Basic Commands
This table lists the most common commands used in Harmony.
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Command |
Action |
Access Methods |
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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). |
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Close |
Closes the currently opened scene, but does not close the Harmony application. |
File > Close |
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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 New Version | Saves the current scene as another version. The Save Version dialog box prompts you to give a name for this new version. This will create a new .xstage file in your current project directory. | File > Save As New Version |
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Quit |
Closes the application. |
Windows/Linux: File > Quit Mac OS X: Stage Advanced> 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 |
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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). |
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Copy |
Copies selected objects and properties. |
Edit > Copy Press Ctrl + C (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + C (Mac OS X). |
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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). |
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Delete |
Removes selected objects. |
Edit > Delete Delete |
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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). |
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Deselect All |
Deselects all selected objects in the Drawing and Camera views. |
Edit > Deselect All Esc |
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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). |
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Redo |
Redoes an operation you have undone. This command is active only after you use the Undo command. |
Edit > Redo Press Ctrl + Shift + Z. |
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Select Children |
Lets you select all elements parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Children |
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Select Child |
Lets you select the first element parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view.. |
Animation > Select Child Press Shift + B. |
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Select Parent |
Lets you select the parent of the selected element in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Parent Press B. |
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Select Previous Sibling |
Lets you select the previous element (above current element) in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Previous Sibling Press /. |
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Select Next Sibling |
Lets you select the next element (below current element) in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Next Sibling Press ?. |
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Debug Mode |
Enables the Debug mode for gathering and displaying precise information about each rendering frame, such as the nodes encountered and action taken. |
Help > Debug Mode |
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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 |
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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 |
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About |
Use the About command to access general information about the software. |
Windows/Linux: Help > About Mac OS X: Stage Advanced > About |
| 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 |