Gimp Quick Reference Card v.1.0
File Management
Ctr+N
Ctr+O
Ctr+S
Ctr+W
Create new image
Open existing image
Save current image
Close current image
Image Editing
Ctr+Z
Ctr+R
Ctr+X
Ctr+C
Ctr+V
Shift+Ctr+X
Undo last change
Redo last change
Cut current image/selection
Copy current image/selection
Paste current image/selection
Cut current image/selection into named
buffer
Shift+Ctr+C Copy current image/selection into
named buffer
Shift+Ctr+V Paste current image/selection from
named buffer
Ctr+K
Clear image/selection with current
background color
Ctr+, (comma) Fill current image/selection with
current background color
Ctr+. (dot)
Fill current image/selection with current
foreground color
Image Selection
Ctr+I
Ctr+A
Shift+Ctr+A
Shift+Ctr+L
Shift+Ctr+F
Shift+Ctr+H
Invert current selection
Select all image
Remove all selections
Create floating selection
Feather selection
Sharpen selection
Image Viewing
= (equal)
- (minus)
1
Shift+Ctr+I
Shift+Ctr+N
Ctr+T
Shift+Ctr+R
Shift+Ctr+S
Shift+Ctr+T
Ctr+E
Zoom in image
Zoom out Image
Zoom 1:1 scale
Open info window
Open zoom navigation window
Toggle selection on/off
Toggle rullers on/off
Toggle status bar on/off
Toggles
Shrink wrap window to image size
Image Manipulation
Alt+R
Alt+G
Alt+I
Shift+Ctr+O
Ctr+D
Switch image to RGB mode
Switch image to grayscale mode
Switch image to indexed (GIF) mode
Offset image
Duplicate image
Layers Manipulation
Ctr+H
Ctr+M
Anchor layer
Merge visible layers
Tools
D
X
O
T
Default colors
Swap colors
Color picker
Text tool
Rectangular Selection Tools
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Square selection
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Rectangle selection
with begining in the
middle of the rectangle
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button Square selection with
begining in the middle
of the square
Ellipse Selection Tools
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Circle selection
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Elipse selection with
begining in the middle
of the ellipse
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button Circle selection with
begining in the middle
of the circle
Zoom In/Out Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Flip Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Selection
R
E
F
Z
B
I
Select Rectangle tool
Select Ellipse tool
Select Freehand tool
Select Magic Wand (Fuzzy) tool
Select Bezier tool
Select Intelligent Scissors tool
Transform
M
Select Move tool
Shift+M
Select Magnify tool
Shift+C
Select Crop & Resize tool
Shift+T
Select Transform tool
Shift+F
Select Flip tool
Painting
Shift+B
Bucket Fill tool
L
Blending tool
Shift+P
Pencil tool
P
Paintbrush tool
Shift+E
Eraser tool
A
Airbrush tool
C
Clone tool
V
Convolve tool
I
Ink tool
Shift+D
Dodge/Burn tool
Shift+S
Smudge tool
Bucket Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Toggle flip
horizontaly/vertically
Erase Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Cloning Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Left Mouse Button
Convolve Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Dodge/Burn Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Keyboard keys pressed before Mouse button with
Rectangular, Ellipse, Freehand and Magic Wand Shift+Left Mouse Button
Selection tools
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Subtract selection
Smudge Tool
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Add selection
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Shift+Ctr+Left Mouse Button Intersect selection
Measurement Tool
Keyboard keys pressed after Mouse key
Horizontal distance
Duble click add guide
Dialogs
Ctr+L
Shift+Ctr+B
Shift+Ctr+P
Ctr+G
Ctr+P
Open Layers, Channels & Path Dialog
Open Brushes Dialog
Open Patterns Dialog
Open Gradients Dialog
Open Pallette Dialog
Help
F1
Shift+F1
Help
Context help
Add a key as a shortcut to the menu item Open
menu, place cursor over item, press desired
shortcut key
Useful Links
Toggle fill
foreground/backgroun
d colors
Pencil, Brush, Airbrush Tool
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Pick colors from the
image
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Draw a line
Shift+Left Mouse Button
Tools + Mouse Manipulation
Toggle zoom in/out
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
Ctr+Left Mouse Button
http://www.gimp.org/
Main gimp web site
http://manual.gimp.org/
Gimp manual
http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/ Grokking the Gimp
book
http://registry.gimp.org/
Gimp plugin registry
Anti erase image
Erase a line
Sets the source point in
the image
Sets the destination
point, hold to draw
with clone
Toggle blur/sharpen
image
Blur/Sharpen in line
Toggle dodge/burn
image
Dodge/Burn in line
Smudge in line
Copyright © Ilia Tyker 2002 ityker@hotmail.com
Designed for Gimp version 1.2.2
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