Shortcuts for Windows and Linux
Drawing
Draw (latest drawing tool)
D
Erase (latest erasing tool)
E
Kneaded Eraser
1
Rubber Eraser
2
Vinyl Eraser
3
Pencil
P or 4
Marker
M or 5
Brush
B or 6
Flip & Play
Play
Space
Flipping - Step Back / Step Forward
Left / Right arrow keys
Back / Forward - skipping local clones
Up / Down arrow keys
Return Flip (Flips backwards as Return/Enter key is held, then flips forward when released, to end at current frame. If key is held again while it flips forward, it goes past current frame and returns on release. Works well when repeated. Needs a little practice)
Hold Return
Jump to Start / Jump to End
Home / End
Expert Flipping (alternative to using arrow keys):
Flip between originals (Back / Forward - skipping local clones)
Q / W
Crawl on to clones (Step Back / Step Forward)
Alt Q / Alt W
Light Table (View)
Backlight (Onion Skin) On/Off
Shift Space
Toggle between A and B backlight settings (show 1 or 3 frames)
Shift Alt Space
Hand Tool
Hold H + drag
Zoom
Hold Z + drag
Rotate
Hold R + drag
Hand/Zoom/Rotate (combined tool)
Hold Space + drag in area
Reset View (0°, 100%, Centered)
0
Fit View
Ctrl 0
Quick Zoom (zoom in for drawing quick details, then zoom back out)
tap Z, draw, tap Z again
Zoom In / Out
Ctrl = or Ctrl + / Ctrl -
Zoom View X1, X2, X4, X8 or X16 (100% to 1600%) - Zoom in
Ctrl 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Zoom View X1/2, X1/4, X1/8 or X1/16 (50% to 6%) - Zoom out
Ctrl 6, 7, 8 or 9
Rotate View - Clockwise or Counter-Clockwise
> or <
Rotate View - Set to North, North East, East, South East, South, etc
Number keys on NumPad correspond to compass direction
X-Sheet
Show (or hide) the X-Sheet
Tab
New Layer
N
Delete Layer
Shift Ctrl Delete
Active Layer - Go to Layer Above or Below
PageUp or PageDown
Active Layer - Go to Top or Bottom Layer
Shift PageUp or Shift PageDown
Active Layer - Visible
V
Edit
Undo (multiple undos)
Ctrl Z
Redo (multiple redos)
Ctrl Y
Add Clone Drawing
(Apostrophe) '
Add Blank Drawing
Ctrl Down arrow
Turn Clone into Original
O
Cut Drawing (or Selected Drawings)
Ctrl X
Copy Drawing (or Selected Drawings)
Ctrl C
Paste Drawing (or Drawings)
Ctrl V
Clear Drawing (make it Blank) - this works on a Clone too, making it an original blank
*
Delete Drawing (or Selected Drawings)
Ctrl Delete
Select All Drawings
Ctrl A
File
New Scene
Ctrl N
Open Scene
Ctrl O
Save Scene
Ctrl S
Save Scene As
Shift Ctrl S
Import (Movie Clip or Audio)
Ctrl I
Export Movie Clip
Ctrl E
Miscellaneous
Speed Dial: Choose variations of Pencil, Marker or Brush
Hold S - then drag/release to select
Show Tool Bar
Ctrl T
Quit Animation Paper Junior
Ctrl Q
Minimize Animation Paper Junior
Win Down arrow key
Help - Video Tutorials
Ctrl ?