Keyboard Short Cut Keys

Photoshop CS Menu keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut
Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)
Actual Pixels
Ctrl+Shft+B
Auto Color
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+L Auto Contrast
Ctrl+Shft+L
Auto Levels
Ctrl+right bracket (]) Bring Layer Forward
Ctrl+Shft+right bracket (])
Bring Layer to Front
Ctrl+Shft+O
Browse
right-click title bar Canvas Size
Backspace or Delete
Clear
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Close
Ctrl+Shft+W or Ctrl+Shft+F4
Close All
Ctrl+B Color Balance
Ctrl+Alt+B
Color Balance, with last settings
Ctrl+Shft+K
Color Settings
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+Shft+C
Copy Merged
Ctrl+M Curves
Ctrl+Alt+M
Curves, with last settings
Ctrl+X Cut

Command

Ctrl+Shft+U
Desaturate
Ctrl+D Deselect
click left icon at bottom of
Duplicate
History palette History palette or right-click
Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4
Exit/Quit
Ctrl+Alt+X
Extract
Ctrl+Shft+F
Fade last operation
Ctrl+Alt+D
Feather selection
right-click title bar File Info
Shft+Backspace Fill
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Fill from history
Ctrl+F Filter, repeat last
Ctrl+Alt+F
Filter, repeat with new settings
Ctrl+0 (zero) Fit on Screen
Ctrl+T Free Transform
Ctrl+Alt+T
Free Transform, from clone
Ctrl+Shft+Y
Gamut Warning
Ctrl+G Group with Previous layer
F1
Help Contents
Ctrl+U Hue/Saturation
Ctrl+Alt+U
Hue/Saturation, with last
right-click title bar Image Size
Ctrl+Shft+I
Inverse Selection
Ctrl+I Invert
Ctrl+J Layer Via Copy
Ctrl+Shft+J
Layer Via Cut
Ctrl+L Levels
Ctrl+Alt+L
Levels, with last settings
Ctrl+Shft+X
Liquify
Ctrl+Alt+semicolon (;) Lock Guides
Merge copy into layer below below
Merge copy into layer below
Ctrl+E Merge Down/Linked/Layer Set
Ctrl+Shft+E
Merge Visible
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+E Merge Visible, into current layer
Windows Shortcut
Operation

Photoshop CS Menu commands keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+N New
Ctrl+Alt+N
New, with default settings
Ctrl+Shft+N
New Layer
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+N New Layer, skip options
Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+Alt+O
Open As
Ctrl+Shft+P
Page Setup
Ctrl+V or F4
Paste
Ctrl+Shft+V
Paste Into
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+X Pattern Maker
Ctrl+K Preferences
Ctrl+Alt+K
Preferences, last panel
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+P Print One Copy
Ctrl+Alt+P
Print with Preview
Ctrl+Y Proof Colors
Ctrl+Z Redo
Ctrl+Shft+D
Reselect
F12
Revert
Ctrl+R Rulers, show or hide
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shft+S
Save As
Ctrl+Alt+S
Save as a copy
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+S Save For Web
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+left bracket ([) Send Layer Backward
Ctrl+Shft+left bracket ([)
Send Layer to Back
Ctrl+H Show Extras (for example, selection edges, slices, annotation)
Ctrl+Alt+quote ( )
Show/Hide Grid
Ctrl+semicolon (;)
Show/Hide Guides
Ctrl+Shft+H
Show/Hide Path
Ctrl+Shft+semicolon (;) Snap (for example, guides, grid document bounds)
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Step Backward in History
Ctrl+Shft+Z
Step Forward in History
Ctrl+Shft+T
Transform Again
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+T Transform Again, repeat and clone
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Shft+G
Ungroup Layers
Ctrl+plus (+) Zoom In
Ctrl+minus (-) Zoom Out
Photoshop CS Navigation keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
spacebar-drag or drag in Navigator palette
Scroll image with hand tool
Page Up or Page Down
Scroll up or down one screen
Shft+Page Up or Shft+Page Down Scroll up or down slightly
Ctrl+Page Up or Crtl+Page Down Scroll left or right one screen
Ctrl+Shft+Page Up or Ctrl+Shft+Page Down
Scroll left or right slightly
Home
Switch to upper-left corner
End
Switch to lower-right corner
Ctrl+spacebar-drag or Crtl-drag in Navigator pallete
Magnify to custom zoom r
atio
Ctrl+Alt+plus (+)
Zoom in and change window size to fit (assuming default
settings)
Ctrl+spacebar-click or Ctrl+plus (+)
Zoom in without changing window size
Ctrl+Alt+minus (-)
Zoom out and change window size to fit (assuming default

