Keyboard Shortcuts

Every command of the Flare - Photo Editor menu bar that has a keyboard shortcut on Windows, menu by menu. The same table builds the menus of the app, so this page always matches the menus. A letter key selects a tool while the canvas has the keyboard: see Tools.

File · Edit · Image · Layer · Select · Filter · View · Window · Help

File

Command	Shortcut
New…	`Ctrl`+`N`
Open…	`Ctrl`+`O`
Open As…	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`O`
Close	`Ctrl`+`W`
Close All	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`W`
Save…	`Ctrl`+`S`
Save As…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Quick Save	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`S`
Place Image…	`Ctrl`+`K`
Export ▸ Export As…	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`W`
Page Setup…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
Print…	`Ctrl`+`P`
Scripts ▸ Scripts Panel…	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`S`
Exit	`Ctrl`+`Q`

Edit

Command	Shortcut
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`
Copy Merged	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste Into	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Paste Behind	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`V`
Free Transform	`Ctrl`+`T`
Transform ▸ Again	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Select All	`Ctrl`+`A`
Deselect All	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`
Select Objects ▸ Select Again	`Ctrl`+`6`
Preferences…	`Ctrl`+`,`

Image

Command	Shortcut
Invert	`Ctrl`+`I`
Auto White Balance	`Alt`+`Shift`+`B`
Adjust ▸ Levels…	`Ctrl`+`L`
Adjust ▸ Curves…	`Ctrl`+`M`
Adjust ▸ Brightness/Contrast…	`Ctrl`+`B`
Adjust ▸ Color Balance…	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Adjust ▸ White Balance…	`Alt`+`Shift`+`W`
Adjust ▸ Hue/Saturation…	`Ctrl`+`U`
Adjust ▸ Desaturate	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`
Adjust ▸ Selective Color…	`Alt`+`Shift`+`C`
Adjust ▸ HSL Curves…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`
Adjust ▸ Color Wheels…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Y`
Rotate ▸ 90° CW	`Ctrl`+`R`
Rotate ▸ 90° CCW	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Image Size…	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`I`
Canvas Size…	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`

Layer

Command	Shortcut
New ▸ Layer…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`
New ▸ Layer Via Copy	`Ctrl`+`J`
New ▸ Layer Via Cut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`
Duplicate Layer	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`D`
Ungroup Layers	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Create Clipping Mask	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`G`
Arrange ▸ Bring to Front	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`]`
Arrange ▸ Bring Forward	`Ctrl`+`]`
Arrange ▸ Send Backward	`Ctrl`+`[`
Arrange ▸ Send to Back	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`[`
Merge Down	`Ctrl`+`E`
Merge Visible	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`
Merge Visible to New Layer	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`E`

Select

Command	Shortcut
All	`Ctrl`+`A`
None	`Ctrl`+`D`
Reselect	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`
Inverse	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`
All Layers	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`
Grow	`Ctrl`+`G`
Hide Edges	`Ctrl`+`H`

Filter

Command	Shortcut
Last Filter	`Ctrl`+`F`
Filter Browser…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`

View

Command	Shortcut
Color Proof ▸ Off	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Y`
Zoom In	`Ctrl`+`+` or `Ctrl`+`=` or `Ctrl`+`Num +`
Zoom Out	`Ctrl`+`-` or `Ctrl`+`Num -`
Actual Size	`Ctrl`+`1`
Fit In Window	`Ctrl`+`0`
Hide Template	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`
Hide Bounding Box	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`
Guides ▸ Hide Guides	`Ctrl`+`;`
Guides ▸ Lock Guides	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`;`
Guides ▸ Release Guides	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`5`
Smart Guides	`Alt`+`Shift`+`U`

Window

Command	Shortcut
Minimize All	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`
Full View	`F11`
Next Document	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Previous Document	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`
Toolbox	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1`
Control Palette	`Ctrl`+`2`
Swatches	`F5`
Gradient	`F6`
Brushes	`Ctrl`+`5`
Stroke	`Ctrl`+`7`
Transparency	`Ctrl`+`8`
Paragraph	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Info	`Ctrl`+`9`
Layers	`Ctrl`+`4`
Channels	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`4`
Paths	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`7`
Histogram	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`8`
History	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`9`
Navigator	`Shift`+`F8`
Pathfinder	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`P`
Feedback	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`F`
AI Console	`F7`

Help

Command	Shortcut
Online User Manual	`F1`
Keyboard Shortcuts	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`K`
Search Commands…	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`

More keys

F1 opens this help; Help ▸ Search Commands… finds any command by name and shows its shortcut.
In a dialog, Enter is OK and Esc is Cancel; holding Alt turns Cancel into Reset where the dialog offers it.
Holding Space gives the Hand tool while another tool is active.
Actions can be bound to the function keys F1–F12 (with Shift or Ctrl) in Action Options; a key a menu command already uses stays with the menu.

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