PhotoShopHotkey Cheatsheet

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A visual cheat-sheet for the 1684 keyboard shortcuts found in PhotoShop

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Use Extract and Pattern Maker

`Home`	Go to first tile in Tile History
`Shiftright Arrow, left, up,` `down`	Increase selection nudging when viewing the original
`right Arrow, left, up,` `down`	Nudge selection when viewing the original
`CtrlG`	Generate or generate again
`right Arrow, Page down`	Go to next tile in Tile History
`Delete`	Delete current tile from Tile History
`left, Page up`	Go to previous tile in Tile History
`ShiftAltselect`	Intersect with current selection
`End`	Go to last tile in Tile History
`X`	Toggle view: original/generated pattern
`CtrlZ`	Undo a selection move
`AltDelete`	Remove current highlight
`C`	Cleanup tool
`Ctrl with Edge Highlighter tool selected`	Toggle Smart Highlighting
`CtrlDelete`	Highlight entire image
`ShiftF`	Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top
`left/right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing†`	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
`T`	Edge Touchup tool
`0–9`	Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch‑up tool
`Shift-click with Fill tool selected`	Fill foreground area and preview extraction
`Ctrl-drag`	Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected
`G`	Fill tool
`X`	Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted
`Alt-drag`	Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected
`I`	Eyedropper tool
`F`	Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom
`down/up in Brush Size text box†`	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
`ShiftX`	Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview
`AltEdge Highlighter/Eraser tool`	Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool
`Ctrl- (hyphen)`	Zoom out
`ShiftTab`	Cycle through controls on right from bottom
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Spacebar`	Temporarily activate Hand tool
`Ctrl+`	Zoom in
`Tab`	Cycle through controls on right from top

Use the Swatches panel

`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`]`	Increase Brush Size

Use the Paths panel

`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness

Use the Layer Comps panel

`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document

Use the Layers panel

`Alt[` `]`	Select next layer down/up
`Double-click layer`	Edit layer style
`Highlight layers you want to merge, then CtrlE`	Merge layers
`\ (backslash),` `ShiftAlt-click`	Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
`Ctrl-click layer thumbnail`	Load layer transparency as a selection
`CtrlAltG`	Create/release clipping mask
`Alt-click the line dividing two layers`	Create a clipping mask
`Shift-click`	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
`Ctrl-click filter mask thumbnail`	Load filter mask as a selection
`ShiftAlt[` `]`	Add to layer selection in Layers panel
`AltMerge Visible command from the Panel pop‑up menu`	Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer
`Double-click layer mask thumbnail`	Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
`Double-click the filter effect`	Edit filter settings
`Alt-click New Layer button`	Create new empty layer with dialog box
`right-click layer group and choose Group Properties,` `double-click group`	Display layer group properties
`Ctrl-click`	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers
`CtrlShiftAlt-click layer thumbnail`	Intersect with current selection
`Alt.`	Select top layer
`Alt-double-click layer effect/style`	Hide layer effect/style
`Ctrl-click New Group button`	Create new layer group below current layer/layer set
`Shift-click layer mask thumbnail`	Toggle layer mask on/off
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`Shift-click filter mask thumbnail`	Toggle filter mask on/off
`Alt-click filter mask thumbnail`	Toggle between filter mask/composite image
`CtrlShiftAltE`	Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
`CtrlShift-click layer thumbnail`	Add to current selection
`right-click the eye icon`	Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
`Alt-click Add Layer Mask button`	Create layer mask that hides all/selection
`Double-click type layer thumbnail`	Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
`Alt-click layer mask thumbnail`	Toggle between layer mask/composite image
`CtrlAlt-click Add Layer Mask button`	Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
`Double-click layer effect/style`	Edit layer effect/style, options
`CtrlShiftG`	Ungroup layers
`Ctrl-click New Layer button`	Create new layer below target layer
`CtrlShiftE`	Merge visible layers
`Double-click the layer name`	Rename layer
`Ctrl[` `]`	Move target layer down/up
`Alt-click the eye icon`	Show/hide all other currently visible layers
`CtrlShift[` `]`	Move layer to bottom or top
`Ctrl-click Add Layer Mask button`	Create vector mask that reveals all/path area
`CtrlShiftN`	New layer
`/ (f` `ward slash)`	Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock
`CtrlAlt-click layer thumbnail`	Subtract from current selection
`Alt, (comma)`	Select bottom layer
`CtrlAltA`	Select all layers
`Shift-click vect` `mask thumbnail`	Disable/enable vector mask
`CtrlG`	Group layers
`Alt-click New Group button`	Create new layer group with dialog box
`AltMerge down command from the Panel pop‑up menu`	Copy current layer to layer below
`Double-click the Filter Blending icon`	Edit the Filter Blending options

