Toon Boom
15.0
Harmony 16.0

GettingStarted Shortcuts
Guide
Paint
Keyboard

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Publication Date
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents

2

Introduction

4

General Keyboard Shortcuts

6

Colour Management Keyboard Shortcuts

10

Drawing Mode Keyboard Shortcuts

12

Tool Presets Keyboard Shortcuts

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Shift and Trace Keyboard Shortcuts

23

Gaming Keyboard Shortcuts

24

Timesheet Keyboard Shortcuts

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Mini Playback Keyboard Shortcuts

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3Introduction

Introduction
The following section lists all of the default keyboard shortcuts for Harmony.
To make it easier to search for specific keyboard shortcuts, the shortcuts have been divided and grouped into
sections.

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5General Keyboard Shortcuts

General Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Advanced
Save

Description

This is the shortcut to open the
Advanced Save dialog box. Thisdialog box is used to save specificparts of a scene (scene data,
palette lists, palettes andWindows/LinuxmacOS

Ctrl + Shift + S

Shift + ⌘ + S

drawings).
CancelPreview

This is the shortcut key to cancel
the automatic preview.

Shift + Esc

Shift + Esc

Copy

This is the shortcut key to copy
the selection.

Ctrl + C

⌘ +C

Cut

This is the shortcut key to cut the
selection.

Ctrl + X

⌘ +X

Del

Backspace

DeleteThis is the shortcut key to delete
the selection.

Deselect All

This is the shortcut key todeselect all selected objects.

Esc

Esc

Free Pan and
Zoom

This is the shortcut key to pan
and zoom the current view.

Space

Space

Go to Next
ColumnGo to Next Column

JJ

Go to Next
Drawing

Go to Next Drawing

G

G

Go to Previous
ColumnGo to Previous Column

HH

Go to Previous
Drawing

Go to Previous Drawing

F

F

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Command

Description

Windows/Linux

macOS

Help

This is the shortcut to the Online
Help

InvertSelection

This is the shortcut key to invert
the selection in the current view.

Ctrl + Shift + I

Shift + ⌘ + I

Ctrl + N

⌘ +N

Open

This is the shortcut to open ascene or open drawings in paintmode.

Ctrl + O

⌘ +O

Open
Elements

This is the shortcut to open
elements in paint mode.

Ctrl + E

⌘ +E

Paste

This is the shortcut key to paste
the clipboard contents to thescene.

Ctrl + V⌘ +V

Preferences

Launches the preferences dialog.

Ctrl + U⌘ +U

Quick CloseupThis toggles between a global
view and a close-up view.

Shift + Z

Shift + Z

Recentre

This is the shortcut key torecentre the view on the mousepointer in the current view.

N

N

Redo

This is the shortcut key to redo
the an operation that wasundone.

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Remove Art
OutsideSelection

This is the shortcut key to delete
the selection.

Shift + Del or
Shift +
Backspace

Shift + Del or
Shift +
Backspace

Reset Pan

This is the shortcut key torecentre the current view.

Shift + N

Shift + N

NewThis is the shortcut to create a
new scene.

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Reset Rotation

This is the shortcut to reset therotation of the current view.

Shift + X

Shift + X

Reset View

This is the shortcut key to reset
the pan, the zoom and therotation in the current view.

Shift + M

Shift + M

Reset Zoom

This is the shortcut key to reset
the zoom level of the current
view.

Rotate View
CCW

This is the shortcut key to rotate
the view counter clock-wise.

Rotate View
CW

This is the shortcut key to rotate
the view clock-wise.

Ctrl + S

⌘ +S

Save

This is the shortcut to saveeverything in a scene (scene data,
palette lists, palettes anddrawings).

Select All

This is the shortcut key to selecteverything in the current view.

Ctrl + A⌘ +AShow Colour
Model

The shortcut key that
opens/closes the Colour Model.

Shift+K

Shift+K

Toggle AutoGet-Rights-toModifyPalette-Lists

This is the shortcut key to toggle
the automatic locking of palettelists.

Toggle AutoGet-Rights-toModify-PalettsThis is the shortcut key to toggle
the automatic locking of palettes.

Undo

This is the shortcut key to undo
the previous operation.

