PHOTOSHOP SHORTCUTS

PHOTOSHOP SHORTCUTS

Keys for viewing images

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Cycles through open documents	Control + Tab	Control + Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	Shift-Control-W	Shift-Command-W
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode	Q	Q
Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar	F	F
Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar	Shift + F	Shift + F
Toggle (forward) canvas color	Space + F (or right-click canvas background and select color)	Space + F (or Control-click canvas background and select color)
Toggle (backward) canvas color	Space + Shift + F	Space + Shift + F
Fit image in window	Double-click Hand tool	Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-click Zoom tool	Double-click Zoom tool
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar	Spacebar
Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool	Shift-drag	Shift-drag
Switch to Zoom In tool	Control + spacebar	Command + spacebar
Switch to Zoom Out tool	Alt + spacebar	Option + spacebar
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool	Spacebar-drag	Spacebar-drag
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active	Shift + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box	Shift + Return in Navigator panel zoom percentage box
Zoom in on specified area of an image	Control-drag over preview in Navigator panel	Command-drag over preview in Navigator panel
Temporarily zoom into an image	Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button	Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button
Scroll image with Hand tool	Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel	Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel
Scroll up or down 1 screen	Page Up or Page Down†	Page Up or Page Down†
Scroll up or down 10 units	Shift + Page Up or Page Down†	Shift + Page Up or Page Down†
Move view to upper left corner or lower right corner	Home or End	Home or End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)	\ (backslash)	\ (backslash)
†Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down)

Keys for selecting and moving objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Reposition marquee while selecting‡	Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag	Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag
Add to a selection	Any selection tool + Shift-drag	Any selection tool + Shift-drag
Subtract from a selection	Any selection tool + Alt-drag	Any selection tool + Option-drag
Intersect a selection	Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Alt-drag	Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Option-drag
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)‡	Shift-drag	Shift-drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)‡	Alt-drag	Option-drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center‡	Shift + Alt-drag	Shift + Option-drag
Switch to Move tool	Control (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)	Command (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool	Alt-drag	Option-drag
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool	Alt-click	Option-click
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso	Enter/Esc or Control + . (period)	Return/Esc or Command + . (period)
Move copy of selection	Move tool + Alt-drag selection‡	Move tool + Option-drag selection‡
Move selection area 1 pixel	Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†	Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†
Move selection 1 pixel	Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†‡	Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†‡
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer	Control + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†	Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†
Increase/decrease detection width	Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]	Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]
Accept cropping or exit cropping	Crop tool + Enter or Esc	Crop tool + Return or Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)
Make protractor	Ruler tool + Alt-drag end point	Ruler tool + Option-drag end point
Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)	Shift-drag guide	Shift-drag guide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	Alt-drag guide	Option-drag guide
†Hold down Shift to move 10 pixels ‡Applies to shape tools

Keys for editing paths

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Select multiple anchor points	Direct selection tool + Shift-click	Direct selection tool + Shift-click
Select entire path	Direct selection tool + Alt-click	Direct selection tool + Option-click
Duplicate a path	Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag	Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Command + Option-drag
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool	Control	Command
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point	Alt	Option
Close path	Magnetic Pen tool-double-click	Magnetic Pen tool-double-click
Close path with straight-line segment	Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click	Magnetic Pen tool + Option-double-click

Keys for painting objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Eyedropper tool	Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (except when Paths option is selected)	Any painting tool + Option or any shape tool + Option (except when Paths option is selected)
Select background color	Eyedropper tool + Alt-click	Eyedropper tool + Option-click
Color sampler tool	Eyedropper tool + Shift	Eyedropper tool + Shift
Deletes color sampler	Color sampler tool + Alt-click	Color sampler tool + Option-click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)	Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Sets flow for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)	Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)
Cycles through   blending modes	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color	Alt + Backspace, or Control + Backspace†	Option + Delete, or Command + Delete†
Fills from history	Control + Alt + Backspace†	Command + Option + Delete†
Displays Fill dialog box	Shift + Backspace	Shift + Delete
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)
Connects points with a straight line	Any painting tool + Shift-click	Any painting tool + Shift-click
†Hold down Shift to preserve transparency

Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Transform from center or reflect	Alt	Option
Constrain	Shift	Shift
Distort	Control	Command
Apply	Enter	Return
Cancel	Control + . (period) or Esc	Command + . (period) or Esc
Free transform with duplicate data	Control + Alt + T	Command + Option + T
Transform again with duplicate data	Control + Shift + Alt + T	Command + Shift + Option + T

Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Move type in image	Control-drag type when Type layer is selected	Command-drag type when Type layer is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point	Shift-click	Shift-click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel	Shift-click	Shift-click
Select a word, line, paragraph, or story	Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click	Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type	Control + H	Command + H
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box	Control	Command
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box	Control-drag a bounding box handle	Command-drag a bounding box handle
Move text box while creating text box	Spacebar-drag	Spacebar-drag

