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To set the active Canvas workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button.  
To set the active Canvas workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button.  
The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom [[Keyboard Shortcuts]].
The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom [[Keyboard Shortcuts]].


The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.
The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.

Revision as of 17:25, 3 June 2020


The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the Canvas workspace. The palette also makes available all the available settings to currently active canvas workspace tool.



To set the active Canvas workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button. The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom Keyboard Shortcuts.


The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.


Hand Tool

The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.

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Zoom Tool

The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.

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Paint Brush Tool

Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Eraser Brush Tool

Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Fill Bucket Tool

Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

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Gradient Tool

Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Eyedropper Tool

Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

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Move Tool

Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Free Transform Tool

Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Distort Transform Tool

Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Rectangle Selection Tool

Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Lasso Selection Tool

Select an arbitrary area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

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Magic Wand Selection Tool

Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

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