settings)
Alt+spacebar-click or Ctrl+minus (-)
Zoom out without changing window size
Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero) or double-click zoom tool icon
Zoom to 100%
Ctrl+0 (zero) or double- or double-click hand tool icon Fit image on screen
Shft+Enter
Apply zoom value but keep magnification box active
F
Cycle through full screen and normal window modes
Shft-click screen icon in toolbox
Change screen mode for open windows
Shft+F Toggle display of menu bar in full screen modes
Ctrl+Tab
Bring forward next open image window
Photoshop CS File Browser keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+Shft+O
Open File Browser
Ctrl+O or Enter Open selected image
click one thumbnail, Shft-click another Select continuous range of thumbnails
click one thumbnail, Ctrl-click others Select multiple arbitrary thumbnails
right-click in folder tree or F5
Update list of folders
drag thumbnail from browser into folder tree
Move image from one folder to an
other
Alt-drag thumbnail from browser into folder tree
Copy image from one fold
er to another
click rotate icon at bottom of File Browser window
Rotate thumbnail 90 clock
wise
Alt-click rotate icon at bottom of File Browser window Rotate thumbnail 90 count
er- clockwise
Ctrl+W Close File Browser
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Painting and editing keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Caps Lock
Display crosshair cursor
Alt-drag with eraser
Erase to history
B or Shft+B
Select brush tool or pencil
Shft+Alt+P
Select airbrush
S or Shft+S
Cycle between stamp tools
J or Shft+J
Select healing brush or patch tool
Alt-click with clone stamp or healing brush
Specify area to clone
R or Shft+R
Cycle between focus tools
Alt-drag
Sharpen with blur tool or blur with sharpen tool
Alt-drag with smudge tool
Dip into foreground color when smearing
O or Shft+O
Cycle between toning tools
Alt-drag
Darken with dodge tool or lighten with burn tool
click and then Shft-click
Paint or edit in a straight line
number (1 through 0)
Change Opacity, Strength, or Exposure in 10% increments
two numbers in a row
Change Opacity, Strength, or Exposure in 1% increments
Shft+number (1 through 0)
Change Flow in 10% increments
Shft+two numbers in a row
Change Flow in 1% increments
Shft-right-click with paint or edit tool or Shft+Alt+ letter
Select brush mod
e
Shft+plus (+) or Shft+ minus (-)
Cycle through brush modes
Shft+Alt+N
Reset to Normal brush mode
bracket key, [ or ]
Change brush diameter in increments proportional to brus
h size
Shft+bracket, [ or ]
Change brush hardness in 25% increments
comma (,) or period (.) Cycle between brush presets
Shft+comma (,) or Shft+ period (.)
Select first or last brush preset
F5 or right-click with paint or edit tool
Display Brushes palette
Alt-click preset
Delete preset brush from Brushes palette

