View Menu¶

Show Canvas Only: Only shows the canvas and what you have configured to show in Canvas Only settings. Shortcut Tab
Full Screen mode: This will hide the system bar. Shortcut Ctrl + Shift + F
Detach Canvas: This will pop-out the canvas into its own window, which is very useful for multi-monitor setups.
Wrap Around Mode: This will show the image as if tiled orthographically. Very useful for tiling 3d textures.
Instant Preview Mode: Toggle Instant Preview globally. Shortcut Shift + L
Soft Proofing: Activate Soft Proofing. Shortcut Ctrl + Y
Out of Gamut Warnings: See the Soft Proofing page for details. Shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Y
Canvas: Contains view manipulation actions.
Mirror View: This will mirror the view. Hit the M key to quickly activate it. Very useful during painting.
Show Rulers: This will display a set of rulers. the rulers after showing them, to change the units.
Rulers Track Pointer: This adds a little marker to the ruler to show where the mouse is in relation to them.
Show Guides: Show or hide the guides.
Lock Guides: Prevent the guides from being able to be moved by the cursor.
Show Status Bar: This will show the status bar. The status bar contains a lot of important information, a zoom and rotate widget, and the button to switch Selection Display Mode.
Show Grid: Shows and hides the grid. Shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + '
Show Pixel Grid: Show the pixel grid as configured in the Display Settings.
Snapping: Toggle the Snapping types.
Show Painting Assistants: Shows or hides the Assistants.
Show Painting Previews: Shows or hides the Previews.
Show Reference Images: Shows or hides the Reference Image.