selection
Ctr+C
Copy current image/selection
Ctr+V
Paste current image/selection
Shift+Ctr+X Cut current image/selection into named
buffer
Shift+Ctr+C Copy current image/selection into
named buffer
Shift+Ctr+V Paste current image/selection from
named buffer
Ctr+K
Clear image/selection with current
background color
Ctr+, (comma) Fill current image/selection with
current background color
Ctr+. (dot)
Fill current image/selection with current
foreground color
Image Selection
Ctr+I
Invert current selection
Ctr+A
Select all image
Shift+Ctr+A Remove all selections
Shift+Ctr+L
Create floating selection
Shift+Ctr+F
Feather selection
Shift+Ctr+H Sharpen selection
Image Viewing
= (equal)
Zoom in image
- (minus)
Zoom out Image
1
Zoom 1:1 scale
Shift+Ctr+I
Open info window
Shift+Ctr+N Open zoom navigation window
Ctr+T
Toggle selection on/off
Shift+Ctr+R Toggle rullers on/off
Shift+Ctr+S
Toggle status bar on/off
Shift+Ctr+T
Toggles
Ctr+E
Shrink wrap window to image size
 Image Manipulation
Alt+R
Switch image to RGB mode
Alt+G
Switch image to grayscale mode
Alt+I
Switch image to indexed (GIF) mode
Shift+Ctr+O Offset image
Ctr+D
Duplicate image
 Layers Manipulation
Ctr+H
Anchor layer
Ctr+M
Merge visible layers
 Tools
D
Default colors
X
Swap colors
O
Color picker
T
Text tool
Selection
R
Select Rectangle tool
E
Select Ellipse tool
F
Select Freehand tool
Z
Select Magic Wand (Fuzzy) tool
B
Select Bezier tool
I
Select Intelligent Scissors tool
 Transform
M
Select Move tool
Shift+M
Select Magnify tool
Shift+C
Select Crop & Resize tool
Shift+T
Select Transform tool
Shift+F
Select Flip tool
Painting
Shift+B
Bucket Fill tool
L
Blending tool
Shift+P
Pencil tool
P
Paintbrush tool
Shift+E
Eraser tool
A
Airbrush tool
C
Clone tool
V
Convolve tool
I
Ink tool
Shift+D
Dodge/Burn tool
Shift+S
Smudge tool
 Tools + Mouse Manipulation
Keyboard keys pressed before Mouse button with
Rectangular, Ellipse, Freehand and Magic Wand
Selection tools
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Subtract selection
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Add selection
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button Intersect selection
Keyboard keys pressed after Mouse key
Rectangular Selection Tools
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Square selection
Ctr+Left Mouse Button 
Rectangle selection
with begining in the
middle of the rectangle
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button  Square selection with
begining in the middle
of the square
Ellipse Selection Tools
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Circle selection
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Elipse selection with
begining in the middle
of the ellipse
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button Circle selection with
begining in the middle
of the circle
Zoom In/Out Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle zoom in/out
Flip Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle flip
horizontaly/vertically
Bucket Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle fill
foreground/backgroun
d colors
Pencil, Brush, Airbrush Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Pick colors from the
image
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Draw a line
Erase Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Anti erase image
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Erase a line
Cloning Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Sets the source point in
the image
Left Mouse Button
 Sets the destination
point, hold to draw
with clone
Convolve Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle blur/sharpen
image
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Blur/Sharpen in line
Dodge/Burn Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle dodge/burn
image
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Dodge/Burn in line
 Smudge Tool
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Smudge in line
Measurement Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Horizontal distance
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Duble click add guide
 Dialogs
Ctr+L
Open Layers, Channels & Path Dialog
Shift+Ctr+B Open Brushes Dialog
Shift+Ctr+P
Open Patterns Dialog
Ctr+G
Open Gradients Dialog
Ctr+P
Open Pallette Dialog
 Help
F1
Help
Shift+F1
Context help
Add a key as a shortcut to the menu item Open
menu, place cursor over item, press desired
shortcut key
 Useful Links
http://www.gimp.org/
Main gimp web site
http://manual.gimp.org/
Gimp manual
http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/
Grokking the Gimp
book
http://registry.gimp.org/
Gimp plugin registry
Copyright © Ilia Tyker 2002 ityker@hotmail.com
Designed for Gimp version 1.2.2
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