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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.