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Shortcuts for working with masks
Result
New mask
Select all points in a mask
Select next or previous mask
Enter free-transform mask editing
mode
Exit free-transform mask editing
mode
Scale around center point in Free
Transform mode
Move selected path points 1 pixel
at current magnification
Move selected path points 10
pixels at current magnification
Toggle between smooth and
corner points
Redraw handles
Invert selected mask
Open Mask Feather dialog box for
selected mask
Open Mask Shape dialog box for
selected mask
Shortcuts for working with paint tools
Result
Swap paint background color and
foreground colors
Set paint foreground color to
black and background color to
white
Set foreground color to the color
currently under any paint tool
pointer
Set foreground color to the
average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel
area under any paint tool pointer
Set a paint tool's brush size
Set a paint tool's brush hardness
Windows
Ctrl+Shift+N
Alt-click mask
Alt+` (grave accent) or Alt+Shift+`
(grave accent)
Double-click mask with Selection
tool or select mask in Timeline
panel and press Ctrl+T
Esc
Ctrl-drag
arrow key
Shift+arrow key
Ctrl+Alt-click point
Ctrl+Alt-drag point
Ctrl+Shift+I
Ctrl+Shift+F
Ctrl+Shift+M
Windows
X
D
Alt-click
Ctrl+Alt-click
Ctrl-drag
Ctrl-drag, then release Ctrl while
dragging
Mac OS
Command+Shift+N
Option-click mask
Option+` (grave accent) or
Option+Shift+` (grave accent)
Double-click mask with Selection
tool or select mask in Timeline
panel and press Command+T
Esc
Command-drag
arrow key
Shift+arrow key
Command+Option-click point
Command+Option-drag point
Command+Shift+I
Command+Shift+F
Command+Shift+M
Mac OS
X
D
Option-click
Command+Option-click
Command-drag
Command-drag, then release
Command while dragging
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