Preferences and keyboard shortcuts

Preferences

Open Edit > Preferences….

Tab	Settings
General	Language, appearance, item selection mode, editor behavior after copying or saving, Windows startup, and tray behavior.
Capture	Palette position, editor opening, clipboard copying, and shutter sound.
Saving	Automatic saving, automatic and manual formats, and shared file settings for the capture folder, JPEG quality, and filename template.
Shortcuts	Global shortcuts for the three capture modes and the Capture Palette, including Print Screen.

Use Apply to save preference changes. Global shortcuts and Start Snipithra with Windows take effect immediately.

Item selection mode

Under General, use Item selection mode to choose which tools can select, move, and edit existing annotations.

Mode	Behavior
All items with any tool	Any tool can select and edit any unlocked annotation. With Selection / Crop, dragging a visible part of an annotation can move it. Start on a part of the canvas clear of annotations to draw a crop.
Items matching the active tool (default)	Each drawing tool edits annotations of its own type. With Arrow, click an existing arrow to select it, drag its shaft to move it, or drag one of its handles to adjust it.
Cursor tool only	Use Select Annotations, the cursor in the top toolbar, to select and edit existing annotations. Drawing tools create new annotations even over existing ones.

Select Annotations can edit any unlocked annotation in all three modes.

Editing shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
V	Choose Selection / Crop
T	Choose Text
C	Choose Step Counter
H	Choose Text Highlighter
B	Blur a pixel selection or choose Blur
E	Choose Smart Erase
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y	Redo
Arrow keys	Move a selected annotation by one pixel
Shift+Arrow keys	Move a selected annotation by ten pixels
Delete	Remove a selected annotation or erase a pixel selection
Esc	Cancel a gesture or clear the selection

See Capture modes and shortcuts for the global capture keys.