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Affinity Photo 2 shortcuts for Mac

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Affinity Photo is a professional photo editing software that offers powerful tools and capabilities for high-end retouching, complex image manipulation, and comprehensive RAW editing, delivering a complete and precise control over images to photographers and graphic designers. Download Affinity Photo 2

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Affinity Photo 2

Editing

  • Resize Document⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Resize Canvas⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Select multiple⇧ (shift)click
  • Select overlapping layer content⌥ (option)click
  • Reset Selection Box. Add →
  • Toggle Snapping; Add →
  • Erase with Pixel Tool on current layer⌘ (command)Add →
  • Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Colour 1/Colour 2) colour selectors (Colour and Swatches panels)X Add →
  • Swap Stroke/Fill (or Colour 1/Colour 2) colour selectors⇧ (shift) + X Add →
  • Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Colour 1/Colour 2) colour selectors/ Add →
  • Toggle between Crop Tool overlaysO Add →
  • Flip golden spiral overlay (crop tool enabled)⇧ (shift) + O Add →
  • Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialogDrag attribute text label
  • Rotate in 15° intervals⇧ (shift)drag
  • Rotate around opposite cornerCtrl drag
  • Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operationesc Add →
  • Resize from centre⌘ (command)drag from a corner handle
  • Mirror shearing⌘ (command)drag
  • Constrain movement horizontally, vertically or diagonally⇧ (shift)drag
  • NudgingArrow keys
  • Nudging (10x measurement units)⇧ (shift)arrow keys

Vector graphics

  • Resize maintaining aspect ratio⇧ (shift)drag from a corner handle
  • Edit curves as you draw using node editing (from pen)⌘ (command)Add →
  • Creates cusp node (sharp corner)⌥ (option)drag control handle
  • Snap a curve’s control handle to 45° intervals⇧ (shift)drag control handle
  • Convert to Curves⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →

File

  • New Document⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • New From Clipboard⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • Open Document⌘ (command) + O Add →
  • Close Document/Close App (when no documents open)⌘ (command) + W Add →
  • Switch Document/View⌃ (control) + ↹ Add →
  • Save⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Save As⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Export⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Print⌘ (command) + P Add →

Tools

Liquify

Develop

Export

Panorama

Tone mapping

Edit

  • Undo⌘ (command) + Z Add →
  • Redo⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + Z Add →
  • Copy Merged⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Paste Style⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + V Add →
  • Paste FX⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + V Add →
  • Paste without Format⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + V Add →
  • Paste Inside⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + V Add →
  • Fill⇧ (shift) + F5 Add →
  • Inpaint⌥ (option) + ↹ Add →

Layer operations

  • Select All Layers⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + A Add →
  • Group⌘ (command) + G Add →
  • Ungroup⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + G Add →
  • Duplicate⌘ (command) + J Add →
  • Invert⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Move to Front⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Move Forward One⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Move to Back⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • Move Back One⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • New Layer⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • Merge Down⌘ (command) + E Add →
  • Merge Selected⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + E Add →
  • Merge Visible⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + E Add →
  • Toggle between Frequency Separation layersF Add →

Live projection

  • Edit Live Projection⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + P Add →

Brush

  • Picks up a new brush colour with colour picker⌥ (option) + drag Add →
  • Picks and applies the colour under the cursorAlt  + ⌥ (option)click
  • Change selected layer content/brush tool’s opacitynumeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)
  • Increase/decrease brush width (Photo and Liquify Personas)] [ Add →
  • Decrease/increase brush width with on-screen readout⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option)drag (left/right)
  • Decrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option)drag (up/down)
  • Draw straight line connecting two strokes⇧ (shift)click