Use the Info panel

`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees

Use the History panel

`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`]`	Increase Brush Size
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors

Use the Color panel

`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document

Use the Clone Source panel

`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection

Use the Channels panel

`Any tool,including the Brush Tool:Shift`~ (tilde)Any tool,excluding the Brush Tool:` (grave accent)	Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode
`Ctrl2`	Select composite channel
`Double-click alpha` `spot channel thumbnail`	Display channel options
`CtrlAlt-click channel thumbnail`	Subtract from current selection
`Ctrl-click channel thumbnail,` `AltCtrl3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)`	Load channel as selection
`Ctrl3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)`	Select individual channels
`Shift-click alpha channel`	Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay
`Alt-click Save Selection As Channel button`	Set options for Save Selection As Channel button
`Shift-click col` `channel`	Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection
`CtrlShiftAlt-click channel thumbnail`	Intersect with current selection
`Ctrl-click Create New Channel button`	Create a new spot channel
`CtrlShift-click channel thumbnail`	Add to current selection

Use the Brush panel

`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar

Animation panel in Frames mode

`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut

Use adjustment layers

`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document

Use the Actions panel

`Alt-click the New Action button`	Create a new action and begin recording without confirmation
`Double-click rec` `ded command`	Display Options dialog box for recorded command
`Alt-click`	Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls
`Shift-click the action/command`	Select contiguous items of the same kind
`Alt-click the check-mark next to a command`	Turn command on and all others off, or turn all commands on
`Ctrldouble-click an action`	Play entire action
`Alt-click the triangle`	Collapse/expand all components of an action
`Altdouble-click action` `action set`	Change action or action set options
`Ctrl-click the action/command`	Select discontiguous items of the same kind
`Ctrl-click the Play button`	Play a command

Use panels

`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar

Slice and optimize

Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness

Format type

`CtrlShiftF`	Justify paragraph, justifies all
`CtrlShiftAltX`	Choose 100% vertical scale
`ShiftAltdown` `up††`	Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels
`CtrlShiftQ`	Choose 0 for tracking
`CtrlShiftAltA`	Choose Auto leading
`H` `izontal Type toolCtrlShiftL, C,` `R`	Align left, center, or right
`CtrlShiftX`	Choose 100% horizontal scale
`CtrlShiftAltT`	Toggle single/every-line composer on/off
`CtrlShiftJ`	Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
`Altleft` `right Arrow††`	Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
`CtrlShift<` `>†`	Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels
`Vertical Type toolCtrlShiftL, C,` `R`	Align top, center, or bottom
`CtrlShiftAltH`	Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off
`Altdown` `up††`	Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels

Select and edit text

`Ctrl-drag a bounding box handle`	Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box
`Ctrl-drag type when Type layer is selected`	Move type in image
`Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click,` `quintuple-click`	Select a word, line, paragraph, or story
`Ctrl`	Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box
`left/right Arrow, down/up,` `Ctrlleft/right Arrow`	Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
`Shift-click`	Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point
`CtrlH`	Show/Hide selection on selected type
`Shift-click`	Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel
`Spacebar-drag`	Move text box while creating text box
`Shiftleft/right Arrow` `down/up,` `CtrlShiftleft/right Arrow`	Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Use for blending modes

