File Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | Creates a new image file. | |
| Ctrl+O | Opens a folder where an image file was last saved. | |
| Shift+A | Creates a new Web page | |
| Shift+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+Shift+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+Shift+E | Opens the Capture Setup dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Minimizes your PhotoImpact program and automatically switches to Capture mode | |
| Ctrl+Alt+P | Opens the Print Preview window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Prints multiple copies of a single image, or prints multiple images on the same page | |
| Ctrl+Shift+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
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 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+Shift+V | Pastes the image data from the clipboard as a new image in a separate window | |
| Delete | Deletes the current selection | |
| 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 | |
| Shift+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
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+I | Creates another copy of the image file | |
| Ctrl+0 | Displays the image at its actual size | |
| Ctrl+M | Maximizes the window and displays the image at 1:1 ratio | |
| + | Zoom in | |
| - | Zoom out | |
| Ctrl+Shift+0 | Resize the current image | |
| 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 | |
| Shift+V | Displays or hides Ruler | |
| Shift+F7 | Displays or hides Slice Lines | |
| Shift+F8 | Displays or hides Image Maps | |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Displays or hides Guidelines | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Snaps to Guidelines | |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Displays or hides Grid | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Snaps to Grid |
Format Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F9 | Opens the Post Processing Wizard dialog Box | |
| Shift+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+V | Opens the Color Balance dialog box | |
| Ctrl+E | Opens the Hue & Saturation dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Opens the Focus dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Opens the Tone Map dialog box | |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Opens the Highlight Midtone Shadow dialog box | |
| Shift+N | Opens the Expand Canvas dialog box | |
| Shift+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
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Space | Toggles between showing and hiding the active selection | |
| Ctrl+A | Selects the entire contents of the image | |
| F5 | Preserve Base Image | |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Converts the selection into an object | |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Copy Selection to Object Library | |
| Shift+G | Select None |
Object Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+D | Duplicates selected object | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Selects all objects in an image | |
| Shift+E | Edit the selected type of object | |
| Shift+W | Shows the Wrap/Bend properties dialog box of the selected object | |
| Shift+M | Merges the selected object to the base image | |
| Ctrl+Shift+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 | |
| Shift+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+Shift+Enter | Opens the Object Properties dialog box when there is an active object | |
| Delete | Deletes the active object |
Web Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+T | Opens the HTML Text Entry Box | |
| Shift+L | Link an object from file to the current image | |
| Shift+R | Opens the Rollover dialog box | |
| F12 | Opens the Component Designer dialog box | |
| Shift+B | Opens the Background Designer dialog box | |
| Shift+T | Opens the HTML Text Entry Box | |
| Shift+Enter | Opens the Web Properties dialog box | |
| Shift+Q | Deletes the excess borders of the selected object (Trim Object) | |
| F4 | Opens the Image Optimizer dialog box | |
| Shift+P | Applies the Paint on Edges effect |
Window Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+F5 | Arranges all open windows diagonally in the workspace from left to right and top to bottom | |
| Shift+F4 | Evenly distributes all open windows vertically in the workspace | |
| Shift+F6 | Evenly distributes all open windows vertically in the workspace |
Help Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Opens the Ulead PhotoImpact online help | |
| Shift+F1 | Activates the Context Sensitive Help |
Miscellaneous
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Toggles between moving the selection and copying the selection | |
| G | Show Global Viewer | |
| Shift+F9 | Find next - EasyPalette | |
| Alt+P | Play - Quick Command Panel | |
| Tab | Show/Hide Toolbars and Panels | |
| Page Up/Page 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+Shift+Delete | Deletes the selected thumbnail from the EasyPalette | |
| Arrow Keys | Moves the object up/down one pixel or to the left/right | |
| F10 | Opens the Document Manager | |
| Ctrl+F1 | Show EasyPalette Pop-up | |
| Ctrl+A | Selects all texts in the text box |
Visual Open
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Refresh the visual open window | |
| Ctrl+A | Select all thumbnails |
Tool panel
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ' | Display tools submenu | |
| K | Pick tool | |
| B | Z-Merge Tool | |
| M | Goes through all the various Selection tools | |
| 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 | |
| . | Stand tool | |
| F | Goes through all the various Clone 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 | |
| M+Dragging | Uses an object as a mask | |
| 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 | |
| Shift | Constrains the selection to a circle or square and draws a straight line in increments of 45 degrees |
