Deluxe Pixel keys

Every key and mouse shortcut in Deluxe Pixel 2.17, on one page. Print it (it fits one landscape A4 sheet) or keep it open beside the program. For what each does, see the Deluxe Pixel guide.

Booklet (PDF) the same keys as an 8-page booklet, 120 × 180 mm (DVD case size): print it double-sided on two A4 sheets, flipping on the short edge, then fold and trim

Tools

Freehand / dotted freehand	`D` / `S`
Airbrush	`A`
Line / curve	`V` / `Q`
Rectangle / filled	`R` / `Shift`+`R`
Circle / filled	`C` / `Shift`+`C`
Ellipse / filled	`E` / `Shift`+`E`
Polygon / filled	`W` / `Shift`+`W`
Fill / pick colour	`F` / `,`
Select rectangle / lasso	`M` / `L`
Magic wand	`Shift`+`M`
Text	`Shift`+`T`, then click
Pointer (objects, transforms)	`P`
Finish polygon / remove last corner	`Enter` / `Backspace`
Cancel what's in progress	`Esc`

Brush

Pick up a brush	`B`, then drag a box
Built-in brush	`.`
Flip across / upside down	`X` / `Y`
Rotate 90°	`Z`
Outline in the left colour	`O`
Brush size	`Ctrl`+`[` / `Ctrl`+`]`
Animated brush: flip, rotate every frame	`X`, `Y` / `Z`

Colours

Previous / next colour	`[` / `]`
Swap left and right colours	`Shift`+`X`
Left / right colour	click / right-click a swatch
Lock or unlock a colour (stencil)	`Ctrl`+click a swatch
Swap two colours when dragging one	`Ctrl` while dropping
Colour cycling in this canvas	`Tab`
Mixer: smudge / pick	`Ctrl`+drag / `Alt`+click
Mixer: fill a ramp	`Shift`+drag

Selection and clipboard

Select all / deselect	`Ctrl`+`A` / `Ctrl`+`D` or `Esc`
Invert selection	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
Add to / take away from the selection	`Shift` / `Alt` while selecting
Keep only the overlap	`Shift`+`Alt` while selecting
Move / copy the selected pixels	drag / `Alt`+drag inside
Nudge the selection	`←↑→↓` (`Shift` 8 pixels)
Cut / copy	`Ctrl`+`X` / `Ctrl`+`C`
Paste as brush / as new image	`Ctrl`+`V` / `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Delete what's selected	`Del` or `Backspace`
Selection to brush	`Ctrl`+`B`
Transform (Pointer): apply / put back	`Enter` / `Esc`
Transform: keep straight, snap the centre	`Shift`

Objects (Pointer)

Resize from the centre / keep proportions	`Alt` / `Shift` while dragging a handle
Rotate in 15° steps	`Shift` while rotating
Pose a 3D part: turn / tip	drag across / drag down
Pose a 3D part: move / roll / scale	`Shift` / `Ctrl` / `Alt` while dragging

View and canvases

Zoom in / out	wheel or `+` / `-`
Fit to window / actual pixels	`Ctrl`+`0` / `Ctrl`+`1`
Pan	middle-drag or `Space`+drag
Pixel grid / show transparency	`G` / `T`
Sprite and tile grid	`Shift`+`G`
New view of this image	`Ctrl`+`T`
Previous canvas, or spare page	`J`
Close canvas	`Ctrl`+`W`
Open the guide	`F1`

Animation

Previous / next frame	`1` / `2`
Play / stop	`4`

Tile maps

Flip / rotate the tile brush	`X`, `Y` / `Z`
Pick up a tile / a group of cells	right-click / right-drag
Clear brush: one cell / a group	`Shift`+right-click / `Shift`+right-drag
Open a cell's tile in the tile set	`Alt`+click
Swap between a map and its tile set	`J`
Map grid style / tile numbers	`Ctrl`+`G` / `Shift`+`N`
The active layer's grid	`Shift`+`G`
Put another map with this one	`Ctrl`+click its tab
Tiles panel: zoom	`-` / `+` or `Ctrl`+wheel
Tiles panel: swap two tiles	`Shift` while dropping
Tiles panel: add / drop a random tile	`Ctrl`+click
Quick stamp: keep the brush / bring it back	`Ctrl`+`1` to `Ctrl`+`9` / `1` to `9`
Focus on the active layer	`Ctrl`+`H`
Play the level again / stop	`F9` / `Esc`
Objects: finish a polygon / drop it	`Enter` or double-click / `Esc`
Objects: take the last point back	`Backspace`
Objects: delete / nudge the chosen one	`Del` / `←↑→↓` (`Shift` 10 pixels)
Objects: snap to cells the other way	`Ctrl`
Objects: add / remove a point	double-click a side / `Alt`+click a point
Objects: turn in 15° steps	`Shift` while rotating

Files and editing

New image / open	`Ctrl`+`N` / `Ctrl`+`O`
Save / save as	`Ctrl`+`S` / `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Export (every format)	`Ctrl`+`E`
Print, or save as PDF	`Ctrl`+`P`
Command palette	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
Repeat the last filter / with options	`Ctrl`+`F` / `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z` or `U`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
New layer	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`
Rename a layer	double-click it
Stop running scripts	`Esc`

Drag and drop

Move a layer or map layer	drag it onto another
Move a palette colour / swap two	drag it onto another / `Ctrl` while dropping
Dab a palette colour on the mixer	drop it on the mix
Place a new object	drag an Add icon onto the canvas
Place a tile on the map	drag it from the Tiles panel
Copy pixels to another picture	drag the selection onto its canvas
New layer from a picture file	drop it on a canvas
Colours from a palette or picture file	drop it on the Palette panel
Open a file	drop it anywhere else

Script editor and debugger

Find and replace	`Ctrl`+`F`
Another cursor	`Ctrl`+`D`
Comment lines	`Ctrl`+`/`
Save / open	`Ctrl`+`S` / `Ctrl`+`O`
Autocomplete	`Ctrl`+`Space`
Breakpoint	`F9`
Debug, or continue	`F5`
Pause	`F6`
Step over / into / out	`F10` / `F11` / `Shift`+`F11`
Stop	`Shift`+`F5`

Single-key shortcuts are ignored while you're typing in a text box, or while a menu or dialog is open. Left paints with the left colour, right with the right.