`ShiftAltN`	Normal
`ShiftAltZ`	Pin Light
`ShiftAltF`	Soft Light
`ShiftAltQ`	Behind (Brush tool only)
`ShiftAltX`	Exclusion
`ShiftAltR`	Clear (Brush tool only)
`ShiftAltJ`	Linear Light
`ShiftAltK`	Darken
`ShiftAltB`	Color Burn
`ShiftAltI`	Dissolve
`ShiftAltG`	Lighten
`Dodge tool/Burn toolShiftAltM`	Dodge/burn midtones
`ShiftAltU`	Hue
`ShiftAltL`	Hard Mix
`ShiftAltV`	Vivid Light
`ShiftAltT`	Saturation
`ShiftAltM`	Multiply
`ShiftAltH`	Hard Light
`ShiftAltW`	Linear Dodge
`ShiftAltC`	Color
`Shift+` `-`	Cycle through blending modes
`ShiftAltS`	Screen
`Sponge toolShiftAltS`	Saturate
`ShiftAltA`	Linear Burn
`ShiftAltE`	Difference
`Dodge tool/Burn toolShiftAltS`	Dodge/burn shadows
`ShiftAltN`	Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images
`Sponge toolShiftAltD`	Desaturate
`Dodge tool/Burn toolShiftAltH`	Dodge/burn highlights
`ShiftAltD`	Color Dodge
`ShiftAltO`	Overlay
`ShiftAltY`	Luminosity

Use for painting

`Any painting` `editing toolnumber keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, use Shiftnumber keys)`	Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode
`Any painting` `editing toolShiftnumber keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)`	Sets flow for painting mode
`Any painting toolShiftAltright-click and drag`	Select foreground color from color picker
`Altbackspace` `Ctrlbackspace†`	Fill with foreground or background color
`AltShiftnumber`	Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
`Col` `sampler toolAlt-click`	Deletes color sampler
`CtrlAltbackspace†`	Fill from history
`backspace` `Shiftbackspace`	Open Fill dialog box on the background or standard layer
`00`	Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
`Shiftbackspace`	Displays Fill dialog box
`/ (f` `ward slash)`	Lock transparent pixels on/off
`Eyedropper toolShift`	Color sampler tool
`Shift+` `-`	Cycle through blending modes
`Eyedropper toolAlt-click`	Select background color
`Any painting toolAlt` `any shape toolAlt (except when Paths option is selected)`	Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool
`Number keys`	Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
`Any painting toolShift-click`	Connects points with a straight line

Edit paths

`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch

Select and move objects

`Alt-drag guide`	Convert between horizontal and vertical guide
`Crop toolenter` `Esc`	Accept cropping or exit cropping
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Alt-click`	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool
`Ctrlright Arrow, left, up,` `down†`	Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
`Any selectionright Arrow, left, up,` `down†`	Move selection area 1 pixel
`Ctrl (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape,` `any Pen tool is selected)`	Switch to Move tool
`Move toolright Arrow, left, up,` `down†‡`	Move selection 1 pixel
`Shift-drag guide`	Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)
`Shift-drag`	Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)‡
`/ (f` `ward slash)`	Toggle crop shield off and on
`enter/Esc` `Ctrl.`	Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso
`Magnetic Lasso tool[` `]`	Increase/decrease detection width
`Any selection toolAlt-drag`	Subtract from a selection
`Ruler toolAlt-drag end point`	Make protractor
`Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool)Shift-Alt-drag`	Intersect a selection
`Move toolAlt-drag selection‡`	Move copy of selection
`Alt-drag`	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool
`Alt-drag`	Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)‡
`Any marquee tool (except single column and single row)spacebar-drag`	Reposition marquee while selecting‡
`ShiftAlt-drag`	Constrain shape and draw marquee from center‡

