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<h1>Tux Paint 0.9.29 Quickstart Guide</h1>
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<h2>Tools (Drawing)</h2>
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<h3>🖌Paint</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose a brush on the right.</li></li>
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<li>Some brushes are animated 🎞, some are directional ✲, some are both.</li>
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<li>Change brush spacing with the bars 📶 at the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Choose a color (see "Colors").</li>
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<li>Click/tap and drag in the canvas to paint.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>⌧Stamps</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose a stamp on the right.</li>
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<li>Some stamps may be mirrored 🪞, and/or flipped ↕, using controls near the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Some stamps allow you to choose their color (see "Colors").</li>
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<li>Change categories with the arrow buttons ⇦⇨ near the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Change stamp size with the bars 📶 at the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Click/tap in the canvas to place a stamp.</li>
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<li>Drag to rotate it, and click/tap again to add it to the drawing.</li>
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<li>Some stamps play sound effects; press the speaker 🕪 button to hear it again.</li>
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<li>Some stamps play descriptive sounds; press the headphones 🎧 button to hear it again.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>⚟Lines</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>(See Paint)</li>
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<li>Click/tap and drag to draw a line.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>⭓Shapes</h3>
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<li>Choose a shape on the right.</li>
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<li>Select whether you want to extend the shape from the center ⧈, or a corner ◰, using controls at the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Click/tap to position, and drag to set the size of the shape.</li>
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<li>Drag to rotate it, and click/tap again to add it to the drawing.</li>
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<h3>🄰Text</h3>
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<li>Choose a font on the right.</li>
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<li>Select whether you want the text bold 𝗔 and/or italic 𝘈, using controls near the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Change text size using the up 🡃 and down 🡃 arrow buttons at the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Choose a color (see "Colors").</li>
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<li>Click/tap the canvas to position an insertion cursor.</li>
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<li>Enter text via your keyboard or the on-screen keyboard.</li>
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<li>Click/tap the canvas again if you wish to reposition the text.</li>
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<li>Press [Enter]/[Return] or click/tap ⮨ to add the text to the drawing and begin entering more text one line down.</li>
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<li>Or, press [Tab] or click/tap or ⟷ to add the text to the drawing and continue entering more text immediately to the right.</li>
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<li>
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Using the on-screen keyboard: <ul>
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<li>"Cmp" can be used to compose characters, e.g. Cmp ' a results in á.</li>
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<li>"AltGr" can be used to quickly access more characters.</li>
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<li>Left/Right arrows switches keyboard layouts (e.g., "QWERTY" vs. "ABC")</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🅰Label</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>(See Text)</li>
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<li>Labels float 'above' the drawing; you cannot paint or stamp over them, apply Magic effects, etc.</li>
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<li>Labels may be edited, repositioned, and styled after they've been added to the drawing.</li>
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<li>Click/tap the ☝ button near the lower right to choose a label. Click/tap the label you wish to modify, then click/tap somewhere else in the canvas to reposition, or change the font/style, change color, and/or type to edit the text.</li>
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<li>Or, use the 🖑 button near the lower right to "flatten" a label, applying it to the canvas; it may no longer be edited with the Label tool.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🪣Fill</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose a fill mode on the right.</li>
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<li>Choose a color (see "Colors").</li>
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<li>
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Click/tap (and drag, with Brush and Linear modes) to fill an area of the picture with a color. <ul>
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<li>Solid - Flood-fills an area with a solid color</li>
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<li>Brush - Paints with a solid color, without drawing outside the chosen area</li>
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<li>Linear - Fills the area with a linear gradient (drag to choose angle and gradient)</li>
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<li>Radial - Fills the area with a radial gradient, centered where you clicked/tapped</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🪄Magic</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose a magic tool on the right.</li>
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<li>Change categories with the arrow buttons ⇦⇨ near the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Some magic tools draw or apply effects via click/tap and drag 〰🪄, some affect the entire drawing 🖻🪄, and some offer both options; use the controls at the bottom right.</li>
