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1.1 Menu Basics>
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K | Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu |
Ctrl+K | Preferences |
Alt+F | File Menu |
Alt+E | Edit Menu |
Alt+I | Image Menu |
Alt+L | Layer Menu |
Alt+S | Select Menu |
Alt+T | Filter Menu |
Alt+D | 3D Menu |
Alt+W | Window Menu |
1.2 File Basics>
Ctrl+N | New File |
Ctrl+O | Open File |
Ctrl+Alt+O | Open/ Browse in CC Bridge |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O | Open/ Brows in Bridge |
Ctrl+W | Close |
Ctrl+Alt+W | Close all |
Ctrl+S | Save |
Ctrl+Alt+S | Save as… |
F12 | Revert to last saved state |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W | Export as… |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S | Save for Web |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I | File Info |
Ctrl+P | |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P | Print one Copy |
Ctrl+Q | Quit PhotoShop |
1.3 Edit Basics>
Ctrl+Z | Toggle Undo (one step forwards/ backwards only) |
Ctrl+Alt+Z | Undo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards') |
Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards') |
Shift+Ctrl+F | Fade |
Shift+Ctrl+C | Copy Merged |
Shift+Ctrl+V | Paste in Place |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V | Paste Into |
Shift+F5 | Fill |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C | Content-Aware Scale |
Ctrl+T | Free Transform |
Shift+Ctrl+T | Transform again |
Shift+Ctrl+K | Color Settings |
1.4 Image Basics>
Ctrl+L | Adjust Levels |
Ctrl+M | Adjsut Curves |
Ctrl+U | Adjust Hue/ Saturation |
Ctrl+B | Adjust Color Balance |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B | Adjust to Black and White |
1.5 Layers Basics>
Shift+Ctrl+N | New Layers |
Ctrl+J | Layer via Copy |
Shift+Ctrl+J | Layer via Cut |
Ctrl+Alt+G | Create/release Clipping Mark |
Ctrl+G | Group Layers |
Shift+Ctrl+G | Ungroup Layers |
Ctrl+, | Hide Layers |
Ctrl+]/] | Bring forwards/ bring backwards |
Shift+Ctrl+]/] | Bring to front/ bring to back |
Ctrl+/ | Lock Layers |
Ctrl+E | Merge Layers |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Merge Visible |
1.6 Select Basics>
Ctrl+A | Select all |
Ctrl+D | Deselect |
Shift+Ctrl+D | Reselect |
Shift+Ctrl+I | Inverse selection |
Ctrl+Alt+A | Select All Layers |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F | Find Layers |
Ctrl+Alt+R | Refine Mask |
Shift+F6 | Feather |
1.7 Filter Basics>
Ctrl+F | Last Filter |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Adaptive Wide Angle |
Shift+Ctrl+A | Camera Raw Filter |
Shift+Ctrl+R | Lens Correction |
Shift+Ctrl+X | Liquify |
Ctrl+Alt+V | Vanishing Point |
1.8 3D Basics>
Ctrl+Alt+X | Show/Hide Polygons |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X | Reveal all |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+R | Render 3D Layer |
1.9 Windows Basics>
Ctrl+Alt+` | Design Space Preview |
F5 | Toggle Brush Window |
F6 | Toggle Color Window |
F7 | Toggle Layers Window |
F8 | Toggle Info Window |
F9 | Toggle Actions Window |
For selecting tools, press Shift+Letter to cycle through the sub-tools of each. Alt+Click on Tool cycles through hidden tools
H | Hand tool |
V | Move Tool |
M | Marquee Tools |
L | Lasso Tools |
W | Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool |
C | Crop and Slice Tools |
I | Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, and Count Tool |
J | Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool |
B | Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and |
S | Clone Stamp tool |
Y | History Brush tool |
E | Eraser tool |
G | Gradient tool |
O | Dodge tool |
P | Pen tool |
T | Type tool |
A | Path Selection tool |
U | Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tool |
K | 3D Object Tools |
N | 3D Camera Tools |
R | Rotate View tool |
Z | Zoom tool |
Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents |
F/Shift+F | Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwards |
Ctrl+[+]/- | Zoom in/ zoom out |
Ctrl+0 | Zoom to fit screen |
Ctrl+1 | Zoom to 100% |
Press and hold H, then Click | Temporarily Zoom into an Image |
Ctrl+' | Show/Hide Grid |
Ctrl+; | Show/Hide Guides |
Ctrl+R | Show/Hide Rulers |
Space | Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool |
Shift+Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments |
Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ down one screen |
Home/End | Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner |
Ctrl+Shift+; | Toggle Snap |
Ctrl+Alt+; | Lock Guides |
Ctrl+Y | Proof Colors |
Shift+Ctrl+Y | Gamut Warning |
Q | Toggle Quick Mask Mode |
Ctrl+H | Extras |
Shift+Ctrl+H | Show Target Path |
Ctrl+Alt+R | Open Refine Edge Dialog Box |
F/Shift+F | Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modes |
X | Toggle between original image and selection preview |
P | Toggle between original selection and refined version |
J | Toggle radius preview on and off |
Shift+E | Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools |
Shift+Ctrl+X | Open Liquify Window |
W | Forward Warp tool |
R | Reconstruct tool |
C | Twirl Clockwise tool |
S | Pucker tool |
B | Bloat tool |
O | Push Left tool |
M | Mirror tool |
T | Turbulence tool |
F | Freeze Mask tool |
