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Mouse Commands

Button Action
Left-click Zoom in
Left-click and drag Draw rectangle to zoom into.
Shift-Left-click Recenter image on point clicked.
Middle-click Flip to Julia set (or back to Mandelbrot).
Right-click Zoom out.
Control-Right-click Zoom out more quickly.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Action
(arrow) Pan image in indicated direction.
Ctrl+(arrow) Pan more quickly in indicated direction.
Shift+(arrow) Mutate image in Z or W directions.
Shift+Ctrl+(arrow) Mutate more quickly.
Ctrl+1 Reset rotation to show the XY (Mandelbrot) plane.
Ctrl+2 Reset rotation to show the ZW (Julia) plane.
Ctrl+3 Reset rotation to show the XZ (Oblate) plane.
Ctrl+4 Reset rotation to show the XW (Parabolic) plane.
Ctrl+5 Reset rotation to show the YZ (Elliptic) plane.
Ctrl+6 Reset rotation to show the WY (Rectangular) plane.
Ctrl+A Display AutoZoom dialog.
Ctrl+B Display formula browser.
Ctrl+D Display the Director (animation) window.
Ctrl+E Enter (or leave) Explorer mode.
Ctrl+F Show fractal settings controls.
Home Reset all numeric parameters to their defaults.
Ctrl+Home Reset zoom to default level.
Ctrl+I Save the current image to a file.
Ctrl+Shift+I Add the current fractal to the render queue.
Ctrl+R Create a new random color scheme.
Ctrl+Shift+S Save the current parameters into a new file.
Ctrl+Z Undo the last operation.
Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo an operation after undoing it.
F1 Show help file contents page.
F11 Toggle main window full-screen.