double-click preset

Edit preset name in Brushes palette

Photoshop CS Applying colors and styles keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut
Command
X
Switch foreground and back- ground colors
D
Reset foreground and back- ground colors to black and white
Alt-click with paint tool or click with eyedropper
Lift foreground color fr
om image
Alt-click with eyedropper
Lift background color from image
click with eyedropper in image window and then drag outside window into other ap
plication
Lift color from different application
click with color sampler tool or Shft-click with eyedropper
Place fixed colo
r sampler in image
Alt-click with color sampler tool or Shft+Alt-click with eyedropper
Delete f
ixed color sampler
F6
Display or hide Color palette
click color bar Lift foreground color from color at bottom of Color palette
Alt-click color bar
Lift background color from color bar
Shft-click color bar
Cycle through color bars
right-click color bar Specify new color bar
click swatch
Lift foreground color from Swatches palette
Ctrl-click swatch
Lift background color from Swatches palette
Alt-click swatch or style
Delete swatch or style from palette
click in empty area of palette Add new swatch or style to palette
Alt-click in empty area of palette
Add new swatch or style with- out naming
click icon in Styles palette
Apply style to active layer
Shft-click icon in Styles palette
Add effects in style to those applied to
active layer
Alt+Backspace Fill selection or layer with foreground color
Shft+Alt+Backspace
Fill layer with foreground color, preserve transparency
Backspace or Delete
Fill selection on background layer with background color
Ctrl+Backspace Fill selection on any layer with background color
Ctrl+Shft+Backspace
Fill layer with background color, preserve transparency
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Fill selection with source state in History palette
Shft+Backspace Display Fill dialog box
G or Shft+G
Select gradient tool or paint bucket
bracket key, [ or ]
Change gradient style
comma (,) or period (.) Cycle between gradient presets
Shft+comma (,) or Shft+ period (.)
Select first or last gradient preset Typ
e
double-click T in Layers palette
Select all text on text layer
Ctrl+A Select all text when already working inside text layer
double-click word with type tool
Select single word
Ctrl+Shft+left or right arrow Select word to left or right
Ctrl+Shft+greater than (>)
Increase type size two pixels (or points)
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Type keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Ctrl+Shft+less than (<) Decrease type size two pixels
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+greater than (>) Increase type size 10 pixels
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+less than (<)
Decrease type size 10 pixels
Alt+left arrow Kern together 2/100 em
Alt+right arrow Kern apart 2/100 em
Ctrl+Alt+left arrow
Kern together 1/10 em
Ctrl+Alt+right arrow
Kern apart 1/10 em
Ctrl+Shft+U
Toggle underlining
Ctrl+Shft+slash (/)
Toggle strikethrough
Ctrl+Shft+K
Toggle all-uppercase text

Command

Ctrl+Shft+H
Toggle small-caps text
Ctrl+Shft+plus (+)
Toggle superscript text
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+plus (+) Toggle subscript text
Ctrl+Shft+X
Restore 100% horizontal scale
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+X Restore 100% vertical scale
Alt+up arrow
Tighten leading two pixels
Alt+down arrow Expand leading two pixels
Ctrl+Alt+up arrow
Tighten leading 10 pixels
Ctrl+Alt+down arrow
Expand leading 10 pixels
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+A Switch to Auto leading
Shft+Alt+up arrow
Raise baseline shift two pixels
Shft+Alt+down arrow
Lower baseline shift two pixels
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+up arrow Raise baseline shift 10 pixels
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+down arrow
Lower baseline shift 10 pixels
Ctrl+Shft+L
Left-align text
Ctrl+Shft+C
Center-align text
Ctrl+Shft+R
Right-align text
Ctrl+Shft+F
Justify all text
Ctrl+Shft+J
Justify all text except last line
Ctrl+Alt+hyphen (-)
Insert nonbreaking hyphen
Ctrl+Alt+X
Insert nonbreaking space
Ctrl+H Show or hide highlight while editing text
Ctrl-drag
Move live text
Enter on keypad or Ctrl+ Enter Accept changes to text
Escape Cancel changes to text (cannot undo)
Enter Highlight font option when type tool active but no type highlighted
Shft-choose setting from
Change formatting for multiple
Optns bar or enter value and press Shft+Enter linked text layers
Ctrl+T when text highlighted
Display Character palette
Ctrl+M when text high- lighted Display Paragraph palette
Photoshop CS Selections keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+A Select everything
Ctrl+D Deselect everything
Ctrl+Shft+D
Restore last selection outline
Ctrl+H Hide or show marching ants
Ctrl+Alt+D
Feather selection
Ctrl+Shft+I
Reverse selection
M or Shft+M
Toggle between rectangular and elliptical marquee tools
Alt
Draw out from center with marquee tool
Shft
Constrain marquee to square or circle
spacebar
Move marquee as you draw it
L or Shft+L
Cycle between lasso tools
Alt-click with lasso tool or click with polygonal lasso Add corner to straight-s
ided selection outline
click with magnetic lasso tool Add point to magnetic selection
Backspace
Delete last point added with magnetic lasso tool
bracket, [ or ] Increase or reduce magnetic lasso width
double-click with respective lasso tool or press Enter Close polygon or magneti
c selection
Alt-double-click or Alt+Enter Close magnetic selection with straight segment
Escape Cancel polygon or magnetic selection
Shft-drag (marquee, lasso) Shft-drag (marquee, lasso) Add to selection
Alt-drag (marquee, lasso) or Alt-click (magic wand)
Subtract from selection
Shft+Alt-drag (marquee, lasso) or Shft-Alt-click (magic wand) Retain intersect
ed portion of selection
V or press and hold Ctrl
Select move tool
drag with move tool or Ctrl-drag with other tool
Move selection