Use Curves

`Select a point and press Delete`	To delete a point on the curve
`Shift-click the points`	Select multiple points on the curve
`Arrow keys`	Move the selected point 1 unit
`ShiftCtrl-click the image`	Set a point to the channel curves
`+`	Select next point on the curve
`Alt-drag black/white point sliders`	Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped
`CtrlD`	Deselect a point
`Ctrl-click the image`	Set a point to the composite curve
`CtrlM`	Open the Curves dialog box
`Alt2 = RGBAlt3 = RedAlt4 = GreenAlt5 = Blue`	Change color channels
`ShiftArrow keys`	Move the selected point 10 units
`- (minus)`	Select the previous point on the curve
`Alt-click the field`	Toggle grid size

Black-and-White dialog box

`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut

Use the Camera Raw dialog box

`CtrlAlt (on open)`	Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences
`V`	Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.
`CtrlAltShiftL`	Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool
`CtrlAlt5`	Split Toning panel
`]` `[`	Increase/decrease brush size
`CtrlAlt2`	Tone Curve panel
`U`	Shadows clipping warning
`CtrlAlt9`	Presets panel
`K`	Adjustment Brush tool
`CtrlAltShiftS`	Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool
`T`	Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool
`R` `Ctrl[`	Rotate image right
`P`	Toggle preview
`I`	White Balance tool
`B`	Spot Removal tool
`Shift-arrow`	Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)
`M`	Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
`CtrlK`	Camera Raw preferences
`S`	Color Sampler tool
`CtrlAlt9`	Open Snapshots panel
`Arrow keys`	Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)
`H`	Hand tool
`AltShift]` `AltShift[`	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather
`C`	Crop tool
`CtrlAlt1`	Basic panel
`Click the first point; Shift-click additional points`	Select multiple points in Curves panel
`CtrlR`	Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge
`CtrlAlt6`	Lens Corrections panel
`Shift]` `Shift` `[`	Increase/decrease brush feather
`Y`	Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
`Shiftdouble-click image`	Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box
`Alt`	Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
`G`	Graduated Filter tool
`Ctrl1-5`	(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating
`V`	Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool
`Ctrl7`	(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label
`Ctrl`	Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool(Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)
`Ctrl++`	Zoom in
`CtrlAltShiftH`	Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
`=(equal sign)/ - (hyphen)`	Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
`Ctrl-click in preview`	Add point to curve in Curves panel
`O`	Highlight clipping warning
`CtrlAlt7`	Camera Calibration panel
`F`	Full screen mode
`Alt= (equal sign) / Alt- (hyphen)`	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
`Alt]` `Alt[`	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size
`N`	Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter
`Ctrl9`	(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
`Ctrl- (hyphen)`	Zoom out
`L` `Ctrl]`	Rotate image left
`CtrlAltShiftT`	Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool
`CtrlAltShiftG`	Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool
`Ctrl +./ Ctrl+, (comma)`	(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating
`Ctrl8`	(Filmstrip mode) Add green label
`Ctrl6`	(Filmstrip mode) Add red label
`Alt`	Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
`E`	Red Eye Removal tool
`A`	Straighten tool
`Shift`	Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.(Does not work if Crop tool is active)
`Z`	Zoom tool
`CtrlShift0`	(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label
`Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery,` `Black sliders`	Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview
`CtrlAlt4`	HSL/Grayscale panel
`CtrlAlt3`	Detail panel

