# Guys i found something

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033 "2023-07-05T16:07:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/1 "2023-07-05T16:07:55Z")

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when i hold shift and press either !@#$%^&\*()AEDFCS While editing the fps of the animation in the editor  
it will make an outline for ur pixel art  
pretty neat!  
@mods great touch!

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**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/3 "2023-07-05T16:46:57Z")

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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT Tt

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**Author:** ![PixelDoodle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/pixeldoodle/32/24129_2.png) [@PixelDoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PixelDoodle)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/4 "2023-07-05T17:40:49Z")

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That is actually insane.

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**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/5 "2023-07-05T18:07:10Z")

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Just one of those buttons can do it through…

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/6 "2023-07-06T00:10:27Z")

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Standard shortcuts:

| shortcut | action |
| --- | --- |
| e | switch to eraser tool |
| h | switch to pan tool |
| b OR p | switch to pen tool |
| g | switch to fill tool |
| m | switch to marquee/select tool |
| u | switch to rectangle tool |
| l | switch to line tool |
| c | switch to circle tool |
| - OR \_ | zoom out |
| + OR = | zoom in |
| x | swap foreground/background colors |
| shift + h | flip horizontal |
| shift + v | flip vertical |
| [ | rotate counter clockwise |
| ] | rotate clockwise |
| \> | increase cursor size |
| \< | decrease cursor size |
| ctrl + a | select all |
| ctrl + c | copy |
| ctrl + v | paste |
| delete OR backspace | delete current selection |
| arrow keys | move selection by one pixel |

Secret shortcuts:

| shortcut | action |
| --- | --- |
| Shift + 0-9A-F | outline in color |
| Shift + R | replace background color with foreground color in image (also works in tilemap editor!) |

(I use replace color super often)

all of the secret shortcuts are also affected by selection, so if you only want to replace colors in part of the image just select it with the marquee tool first.

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/7 "2023-07-06T00:12:46Z")

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oh and i forgot: hold ALT to temporarily enter color select mode and SPACE to temporarily enter pan mode

also, if you have any suggestion for more useful additions let me know!

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**Author:** ![labfox29](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/labfox29/32/9252_2.png) [@labfox29](https://forum.makecode.com/u/labfox29)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/8 "2023-07-06T15:03:42Z")

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Q and W to darken or brighten the image.

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/9 "2023-07-06T15:03:51Z")

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> [@richard](#):
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> | shortcut | action |
> | --- | --- |
> | Shift + 0-9A-F | outline in color |
> | Shift + R | replace background color with foreground color in image (also works in tilemap editor!) |

Wow, I knew about the standard shortcuts, many of them since I use Photoshop, but these are super cool, I have to try them out one day!

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**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/10 "2023-07-06T15:03:54Z")

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Hey, I have an idea!

If you type “CONEGUY” in the sprite editor, a sprite of a blue traffic cone will appear.

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**Author:** ![YuHayate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/yuhayate/32/8275_2.png) [@YuHayate](https://forum.makecode.com/u/YuHayate)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/11 "2023-07-06T15:04:02Z")

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i have a suggestion, what about if you hold or click tab you can copy the color the cursor is currently on

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/12 "2023-07-06T15:06:06Z")

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@YuHayate I think holding ALT will already do what you want!

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/13 "2023-07-06T15:09:15Z")

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also, i swear i made a docs page somewhere that lists all of these but i can’t remember where for the life of me… @jwunderl do you remember?

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**Author:** ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/14 "2023-07-06T15:39:47Z")

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[https://makecode.com/asset-editor-shortcuts](https://makecode.com/asset-editor-shortcuts) (“eyedropper” turns out to be almost more useful as a search term than an actual feature)

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/15 "2023-07-06T16:28:08Z")

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@richard, speaking of impossible to find documentation, where is the MakeCode status page? I’ve been searching for it for a while… (you know, the one that checks if all of makecode’s dependencies are up and active)

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**Author:** ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/16 "2023-07-06T16:28:17Z")

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[https://makecode.microbit.org/domains](https://makecode.microbit.org/domains) ?

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/17 "2023-07-06T21:11:50Z")

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Yes! Thanks a lot, MakeCode was seemingly down the other day and I wanted to check, but I could not find it for the life of me… I remember Richard posted it in some other help thread, but I could not find it for the life of me, no matter how hard I searched 😕

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**Author:** ![AbstractDesigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/abstractdesigner/32/22531_2.png) [@AbstractDesigner](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AbstractDesigner)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/19 "2023-09-25T17:12:43Z")

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_instantly bookmarks post_

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**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/guys-i-found-something/21033/20 "2024-03-20T19:57:29Z")

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try holding shift while pressing it