Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Navigation

Left Cursor Go to the previous image
Right Cursor Go to the next image
(or Space when displaying images full screen)
Home Go to the first image

End

Go to the last image

Page Up

Go to the previous DVD chapter start (when viewing full screen)

Page Down

Go to the next DVD chapter start (when viewing full screen)

Ctrl + G / Ctrl + F / F3

Find or navigate to a frame

 

Project Editing

Ctrl + I Add images/videos from your computer
Ctrl + T Add a title/text frame
Alt + T Edit the text of the current image or title page
Ctrl + Shift + T Remove any text that has been added to an image
Alt + Left Promote the image (move it closer to the start of the slideshow)
Alt + Right Demote the image (move it closer to the end of the slideshow)
Alt + Up/Down Move the image up/down
Alt + Home/End Move the image to the start/end of the slideshow
Delete Remove the selected image(s) from the slideshow
Ctrl + Comma Rotate the selected image(s) left
Ctrl + Period Rotate the selected image(s) right
Ctrl + A Select all images

Ctrl + E

Edit the selected image

Ctrl + Shift + E

Open the selected image(s) in an external image editor

Ctrl + B

Insert a DVD chapter break

Alt + Enter

Frame Properties: Change the motion effect, transition or border for the current frame(s)

Shift + Alt + Enter

Slideshow Properties: Change the motion effects, transitions and music for the project

Ctrl + X / C / V

Cut / Copy / Paste frame(s)

 

File Functions

Ctrl + N Create new slideshow project
Ctrl + O Open slideshow project
Ctrl + S Save the slideshow project

 

Title Page Editing

Cursor Keys

 Select a different editing object
Ctrl + Cursor Keys Move the selected object(s)
Ctrl + Shift + Cursor Keys Quick move the selected object(s)

Shift + Cursor Keys

Resize the selected object(s)

Delete

Remove the selected object(s) from the page

Ctrl + Enter

Edit the selected object

Ctrl + Z

Undo the last change

 

Other Functions

Ctrl+D

Burn the slideshow to disk

Ctrl+P

Print the current image or slideshow

Ctrl+Space

Display the current image
F11 Preview the slideshow

Shift + F11

Preview the slideshow with continuous looping

Esc

Cancel the display/preview/full-screen
F1 Display this help file
Alt + F4 Close PixPlay

 

PC Slideshow Viewing

(Available only when viewing a PC Format Slideshow Disk)

Space

Next Frame

Left/Right Cursor

Previous/Next Frame

Shift + Left/Right Cursor

Skip back/ahead 10 frames

Page Down/Up

Previous/Next DVD Chapter

Home

Restart slideshow

Esc

Exit slideshow

P

Pause/resume slideshow
O Pause/resume slideshow but continue to play music
M Mute

Shift + Minus / Shift + Plus

Zoom out/in

Ctrl+ Minus / Ctrl+Plus

Decrease/Increase volume

W

Display web site specified for slideshow

E

Send email to address specified for slideshow

G

Navigate to a specified frame

 

Mouse Gestures

"Gestures" are mouse shortcuts where you click and draw on the image to perform common tasks.  It is similar to the way you can drag your finger across the touch-screen of modern phones.  You can use the gestures when previewing a slideshow or viewing a PC Format Slideshow.

Gesture

Description

Action

Click and drag right

Display previous frame

Click and drag left

Display next frame

Click and drag up

Show photo full size

Click and drag down

Fit the photo to screen

Draw right arrow

Go to previous chapter

Draw left arrow

Go to next chapter

Draw upsidedown "L"

Restart Slideshow

Draw backwards "L"

Restart Slideshow (Same as above)

Draw a "Z"

Perform custom zoom

Draw a "X"

Remove current frame

Draw a "M"

Mute slideshow

Draw a reverse half-circle

Rotate photo left

Draw a half-circle

Rotate photo right

 

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