Keys for formatting type

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Align left, center, or right	Horizontal Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R	Horizontal Type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R
Align top, center, or bottom	Vertical Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R	Vertical Type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R
Choose 100% horizontal scale	Control + Shift + X	Command + Shift + X
Choose 100% vertical scale	Control + Shift + Alt + X	Command + Shift + Option + X
Choose Auto leading	Control + Shift + Alt + A	Command + Shift + Option + A
Choose 0 for tracking	Control + Shift + Q	Command + Control + Shift + Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line	Control + Shift + J	Command + Shift + J
Justify paragraph, justifies all	Control + Shift + F	Command + Shift + F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off	Control + Shift + Alt + H	Command + Control + Shift + Option + H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off	Control + Shift + Alt + T	Command + Shift + Option + T
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels	Control + Shift + < or >†	Command + Shift + < or >†
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels	Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††	Option + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels	Shift + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††	Shift + Option + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	Alt + Left Arrow or Right Arrow††	Option + Left Arrow or Right Arrow††
†Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10 ††Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10

Keys for using panels

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)	Alt-click New button	Option-click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brushes panel)	Alt-click Delete button	Option-click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift + Enter	Shift + Return
Load as a selection	Control-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Command-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.
Add to current selection	Control + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Command + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.
Subtract from current selection	Control + Alt-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.	Command + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.
Intersect with current selection	Control + Shift + Alt-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.	Command + Shift + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.
Show/Hide all panels	Tab	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Highlight options bar	Select tool and press Enter	Select tool and press Return
Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop‑up menu	Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Photoshop 1 and 2 Keyboard Shortcuts

Bull’s Recommendations

PS Functions

D                                                          Set Default colors in foreground and background

X                                                          Exchange foreground and background colors

F                                                          Change screen mode (recommend one tap for max)

Ctrl/Cmd + Z                                       Undo

Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/opt + Z                                     Step backwards

Shift                                                     Universal addition key / locks aspect ratio

Navigation

Ctrl/Cmd +                                          Zoom in

Ctrl/Cmd -                                           Zoom out

Ctrl/Cmd + 0 (zero)                             Fit on screen

Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/opt + 0 (zero)             Actual size (100% view)

Ctrl/Cmd + spacebar                          Momentarily actuate the Zoom tool

Spacebar                                             Momentarily actuate the Hand tool (to scroll)

Selections

Ctrl/Cmd + A                                       Select all

Ctrl/Cmd + D                                       Deselect all

Shift before click                                 Add to selection

Alt before click                                    Subtract from selection

Click then Shift                                    Lock aspect ratio (circle or square)

Click then Alt                                       Expand selection from center

Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + I                             Inverse selection

Move Tool “V”

Ctrl/Cmd + click                                  Activate Auto Select functionality

Shift                                                     Match aspect ratios with layer/document move

Brush Tools

B                                                          Brush Tool

[ or ]                                                    Brush smaller or larger

Shift + [ or ]                                         Brush hardness softer or harder

Number keys                                       Brush opacity

Transform

Ctrl + T                                                Enter Free transform

Shift                                                     Lock aspect ratio

Ctrl/cmd                                              Move one corner

Mask Functions

Ctrl/cmd + I                                         Invert (switch black to white and vice versa)

Alt/opt + click on new mask               Create mask with conceal all

Ctrl/Cmd + Delete                              Fill with background color

Alt/opt + Delete                                  Fill with foreground color

Extra  Shortcuts::

Shortcut keys                                      Action

File Menu shortcuts

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S             Save the opened document for Web 

Ctrl+Shift+P                  To change Page Setup for printing

Alt+Ctrl+P                     Print the opened document with preview 

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I             To display the info of opened file

Ctrl+Q                          Used to exit from adobe Photoshop

Edit Menu shortcuts

Ctrl+Z                          To undo/redo the last changes

Alt+Ctrl+Z                     Go to one step backward

Shift+Ctrl+Z                  Go to one step forward

Ctrl+X or F2                  Used to cut the selected area

Ctrl+C or F3                  Used to copy the selected area

Ctrl+V or F4                  Used to Paste the copied value

Image Menu shortcuts

Ctrl+L                          To adjust the color levels 

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L             To adjust the auto Contrast

Ctrl+B                          Used to adjust the Color and Tone balance

Ctrl+U                          Used to adjust the Hue/Saturation

Ctrl+Alt+X                     Used to Extract the selected area 

Ctrl+I                           Used to Invert 

Layer Menu Shortcuts 

Ctrl+N                           Used to insert new Layer 

Ctrl+J                            Used to move Layer via copy

Ctrl+Shift+J                    Used to move Layer via cut 

Ctrl+G                           To create the Group of layers 

Shift+Ctrl+G                   To create the ungroup of layers 

Ctrl+E                            Used to Merge the Layers

Ctrl+Shift+E                    Used to Merge Visible 

Select Menu Shortcuts

Ctrl+A                           Used to select all 

Ctrl+D                           Used to deselect all  

Alt+Ctrl+A                      Used to select all layers    

Shift+Ctrl+D                    Used to reselect 

Filter Menu Shortcuts 

Alt+Ctrl+X                     Used to extract the selected image 

Shift+Ctrl+X                  Used to Liquify the selected image 

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X             To create the Pattern Preview

Ctrl+F                           Used to view the last Filter 

Filter Menu Shortcuts 

Ctrl++ or Ctrl+=           Used to apply Zoom in 

Ctrl+-                        Used to apply Zoom out 

Ctrl+0                        Used to view as Fit on screen 

Ctrl+R                        Used to display the Rulers  

F9                             Used to display the Actions panel

F5                             Used to display the Brushes panel

F6                             Used to display the Color panel