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AVS Photo Editor

Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Manipulation

The AVS Photo Editor interface allows you to use keyboard shortcuts to facilitate the access to the main program features. They are represented in the table below:

Program Window
Ctrl + Z Use it to reverse the latest performed command
Ctrl + Y Use it to repeat the latest undone command
Ctrl + O Use it to open the needed folder and load all the photos from it into the program for editing
Ctrl + S Use it to save the currently edited photo
Shift + Ctrl + S Use it to save the currently edited photo under a different name or into another folder
Ctrl + B Use it to open the Browse Tab
Ctrl + E Use it to open the Edit Tab
Ctrl + P Use it to open the Print Tab
Ctrl + F Use it to switch to the Full Screen view mode, when the image occupies the entire screen area
Ctrl + 1 Use it to resize your image, so that the entire image fits within the Preview Area of the program window
Ctrl + 2 Use it to view the edited photo in full size
Ctrl + 3 Use it to view the edited photo at 300% zoom
Ctrl + Tab Use it to split the Preview Area into two parts that will display the original and the image after performing some editing operations
F1 Use it to open the AVS Photo Editor help file
Alt + F4 Use it to finish work with the program and exit
Folders
Top Arrow Use it to move up within the folders tree
Bottom Arrow Use it to move down within the folders tree
Right Arrow Use it to open the selected folder, if it contains some other folders
Left Arrow Use it to close the selected folder, if it contains some other folders
Page Up Use it to move to the top of the tree - to the very first folder
Page Down Use it to move to the bottom of the tree - to the last folder
Alt + Left Arrow Use it to move to the parent folder
Thumbnails
Enter Use it to switch to the view mode when one image is displayed within the Preview Area
Full Screen
Left Arrow Use it to show the previous image displayed in the navigation panel
Right Arrow Use it to show the next image displayed in the navigation panel
Esc Use it to switch to the previous view mode
Edit Tab
Left Arrow Use it to decrease the value of the selected settings slider
Right Arrow Use it to increase the value of the selected settings slider
Editing Tools
Esc Use it to disable the current editing tool and prevent it from fulfilling a certain task
E Use it to activate the Red Eye Correction tool and open its settings
R Use it to activate the Retouch tool and open its settings
T Use it to activate the Brush tool and open its settings
Y Use it to activate the Crop tool and open its settings
Note!

Note: before using the keyboard shortcuts, make sure that the corresponding section of the program interface is enabled.

Mouse Manipulation

You can also use the scroll wheel (i.e. mouse wheel) to perform some actions within the AVS Photo Editor interface:

Zoom - If the mouse cursor is situated within the Preview Area when the Edit Tab is opened or within the Navigator window, by scrolling the mouse wheel you can zoom in and out the displayed photo.
Navigation - In the Preview Area when the Browse Tab is opened you can scroll thumbnails, if one of them is selected. If one of the folders in the Folders Tree is selected, you can scroll the whole folders list.
Edit Tab - If you press the Ctrl key and click with the mouse one of the settings sliders, you can change the default value to the needed one by scrolling the mouse wheel.

Please note that AVS4YOU programs do not allow you to copy protected material. You may use this software in copying material in which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner.

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