Basic Commands
This table lists the most common commands used in Harmony.
Command |
Action |
Access Methods |
New |
Creates a new scene while closing any scene already open. The New Scene dialog box opens, asking for directory, name, and resolution information. |
File > New Press Ctrl + N (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + N (Mac OS X). |
Open |
Displays the Open Scene dialog box. Browse your file system for a scene file. The Open command is not disabled when a scene is opened. You can open a new scene from the current one and the previous scene will be closed. |
File > Open Press Ctrl + O (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + O (Mac OS X). |
Open Recent |
Displays a quick access list to view and open recently used Harmony files. |
File > Open Recent |
Open Recent > Clear |
Clears the recently opened Harmony files list. |
File > Open Recent > Clear |
Close |
Closes the currently opened scene, but does not close the Harmony application. |
File > Close |
Save |
Saves all changes made to the opened scene, drawings, palettes, and palette lists. |
File > Save Press Ctrl + S (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + S (Mac OS X). |
Save As |
Saves the current state of a scene as another scene. The Save As window prompts you to give a new name and choose a different location to this scene before saving it. This will create a complete scene directory for the new scene. The scene name cannot exceed 23 characters. |
File > Save As |
Quit |
Closes the application. |
Windows/Linux: File > Quit Mac OS X: Stage Essentials> Quit
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Show Scan Information |
Displays a status bar showing the scanning information at the bottom of the Drawing and Camera view. |
Drawing View Menu > View > Show > Show Scan Information |
Cut |
Removes selected objects. You can then paste the object or its properties to another object. |
Edit > Cut Press Ctrl + X (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + X (Mac OS X). |
Copy |
Copies selected objects and properties. |
Edit > Copy Press Ctrl + C (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + C (Mac OS X). |
Paste |
Places an object you cut or copied into the location you select in the Camera, Drawing and Timeline views. |
Edit > Paste Press Ctrl + V (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + V (Mac OS X). |
Delete |
Removes selected objects. |
Edit > Delete Delete |
Select All |
Selects all drawing objects in the current drawing window in the Drawing, Timeline and Camera views. This helps you manage multiple objects as one when moving them. |
Edit > Select All Press Ctrl + A (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + A (Mac OS X). |
Deselect All |
Deselects all selected objects in the Drawing and Camera views. |
Edit > Deselect All Esc |
Undo |
Removes the last change made to your project. Harmony supports multiple undo, so you can undo changes you made in the order you made them. |
Edit > Undo Press Ctrl + Z (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + Z (Mac OS X). |
Redo |
Redoes an operation you have undone. This command is active only after you use the Undo command. |
Edit > Redo Press Ctrl + Shift + Z. |
Help |
Launches the Toon Boom Harmony Online Help system, complete with instructions on how to use the system. This requires an internet connection. |
Help > Help |
Toon Boom Harmony on the Web |
Launches the Toon Boom Harmony website, which features a Support and Community > Forum section. |
Help > Toon Boom Harmony on the Web |
About |
Use the About command to access general information about the software. |
Windows/Linux: Help > About Mac OS X: Stage Essentials > About |
Show Welcome Screen |
Brings back the Welcome screen |
Help > Show Welcome Screen |
Customer Experience Improvement Program | Harmony includes an optional customer experience feature whereby usage information is collected and sent to Toon Boom. The data does not contain any personally identifiable information and cannot be used to identify you. The data will consist of a basic hardware description, a project summary and usage information. This information will only be used for software improvement purposes, as well as sharing the information with third parties for the same reason. The customer experience feature is enabled by default but is voluntary. If you prefer not to participate, you can opt out when you first launch the software, by using a global preference, or by a command line argument. |
Help > Customer Experience Improvement Program |