# Menus

Some of &krita;'s menus are standard in &kde; or &koffice;, while others are particular to &krita;. The File menu contains commands for manipluating files. In the Edit menu, you can find commands that do things with the current selection. With the commands from the View menu, you can change the way you look at the image. The Image menu contains commands that change the entire image, like converting all layers to another color model or resizing or scaling the image. The Layer menu is like the Image menu, but the commands only work on the current layer. The Select menu contains commands to create and manipulate selections. The Filter menu contains all the filters you have installed. These work on the current layer. The Scripts menu contains entries for working with scripts. The Settings menu is again common to &koffice; and allows you to manipulate the toolbars, shortcuts and configuration of &krita;. Finally, the Help menu gives you access to various (hopefully helpful) information, such as this handbook.

## The File Menu

&Ctrl;N File New

- Creates a new document. This displays the New document dialog, standard across &koffice;, in which you can choose to start with a blank document of a certain type, or to open a recently opened document.

&Ctrl;O File Open...

- Opens an existing document. Because this uses the usual &kde; Open Document dialog to let you select a file, you can open files via various protocols (ftp, fish, etcetera).

File Open Recent

- Opens a recently opened document. Clicking this menu item will show a submenu with the ten most recently opened documents in which you can quickly open an image you have been working on lately.

&Ctrl;S File Save

- Saves the document. If you haven't saved the document before, you will get the Save Document As dialog, otherwise the document will be saved under its current name.

File Save As...

- Saves the document under a different name. The default &kde; dialog is used, so saving remotely via ftp or ssh (fish) is perfectly possible.

File Reload

- Reloads the current document from disk. All changes since you last saved the document will be lost.

File Import...

- Opens an existing document. Unlike File Open, this does not load the actual document, but only its contents: you receive a copy of the chosen file as a new document.

File Export...

- Saves the document under a different name. (For the moment, this is the same as File Save As....)

File Mail...

- Sends the document via email. The default &kde; mail compose window will be used.

&Ctrl;P File Print...

- Prints the document. You will see the usual &kde; print dialog appear.

File Print Preview...

- Shows a preview of what the printed document will look like.

File Document Information

- Opens the Document Information dialog. This dialog can be used to add various information to the image, like title, subject, keywords, author information, and any other information you want to save with the image.

&Ctrl;W File Close

- Closes the document.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

- Quits &krita;.

## The Edit Menu

&Ctrl;Z Edit Undo

- Undoes the last action carried out. Actions (like painting a stroke, filling an area, etcetera) are stored on a stack. The last action you did will be undone, and the image is restored to the state before that. Immediately choosing Undo again will undo the action that was carried out before the one just undone, etcetera.

&Ctrl;&Shift;Z Edit Redo

- Redoes the last action undone. As described at Undo, a series of actions can be undone. With Redo, an action undone is carried out again, and if more actions have been undone before that, you can redo these in turn.

&Ctrl;X Edit Cut

- Cuts the selection to the clipboard. The current selection is put on the &kde; clipboard, and the selection is cleared.

&Ctrl;C Edit Copy

- Copies the selection to the clipboard.

&Ctrl;V Edit Paste

- Pastes the contents of the clipboard.

Edit Paste into New Image

- Pastes the contents of the clipboard as a new image.

Edit Clear

- Clears the selection.

&Alt;&Backspace; Edit Fill with Foreground Color

- Fills the selection with the current foreground color. The current foreground color is shown in the top left color square of the Colors palette.

&Backspace; Edit Fill with Background Color

- Fills the selection with the current background color. The current background color is shown in the bottom right color square in the top left corner of the Colors palette.

Edit Fill with Pattern

- Fills the selection with the current pattern. The current pattern is shown on the Brush Shapes toolbar, usually at the top right of the &krita; window.

Edit Resources

- Contains options for working with color palettes.

Edit Resources Add New Palette...

- Opens the Add Palette dialog. You can create a custom color palette here.

Edit Resources Edit Palette...

- Opens the Edit Palette dialog. Choose a color palette to edit from this list. You will then be given the same dialog as with Add Palette, with the difference that you edit the chosen color palette instead of adding a new one.

## The View Menu

&Ctrl;&Shift;F View Full Screen Mode

- Switches between normal view and full screen view. In full screen view, the title bar is hidden and the actual application window is resized to the entire screen.

View New View

- Opens a new view for the current document. A new application window is opened so that you can have two different views of the same document, for example to work on different areas at the same time, or to look at an area at different zoom levels simultaneously. Changes you make to the document in one view are immediately visible in other views.

&Ctrl;&Shift;W View Close All Views

- Closes all views.

