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' Activates before/after comparison. When the key is pressed, the original image will be shown. Releasing the key will reveal the enhanced image.

; Activates split-screen comparison mode where the original image is on the left side and the edited result will be on the right side. To exit the mode press the ; button again.

Tab Show/hide the Preset panel at the bottom of the window and Side panel along right edge. The key will activate previously shown windows.

F Activates Full Screen Preview for a very large image with no user interface.

File Menu

Ctrl+O Opens an Image

Ctrl+S Save a File

Shift+Ctrl+E Export to Image

Ctrl+B Opens Batch Processing Mode

Ctrl+P Print

Edit Menu

Ctrl+Z Undo

Ctrl+Y Redo

Image Menu

Ctrl+[ Rotate Left (CCW)

Ctrl+] Rotate Right (CW)

Tools Menu

B Activate the Masking Brush tool

G Activates the Gradient Mask tool

R Activates the Radial Mask tool

C Enter the Crop tool

Ctrl+J Clone & Stamp tool

Ctrl+E Erase tool

Ctrl+T Free Transform tool

Mask Editing

[ Decrease the brush radius

] Increase the brush radius

Shift+[ Decrease the brush softness

Shift+] Increase the brush softness

X Switching between painting/erasing modes

Ctrl+I Invert the layer mask

View Controls

Ctrl++ Zoom In

Ctrl+- Zoom Out

Ctrl+1 Original Size

Ctrl+0 Fit to Screen

I Show/Hide Image Info

; Compare

F Show a full-screen preview of just the image

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