Photoshop - Keyboard Shortcut Keys

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- Photoshop Useful Shortcut Key Chart for Windows -One of Photoshop's key features is that almost everything in it can be controlled using keyboardshortcuts. This allows the user to stay in a creative thought pattern and quickly change tools inmonotonous work that requires it.

F1 - Toggles Adobe Online HelpF5 - Toggles Brush style paletteF6 - Toggles Colour, Swatches, Styles paletteF7 - Toggles Layers, Channels, Paths paletteF8 - Toggles Navigator, Info paletteF9 - Toggles Actions, History, Presets paletteTab (Key) - Toggles all the palettes on screenShift + Tab (Key) - Toggles palettes on screen, excluding the Toolbar.

Main Toolbar

Key Action Action Key

m Marquee Tool Move Tool v

l Lasso Tool Magic Wand Tool w

j Airbrush Tool Paintbrush Tool b

s Rubber Stamp Tool History Brush Tool y

e Eraser Tool Pencil Tool n

r Blur Tool Dodge Tool o

p Pen Tool Type Tool t

u Measure Tool Linear Gradient Tool g

k Paint Bucket Tool Eyedropper Tool i

h Hand Tool Zoom Tool z

d Default foreground and background colors.

x Switches between foreground and background colors.

q Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.

f Switches between screen modes.

TAB Hides/Unhides open tools.File Menu

Key Action

CTRL + N New

CTRL + O Open

CTRL + ALT + O Open As

CTRL + W Close

CTRL + S Save

CTRL + SHIFT + S Save As

CTRL + ALT + S Save a Copy


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CTRL + SHIFT + P Page Setup

CTRL + P Print

CTRL + K Preferences > General

Edit Menu

Key Action

CTRL + Z Undo

CTRL + X Cut

CTRL + C Copy

CTRL + SHIFT + C Copy Merged

CTRL + V Paste

CTRL + SHIFT + V Paste Into

CTRL + T Free Transform

CTRL + SHIFT + T Transform > Again

Image Menu

Key Action

CTRL + L Adjust > Levels

CTRL + SHIFT + L Adjust > Auto Levels

CTRL + ALT + SHIFT

+ LAdjust > Auto Contrast

CTRL + M Adjust > Curves

CTRL + B Adjust > Color Balance

CTRL + U Adjust > Hue/SaturationCTRL + SHIFT + U Adjust > Desaturate

CTRL + I Adjust > Invert

CTRL + ALT + X Extract

Layer Menu

Key Action

CTRL + SHIFT + N New > Layer

CTRL + J New > Layer Via Copy

CTRL + SHIFT + J New > Layer Via Cut

CTRL + G Group with Previous

CTRL + SHIFT + G Ungroup

CTRL + SHIFT + ] Arrange > Bring to Front

CTRL + ] Arrange > Bring Forward

CTRL + [ Arrange > Send Backward

CTRL + SHIFT + [ Arrange > Send to Back

CTRL + E Merge Down

CTRL + SHIFT + E Merge Visible

Select MenuKey Action


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CTRL + A All

CTRL + D Deselect

CTRL + SHIFT + D Reselect

CTRL + SHIFT + I Inverse

CTRL + ALT + D FeatherFilter Menu

Key Action

CTRL + F Last Filter

CTRL + SHIFT + F Fade

View Menu

Key Action

CTRL + Y Preview > CMYK

CTRL + SHIFT + Y Gamut Warning

CTRL + + Zoom In

CTRL + - Zoom Out

CTRL + 0 Fit on Screen

CTRL + SHIFT + 0 Actual Pixels

CTRL + H Hide Edges

CTRL + SHIFT + H Hide Path

CTRL + R Show Rulers

CTRL + ; Hide Guides

CTRL + SHIFT + ; Snap To Guides

CTRL + ALT + ; Lock Guides

CTRL + " Show Grid

CTRL + SHIFT + " Snap To Grid

Help Menu

Key Action

F1 Contents

Other Shortcuts

Key Action

Page Up/Down Move view up/down 1 screen.

SHIFT + Page

Up/DownNudge view up/down.

CTRL + Page Up/Down Move view left/right 1 screen.

CTRL + SHIFT + Page

Up/DownNudge screen left/right.

CTRL + SHIFT + Z Previous History entry.

CTRL + ALT + Z Next History entry.

SHIFT + - Previous blending mode.

SHIFT + + Next blending mode.


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Ctrl Short Cuts -

Ctrl + N - New Document Dialogue Box

Ctrl + M - Curves Dialogue Box

Ctrl + A - Selects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer

Ctrl + D - Deselects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer

Ctrl + J - Automatically creates a duplicate of the currently selected layer

Ctrl + K - Preferences Dialogue Box

Ctrl + L - Levels Dialogue Box

Ctrl + F4 - Closes current document

Ctrl + ' (Single Quote Key) - Toggles Grid Lines

Ctrl + Q - Quits Photoshop altogether

Ctrl + R - Toggles Rulers

Ctrl + U - Hue/Saturation Dialogue Box

Ctrl + O - Opens New File

Ctrl + P - Print Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Z - Undo last Action