press Shft while dragging selection

Constrain movement vertically or horizon
tally
Ctrl+arrow key Move selection in 1-pixel increments
Ctrl+Shft+arrow key
Move selection in 10-pixel increments
Alt-drag selection with move tool or Ctrl+Alt-drag with other tool
Clone se
lection
Ctrl+Alt+arrow key
Clone selection in 1-pixel increments
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+arrow key Clone selection in 10-pixel increments
Ctrl-drag selection from one window and drop it into another
Clone selection
to different image
drag with selection tool
Move selection outline inde- pendently of its co
ntents
arrow key when selection tool is active Move selection outline in 1-pixel increm
ents
Shft+arrow key when selection tool is active
Move selection outline in 10-pix
el increments
drag selection from one window into another with selection tool Copy empty selec
tion outline to different image
Ctrl+Shft+F
Change opacity or blend mode of floating selection
Ctrl+Shft+V
Paste image into selection
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+V Paste image behind selection Layers
F7
Display or hide Layers palette
Alt-click eyeball icon in Layers palette
View single layer by itself
click page icon at bottom of Layers palette or Ctrl+Shft+ Alt+N Create new layer
above current layer
Ctrl-click page icon at bottom of Layers palette
Create new layer below c
urrent layer
Alt-click page icon at bottom of Layers palette or Ctrl+ Shft+N Create new layer
above current layer and assign name
Ctrl+Alt-click page icon at bottom of Layers palette
Create new layer below c
urrent layer and assign name
Ctrl+J Clone selection or entire layer to new layer
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Layers keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+Alt+J
Clone selection or entire layer to new layer and assign name
Ctrl+Shft+J
Transfer selection to new layer
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+J Transfer selection to new layer and assign name
Ctrl+Shft+J
Convert floating selection to new layer
choose from dual-tone icon menu at bottom of Layers palette
Create adjustmen
t layer
Alt-choose from dual-tone icon menu at bottom of Layers palette Create and name
adjustment layer
click folder icon in Layers palette
Add layer set
Alt-click folder icon in Layers palette Add and name layer set
Alt+right bracket (]) Ascend one layer
Alt+left bracket ([)
Descend one layer
Shft+Alt+right bracket (])
Ascend to top layer
Shft+Alt+left bracket ([)
Descend to background layer
Ctrl-click or Alt-right-click layer in image window
Go directly to layer con
taining specific image element when using move tool
Ctrl+Alt-right-click layer in image window
Go directly to layer containing
specific image element when using any tool except move tool
Right-click layer in image window
Select from layers that overlap when usi
ng move tool
Ctrl-right-click layer in image window Select from layers that overlap when usi
ng any tool except move tool
slash (/)
Lock transparency of layer