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<li>Some magic tools allow you to choose their color.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🖓Undo</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Use to undo the most recent changes (multiple undo available).</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[Z]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🖒Redo</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Use to redo the most recent undone change (multiple redo available).</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[R]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>◪Eraser</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose the size and shape of the eraser on the right.</li>
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<li>Click/tap and drag to erase parts of the picture (solid color, or starter or template image).</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [X] and click/tap in the drawing (not always available)</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Tools (Controls)</h2>
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<h3>🗏New</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Choose a solid color, starter, or template image to start with. <ul>
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<li>Starters allow drawing "under" a picture (e.g., a coloring book outline), sometimes with a background layer, too.</li>
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<li>Templates are pictures to start with (background only).</li>
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<li>Eraser tool ◪ reveals the solid color, or starter/template background.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to begin a new drawing.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and return to your current drawing.</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[N]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🕮⮫Open</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Choose a previously-saved drawing to open (or export or erase).</li>
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<li>Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to open the saved drawing and continue editing it.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "🗏⮫Export" to save the drawing to your system's "Pictures" folder.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "🗑Erase" to move the drawing to your system's Trash/Recycle Bin.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and return to your current drawing.</li>
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<li>
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Click/tap "📽Slides" to switch to slideshow mode: <ul>
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<li>Click/tap two or more of your previously-saved drawings, in the order you want them shown. Numbers will appear on them.</li>
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<li>Choose the playback speed using the bars 📶 near the lower left.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⯈Play" to watch the slideshow/animation.</li>
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<li>Or, click/tap "🎞GIF Export" to save an animated GIF of the animation to your system's "Pictures" folder.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⤺Back" to return to the Open dialog.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[O]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🕮⮪Save</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Click/tap to save your drawing.</li>
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<li>If you've saved previously, you'll be prompted whether to overwrite the previously-saved drawing (a la "File→Save") or create a new saved drawing (a la "File→Save As...")</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[S]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🖶Print</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Click/tap to print your drawing.</li>
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<li>Hold [Alt] or [Option] while clicking/tapping to bring up printer dialog, if available.</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[P]</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>🗙Quit</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Click/tap to quit Tux Paint.</li>
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<li>Shortcut: [Esc]</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Colors</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Click/tap to choose a color to use with the Paint, Lines, and Shapes tools, and Stamps and Magic tools that support colors.</li>
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<li>
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Use the pipette / color picker 💉 button to choose a color from a pixel in your current drawing. <ul>
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<li>Shortcut: When colors are available, press [Ctrl] and click/tap in your drawing, to quickly pick a color from your drawing.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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Click/tap the rainbow 🌈 button to choose a color from a rainbow palette (of hue and saturation). <ul>
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<li>Click/tap in the grey gradient bar to adjust brightness (value).</li>
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<li>Click/tap the green checkbox ✓ to accept.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and dismiss the palette.</li>
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</ul>
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<li>
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Click/tap the paint palette 🎨 button to create a color by mixing primary colors: red, yellow, and blue, and white (tint), grey (tone), and black (shade). <ul>
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<li>Click/tap the green checkbox ✓ to accept.</li>
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<li>Color mixing offers its own 🖒Undo and 🖒Redo options.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "🗑Clear" to start over with no mixed colors.</li>
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<li>Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and dismiss the color mixer.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Shortcuts while drawing:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>[Ctrl]+Click/tap - Quick pipette / color picker 💉 access</li>
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<li>[X]+Click/tap - Quick eraser ◪ access</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[Z] - 🖓Undo</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[R] - 🖒Redo</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[N] - 🗏New</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[O] - 🕮⮫Open</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[S] - 🕮⮪Save</li>
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<li>[Ctrl]+[P] - 🖶Print</li>
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<li>[Alt]+[S] - Toggle sound effects on/off</li>
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<li>[Esc] - ⤺Back or 🗙Quit</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<em>Last updated: 2022-11-02 </em>
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