View Split View

- Splits the current view. The drawing area will be split into two parts, which can be used just like two views in different windows.

View Remove View

- Unsplits the view. The second view (the bottom or right one) will be closed and the first one will remain visible.

View Splitter Orientation

- Changes the way the split view is displayed.

View Splitter Orientation Vertical

- Changes the orientation of the splitter to vertical. The two split views will be positioned side by side.

View Splitter Orientation Horizontal

- Changes the orientation of the splitter to horizontal. The two split views will be positioned above each other.

&Ctrl;+ View Zoom In

- Zooms in on the view. The view will be more detailed, but a smaller area will be visible at the same time.

&Ctrl;- View Zoom Out

- Zooms out of the view. A larger area will be visible at the same time, but it will be less detailed.

&Ctrl;0 View Actual Pixels

- Zooms the view to actual pixel level. (1:1 scale)

View Actual Size

- Zooms the view to the actual image size.

View Fit to Page

- Zooms the view so that the image fills the available workspace.

&Ctrl;R View Show Rulers

- Toggles display of the rulers on and off.

View Show Grid

- Toggles display of the grid lines on and off.

View Grid Spacing

- Contains various options to set the distance between grid lines. The available spacing options are 1x1, 2x2, 5x5, 10x10, 20x20, and 40x40.

View Show Perspective Grid

- Toggles display of the perspective grid on and off.

View Clear Perspective Grid

- Clears the perspective grid. (All grid lines that were created, are deleted.)

View Palettes

- Allows you to toggle the display of the various palettes on and off. The default view of &krita; shows all palettes, and the items are listed as Hide `palette` therefore. When a certain palette is hidden, the corresponding menu item changes to Show `palette`.

&Ctrl;&Shift;H View Palettes Hide All Palette Windows

- Hides all palettes.

View Palettes Hide Overview

- Hides the Overview palette.

View Palettes Hide HSV

- Hides the HSV palette.

View Palettes Hide RGB

- Hides the RGB palette.

View Palettes Hide Gray

- Hides the Gray palette.

View Palettes Hide Palettes

- Hides the Palettes palette.

View Palettes Hide Layers

- Hides the Layers palette.

View Palettes Hide Scripts Manager

- Hides the Scripts Manager.

View Palettes Hide Histogram

- Hides the Histogram palette.

View Palettes Hide Watercolors

- Hides the Watercolors palette.

View Palettes Hide Brush, Ellipse, Filter tool, Line, Polygon &etc;

- Hides the palette of the selected Tool.

View Wetness Visualisation

- Toggles indication of the wetness of watercolor paint on and off.

## The Image Menu

Image Image Properties

- Opens the Image Properties dialog, in which you can change the image name, size, profile and description.

Image Resize Image to Size of Current Layer

- Resizes the image to the size of the currently active layer.

Image Substrate...

- Opens the Substrate dialog.

Image Rotate

- Rotates the image.

Image Rotate Rotate Image...

- Opens the Rotate Image dialog.

Image Rotate Rotate Image CW

- Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise.

Image Rotate Rotate Image CCW

- Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise (270 degrees clockwise).

Image Rotate Rotate 180

- Rotates the image 180 degrees.

Image Convert Image Type...

- Opens the Convert All Layers dialog. This allows you to convert the image to a different color space. Apart from the color space, the profile and rendering intent can be specified as well.

Image Separate Image...

- Opens the Separate Image dialog. You can separate the image into layers for each individual colorspace component there.

Image Change Image Size...

- Opens the Image Size dialog . You can resize or scale the image using various algorithms here.

Image Shear Image...

- Opens the Shear Image dialog. You can shear the image in X or Y directions, or both.

## The Layer Menu

Layer New

- Creates a new layer.

&Ctrl;&Shift;N Layer New Add...

- Opens the New Layer dialog. This will create a new empty layer. You can set the name, opacity, composite mode and layer type.

Layer New Object Layer

- Creates a new layer for a given &koffice; object type.

Layer New Object Layer Scalable Graphics

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &karbon14; object.

Layer New Object Layer Text Documents

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kword; document.

Layer New Object Layer Flowchart & Diagram

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kivio; object.

Layer New Object Layer Slide Presentations

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kpresenter; object.

Layer New Object Layer Image Object

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &krita; object.

Layer New Object Layer Report Template

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kugar; Designer object.

Layer New Object Layer Chart

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kchart; object.

Layer New Object Layer Formula Editor

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kformula; object.

Layer New Object Layer Report Generator

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kugar; object.

Layer New Object Layer Project Management

- Creates a new layer for an embedded KPlato object.