D | Thaw Mask tool |
Alt+ tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools |
Alt+Drag in preview | Continually sample the distortion |
Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing) |
Tab/Shift+Tab | Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top |
Alt | Change Cancel to Reset |
[/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools) |
Shift+[/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardnewss |
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B | Open Black-and-White Dialog Box |
Tab/Shift+Tab | Jump to next/ jump to previous slider |
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 10% |
Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 1% |
Ctrl+M | Open Curves Dialog Box |
Click | Add a point to the Curve |
+/- | Cycle through point on the curve |
Ctrl+D | Delete a point from the Curve |
Shift+Click | Select one or multiple points on the curve |
Delete | Delete selected points on the curve |
Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 1 unit |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 10 unit |
Ctrl+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the composite curve |
Shift+Ctrl+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the channel curve |
Any selection tool then press and hold Shift | Add to a selection |
Any selection tool +Alt+Drag | Subtract from a selection |
Any selection tool +Shift+Alt+Drag | Intersect a selection |
Shift+Drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle |
Alt+drag | Draw marquee from center |
Shift+Alt+Drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
Press and hold Ctrl | Switch to Move Tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen Tool is selected |
Alt+Drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool |
Alt and click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to polygonal Lasso Tool |
Enter | Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso; press Escape to cancel |
Move Tool +Alt+Drag selection | Move copy of selection |
Any selection +Arrow Keys | Move selection area 1 pixel |
Move Tool +Arrow Keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
Ctrl+Arrow Keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
Magnetic Lasso Tool +[/] | Increase/decrease detection width (follow width in status bar) |
Crop tool +Enter | Accept cropping. Press Escape to exit croppoing |
/ | Toggle crop shield off and on |
Ruler Tool +Alt+Drag end point | Make protractor |
Shift+Drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) |
Alt+Drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |
Alt | Transform from center or reflect |
Shift | Constrain |
Ctrl | Distort |
Enter | Apply |
Esc | Cancel |
Ctrl+Alt+T | Free transform with duplicate data |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Transform again with duplicate data |
Direct selection tool +Shift+Click | Select multiple anchor points |
Direct selection tool +Alt+Click | Select entire path |
Pen (any Pen Tool), Path Selection / Direct Selection tool +Ctrl+Alt+Drag | Duplicate a path |
Ctrl | Switch to Direct Selection tool (from Path Selection, Pen, etc.) |
Alt | Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point |
Magnetic Pen Tool + Double-click | Close path |
Magnetic Pen Tool +Alt+ Double-click | Close path with straight-line segment |
Any Painting Tool +Shift+Alt+ Right-click and drag | Select foreground color from color picker |
Any painting / shape tool +Alt | Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool |
Eyedropper tool +Alt+Click | Select background color |
Eyedropper tool +Shift | Color sampler tool |
Color sampler tool +Alt+Click | Deletes color sampler |
Any Painting / Editing Tool + 0..9 | Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for Painting Mode to 10%, 20% etc. use 0 for 100%, and use 2 numbers in quick succession for specific percentage. |
Any Painting / Editing Tool +Shift+0..9 | Sets flow for Painting Mode |
Alt+Shift+ 1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Mix setting |
1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Wet setting |
0 (zero) | Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero |
Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes |
Backspace | Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
Alt+Backspace | Fill with foreground or background color |
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace | Fill from history |
Shift+Backspace | Displays Fill dialog box |
/ | Lock transparent pixels on/ off |
Any Painting Tool +Shift+Click | Connects points with a straight line |
Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes |
Shift+Alt+N | Normal |
Shift+Alt+I | Dissolve |
Shift+Alt+Q | Behind (Brush tool only) |
Shift+Alt+R | Clear (Brush tool only) |
Shift+Alt+K | Darken |
Shift+Alt+M | Multiply |
Shift+Alt+B | Color Burn |
Shift+Alt+A | Linear Burn |
Shift+Alt+G | Lighten |
Shift+Alt+S | Screen |
Shift+Alt+D | Color Dodge |
Shift+Alt+W | Linear Dodge |
Shift+Alt+O | Overlay |
Shift+Alt+F | Soft Light |
Shift+Alt+H | Hard Light |
Shift+Alt+V | Vivid Light |
Shift+Alt+J | Linear Light |
Shift+Alt+Z | Pin Light |
Shift+Alt+L | Hard Mix |
Shift+Alt+E | Difference |
Shift+Alt+X | Exclusion |
Shift+Alt+U | Hue |
Shift+Alt+T | Saturation |
Shift+Alt+C | Color |