Use Vanishing Point

`CtrlD`	Deselect all
`Arrow keys`	Move selection 1 pixel
`Double-click the Create Plane tool`	Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera
`Ctrl++`	Zoom in
`CtrlZ`	Undo last action
`Ctrl- (hyphen)`	Zoom out
`[`	Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
`CtrlShiftT`	Repeat last duplicate and move
`CtrlAlt-drag`	Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection
`backspace`	Delete last node while creating plane
`]`	Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
`CtrlAltT`	Create a floating selection from the current selection
`Ctrl0` `Double-click Hand tool`	Fit in view
`CtrlV`	Paste
`Ctrl-click the plane`	Select a plane under another selected plane
`Ctrl-drag`	Fill a selection with image under the pointer
`CtrlShiftZ`	Redo last action
`X`	Zoom 2x (temporary)
`Double-click Zoom tool`	Zoom to the center at 100%
`CtrlC`	Copy
`CtrlH`	Hide selection and planes
`Shift[`	Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
`Shiftarrow keys`	Move selection 10 pixels
`Ctrl-drag`	Create 90° plane off parent plane
`AltShift to rotate`	Constrain selection to a 15° rotation
`Shift]`	Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)

Use the Liquify filter

`S`	Pucker tool
`ShiftTab`	Cycle through controls on right from bottom
`Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist,` `Affine mode selected`	Continually sample the distortion
`F`	Freeze Mask tool
`A`	Face tool
`Tab`	Cycle through controls on right from top
`ShiftCtrlX`	Liquify filter
`D`	Thaw Mask tool
`O`	Push Left tool
`left/right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate,` `Turbulent Jitter slider showing†`	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
`W`	Forward Warp tool
`B`	Bloat tool
`R`	Reconstruct tool
`C`	Twirl Clockwise tool
`down/up in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate,` `Turbulent Jitter text box†`	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Alttool`	Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, and Push Left tools
`E`	Smooth tool
`Z`	Zoom tool
`H`	Hand tool

Use the Filter Gallery

`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`Alt-click on filter`	Apply new filter on top of selected filter
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`CtrlAltZ`	Step backward
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Ctrlclick`	Change Cancel button to default
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`CtrlShiftZ`	Step forward
`CtrlT`	Free Transform

Use Select and Mask

`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`CtrlI`	Invert a layer mask
`Ctrl2`	Target the layer
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlAltR`	Select and mask
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Ctrl\`	Target the mask
`Hold down Shift key and click mask`	Disable the mask temporarily
`Alt-click the layer mask icon`	Add a layer mask icon to automatically hide the content of the layer (or active selection)
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors

Use Puppet Warp

`enter`	Select the first edit field of the toolbar
`Ctrl-click`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected
Hold down ` (grave accent)	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`ShiftCtrlAltB`	Use the black-and-white adjustment
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Hold down the H key to hide the pins and release to bring back the pins`	Hide pins
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`left,right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Alt near to, but not over a pin`	Reveal a circle that allows you to rotate the pin
`Shift-click on any pin`	Select multiple pins
`CtrlD`	Deselect all pins
`Esc`	Cancel distortions
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`CtrlA`	Select all pins
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`Alt-click a pin`	Delete pins
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection

View images

`F`	Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
`ShiftF`	Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
`CtrlTab`	Cycle through open documents
`Q`	Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode
`SpacebarShiftF`	Toggle (backward) canvas color
`Spacebar`	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
`ShiftCtrlTab`	Switch to previous document
`Spacebar-drag,` `drag view area box in Navigat` `panel`	Scroll image with Hand tool
`Altspacebar`	Switch to Zoom Out tool
`ShiftPage up` `Page down`	Scroll up or down 10 units
`SpacebarF (` `right-click canvas background and select col` `)`	Toggle (forward) canvas color
`Shift-drag`	Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool
`Double-click Zoom tool` `Ctrl1`	Magnify 100%
`Page up` `Page down`	Scroll up or down 1 screen
`Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button`	Temporarily zoom into an image
`Shiftenter in Navigat` `panel zoom percentage box`	Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active
`Ctrlspacebar`	Switch to Zoom In tool
`Spacebar-drag`	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
`Double-click Hand tool`	Fit image in window
`Home` `End`	Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner
`\ (backslash)`	Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)
`Ctrl-drag over preview in Navigat` `panel`	Zoom in on specified area of an image
`Shift-Ctrl-W`	Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge

