Ulead PhotoImpact 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

File Menu
Ctrl + N	Creates a new image file.
Shft + A	Creates a new Web page.
Ctrl + O	Opens a folder where an image file was last saved.
Shft + O	Opens the Visual Open dialog box.
Ctrl + W	Closes the current image file. A message box prompts to save file.
Ctrl + S	Saves the current image file.
Ctrl + Shft + S	Saves the file in another filename, format and location.
Ctrl + Alt + S	Saves the image as an HTML file.
Ctrl + Alt + (0~9)	Previews the image in a Web browser.
F7	Launches the Acquire scanner process without post processing.
F8	Launches the Acquire digital camera process without post processing.
Ctrl + Shft+E	Opens the Capture Setup dialog box.
Ctrl + Shft + C	Minimizes your PhotoImpact program and automatically switches to Capture mode.
Ctrl + Alt + P	Opens the Print Preview window.
Ctrl + Shft + P	Prints multiple copies of a single image, or prints multiple images on the same page.
Ctrl + Shft + R	Prints image into multiple sheets of paper that can be joined together to create a poster.
Ctrl + P	Prints the current image file.
F11	Captures selected source. This is the default setting. It can be changed.
F6	Displays the Preferences dialog box.
Ctrl + Q	Closes PhotoImpact. If you have any image files open that have not been saved, you are prompted to do so.
Edit Menu
Ctrl + Z	Undoes the last menu command.
Ctrl + Y	Redoes the last menu command.
Ctrl + T	Repeats the last menu command.
Ctrl + X	Cuts the current selection.
Ctrl + C	Copies the data to the clipboard.
Ctrl + V	Pastes data from the clipboard as an object.
Ctrl + Shft + V	Pastes the image data from the clipboard as a new image in a separate window.
Del	Deletes the current selection and fills the space with the specified background color. Deletes the active object. Also deletes a path or a control point when in Path Edit Tool.
Ctrl + R	Crops the image to the current selection.
Ctrl + D	Duplicates the base image and any objects, creating a new image file.
Ctrl + F	Opens the Fill dialog box, where you can select to fill the selection with a solid color, gradient or texture.
Ctrl + H	Opens the Fadeout dialog box.
Shft + Z	Enables/Disables Object Painting Mode, which allows you to see through overlapping objects.
Ctrl + K	Enables/Disables Mask mode by placing a tinted mask over your image except where a selection exists.
View Menu
Ctrl + I	Creates another copy of the image file.
Ctrl + 0 (number)	Displays the image at its actual size.
Ctrl + M	Maximizes the window and displays the image at 1:1 ratio.
+	Zooms in progressively on the image.
-	Zooms out progressively on the image.
Ctrl + Shft + 0	Resizes the current image to the largest magnification that will completely fit in a window.
Ctrl + U	Toggles between showing or hiding all toolbars and panels to display the image at full screen.
F2	Toggles between showing or hiding the EasyPalette.
Ctrl + F2	Toggles between showing or hiding the Quick Command Panel.
F10	Toggles between showing or hiding the AccessPanel.
Ctrl + F3	Toggles between showing or hiding the Text / Path Panel.
Ctrl + F5	Toggles between showing or hiding the base image and the Web background.
Ctrl + F8	Toggles between showing or hiding the marquee.
Ctrl + F7	Toggles between showing or hiding the bounding box around objects.
Alt + Enter	Displays the Photo Properties dialog box.
Ctrl + (number)	Magnifies or reduces the image view in different sizes. The image will be scaled to fit in the window at all times.
Shft + V	Displays or hides Ruler.
Shft + F7	Displays or hides Slice Lines.
Shft + F8	Displays or hides Image Maps.
Ctrl + Shft + G	Displays or hides Guidelines.
Ctrl + Shft + L	Snaps to Guidelines.
Ctrl + Shft + R	Displays or hides Grid.
Ctrl + Shft + N	Snaps to Grid.
Format Menu
F9	Opens the Post Processing Wizard dialog Box.
Shft + C	Opens the Post Processing Wizard dialog Box.
Ctrl + F9	Starts up the Auto-enhancing process.
Ctrl + B	Opens the Brightness & Contrast dialog box.
Ctrl + L	Opens the Color Balance dialog box.
Ctrl + E	Opens the Hue & Saturation dialog box.
Ctrl + Shft + F	Opens the Focus dialog box.
Ctrl + Shft + T	Opens the Tone Map dialog box.
Ctrl + Shft + H	Opens the Highlight Midtone Shadow dialog box.
Shft + N	Opens the Expand Canvas dialog box.
Shft + F	Opens the Frame & Shadow dialog box.
Ctrl + G	Opens the Image Size dialog box, where you can adjust the size of the image.
Selection Menu
Space	Toggles between showing and hiding the active selection.
