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Shortcuts for the Icon Editor

You can use the following shortcuts while you’re editing icons in the Icon Editor (in addition to the Command-key equivalents in the menus):

• To go to the first icon, press Command-Left Arrow.
• To go to the previous icon, press Left Arrow.
• To go to the next icon, press Right Arrow.
• To go to the last icon, press Command-Right Arrow.
• To clear (remove) the current icon, press Command-Delete.
• To select part of the icon picture, hold down Command, and drag. You can move, copy, cut, and apply effects to the selection. (Press and hold the Shift key to constrain movement to vertical and horizontal directions.)
• To peel off a copy of the selection, hold down the Option key, and drag.
• To paste just the icon picture after copying or cutting an icon (instead of creating a new icon), press Command-Option-V.
• The following power keys work in the Icon Editor, both on the entire icon and on the current selection (except as noted):

Erase E (selection only) Frame F Flip Horizontal H Flip Vertical V Gray G Invert I Mirror Horizontal M Mirror Vertical X Opaque O (selection only) Revert R Rotate Left [ Rotate Right ] Shadow S (icon only) Transparent T (selection only) Undo Esc or ~

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