Selection tools

`O`	Dodge toolBurn toolSponge tool
`M`	Rectangular Marquee tool†Elliptical Marquee tool
`S`	Clone Stamp toolPattern Stamp tool
`I`	Eyedropper tool†Color Sampler toolRuler toolNote tool
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`B`	Brush toolPencil toolColor Replacement toolMixer Brush tool
`E`	Eraser tool†Background Eraser toolMagic Eraser tool
`G`	Gradient toolPaint Bucket tool3D Material Drop tool
`V`	Move toolArtboard tool
`Z`	Zoom tool†Liquify
`<`	First Brush
`A`	Path Selection toolDirect Selection tool
`V`	Artboard tool
`K`	Frame tool
`,`	Previous Brush
`>`	Last Brush
`P`	Pen toolFreeform Pen toolCurvature Pen tool
`L`	Lasso toolPolygonal Lasso toolMagnetic Lasso tool
`J`	Spot Healing Brush toolHealing Brush toolPatch toolRed Eye toolContent-Aware Move toolRed Eye tool
`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`R`	Rotate View tool
`.`	Next Brush
`Q`	Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes
`C`	Crop toolPerspective Crop toolSlice toolSlice Select tool
`T`	Horizontal Type toolVertical Type toolHorizontal Type mask toolVertical Type mask tool
`/ (f` `ward slash)`	Toggle Preserve Transparency
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`W`	Object Selection toolQuick Selection toolMagic Wand tool
`H`	Hand tool†
`Y`	History Brush toolArt History Brush tool
`U`	Rectangle toolEllipse toolPolygon toolLine toolCustom Shape tool
`I`	Eyedropper tool3D Material Eyedropper tool (ADD)Color Sampler toolRuler toolNote toolCount tool
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness

Use function keys

`ShiftF5`	Fill
`F2`	Cut
`F1`	Start Help
`F5`	Show/Hide Brush panel
`ShiftF6`	Feather Selection
`F7`	Show/Hide Layers panel
`ShiftF7`	Inverse Selection
`F9`	Show/Hide Actions panel
`F3`	Copy
`F6`	Show/Hide Color panel
`F12`	Revert
`F4`	Paste
`F8`	Show/Hide Info panel

Popular shortcuts

`{`	Decrease Brush Hardness
`Alt-click brush` `swatch`	Delete brush or swatch
`]`	Increase Brush Size
`D`	Default Foreground/Background colors
`CtrlZ`	Undo last command
`left` `right Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
`Alt-click layer`	Fit layer(s) to screen
`enter`	Selects the first edit field of the toolbar
`CtrlT`	Free Transform
`Escape`	Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
`Tab`	Navigate between fields
`X`	Switch Foreground/Background colors
`Alt`	Change Cancel to Reset
`Hold down ~ (tilde accent)`	Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush
`CtrlD`	Deselect selections
`Ctrlclick`	Toggle auto-select checkbox in the Options bar with Move tool selected
`}`	Increase Brush Hardness
`[`	Decrease Brush Size
`TabShift`	Navigate between fields in the opposite direction
`ShiftCtrlJ`	New layer via cut
`Any selection toolShift-drag`	Add to a selection
`Shiftleft` `Shiftright Arrow`	Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
`CtrlJ`	New layer via copy
`CtrlAltP`	Close all open documents other than the current document

Use Extract and Pattern Maker

Use the Swatches panel

Use the Paths panel

Use the Layer Comps panel

Use the Layers panel

Use the Info panel

Use the History panel

Use the Color panel

Use the Clone Source panel

Use the Channels panel

Use the Brush panel

Animation panel in Frames mode

Use adjustment layers

Use the Actions panel

Use panels

Slice and optimize

Format type

Select and edit text

Use for blending modes

Use for painting

Edit paths

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Select and move objects

Use Curves

Black-and-White dialog box

Use the Camera Raw dialog box

Use Vanishing Point

Use the Liquify filter

Use the Filter Gallery

Use Select and Mask

Use Puppet Warp

View images

Selection tools

Use function keys

Popular shortcuts

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