Ctrl + Z⌘ +Z

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Zoom In

This is the shortcut key to zoomin the current view.

2

2

Zoom OutThis is the shortcut key to zoomout the current view.

1

1

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Colour Management Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Get Rights to
Modify All
Palettes

Shortcut key for the Get Rights
to Modify All Palettes
command.

Alt + LAlt + L

Palette Go to

Shortcut to change the current

Next Colour

colour to the next colour.

Palette Go toPrevious Colour

Shortcut to change the current
colour to the previous colour.

Protect Colour
Value

Shortcut to toggle on/off
Protect Colour on selectedcolour pots.

RecolourDrawing...

Shortcut to replace current
colour in drawings

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Drawing Mode Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Description

Activate Magnifier

Activate Magnifier temporarilyor toggle it permanently ifpressed with ALT.

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Alt + AAlt + A

Shift+Q

Shift+Q

Turn on and off the Apply to
Apply Tool to All
FramesAll Frames mode. When
Apply to All Frames is on,
some operations will apply to
all frames on the selecteddrawing layers.

Apply Tool to Lineand Colour Art

Turn on and off the Apply
to Line and Colour Art
mode. Wjhen Apply to Lineand Colour Art is on, some
operations will apply to all art
layers of the drawing.

Apply toOnion Skin Range

Turn on and off the Apply toOnion Skin Range mode.
When Apply to Onion Skin
Range is on, some operations
will apply to all the drawings
visible in the onion skin.

Apply Tool to
Synced Drawing
LayersTurn on and off the Apply to
Synced Drawing Layers
mode. When Apply to Synced
Drawing Layers is on, some
operations will apply to thecurrent drawing layer and alllayers synced with that layer
in the Camera View.

Apply Tool to
Visible Drawing
LayersTurn on and off the Apply to
Visible Drawing Layers mode.
When Apply to Visible
Drawing Layers is on, some
operations will apply to all
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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Shift+F2

Shift+F2

Ctrl + Shift + R⌘ + Shift + R

Camera View.
Auto-Create
Colour Art fromBrush

Shortcut to toggle the Create
Colour Art on Brush switch

Automatically Fill

Automatically fill drawing

Inside Regions

shapes.

Auto-Matte

Generate Auto-Matte.

Bring Forward

Bring the selected drawing
element one step forward.

Ctrl + PgUp

⌘ + PgUp

Bring To Front

Bring the selected drawing
element to the front.

Ctrl + Shift +PgUp⌘ + Shift +PgUp

Brush Tool

Activate the Brush Tool in
Brush Mode.

Alt + BAlt + B

Brush Tool
(General)Activate the Brush Tool.

Centerline Editor
Tool

Activate the Centerline EditorTool.

Alt + W

Alt + W

Change Bitmap
Drawing
Resolution

Change the resolution for theselected bitmap drawing(s)Change Vector
Drawing Brush
Resolution

Change the brush resolution
for the selected vector
drawing(s)Close Gap
Interactive Tool

Pops up a dialog to adjust thesize of gaps to be closed all at
once.

Shift+F10

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Close Gap Tool

Activate the Close Gap Tool.

Alt + C

Alt + C

Contour Editor
Tool

Activate the Contour EditorTool.

Alt + Q

Alt + Q

Convert Brush
Strokes to Pencil

Convert Brush to Pencil.

^^

Convert Pencil
Lines to Brush
StrokesConvert Pencil Lines toBrush.

&&

Convert Strokes toPencil Lines

Convert selected (invisible)
strokes to pencil lines.

Shift + F12

Shift + F12

Convert to Bitmap
Drawing

Render the selected vector
drawing(s) to generate acorresponding bitmap**

Alt + T

Alt + TLines

drawing(s)Convert to Vector
Drawing

Vectorize the selected bitmap
drawing(s) to generate acorresponding vector
drawing(s)Create Colour Art
from Line Art

Line Art To Colour Art.

Crop Brush
Textures

Crop and optimize the brushtextures.

Cutter Tool

Activate the Cutter Tool.

Cycle ThroughFlatten Drawing
Modes

This shortcut cycles throughthe different drawing
modes: Normal, Flatten Latest
and Auto Flatten

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Decrement Brush
Size

Decrement Brush Size.

