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Pixelmator Pro User Guide
Welcome
Pixelmator Pro basics
Intro to Pixelmator Pro
Interface overview
Pixelmator Pro tools
Zoom, scroll, and rotate the image canvas
Zoom in and out of an image
Use the Zoom tool
Scroll and pan an image
Rotate the image canvas
Undo or redo changes
Choosing colors
Choose and manage colors in Pixelmator Pro
Use the Color Picker tool
Use the Colors window
Use the Pixelmator Pro Photos extension
Print a Pixelmator Pro document
Text field math
Customize your app
About Pixelmator Pro settings
Set general settings
Set editing settings
Set ruler, grid, and guide settings
Set workspace settings
Set Photos Extension settings
Set Apple Pencil settings
Change the Pixelmator Pro layout
Customize the Tools sidebar
Customize the Pixelmator Pro toolbar
Use the Touch Bar with Pixelmator Pro
Automate tasks in Pixelmator Pro
Create, open, and save images
Working with templates
Working with mockups
Create a new image
Open an image
Close an image
Save and name an image
Edit from Photos
Import an image
About the Pixelmator Pro file format
About Pixelmator Pro sidecar files
Automatically edit images
Decontaminate colors
Remove color banding
Automatically reduce noise
Remove image background
Working with layers
About layers
Raster and vector layers
Video layers
Color adjustments and effects layers
Create layers
Replace image
Use the Arrange tool
Select layers
Move and align layers
Resize, rotate, and flip layers
Transform layers
Convert layers into pixels
Use rulers
Use alignment guides
Organize and manage layers
Use layer masks
Use clipping masks
Open and edit images with Portrait Masks
Customize layers using layer styles
About layer styles
Working with layer styles
Adjust the opacity of a layer
Change the blend mode of a layer
Add an outline around a layer
Fill a layer with a color or gradient
Add an inner shadow to a layer
Add a drop shadow to a layer
Layer style presets
Adjust image colors
About adjusting colors
Working with color adjustments
Reading histograms
Automatically improve the look of an image
Working with RAW images
Automatically match image colors
White balance an image
Adjust hue, saturation, and vibrance
Adjust lightness, clarity, and texture
Selectively adjust clarity and texture of an image
Selectively balance the colors in an image
Adjust individual colors in an image
Adjust the levels of an image
Adjust the tonal curve of an image
Replace one color in an image with another
Remove color from an image
Manually convert a color image to black and white
Convert an image to black and white with a color tint
Apply a sepia tint
Fade the shadows or highlights of an image
Mix the color channels of an image
Invert the colors of an image
Apply a vignette
Sharpen an image
Add film grain to an image
Apply LUTs
Color adjustment presets
Color management
About color management
Change the color profile of an image
Change the color depth of an image
See what an image looks like on another device
Retouch and reshape areas of an image
About retouching and reshaping images
Remove an object from an image
Copy part of an image from one area to another
Lighten a specific area of an image
Darken a specific area of an image
Make a specific area of an image more vibrant
Desaturate a specific area of an image
Sharpen a specific area of an image
Soften a specific area of an image
Smudge a specific area of an image
Warp a specific area of an image
Bump a specific area of an image
Pinch a specific area of an image
Twirl a specific area of an image
Create and apply effects
About effects
Working with effects
Apply blur effects
Apply distortion effects
Apply sharpen effects
Apply color adjustment effects
Apply tile effects
Apply stylize effects
Apply halftone effects
Apply generator effects
Apply fill effects
Apply other effects
Effect presets
Paint and erase
Paint with the Paint tool
Stroke with a brush
Quickly fill an image with color
Fill specific areas of an image with color
Fill with the Gradient Fill tool
Paint with the Pixel Paint tool
Erase using the Erase tool
Erase using the Smart Erase tool
Edit and create brushes
Edit a brush
Create a brush
Share and import brushes
Make selections
About selections in image editing
Select precise areas of an image
Quickly select an object or area in an image
Snap a selection around an object or area in an image
Draw a freehand selection
Make a straight-edged selection
Select similarly colored areas of an image
Make a rectangular selection
Make an elliptical selection
Make a column selection
Make a row selection
Select a color range
Select all opaque areas of a layer
Select the entire image
Automatically select a subject in an image
Adjust selections
Refine selections
Move, copy, and delete selected areas
Convert selections into shapes
Draw shapes and vector graphics
About shapes and vector graphics
Add and edit shapes
Arrange and combine shapes
Draw shapes with the Pen tool
Draw shapes with the Freeform Pen tool
Edit vector paths
Save and share custom shapes
Add, edit, and format text
Add text
Use the Type tool
Add text around the outline of a shape
Add curved or circular text
Add text on a path
Add text on a freeform path
Copy and paste text
Use dictation to enter text
Change the look of text
Change the font or font size
Add bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to text
Add or remove a text outline
Change the color of text
Change text capitalization
Align and space text
Format characters
Convert text into a shape or pixel layer
Text style presets
Resize, crop, and straighten images
Change the image size
Change the canvas size
Crop and straighten an image
Rotate and flip an image
Trim away colored or transparent borders around an image
Reveal parts of an image beyond the canvas
Crop presets
Export and share images
Export an image or video to a different file format
Export an image or video for the web
Slice designs into individual images
Quickly export or share an optimized image
Export presets
Pixelmator Pro keyboard shortcuts