Ctrl + Tab - Toggle between open documentsCtrl + Shift + C - Copy Merged

Ctrl + C - Copy

Ctrl + H - Toggle Extras

Ctrl + ; - Toggle Guides

Ctrl + Shift + ; - Toggle Snap

Ctrl + X - Cut

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X - Pattern Maker

Ctrl + V - Paste

Ctrl + Shift + V - Paste into selection

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V - Paste Outside

Ctrl + T - Transform Tool

Ctrl + Shift + T - Repeats the last performed Transform

Shift + F5 / Shift + Backspace (Key) - Fill Layer Dialogue Box

Combination Number 9 Shortcuts - Ctrl + Shift / Alt -

Ctrl + Shift + O - Photoshop's File Browser

Ctrl + Shift + P - Page Setup Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + S - Save As Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + K - Color Setting Preferences Box

Ctrl + Shift + F - Fade Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + X - Liquify Filter Tool

Ctrl + Shift + N - Create New Layer Preferences Box

Ctrl + Shift + M - Launches ImageReady

Ctrl + Shift + E - Merges all layers into a single layer

Ctrl + Alt + Z - Step BackwardCtrl + Shift + - (Minus Sign Key) - Zoom Out

Ctrl + Shift + + (Plus Sign Key) - Zoom In

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N - Creates a new empty layer

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S - Save For The Web Dialogue

Ctrl + Alt (in most Dialogue Boxes) - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset'

Ctrl + Alt (in the 'Save For Web Dialogue') - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset' & the 'Done' command to

'Remember'

Ctrl + Alt + ~(Tild Symbol) - Selects the brightest area of the currently selected layer

Ctrl + Shift + I - Inverts a selection

Ctrl + Alt + X - Extract

Shift + -/+ signs(on a layer) - Toggles the different layer modes

Shift + Ctrl + Z - Step Forward

File Menu Shortcuts:


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Ctrl+N: New Document

Ctrl+O: Open Document

Shift+Ctrl+O: Browse

Alt+Ctrl+O:Open As

Ctrl+W: Close

Ctrl+Shift+W: Close AllCtrl+S: Save

Ctrl+Shift+S: Save As

Ctrl+Alt+S: Save a Copy

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S: Save for Web

Ctrl+Shift+P: Page Setup

Ctrl+Shift+M: Jump to Image Ready

Ctrl+Q: Exit

Viewing Shortcuts:

Ctrl+Y: Proof Colors

Ctrl++: Zoom In

Ctrl+-: Zoom OutCtrl+Alt++: Zoom In & Resize Window

Ctrl+Alt+-: Zoom Out & Resize Window

Ctrl+Alt+0: Actual Pixels

Ctrl+Shift+H: Show/Hide Target Path

Ctrl+R: Show/Hide Rulers

Ctrl+Shift+;: On/Off Snap

Ctrl+H: Show/Hide Extras

Ctrl+Alt+;: Lock Guides

Ctrl+;: Show Guides

Ctrl+': Show Grid

Tools Shortcuts:A: Path Component Selection Tool

B: Paintbrush Tool

C: Crop Tool

D: Changes Default Colour Palettes To Black Foreground, White Background

E: Eraser Tool

F: Cycle Screen Modes

G: Gradient Tool

H: Hand Tool

I: Eyedropper Tool

J: Airbrush Tool

K: Slice Tool

L: Lasso ToolM: Marquee Tool

N: Notes

O: Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool

P: Pen Tool

Q: Quick Mask

R: Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool

S: Clone Stamp

T: Type Tool

U: Shape Tool

V: Move Tool

W: Magic Wand

X: Swap Colours On Colour Pallete

Y: History BrushZ: Zoom Tool


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Layer Shortcuts:

Ctrl+Shift+N: New Layer

Ctrl+J: Layer via Copy

Ctrl+Shift+J: Layer via Cut

Ctrl+G: Group with PreviousCtrl+Shift+]: Bring to Front

Ctrl+]: Bring Forward

Ctrl+[: Send Backward

Ctrl+Shift+[: Send Back

Ctrl+E: Merge Layers

Ctrl+Shift+E: Merge Visible

Image Manipulation Shortcuts:

Ctrl+L: Adjust Levels

Ctrl+Shift+L: Adjust Auto Levels

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L: Adjust Auto Contrast

Ctrl+M: Adjust Curves

Ctrl+B: Adjust Color Balance

Ctrl+U: Adjust Hue/Saturation

Ctrl+Shift+U: Desaturate

Ctrl+I: Invert

Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract

Filters Shortcuts:

Ctrl+F: Last Filter

Ctrl+Shift+F: Fade

Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract

Ctrl+Shift+X: LiquifyCtrl+Shift+Alt+X: Pattern Make

Selection Shortcuts:

Ctrl+A: Select All

Ctrl+D: Deselect

Ctrl+Shift+D: Reselect

Ctrl+Shift+I: Inverse

Ctrl+Alt+D: Feather

Random Shortcuts:

Alt+Backspace: Fill with Forground ColorShift+Backspace: Fill with Background Color

Alt+]: Ascend through Layers

Alt+[: Descend through Layers

Shift+Alt+]: Select Top Layer

Shift+Alt+[: Select Bottom Layer

Tab: Show/Hide All Palettes

Documents

Photoshop - Keyboard Shortcut Keys