Draw Behind

Toggle the Draw Behindmode for the current tool.

Drawing Pivot

This is the shortcut for the

Toolpivot tool.

Shift + P

Shift + P

Dropper Tool

Activate the Dropper Tool.

Alt + D

Alt + D

Edit
Texture/Gradient
Tool

Activate the Edit
Texture/Gradient Tool

Shift + F3

Shift + F3

Ellipse Tool

Activate the Ellipse Tool.

Alt + =

Alt + =

Eraser Tool

Activate the Eraser Tool.

Alt + E

Alt + E

FlattenFlatten.

Alt + Shift + F

Alt + Shift + F

Flatten andRemove Extra
Strokes

Shortcut to flatten andremove the extra strokes

Ctrl + Shift + F⌘ + Shift + F

Flatten Latest

Shortcut to toggle the draw
top layer switch

Hand Tool

Activate the Hand Tool.

Increment Brush
Size

Increment Brush Size.

Ink Tool

Activate the Ink Tool.

Join Pencil Lines

Join Pencil Lines.

Alt + Shift + J

Alt + Shift + J

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOSLight TableThe shortcut key that
activates the Auto Light Tablecommand.

Shift + L

Shift + L

Line Tool

Activate the Line Tool.

Alt + \

Alt + \

Shortcut to merge selected
Merge Pencil Lines

pencil lines into a single
pencil line.

Onion Skin: 1 Next

The shortcut key that
activates the Next Drawing
command for the onion skin.

Ctrl + 1⌘ +1

Onion Skin: 1
Previous

The shortcut key that
activates the Previous
Drawing command for theonion skin.

!

!

Onion Skin: 2 Next

The shortcut key that
activates the Next Two
Drawings command for theonion skin.

Ctrl + 2⌘ +2

Onion Skin: 2
Previous

The shortcut key that
activates the Previous Two
Drawings command for theonion skin.

@@Onion Skin: 3 Next

The shortcut key that
activates the Next Three
Drawings command for theonion skin.

Ctrl + 3⌘ +3

Onion Skin: 3
Previous

The shortcut key that
activates the Previous Three
Drawings command for theonion skin.

##Onion Skin: Add 1

The shortcut key that

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Command

Description

Next

activates the Add One Next
Drawing command for theonion skin.

Onion Skin: Add 1
Previous

Windows/LinuxmacOS

The shortcut key that
activates the Add One
Previous Drawing commandfor the onion skin.

Onion Skin: No
Next

The shortcut key that
activates the No Next
Drawings command for theonion skin.

Ctrl + `⌘ +`Onion Skin: No
Previous

The shortcut key that
activates the No Previous
Drawings command for theonion skin.

~~

The shortcut key that
Onion Skin:
Reduce 1 Next

activates the Reduce One
Next Drawing command forthe onion skin.

Onion Skin:
Reduce 1 Previous

The shortcut key that
activates the Reduce One
Previous Drawing commandfor the onion skin.

Optimize

Combine the selecteddrawing's strokes.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift+C⌘ + Alt +Shift + C

Paint and Remove
TextureShortcut to toggle the Paint
Over Texture switch

Shift + F6

Shift + F6

Paint Tool

Activate the Paint Tool.

Alt + I

Alt + I

Paint Tool
(General)Activate the Paint Tool
without changing its mode.

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Paint Unpainted
Tool

Activate the Paint Tool in
Paint Unpainted Mode.

Alt+Y

Alt+Y

Pencil Editor Tool

Activate Pencil Editor Tool
temporarily or permanently ifpressed with ALT.

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Pencil Tool

Activate the Pencil Tool.

Alt + /

Alt + /

Permanent
Selection

Selects drawings in thespecified area for all frames inthe scene.

Ctrl + Shift + P⌘ + Shift + P

Perspective Tool

This is the shortcut for thedrawing perspective tool.

Alt + 0Alt + 0Polyline Tool

Activate the Polyline Tool.

Alt + _

Alt + _PP

Alt + 7

Alt + 7

Shift + D

Shift + D

Shortcut key to toggle

Preview Line andColour Arts

Preview Mode on and off in
the Drawing View. In Preview
Mode, all layers of thedrawing are visible; only theactive layer (Line Art orColour Art) is visible when
Preview Mode is off.

