Quick Reference Card

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 [e-mail]
Designed for Gimp version 1.2.2
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