Layer New Object Layer Spreadsheets

- Creates a new layer for an embedded &kspread; document.

Layer New Adjustment Layer

- Opens the New Adjustment Layerdialog.

Layer New Insert Image as Layer...

- Opens the Import Image dialog. You can browse and select an image file, which will be inserted in a new layer.

&Ctrl;&Shift;J Layer New Cut Selection to New Layer

- Cuts the current selection and inserts it as a new layer.

&Ctrl;J Layer New Copy Selection to New Layer

- Copies the current selection and inserts it as a new layer.

Layer Remove

- Removes the current layer and its contents.

Layer Duplicate

- Duplicates the current layer.

Layer Hide/Show

- Toggles the visibility of the current layer in the image editing window.

Layer Mask

- Contains actions for working with layer masks.

Layer Mask Create Mask

Layer Mask Mask From Selection

Layer Mask Mask To Selection

Layer Mask Apply Mask

Layer Mask Remove Mask

Layer Mask Edit Mask

Layer Mask Show Mask

&Ctrl;] Layer Raise

- Moves the current layer one level upward.

&Ctrl;[ Layer Lower

- Moves the current layer one level downward.

&Ctrl;&Shift;] Layer To Top

- Moves the current layer to the top.

&Ctrl;&Shift;[ Layer To Bottom

- Moves the current layer to the bottom.

Layer Save Layer as Image...

- Opens the Export Layer dialog. The current layer will be saved to the chosen file.

Layer Flip on X Axis

- Flips the current layer horizontally.

Layer Flip on Y Axis

- Flips the current layer vertically.

Layer Properties

- Opens the Layer Properties dialog. You can change the name, colorspace, opacity, composite mode and position of the current layer here.

&Ctrl;E Layer Merge with Layer Below

- Merges the current layer with the one below it.

&Ctrl;&Shift;E Layer Flatten Image

- Merges all visible layers.

Layer Rotate

- Rotates the current layer.

Layer Rotate Rotate Layer...

- Opens the Rotate Layer dialog.

Layer Rotate Rotate CW

- Rotates the current layer 90 degrees clockwise.

Layer Rotate Rotate CCW

- Rotates the current layer 90 degrees counterclockwise (270 degrees clockwise).

Layer Rotate Rotate 180

- Rotates the current layer by 180 degrees.

Layer Histogram...

- Opens the Histogram dialog, in which you can see histograms for the current layer.

Layer Convert Layer Type...

- Opens the Convert Current Layer dialog. You can set various options with respect to the colorspace and rendering intent.

Layer Scale Layer...

- Opens the Layer Size dialog. You can choose the new dimensions and the resize filter to use.

Layer Layer Effects

- Contains commands to add effects to the current layer.

Layer Layer Effects Add Drop Shadow...

- Opens the Drop Shadow dialog. This dialog can be used to add a drop shadow beneath the current layer.

Layer Shear Layer...

- Opens the Shear Layer dialog. You can select the X and Y angles to shear by.

## The Select Menu

&Ctrl;A Select Select All

- Selects the entire current layer.

&Ctrl;&Shift;A Select Deselect

- Unselects everything.

&Ctrl;&Shift;D Select Reselect

- Reselects the previous unselected areas.

&Ctrl;I Select Invert

- Inverts the selection. (Everything that is selected will be unselected and vice versa.)

&Alt;&Ctrl;D Select Feather...

- Feathers the selection. (Adds a soft border around it.)

Select Similar

&Ctrl;H Select Hide Selection

- Hides the selection. The selection is still active, but it is not made visible anymore.

Select Grow Selection...

- Grows the selection.

Select Shrink Selection...

- Shrinks the selection.

Select Border Selection...

- Borders the selection.

Select Color Range...

- Opens the Color Range dialog.

## The Filter Menu

See the Filters chapter for more information on filters.

&Ctrl;&Shift;J Filter Apply Filter Again

- Repeats the last filter action.

Filter Adjust

- Contains various options for changing the colors in your image.

Filter Adjust Auto Contrast

- Automatically changes the image to obtain as much contrast as possible.

Filter Adjust Brightness/Contrast...

- Opens the Brightness/Contrast dialog. You can set the brightness and contrast ratio of your image here.

Filter Adjust Desaturate

- Desaturates the image. This will effectively convert the current image to grayscale, but all subsequent painting is done with usual colors.

Filter Adjust Invert

- Inverts the image or selection. (Black becomes white, blue becomes yellow, etcetera.)

Filter Adjust Color Adjustment...

- Opens the Color Adjustment dialog. You can adjust the colorspace components of the current image there (for example, in an RGB image, you can change the contribution of red, green, and blue to the total image).