slash (/)
Toggle between current lock configuration and no locks in Layers
palette
Ctrl-click layer name in Layers palette Convert layer's transparency mask to sel
ection outline
Ctrl+Shft-click layer name
Add transparency mask to selection
Ctrl+Alt-click layer name
Subtract transparency mask from selection
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-click layer name Retain intersection of trans- parency mask and s
election
drag with move tool or Ctrl drag with other tool
Move layer
Ctrl+arrow key Move layer in 1-pixel increments
Ctrl+Shft+arrow key
Move layer in 10-pixel increments
Alt-drag with move tool or Ctrl+Alt-drag with other tool
Clone and move l
ayer
Ctrl+Alt+arrow key
Clone and move layer in 1-pixel increments
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+arrow key Clone and move layer in 10-pixel increments
Ctrl-drag layer from one window and drop it into another
Clone layer to a
nother open image
Alt-drag layer onto page icon at bottom of Layers palette, choose New from Docum
ent menu
Clone layer to new image
Ctrl+right bracket (]) Bring layer forward one level
Ctrl+Shft+right bracket (])
Bring layer to front of file
Ctrl+left bracket ([) Send layer backward one level
Ctrl+Shft+left bracket ([)
Send layer to back, just above background layer
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-right-click layer in image window Link layer containing specific i
mage element with active layer
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-right-click layer in image window Unlink layer that contains cific
image element from active layer
Alt-click brush icon in front of layer name in Layers palette or Ctrl+Shft+Altright-click active layer in image window
Unlink all layers from active la
yer
number (1 through 0) when selection tool is active
Change opacity of active
layer in 10% increments
two numbers in a row when selection tool is active
Change opacity of active
layer in 1% increments
Shft+number (1 through 0) when selection tool is active Change opacity of pixels
in active layer in 10% increments, independently of effects
Shft+two numbers in a row when selection tool is active Change opacity of pixels
in active layer in 1% increments, independently of effects
double-click layer name in Layers palette
Edit layer name
double-click thumbnail in Layers palette or Alt-double- click layer name
Edit blending options for layer
double-click thumbnail in Layers palette
Edit settings for fill or adjust
- ment layer
Shft+Alt+letter Change blend mode when selection tool is active
Shft+plus (+) or Shft+ minus (-)
Cycle between blend modes when selection
tool is active
Shft+Alt+N
Reset to Normal blend mode when selection tool is active
Alt-drag This Layer or Underlying Layer slider triangle Adjust "fuzziness" in La
yer Style dialog box
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Layers keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+E Merge layer with next layer down
Ctrl+E Merge linked layers
Ctrl+E Merge grouped layers
Ctrl+E Merge all layers in active set
Ctrl+Shft+E
Merge all visible layers
Ctrl+Shft+C
Copy merged version of selection to Clipboard

Ctrl+Alt+E
Clone contents of layer into next layer down
Ctrl+Alt+E
Clone contents of linked layers to active layer
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+E Clone contents of all visible layers to active layer
click trash icon in Layers palette
Delete active layer
Alt-click trash icon in Layers palette Delete active layer without warning
Ctrl-click trash icon in Layers palette Delete multiple linked layers and sets
Ctrl+Alt-click trash icon in Layers palette Alt-click horizontal line in Layers
palette or Ctrl+G
Delete multiple linked layers and sets without warning G
roup neighboring layers
Alt-click dotted line in Layers palette or Ctrl+Shft+G Ungroup neighboring laye
rs
double-click effect name in Layers palette
Edit specific layer effect
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+0 Switch between effects in Layer Styles dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+S
Save flattened copy of layered image
Shft+Alt+N or Shft+Alt+L
Normal
Shft+Alt+I
Dissolve
Shft+Alt+Q
Behind
Shft+Alt+R
Clear
Shft+Alt+K
Darken
Shft+Alt+M
Multiply
Shft+Alt+B
Color Burn
Shft+Alt+A
Linear Burn
Shft+Alt+G
Lighten
Shft+Alt+S
Screen
Shft+Alt+D
Color Dodge
Shft+Alt+W
Linear Dodge
Shft+Alt+O
Overlay
Shft+Alt+F
Soft Light
Shft+Alt+H
Hard Light
Shft+Alt+V
Vivid Light
Shft+Alt+J
Linear Light
Shft+Alt+Z
Pin Light
Shft+Alt+L
Hard Mix
Shft+Alt+E
Difference
Shft+Alt+X
Exclusion
Shft+Alt+U
Hue
Shft+Alt+T
Saturation
Shft+Alt+C
Color
Shft+Alt+Y
Luminosity
Shft+Alt+S
Saturate (sponge tool)
Shft+Alt+D
Desaturate (sponge tool)
Shft+Alt+S
Shadows (dodge and burn tools)
Photoshop CS Brush and blend modes keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Shft+Alt+M
Midtones (dodge and burn tools)
Shft+Alt+H
Highlights (dodge and burn tools)
Shft+Alt+Z
Replace (healing brush)
Shft+Alt+P
Pass Through (layer set)
Shft+plus (+) Cycle to next mode
Shft+minus (-) Cycle to previous mode Channels and masks
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 Switch between independent color and mask channels
Ctrl+tilde (~) View composite RGB, Lab, or CMYK image
Shft-click channel name in Channels palette
Activate or deactivate color cha
nnel
click page icon at bottom of Channels palette Create channel mask filled with
black
Alt-click page icon at bottom of Channels palette
Create and name channel
mask filled with black