Rectangle Tool

Activate the Rectangle Tool.

Reduce Drawing
Texture Resolution

Reduce drawing texture
resolution.

Remove Dirt

Shortcut to call the remove
dirt function

Remove Hair

Pops a dialog to adjust thelength of hair to be removed.

Remove Art Inside

Removes art inside selection

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Selection

on current drawing

Remove Art Inside
Selection on All
Drawings

Removes art inside selection
on all drawings

Removes Art

Removes art outside selection

Outside Selection

on current drawing

Removes Art
Outside Selection
on All Drawings

Removes art outside selection
on all drawings

Repaint Brush
Tool

Activate the Brush Tool in
Repaint Mode.

Alt + X

Alt + X

Repaint Tool

Activate the Paint Tool in
Repaint Mode.

Alt + R

Alt + R

Resize Pencil Style
Tool

This is the shortcut for the
tool to resize pencil.

O

O

Rotate 180

Rotate the drawing 180
degrees.

Rotate 90 CCW

Rotate the drawing 90
degrees counterclockwise.

Ctrl + 7⌘ +7

Rotate 90 CW

Rotate the drawing 90
degrees clockwise.

Ctrl + 9⌘ +9

Rotate View Tool

Activate the Rotate View
Tool.

Select Strokes withCurrent Colour

This is the shortcut key toselect all drawing objects inthe active layer(s) of adrawing that are coloured
with the current colour.

Ctrl + Shift + A⌘ + Shift + A

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Select Tool

Activate the Select Tool.

Alt + S

Alt + S

Send Backward

Send the selected drawing
element one step backward.

Ctrl + PgDown⌘ + PgDown

Send to Back

Send the selected drawing
element to the back.

Ctrl + Shift +PgDown⌘ + Shift +PgDownShow Grid

Show/hide the Drawing View
grid by default.

Ctrl + '⌘ +'Show Grid Outline
Only

Toggle between the displayof the drawing view grid in
outline or full field chart
mode.

Show Strokes

Shortcut key to the Show
Strokes command.

K

K

Show/HideContour Editor
Controls

Show/Hide Rotation and
Scale Controls

Alt+F5

Alt+F5

Show/Hide Onion
Skin

Toggles on and off the onion
skin.

Alt + O

Alt + O

SmoothSmooth.

Alt + Shift + S

Alt + Shift + S

Smooth Editor
Tool

Activate the Smooth Editor
Tool.

Snap and AlignUse drawing bounding boxes
for snapping and alignment.

Ctrl + Alt + ,⌘+Alt + ,Snap to Contour

Use drawing contours forsnapping.

Ctrl + Alt + ;⌘+Alt + ;Snap to Grid

Snap drawings to the grid.

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Command

Description

Windows/LinuxmacOS

Split Pencil Line

Split Pencil Line.

Alt+Shift+K

Alt+Shift+K

Stamp Tool

Activate the Stamp tool.

Stroke Tool

Activate the Stroke Tool.

Alt + VAlt + V

Switch to Line
Art/Colour Art

Shortcut key to toggle
between Line Art and Colour
Art in a drawing.

L

L

Switch toOverlay/Underlay
Layer

Shortcut key to toggle
between overlay and underlay
layer in a drawing.

colon (:)

colon (:)

Text Tool

Activate the Text Tool.

Alt + 9Alt + 9Toggle Backlight

Shortcut key to turn the
Backlight on and off in the
Drawing View.

Alt + Shift + B

Alt + Shift + B

Toggle Line
Building Mode

Turn on and off the Pencil
Tool Line Building Mode. Thismode allows to append new
pencil strokes to existing one
when drawing with the Pencil
Tool and Line Tool.

Toggle Protect
Colours

Turn on and off the Respect
Sticky Colours option. When
Respect Sticky Colours is on,
you cannot change the colourof objects painted with sticky
colours.

Shift + S

Shift + S

Unpaint Tool

Activate the Paint Tool in
Unpaint Mode.

Alt + U

Alt + U

Zoom Tool

Activate Zoom Tool
temporarily or permanently ifpressed with ALT.

Alt + Z

Alt + Z

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Tool Presets Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Description

Tool Preset Shortcut#01

Tool Preset Shortcut 1.