Shift+Alt+Y | Luminosity |
Sponge tool +Shift+Alt+D | Desaturate |
Sponge tool +Shift+Alt+S | Saturate |
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Shift+Alt+S | Dodge/burn shadows |
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Shift+Alt+M | Dodge/burn midtones |
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Shift+Alt+H | Dodge/burn highlights |
Shift+Alt+N | Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images) |
Ctrl+Drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Extend selection by 1 character |
Shift+Click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
Shift+Click | Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel |
Click 2x, 3x, 4x, / 5x in fast succession | Select a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Story |
Ctrl+H | Hide/Show selection on selected type |
Ctrl | Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box) |
Ctrl+Drag a Bounding Box handle | Scale text within Bounding Box when resizing the bounding box |
Space+Drag | Move text box while creating text box |
Ctrl+Shift+ L,C, /R | Align left, center, or right (Horizontal Type) or top, center, or bottom (Vertical Type) |
Ctrl+Shift+X | Choose 100% horizontal scale |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X | Choose 100% vertical scale |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Choose Auto leading |
Ctrl+Shift+Q | Choose 0 for tracking |
Ctrl+Shift+J | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Justify paragraph, justifies all |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H | Toggle paragraph hyphenation |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Toggle single/every-line composer |
Ctrl+Shift+</> | Decrease/ increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels |
Alt+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels |
Shift+Alt+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels |
Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
Ctrl | Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool |
Shift+Drag | Draw square slice |
Alt+Drag | Draw from center outward |
Shift+Alt+Drag | Draw square slice from center outward |
Space+Drag | Reposition slice while creating slice |
Right-click slice | Open context-sensitive menu |
17.1 Shortcuts for all Panels>
Alt+Click New button | Set options for new items (not for all Panels) |
Alt+Click Delete button | Delete without confirmation (for all except for the Brush panel) |
Shift+Enter | Apply value and keep text box active |
Tab | Show/Hide all panels |
Shift+Tab | Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar |
Select tool and press Enter | Highlight options bar |
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/decrease selected values by 10 |
17.2 Actions Panel>
Alt+Click the check mark next to a command | Turn command on and all others off |
Alt+Click | Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls |
Alt+Double-click action | Change action or action set options |
Double-click recorded command | Display Options dialog box for recorded command |
Ctrl+Double-click action | Play entire action |
Alt+Click the triangle | Collapse/ expand all components of an action |
Ctrl+Click the Play button | Play a command |
Alt+Click the New Action button | Create new action and begin recording without confirmation |
Shift+Click the action/Command | Select contiguous items of the same kind |
Ctrl+Click the action/Command | Select discontiguous items of the same kind |
17.3 Adjustment Panels>
Alt+3/4/5 | Choose specific channel (Red/Green/Blue) for adjustment |
Alt+2 | Choose composite channel for adjustment |
Delete/Backspace | Delete adjustment layer |
Alt+Click Auto button | Define Auto options for Levels or Curves |
17.4 Animation Panel in Fames Mode>
Shift+Click second frame | Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames |
Ctrl+Click multiple frames | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames |
Alt+ Paste Frames command from the Panel pop?up menu | Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box |
17.5 Brush Panel>
Alt+Click brush | Delete brush |
Double-click brush | Rename brush |
Alt+ Right-click + drag left / right | Change brush size |
Alt+ Right-click + drag up / down | Decrease/ increase brush softness/ hardness |
,/. | Select previous/ next brush size |
Shift+,/. | Select first/last brush |
Caps Lock | Display precise cross hair for brushes |
Shift+Alt+P | Toggle airbrush option |
17.6 Channels Panel>
Ctrl+3/4/5 | Select individual channels (Red/Green/Blue) |
Ctrl+2 | Select composite channel |
Ctrl+Click channel thumbnail, or Alt+3/4/5 | Load channel as selection (Red/Green/Blue) |
Ctrl+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Add to current selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Click channel thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
Alt+Click Save Selection As Channel button | Set options for Save Selection As Channel button |
Ctrl+Click Create New Channel button | Create a new spot channel |
Shift+Click color channel | Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection |
Shift+Click alpha channel | Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay |
Double-click alpha / spot channel thumbnail | Display channel options |
~ | Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode |
17.7 Clone Source Panel>
Alt+Shift | Show Clone Source (overlays image) |
Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys | Nudge Clone Source |
Alt+Shift+</> | Rotate Clone Source |
Alt+Shift+[/] | Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source |
17.8 Color Panel>
Alt+Click color in color bar | Select background color |
Right-click color bar | Display Color Bar menu |
Shift+Click color bar | Cycle through color choices |
17.9 History Panel>
Alt+ New Snapshot | Create a new snapshot |
Double-click snapshot name | Rename snapshot |
Ctrl+Shift+Z | Step forward through image states |
Ctrl+Alt+Z | Step backward through image states |
Alt+Click the image state | Duplicate any image state, except the current state |
Alt+ Clear History (in History panel pop?up menu) | Permanently clear history (no Undo) |
17.10 Layers Panel>
Ctrl+Click layer thumbnail | Load layer transparency as a selection |
Ctrl+Shift+Click layer thumbnail | Add to current selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Click layer thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click layer thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
Ctrl+Click filter mask thumbnail | Load filter mask as a selection |
Ctrl+G | Group layers |
Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup layers |
Ctrl+Alt+G | Create/release clipping mask |
Ctrl+Alt+A | Select all layers |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Merge visible layers |
Alt+Click New Layer button | Create new empty layer with dialog box |
Ctrl+Click New Layer button | Create new layer below target layer |
Alt+. | Select top layer |
Alt+, | Select bottom layer |
Shift+Alt+[/] | Add to layer selection in Layers panel |
Alt+[/] | Select next layer down/up |
Ctrl+[/] | Move target layer down/up |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E | Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer |
Highlight layers you want to merge, then Control +E | Merge layers |
Ctrl+Shift+[/] | Move layer to bottom or top |
Alt+ Merge Down command from the Panel pop?up menu | Copy current layer to layer below |
Alt+ Merge Visible command from the Panel pop?up menu | Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer |
Right-click the eye icon | Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups |
Alt+Click the eye icon | Show/hide all other currently visible layers |
/ | Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock |
Double-click layer effect/style | Edit layer effect/style, options |
Alt-Double-click layer effect/style | Hide layer effect/style |
Double-click layer | Edit layer style |
Shift+Click vector mask thumbnail | Disable/enable vector mask |
Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box |
Shift+Click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle layer mask on/off |
Shift+Click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle filter mask on/off |
Alt+Click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle between layer mask/composite image |
Alt+Click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle between filter mask/composite image |
\ | Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off |
Double-click type layer thumbnail | Select all type; temporarily select Type tool |
Alt+Click the line dividing two layers | Create a clipping mask |
Double-click the layer name | Rename layer |
Double-click the filter effect | Edit filter settings |
Double-click the Filter Blending icon | Edit the Filter Blending options |
Ctrl+Click New Group button | Create new layer group below current layer |
Alt+Click New Group button | Create new layer group with dialog box |
Alt+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create layer mask that hides all (or selection) |
Ctrl+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that reveals all (or path area) |
Ctrl+Alt+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area |
Right-click layer group and choose Group Properties, / Double-click group | Display layer group properties |
Shift+Click | Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layers |
Ctrl+Click | Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layers |
17.11 Layer Comps Panel>
Alt+Click Create New Layer Comp button | Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box |
Double-click layer comp | Open Layer Comp Options dialog box |
Double-click layer comp name | Rename in-line |
Shift+Click | Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layer comps |
Ctrl+Click | Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps |
17.12 Paths Panel>
Ctrl+Click pathname | Load path as selection |
Ctrl+Shift+Click pathname | Add path to selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Click pathname | Subtract path from selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click pathname | Retain intersection of path as selection |
Ctrl+Shift+H | Hide path |
Alt+Click button | Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button |
17.13 Swatches Panel>
Click in empty area of panel | Create new swatch from foreground color |
Ctrl+Click swatch | Set swatch color as background color |
Alt+Click swatch | Delete swatch |
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