Text

  • Bigger text⌘ (command) + > Add →
  • Smaller text⌘ (command) + < Add →
  • Precise bigger text⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + > Add →
  • Precise smaller text⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + < Add →
  • Tighten⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Loosen⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Tighten More⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Loosen More⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Bold⌘ (command) + B Add →
  • Italic⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Underline⌘ (command) + U Add →
  • Show Character⌘ (command) + T Add →
  • Show Typography⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + T Add →
  • Superscript⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + + Add →
  • Subscript⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + – Add →
  • Align Left⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Align Right⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + R Add →
  • Align Centre⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Justify Left⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Increase Paragraph Leading⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Decrease Paragraph Leading⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Precise Paragraph Increase Leading⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Precise Paragraph Decrease Leading⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Raise Baseline⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Lower Baseline⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • Precise Raise Baseline⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Precise Lower Baseline⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Special Characters⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + Spacebar Add →
  • Spelling Options⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ; Add →
  • Line Break⌃ (control) + ↵ Add →
  • Non Breaking Space⌥ (option) + Spacebar Add →
  • En Dash⌥ (option) + – Add →
  • Em Dash⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + – Add →

View

  • Zoom In⌘ (command) + + Add →
  • Zoom Out⌘ (command) + – Add →
  • Zoom to Fit⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • (Zoom to) 100%⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • (Zoom to) 200%⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • (Zoom to) 400%⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • (Zoom to) 800%⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • (Zoom to) Actual Size⌘ (command) + 8 Add →
  • (Zoom to) Pixel Size⌘ (command) + 9 Add →
  • Hot key panningSpacebar Add →
  • Hot key zoom inSpacebar  + ⌘ (command)Click
  • Hot key zoom outSpacebar  + ⌥ (option)Click
  • View ToolH Add →
  • Scroll vertically up/downMouse scroll wheel
  • Scroll horizontally left/right⇧ (shift)Mouse wheel
  • Toggle Full Screen⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + F Add →
  • Switch between views⌘ (command) + ` Add →
  • Show Rulers⌘ (command) + R Add →
  • Show Guides⌘ (command) + ; Add →
  • Show Grid⌘ (command) + ‘ Add →
  • Grid Plane cycle‘ Add →
  • Split View cycle (Liquify/Develop Persona), Add →

Pixel selection/Mask

  • Select All⌘  + A Add →
  • Deselect⌘  + D Add →
  • Invert Pixel Selection⇧  + ⌘  + I Add →
  • Add to selection (Marquee/Free hand selection tools only)Ctrl Add →
  • Remove from selection⌥ Add →
  • Grow/Shrink⌘  + B Add →
  • Feather⇧  + F6 Add →
  • Refine Edges⌥  + ⌘  + R Add →
  • Move selection in 1-pixel incrementsarrow key
  • Move selection in 10-pixel increments⇧ arrow key
  • Selection from layer⌘  + O Add →
  • Selection from layer luminosity⇧  + ⌘ Add →
  • Polygon selection (Freehand Selection Tool only)⇧  + ⌘ Add →
  • Quick MaskQ Add →
  • Invert Mask⌘  + I Add →

Workspace

Pixel selection/Mask

  • Select All⌘  + A Add →
  • Deselect⌘  + D Add →
  • Invert Pixel Selection⇧  + ⌘  + I Add →
  • Add to selection (Marquee/Free hand selection tools only)Ctrl Add →
  • Remove from selection⌥ Add →
  • Grow/Shrink⌘  + B Add →
  • Feather⇧  + F6 Add →
  • Refine Edges⌥  + ⌘  + R Add →
  • Move selection in 1-pixel incrementsarrow key
  • Move selection in 10-pixel increments⇧ arrow key
  • Selection from layer⌘  + O Add →
  • Selection from layer luminosity⇧  + ⌘ Add →
  • Polygon selection (Freehand Selection Tool only)⇧  + ⌘ Add →
  • Quick MaskQ Add →
  • Invert Mask⌘  + I Add →

Workspace

Adjustment and filter

Liquify

Miscellaneous

  • Preferences⌘  + , Add →
  • Liquify Persona⌥  + ⌘  + L Add →
  • Export Persona⌥  + ⌘  + E Add →
  • Develop Persona⌥  + ⌘  + R Add →
  • Hide Others (applications)⌥  + ⌘  + H Add →
  • Media Browser⇧  + ⌘  + M Add →

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