Hot Keys
Some operations are faster and easier to perform with the keyboard, using so called "hot keys".
You can activate a tool by clicking on its icon with the mouse, change the size with the same mouse, or use keyboard combinations, which greatly speed up work. Hot keys are configured for the current set of tools.
How to customize your hot keys:
Click on 
to open the Preferences dialog box.
Press on the Hot Keys button.
Below is a list of hot keys which work with AKVIS MultiBrush.
| Windows | Mac | |
| Ctrl+Z | ⌘+Z | Undo the previous action |
| Ctrl+Y | ⌘+Y | Restore the previous action |
| + or Ctrl++ | + or ⌘++ | Zoom In |
| - or Ctrl+- | - or ⌘+- | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl+O | ⌘+O | Open an image |
| Ctrl+S | ⌘+S | Save the image |
| Ctrl+N | ⌘+N | Create a new image |
| Ctrl+P | ⌘+P | Print the image |
| F1 | F1 | Help |
| Q | Q | Quickly switch between the tool sets in the Toolbar |
| Navigate around the image (when the space bar is held down the Hand tool is active) | ||
| Ctrl+D | ⌘+D | Deselect |
| Ctrl+A | ⌘+A | Select All |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | ⌘+⇧+I | Invert Selection |
| Ctrl+C | ⌘+С | Copy to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+V | ⌘+V | Paste from the clipboard |
| V | V | Switch between the Selection tools |
| Alt+C | Option+C | Crop |
| M | M | Move |
| T | T | Text |
| I | I | Eyedropper |
| Alt+H | Option+H | Hand |
| Z | Z | Zoom |
| Standard Tools: | ||
| B | B | Color Brush |
| P | P | Color Pen |
| A | A | Spray |
| E | E | Switch between Eraser and History Brush |
| S | S | Clone Stamp |
| H | H | Chameleon Brush |
| R | R | Switch between Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge |
| L | L | Switch between Lighten, Darken, and Saturation |
| Artistic Tools: | ||
| B | B | Oil Brush |
| R | R | Roller |
| F | F | Felt-tip Marker |
| C | C | Chalk |
| P | P | Artistic Pencil |
| A | A | Artistic Spray |
| E | E | Artistic Eraser |
| Tools Options: | ||
| [ and ] | [ and ] | Change a tool's size (decrease and increase in increments of 5px) |
| Alt+D | Option+D | Reset the tool to default settings |
| Additionally: | ||
| Shift+click | ⇧+click | Draw straight lines with pencils and brushes (only on the raster layer) |