click mask icon at bottom of Channels palette Create channel mask from selecti
on outline
Alt-click mask icon at bottom of Channels palette
Create and name channel
mask from selection outline
tilde (~)
View active channel mask as rubylith overlay
Ctrl-click channel name in Channels palette or Ctrl+ Alt+number (1 through 0)
Convert channel mask to selection outline
Ctrl+Shft-click channel name
Add channel mask to selection
Ctrl+Alt-click channel name
Subtract channel mask from selection
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-click channel name
Retain intersection of channel mask and
selection
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Channels and masks keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Q
Enter or exit quick mask mode
Alt-click quick mask icon in toolbox
Toggle quick mask color over masked or s
elected area
double-click quick mask icon
Change quick mask color overlay
tilde (~)
View quick mask indepen- dentlyof image
Ctrl-click page icon at bottom of Channels palette
Add spot color channel
click mask icon at bottom of Layers palette
Create layer mask filled with wh
ite when nothing selected
Alt-click mask icon
Create layer mask filled with black when nothing selecte
d
click mask icon Create layer mask from selection outline
Alt-click mask icon
Create layer mask that hides selection
Ctrl+tilde (~) Switch focus from layer mask to image
Ctrl+backslash (\)
Switch focus from image to layer mask
backslash (\) or Shft+Alt- click layer mask thumbnail in Layers palette View lay
er mask as rubylith overlay
backslash (\) and then tilde (~) or Alt-click layer mask thumbnail in Layers pal
ette
View layer mask independently of image
Ctrl-click mask icon in Layers palette Add vector mask to layer
Ctrl-click mask icon in Layers palette with path active Convert current path to
vector mask
click vector mask thumbnail or press Enter when shape or arrow tool is active
Toggle display of vector mask
Shft-click mask thumbnail in Layers palette
Disable layer mask or vector mas
k
click between layer and mask thumbnails in Layers palette
Toggle link betw
een layer and mask
drag mask thumbnail onto mask icon at bottom of Layers palette Copy layer mask
or vector mask from one layer to active layer
Ctrl-click layer mask thumb- nail or Ctrl+Alt+backslash (\)
Convert layer ma
sk to selection outline
Ctrl-click vector mask thumbnail
Convert vector mask to selec- tion outli
ne
Ctrl+Shft-click mask thumbnail Add layer mask or vector mask to selection
Ctrl+Alt-click mask thumbnail Subtract layer mask or vector mask from selectio
n
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-click mask thumbnail
Retain intersection of layer mask or vec
tor mask and selection
Photoshop CS Paths and shapes keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
P or Shft+P
Cycle between standard, freeform, and magnetic pen tools
click with pen tool or Alt- click with freeform pen tool
Add corner to en

