This command will fill an empty layer with the current foreground or background colour. WINDOWS: Alt+Delete (foreground) or Ctrl+Delete (background).MAC: Alt+Backspace (foreground) or Cmd+Backspace (background).Mastering the new layer shortcut is a doddle, so once you're ready to drop in a layer behind it, be sure to use this shortcut. Get started on your latest project in next to no time with this handy shortcut that instantly whips up a new layer and dialogue box.

Whether you’re a longtime Mac user or completely new to the platform, you are practically guaranteed to find CheatSheet useful.To scroll through the layers quickly, hold Alt/Option and use left and right bracket keys to scroll through: right is up and left is down. Having an optional menu item to summon the cheat sheet for the active application, give you some control over basic settings like response time, and having a quick way to quit CheatSheet would be a nice touch, but this is a free app that is very useful as is so we really can’t complain too much, and this may change over time as the app evolves. My only complaint about CheatSheet is that since it runs in the background you have to use something like Activity Monitor to easily quit out of it. Quick troubleshooting tips: if some apps aren’t responding to the hotkey, either relaunch those apps or try releasing and holding Command again and it should activate.Īlso if you’ve forgotten the meaning of Mac keyboard symbols it may be a good time to review those really quickly. Here’s a quick video showing CheatSheet in use with Google Chrome and TextEdit:

This allows you to quickly see even the most obscure shortcuts that would otherwise be buried deep within a submenu somewhere. Now from any application, hold down the Command key for a few seconds to summon the “Cheat Sheet” list of all keyboard shortcuts for that app.

Get CheatSheet for free from Media Atelier (requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later)Īfter you’ve downloaded CheatSheet, place it in /Applications/ folder and the launch the app.

This is where CheatSheet will make your life easier, it’s a tiny free application that sits in the background waiting to be summoned from any Mac app to instantly show all keyboard shortcuts for that application.

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