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PixInsight (Windows) keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 8/16/2022 on
https://defkey.com/pixinsight-astro-shortcuts

PixInsight is an image processing environment focused on astrophotography.
It is considered a powerful tool for sky photography, but the learning
curve can be steep.

PixInsight (Windows) has 82 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



File menu
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Ctrl + O                Open
Ctrl + Shift + O        Open a Copy
Ctrl + Alt + O          Open Location
Ctrl + S                Save
Ctrl + Shift + S        Save As...
Ctrl + P                Print
Ctrl + X                Exit


Edit menu
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Ctrl + C                Copy View to Clipboard
Ctrl + V                New Image from Clipboard


View menu
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Ctrl + Alt + P          Explorer Windows -> Process Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + F          Explorer Windows -> Format Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + V          Explorer Windows -> View Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + H          Explorer Windows -> History Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V  Explorer Windows -> Load View Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H  Explorer Windows -> Load History Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + C          Processing Console
Ctrl + Alt + E          Script Editor
Ctrl + Alt + T          Real-Time Preview
Ctrl + Alt + B          Show Control Bars
Ctrl + +                Zoom In
Ctrl + -                Zoom Out
Ctrl + 1                Zoom -> 1:1
Ctrl + Shift + 2        Zoom -> 1:2
Ctrl + Shift + 3        Zoom -> 1:3
Ctrl + Shift + 4        Zoom -> 1:4
Ctrl + Shift + 6        Zoom -> 1:6
Ctrl + Shift + 8        Zoom -> 1:8
Ctrl + 2                Zoom -> 2:1
Ctrl + 3                Zoom -> 3:1
Ctrl + 4                Zoom -> 4:1
Ctrl + 6                Zoom -> 6:1
Ctrl + 8                Zoom -> 8:1
Ctrl + 0                Zoom to Fit
Ctrl + T                Zoom to Optimal Fit
Ctrl + W                Fit View
Ctrl + Alt + U          Full Screen


Image menu
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Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Y                Redo
Ctrl + N                New
Ctrl + I                Invert
F11                     Color Management -> Enable Color Management
Ctrl + F11              Color Management -> Enable Color Proofing
Ctrl + Shift + F11      Color Management -> Gamut Check
Ctrl + Shift + 0        Display -> RGB/K
Ctrl + Shift + R        Display -> Red
Ctrl + Shift + G        Display -> Green
Ctrl + Shift + B        Display -> Blue
Ctrl + Shift + L        Display -> Luminance (CIE L*)
Ctrl + Shift + C        Display -> Chrominance (CIE a*=R/b*=G)
Ctrl + Shift + Y        Display -> Luminance (CIE Y)
F10                     Transparency -> Show Transparency
Ctrl + F10              Transparency -> Background Brush
Shift + F10             Transparency -> White Background
Alt + F10               Transparency -> Black Background
F12                     Screen Transfer Functions -> Enable STF
Ctrl + F12              Screen Transfer Functions -> Reset STF
Alt + R                 Mode -> Readout
Alt + Z                 Mode -> Zoom In
Alt + Shift + Z         Mode -> Zoom Out
Alt + C                 Mode -> Center
Alt + P                 Mode -> Pan
Alt + N                 Mode -> New Preview
Alt + E                 Mode -> Edit Preview
Alt + D                 Mode -> Dynamic Operation


Preview menu
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Ctrl + Right arrow      Next
Ctrl + Left arrow       Previous
Ctrl + Shift + Z        Undo
Ctrl + Alt + S          Store
Ctrl + R                Reset


Mask menu
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Ctrl + M                Select Mask
Ctrl + Shift + I        Invert Mask
Ctrl + Shift + M        Enable Mask
Ctrl + K                Show Mask


Workspace menu
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Alt + 1                 Select Workspace -> Workspace 01
Alt + 2                 Select Workspace -> Workspace 02
Alt + 3                 Select Workspace -> Workspace 03
Alt + 4                 Select Workspace -> Workspace 04
Alt + 5                 Select Workspace -> Workspace 05


Window menu
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Ctrl + Page Down        Next Image Window
Ctrl + End              Send Active Image Window to back


Misc.
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Ctrl + Alt + I          Image Container
F9                      Run Script

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