Tool Preset Shortcut#02

Tool Preset Shortcut 2.

Tool Preset Shortcut#03

Tool Preset Shortcut 3.

Tool Preset Shortcut#04

Tool Preset Shortcut 4.

Tool Preset Shortcut#05

Tool Preset Shortcut 5.

Tool Preset Shortcut#06

Tool Preset Shortcut 6.

Tool Preset Shortcut#07

Tool Preset Shortcut 7.

Tool Preset Shortcut#08

Tool Preset Shortcut 8.

Tool Preset Shortcut#09

Tool Preset Shortcut 9.

Tool Preset Shortcut#10

Tool Preset Shortcut 10.

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Shift and Trace Keyboard Shortcuts
NOTE
These keyboard shortcuts work with the Shift and Trace tool which can be used in the Camera
view, not the Shift and Trace functionality of the desk in the Drawing view.

Command

Description

Reset Shiftand Traceof AllDrawings

Reset the shift and trace position of
all drawings on the current drawing
layer.

Reset Shiftand Traceof
Selected
Drawings

Reset the shift and trace position of
the selected drawings.

Windows/LinuxUse the Shift and Trace Tool to

Shift andTrace Toolchange the position of drawings in
the Camera View when Shift andTrace is enabled. If you assign 'Alt + a
shortcut key', you can temporarily
override the current tool by using theshortcut key without the Alt modifier.
Using Alt + key will activate the Shiftand Trace tool.

Shift andTrace
RotateUse this shortcut to temporarily
override from any tool to the Rotate
mode of the Shift and Trace tool.

Shift and
Trace
Scale

Use this shortcut to temporarily
override from any tool to the Scale
mode of the Shift and Trace tool.

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Gaming Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Description

Select Group #01

Select Group 01

Select Group #02

Select Group 02

Select Group #03

Select Group 03

Select Group #04

Select Group 04

Select Group #05

Select Group 05

Select Group #06

Select Group 06

Select Group #07

Select Group 07

Select Group #08

Select Group 08

Select Group #09

Select Group 09

Select Group #10

Select Group 10

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Timesheet Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts are useful if you are working in a traditional Japanese animation pipeline.
They use functionalities specific to the Timesheet, a special mode of the Xsheet view when using Harmony inJapanese.
Command

Add Camera
ColumnDescription

Windows/Linux

Adds a Camera column.

Add Camera
Fairing

Adds a wiggle line marker in the
Camera column for Fairing.

Add Camera
Pan

Adds a straight line marker in the
Camera column for Pan.

Add Camera
Point

Adds a marker in the Camera
column for a customized camera
position.

Add Camera
Point A

Adds a marker in the Camera
column for the A camera position.

Add Camera
Point B

Adds a marker in the Camera
column for the B camera position.

Add Camera
Point C

Adds a marker in the Camera
column for the C camera position.

Add Slide
Marker A

Adds an A marker in the Camera
column for layer slides or
movements.

Add Slide
Marker E

Adds an A marker in the Camera
column for layer slides or
movements.

Add Slide
Marker I

Adds an A marker in the Camera
column for layer slides or
movements.

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Command

Description

Add Slide
Marker O

Adds an A marker in the Camera
column for layer slides or
movements.

Add Slide
Marker U

Adds an A marker in the Camera
column for layer slides or
movements.

Add Sound
ColumnAdds a sound column named S.

Clear
Inbetween
Markers

Clears the cell marker Inbetween,
Reverse Inbetween or Reverse
Reference.

ExportTimesheetto PDF

Exports the Timesheet information
to a PDF file.

Generate
Cell
Columns

Generates new columns from theselected columns, renames thedrawing in ascending order andreplaces inbetween markers withdrawings.

Mark asBreakdownMarks the selected cell as abreakdown.

Mark asInbetweenMarks the selected cell as aninbetween.

Mark as Key

Marks the selected cell as a key
drawing.

Mark asReverseInbetweenMarks the selected cell as a reverse
inbetween.

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Mini Playback Keyboard Shortcuts
Command

Description

Mini Playback

Starts the mini playback

Mini Playback Dialog

Opens the mini playback
dialog

Windows/Linux

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