Filter Artistic

- Contains various filters for artistic actions.

Filter Artistic Oilpaint...

- Opens the Oilpaint dialog to add an oilpaint effect to the selection or image.

Filter Artistic Pixelize...

- Opens the Pixelize dialog to pixelize the image. (A block of pixels is changed so that they all become the same, averaged color.)

Filter Artistic Raindrops...

- Opens the Raindrops dialog to add a raindrops effect to the selection or image.

Filter Artistic Dry the Paint

- Dries wet paint.

Filter Blur

- Contains various blur filters.

Filter Blur Gaussian Blur

- Performs a slight blur on the image or selection.

Filter Colors

- Contains filters that change the image colors.

Filter Colors Color to Alpha

Filter Colors Color Transfer

- Opens the Color Transfer dialog to give the image a new look.

Filter Colors Maximize Channel

- Adjusts the colors of each pixel by removing color channels that are less abundant.

Filter Colors Minimize Channel

- Adjusts the colors of each pixel by removing color channels that are abundant.

Filter Edge Detection

- Contains edge detecting filters.

Filter Edge Detection Bottom Edge Detection

- Performs edge detection with the bottom sides of image parts as references.

Filter Edge Detection Left Edge Detection

- Performs edge detection with the left sides of image parts as references.

Filter Edge Detection Right Edge Detection

- Performs edge detection with the right sides of image parts as references.

Filter Edge Detection Sobel...

- Opens the Sobel dialog.

Filter Edge Detection Top Edge Detection

- Performs edge detection with the top sides of image parts as references.

Filter Enhance

- Contains image enhancing filters.

Filter Enhance CImg Image Restoration...

- Opens the Image Restoration dialog.

Filter Enhance Custom Convolution...

- Opens the Custom Convolution dialog.

Filter Enhance Gaussian Noise Reduction...

Filter Enhance Mean Removal

- Sharpens the image or selection by aggravating color borders.

Filter Enhance Sharpen

- Sharpens the image or selection.

Filter Enhance Unsharp Mask

- Applies an unsharp mask to the image or selection.

Filter Enhance Wavelet Noise Reducer

- Reduces noise in the image or selection.

Filter Emboss

- Contains emboss filters.

Filter Emboss Emboss Horizontal & Vertical

- Embosses the image or selection on the two main directions.

Filter Emboss Emboss with Variable Depth...

- Opens the Emboss dialog.

Filter Emboss Emboss in All Directions

- Embosses the image or selection.

Filter Emboss Emboss Horizontal Only

- Embosses the image or selection on the horizontal axis only.

Filter Emboss Emboss Laplascian

- Embosses the image or selection using the Laplace technique.

Filter Emboss Emboss Vertical Only

- Embosses the image or selection on the vertical axis only.

Filter Map

- Contains map filters.

Filter Map Bumpmap...

- Opens the Bumpmap dialog.

Filter Map Round Corners...

- Opens the Round Corners dialog to round off the corners of the image or selection.

Filter Map Small Tiles...

- Shrinks the image or selection and then tiles it.

Filter Other

- Contains miscellaneous filters.

Filter Other Lens Correction...

- Opens the Lens Correction dialog to correct for lens anomalies.

Filter Other Random Noise...

- Opens the Random Noise dialog to add random noise to the image.

Filter Other Random Pick...

- Opens the Random Pick dialog to distort the image.

Filter Other Wave...

- Opens the Wave dialog to distort the image

Filter Filters Gallery

- Opens the Filters Gallery dialog. This shows previews of the various filters and allows for easy comparison.

## The Scripts Menu

Scripts Execute Script File

- Executes a script file.

Scripts Script Manager

- Opens the Script Manager dialog.

## The Settings Menu

Settings Toolbars

- Contains options to display or hide the various toolbars.

Settings Toolbars File

- Displays or hides the File toolbar.

Settings Toolbars Edit

- Displays or hides the Edit toolbar.

Settings Toolbars Navigation

- Displays or hides the Navigation toolbar.

Settings Toolbars &krita;

- Displays or hides the &krita; toolbar.

Settings Toolbars Brushes and Stuff

- Displays or hides the Brushes and Stuff toolbar.

Settings Configure Shortcuts...

- Opens the Configure Shortcuts dialog. This dialog is common to most &kde; applications and allows you to configure shortcuts for all actions &krita; has to offer.

Settings Configure Toolbars...

- Opens the Configure Toolbars dialog. This dialog is common to most &kde; applications and allows you to configure &krita;'s toolbars.

Settings Configure &krita;...

- Opens the Preferences dialog. You can configure &krita; here to match your personal preferences.

## The Help Menu

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