Curves: how to select a point without clicking onto it?

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Fred
Aug 22, 2003
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Hi,

when in the curves dialog (gradation curves): How can I jump from one point on the curve to another point (and yet another point …), without having to locate the mouse pointer precisely (argghhh…) on the point to be selected, then clicking to select it?

When I do that, using the mouse, I virtually always displace the existing point. Which bothers me enormously, especially when that point is located close to another point, because that entirely screws up the tonal distribution that I am about to finetune.

I am pretty sure I once knew a keyboard shortcut to jump between points (I was using PS 6.01 then). Probably something with [Tab] or [whatever].

Is there any keyboard guru or godess who knows? Very much appreciated.

TIA,
cheers,
Fred


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Warren Sarle
Aug 22, 2003
"Fred" wrote in message
when in the curves dialog (gradation curves): How can I jump from one point on the curve to another point (and yet another point …), without having to locate the mouse pointer precisely (argghhh…) on the point to be selected, then clicking to select it?

Ctrl-Tab
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Fred
Aug 22, 2003
Warren Sarle wrote:

"Fred" wrote in message
when in the curves dialog (gradation curves): How can I jump from one point on the curve to another point (and yet another point …), without having to locate the mouse pointer precisely (argghhh…) on the point to be selected, then clicking to select it?

Ctrl-Tab

Cool! Thanks! That was quick.

Cheers,
Fred


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