Ctrl + A	Selects the entire contents of the image.
F5	Preserve Base Image.
Ctrl + Shft + O	Converts the selection into an object.
Ctrl + Alt + E	Copy Selection to Object Library.
Shft + G	Select None.
Object Menu
Shft + D	Duplicates selected object.
Ctrl + Shft + A	Selects all objects in an image.
Shft + E	Edit the selected type of object.
Shft + W	Shows the Wrap/Bend properties dialog box of the selected object.
Shft + M	Merges the selected object to the base image.
Ctrl + Shft + M	Merges all the objects into the base image.
Ctrl + Alt + G	Groups the selected objects into one object.
Ctrl + Alt + U	Ungroups the selected object into separate objects.
Shft + S	Opens the Shadow dialog box.
Alt + Up	Bring the selected object forward.
Alt + Down	Send the selected object backward.
Ctrl + Alt + Up	Moves the object to the highest level.
Ctrl + Alt + Down	Moves the object to the lowest level.
Ctrl + Shft + Enter	Opens the Object Properties dialog box when there is an active object.
Del	Deletes the active object. Also deletes a path or a control point when in Path Edit Tool.
Web Menu
Shft + T	Opens the HTML Text Entry Box.
Shft + L	Link an object from file to the current image.
Shft + R	Opens the Rollover dialog box.
F12	Opens the Component Designer dialog box.
Shft + B	Opens the Background Designer dialog box.
Shft + T	Opens the HTML Text Entry Box.
Shft + Enter	Opens the Web Properties dialog box.
Shft + Q	Deletes the excess borders of the selected object (Trim Object).
F4	Opens the Image Optimizer dialog box. Effect Menu.
Shft + P	Applies the Paint on Edges effect.
Window Menu
Shft + F5	Arranges all open windows diagonally in the workspace from left to right and top to bottom.
Shft + F4	Evenly distributes all open windows vertically in the workspace.
Shft + F6	Opens the Batch Manager dialog box.
Help Menu
F1	Opens the Ulead PhotoImpact online help.
Shft + F1	Activates the Context Sensitive Help. Click on the item in question to open the help related article.
Misc.
Ctrl + Shft + K	Toggles between moving the selection and copying the selection (only when the Selection tool is active).
G	Show Global Viewer (if available).
Shft + F9	Find next - EasyPalette.
Alt + P	Play - Quick Command Panel.
Tab	Show/Hide Toolbars and Panels.
Page Up/Down	Scroll image vertically.
Home/End	Scroll image horizontally.
F2	Show/Hide EasyPalette.
Ctrl + F2	Show/Hide Quick Command Panel.
Ctrl + F3	Show/Hide Brush Panel/Text/Path/Slice/Image Map Panel.
Ctrl + Shft + Del	Deletes the selected thumbnail from the EasyPalette.
Arrow keys	Moves the object up/down one pixel or to the left/right. This works on all tools except for Painting/Retouch/Clone/Fill tool.
F10	Opens the Document Manager.
Ctrl + F1	Show EasyPalette Pop-up.
Ctrl + A	Selects all texts in the text box.
Visual Open
F5	Refresh the Visual Open window.
Ctrl + A	Selects all the thumbnails.
Tool Panel
(`)	Display Tools submenu.
K	Pick Tool
M	Goes through all the various Selection tools.
B	Z-Merge Tool
A	Adds to the current selection area.
S	Subtracts from the current selection area.
T	Text Tool
P	Goes through all the various Paint tools.
O	Toggles between the Object Paint Eraser Tool and the Object Magic Eraser Tool.
R	Crop Tool
Q	Transform Tool
Y	Eyedropper Tool
C	Measure Tool
/	Zoom Tool
H	Goes through all the various Retouch tools.
D	Goes through all the various Path tools.
N	Goes through all the various Clone tools.
.	Stamp Tool
F	Goes through all the various Fill tools.
I	Slice Tool
U	Image Map Tool
C	Switches to the Eyedropper tool temporarily by holding down this key.
W	Switches to the Pick Tool temporarily by holding down this key.
X	Switches the Foreground and Background color.
Z	Switches to the Zoom tool temporarily by holding down this key.
E	Toggles between Painting and Erase mode when using the Painting Tool.
L + Dragging	Tiles an object over another image. (Press [L], then drags a selected object into another image window.)
M + Dragging	Uses an object as a mask. (Press [M], then drags an object to another window to use it as a mask. Or, drag it to the EasyPalette while holding down the [M]-key to save it as a mask object.)
Alt + Click tool	Goes through all the different tools of the selected tool.
Ctrl + Click tool	Goes through all the different tools of the selected tool.
Shft	Constrains the selection to a circle or square and draws a straight line in increments of 45 degrees.

 

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