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V MoveM Marquee toolsL Lasso toolsW Quick Selection, Magic WandC Crop and Slice toolsI Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, CountJ Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red EyeB Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer BrushS Clone Stamp, Pattern StampY History Brush, Art History BrushE Eraser toolsG Gradient, Paint BucketO Dodge, Burn, SpongeP Pen toolsT Type tools A Path Selection, Direct SelectionU Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom ShapeK 3D toolsN 3D Camera toolsH HandR RotateZ ZoomD Default colors X Switch Foreground and Background colorsQ Quick Mask Mode

swiTching ToolsTo switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above. For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee ...........Shift-M

selecTingDraw Marquee from Center ........................................................ Option-MarqueeAdd to a Selection ........................................................................................ ShiftSubtract from a Selection ..........................................................................OptionIntersection with a Selection ..............................................................Shift-OptionMake Copy of Selection w/Move tool ...................................Option-Drag SelectionMake Copy of Selection when not in Move tool ............... -Option-Drag SelectionMove Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) ...............................................Arrow KeysMove Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) .....................................Shift-Arrow KeysSelect all Opaque Pixels on Layer...... -Click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)Restore Last Selection .......................................................................... -Shift-DFeather Selection ...........................................................................................Shift-F6Move Marquee while drawing selection ..........Hold Space while drawing marquee

ViewingFit on Screen ...................................................Double-click on Hand tool or -0100% View Level (Actual Pixels) .......... Double-Click on Zoom Tool or -Option-0Zoom in ................................................................. -Space-Click or -Plus(+)Zoom out ....................................................... Option-Space-Click or -Minus(–)Hide all tools and panels ............................................................................... TabHide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar ..................................... Shift-TabRotate through full screen modes ......................................................................FScroll image left or right in window .................................. -Shift-Page Up/DownJump/Zoom to part of Image ....................................... -drag in Navigator panelToggles layer mask on/off as rubylith................................................................... \

layer shorTcuTsCreate new layer .................................................................................. -Shift-NSelect non-contiguous layers ......................................................... -Click layersSelect contiguous layers ..................Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layerDelete Layer ........................................................................................ Delete keyView contents of layer mask .....................................Option-Click layer mask iconTemporarily turn off layer mask....................................Shift-Click layer mask iconClone layer as you move it ................................................................ Option-DragFind/Select layer containing object .................Control-Click on object w/Move toolChange layer opacity ....................................Number keys (w/Move tool selected)Cycle down or up through blend modes ......................... Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)Change to a specific blend mode ................ (w/Move tool) Shift-Option-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)Switch to layer below/above current layer ............................... Option-[ or Option-]Move layer below/above current layer ................................................. -[ or -]

Type shorTcuTsSelect all text on layer ...................... Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panelIncrease/Decrease size of selected text by 2pts .................................. -Shift->/<Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts .................... -Option-Shift->/<Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking ................................. Option-Right/Left ArrowAlign text left/center/right ................................................................ -Shift-L/C/R

painTingFill selection with background color ....................................................... -DeleteFill selection with foreground color .................................................. Option-DeleteFill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels ...................................................................................... Option-Shift-DeleteFill selection with source state in History panel .......................... -Option-DeleteDisplay Fill dialog box ........................................................................ Shift-DeleteSample as background color ................................ Option-Click w/Eyedropper toolTo get Move tool ................................... While in any painting/editing tool-hold To get Eyedropper with Paint tools .............................................................OptionChange paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) ....................................... Number keysChange paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) .................................Shift-Number keysChange Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) ....................................... Number keysChange Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) ...............................Shift-Number keysCross-Hair Cursor .............................. Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock onDecrease/Increase Brush Size ..................................................................... [ or ]Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush ......................................... Shift-[ or Shift-]Switch between preset Brushes ..................................................................< or >Open Brushes pop-up panel .......................................Ctrl-Click in Image windowErase to History panel’s source state ............................................... Option-EraserCycle down or up through blend modes ......................... Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)Change to a specific blend mode ...Shift-Opt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)Create fixed color target from within a dialog box ....... Shift-Click in image windowDelete fixed color target ..................Option-Click on target with Color Sampler toolCreate new spot-color channel from current selection ..................................... -Click on New Channel button in Channels panel

pen Tool shorTcuTsTo get Direct Selection tool while using Pen .....................................................Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools .......................OptionSwitch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point .......................................................... -OptionTo Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool ....................................Option-clickConvert path to a selection ....................... -click on path name (in Paths panel)

panel shorTcuTsShow/Hide Brushes panel ..............................................................................F5Show/Hide Color panel ....................................................................................F6Show/Hide Layers panel ..................................................................................F7Show/Hide Info panel ......................................................................................F8Show/Hide Actions panel ......................................................................Option-F9Open Adobe Bridge ........................................................................... -Option-O

oTher shorTcuTsSwitch between open documents ................................................................. -~Undo or Redo operations beyond last one ......................... -Option-Z/ -Shift-ZApply Last Filter ........................................................................................... -FOpens Last Filter Dialog Box .............................................................. -Option-FHand Tool ............................................................................................ SpacebarReset Dialog Box ..................Hold Option, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click itIncrease/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit .................Up/Down ArrowIncrease/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units .....Shift-Up/Down ArrowRepeat Last Transformation .................................................................. -Shift-TMeasure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function) ......................... After ruler is drawn, Option-Drag end of line with Ruler ToolMove Crop Marquee while creating ...............................Hold Space while drawingSnap Guide to Ruler ticks ..............................................Hold Shift while draggingHighlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) ........................................ ReturnDon’t Snap object edge while moving ........................Hold Control while dragging

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