**Program Tutorials** : Paint Shop Pro : *Program Basic

Keyboard shortcuts are keystrokes on your keyboard that will help you increase your productivity when creating layouts.  Some menu options that are frequently used offer shortcut keys which can be viewed on the right side of any drop down menu.

In the following image, the File menu has been clicked.  You can see the command on the left side of the menu and the corresponding keystrokes on the right side of the menu.  Note that some commands require a combination of keystrokes, typically the control key, the shift key or the alt key.

To execute a keyboard shortcut, simply press and hold the indicated keys on your keyboard until the command is fulfilled.  For instance, to create a new document, press the control key on your keyboard and type in the letter “N”.  The New Image menu will pop up which can now be edited to suit your layout requirements.

When executing a keyboard shortcut, be sure to press and hold each of the keys in the order that it appears (Control key, then N…NOT N then Control key.)  It is not necessary for the letter to be capitalized (Ctrl+N is the same as Ctrl+n).

Following are my ten frequently used keyboard shortcuts which may differ from yours based on individual use:

Create a New File:                              Ctrl+N

Save as:                                               F12

Undo:                                                  Ctrl+Z

Copy:                                                  Ctrl+C

Paste As a New Layer:                        Ctrl+L

Paste As a New Vector Layer:            Ctrl+G

Resize Image:                                      Shift+S

Select All:                                           Ctrl+A

Float:                                                   Ctrl+F

Defloat:                                               Ctrl+Shift+F

Be sure to explore the many keyboard shortcuts that are available in Paint Shop Pro.