Tool options¶
Select a tool first. On desktop and laptop its settings appear in the options bar above the canvas. On a phone the same settings wrap below the tool rows and above the canvas.
Unless a shortcut is listed, a setting has no dedicated keyboard shortcut. On touch screens, tap buttons, checkboxes and lists, and drag sliders. Draw and Fill have a hint instead of settings.
| Tool / setting | What it does | Shortcut | Touch equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line: Width | Set the stroke width from 1 to 4 pixels. | None | Select a Width. |
| Rectangle / Oval: Style and Width | Choose Outline or Filled, and a 1 to 4 pixel stroke width. | None | Select Style and Width. |
| Line: Snap angles | Constrain the line's direction. | Hold Shift while drawing | Tap Snap angles. |
| Rectangle: Square / Oval: Circle | Keep width and height equal. | Hold Shift while drawing | Tap Square or Circle. |
| Line: Cancel line | Abandon a line in progress; enabled only while drawing one. | Esc | Tap Cancel line. |
| Brush: Tip | Round makes a solid tip; Speckle makes a scattered mark. | None | Tap a tip. |
| Brush: Size and Flow | Size sets the tip's reach from 1 to 4; Flow controls how densely pixels are painted, from 0 to 100%. | None | Select Size; drag Flow. |
| Erase: Size and Flow | Size sets the eraser's reach from 1 to 4; Flow controls how densely pixels are removed. | None | Select Size; drag Flow. |
| Select / Select oval: clipboard and Erase selection | Copy, cut, paste or remove selected pixels. | See Edit commands | Tap the command. |
| Move: Nudge | Shift pixels one pixel in the chosen direction. | Arrow keys | Tap a direction arrow. |
| Transform: All layers | Include all layers in the transform. | None | Tap All layers. |
| Transform: Keep proportions | Preserve the ratio of width to height while resizing. | Hold Shift | Tap Keep proportions. |
| Transform: Flip & rotate | Open commands to reverse or rotate pixels. | None | Tap the menu, then a command. |
| Transform: Apply / Cancel | Commit the transform or discard its pending changes. | Enter / Esc | Tap Apply / Cancel. |
| Zoom: Zoom out | Switch canvas taps from enlarging to shrinking the view. | Hold Alt while clicking | Tap Zoom out. |
| Zoom: Fit / 100% | Fit the canvas into the available space or return to its base display size. | Ctrl+Shift+J for Fit; none for 100% | Tap Fit / 100%. |
The canvas-footer hint describes the current tool. Transform status also appears there; on a phone this footer is below the canvas. Status and hints have no shortcut or touch action: read them to see what the tool is waiting for.
Undo and Redo are commands in the tool bar, not settings. See Edit commands.