The following keyboard shortcuts apply to gradient editors:
| Shortcut | Menu command | Description |
| Ctrl+R | File|Replace | Opens an existing gradient, replacing the current gradient. |
| Ctrl+Z | Edit|Undo | Undoes the last action. |
| Ctrl+Y | Edit|Redo | Cancels the last Undo command. |
| Ctrl+C | Edit|Copy | Copies the gradient to the Clipboard. |
| Ctrl+V | Edit|Paste | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the gradient. |
| Ins | Edit|Insert | Inserts a new control point. |
| Ctrl+Del | Edit|Delete | Deletes the selected control points. |
| Ctrl+A | Edit|Select All | Selects all control points. |
| F4 | Gradient|Fractal | Shows the fractal window that owns the gradient editor. This shortcut works as a toggle. |
| Ctrl+F2 | Gradient|Color | Activates the color bars. |
| Ctrl+F3 | Gradient|Opacity | Activates the opacity bar. |
| Ctrl+L | Gradient|Link Color and Opacity | Links or unlinks the color and opacity bars. See Transparent gradients. |
| F5..F8 | Gradient|Randomize | Randomizes the gradient. |
| Ctrl+J | Gradient|Adjust Colors | Adjusts the color balance and brightness of the gradient. See Adjusting gradients. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Right-click, Select Color | Selects the color of the selected control points. |
| Ctrl+Left | - | Selects the previous control point. |
| Ctrl+Right | - | Selects the next control point. |
Hold down Ctrl while clicking in the gradient editor to add a new control point or to delete the selected control point. When dragging control points, hold down Shift to constrain the movement to horizontal or vertical only.
Next: Keyboard shortcuts for the Layer Properties tool window
See Also
General keyboard shortcuts
Gradients