d of active path
drag with pen tool
Add smooth arc to end of active path
Alt-click and then drag with pen tool Add cusp to end of active path
click with magnetic pen tool
Add point to end of active magnetic selection
Backspace
Delete last point added with standard or magnetic pen tool
drag with freeform pen tool or Alt-drag with magnetic pen tool Draw freehand pa
th segment
bracket, [ or ] Increase or reduce magnetic pen width
double-click with magnetic pen tool or click first point in path
Close ma
gnetic selection
Alt-double-click or Alt+Enter Close magnetic selection with straight segment
Escape Cancel magnetic or freeform selection
A or press Ctrl when pen tool is active Select arrow tool
drag point with arrow tool or Ctrl-drag with pen tool Move selected points
Shft-click with arrow
or Ctrl+Shft-click with pen
Select multiple points in path
Alt-click path with white arrow or Alt-click path in Paths palette
Select e
ntire path
Alt-drag path with arrow or Ctrl+Alt-drag with pen
Clone path
Alt while hovering cursor over anchor point
Access convert direction tool wh
en pen tool is active
Ctrl+Alt while hovering cursor over anchor point
Access convert direction
tool when arrow tool is active
Alt-drag point with pen Convert corner or cusp to smooth arc
Alt-click point with pen
Convert arc to corner
Alt-drag handle with pen
Convert arc to cusp
click segment with pen tool
Insert point in selected path
click point with pen tool
Remove point from path
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Paths and shapes keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl-click path name in Paths palette or Ctrl+Enter when pen or arrow tool is ac
tive
Convert path to selection outline
Ctrl+Shft-click path name in Paths palette
Add path to selection
Ctrl+Alt-click path name in Paths palette
Subtract path from selection
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-click path name in Paths palette Retain intersection of path and
selection
Enter on keypad when paint or edit tool is active
Apply brushstroke around
perimeter of path
Enter on keypad when history brush is active
Revert around perimeter of path
double-click Work Path item in Paths palette
Save and name path for future us
e
Ctrl+Shft+H
Hide path (it remains active)
click in empty portion of Paths palette or Enter when pen or arrow tool is activ
e
Deactivate path
U or Shft+U
Cycle between shape tools
spacebar
Move shape as you draw it
plus (+)
Add next shape you draw to active shape layer
minus (-)
Subtract next shape you draw from active shape layer
bracket key, [ or ]
Adjust roundness of next rounded rectangle you draw
bracket key, [ or ]
Change number of sides on next regular polygon or star y
ou draw
bracket key, [ or ]
Change weight of next straight line you draw
bracket key, [ or ]
Cycle between custom shapes
comma (,) or period (.) Cycle between layer styles
Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+ layer to foreground or back- ground color
Change c
olor of active shape
Ctrl+Shft+H
Hide shape outlines (shape layer remains active)

Enter when pen or arrow tool is active Deactivate shape outlines

Backspace or Delete
Delete shape layer when shape outlines are active
Photoshop CS Crops and transformations keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
C
Select crop tool
spacebar
Move crop boundary as you draw it
drag inside boundary
Move crop boundary
drag boundary handle
Scale crop boundary
Shft-drag corner handle Scale crop boundary proportionally
Alt-drag boundary handle
Scale crop boundary with respect to origin
Shft+Alt-drag corner
Scale crop boundary propor- tionally with respect to ori
gin point
drag outside boundary Rotate crop boundary (always with respect to origin)
Shft-drag outside boundary
Rotate crop boundary in 15increments
draw crop boundary, select Perspective check box in Optns bar, drag boundary han
dle
Distort crop boundary
Shft-drag corner handle Constrain distortion effect in Perspective mode
Alt-drag handle Scale crop boundary in Perspective mode
Enter Accept crop
Escape Cancel crop
Ctrl+T Freely transform selection, layer, or path
Ctrl+Alt+T
Duplicate selection, layer, or path and freely transform
drag inside boundary
Move image in Free Transform mode
drag crosshair target Move transformation origin
drag boundary handle
Scale image
Shft-drag corner handle Scale image proportionally
Alt-drag boundary handle
Scale image with respect to origin
drag outside boundary Rotate image (always with respect to origin)
Shft-drag outside boundary
Rotate image in 15increments boundary
Ctrl-drag side handle Skew image
Ctrl+Shft-drag side handle
Skew image along constrained axis
Ctrl+Alt-drag side handle
Skew image with respect to origin
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-drag side handle Skew image along constrained axis with respect t
o origin
Ctrl-drag corner handle Distort image
Ctrl+Alt-drag corner handle
Symmetrically distort opposite corners
Ctrl+Shft-drag corner handle
Constrain distortion to achieve perspective effe
ct
Ctrl+Shft+Alt-drag corner handle
Constrain distortion to achieve symmetri
cal perspective effect
right-click in image window
Apply specific transformation Free Transform mod
e
enter values in Optns bar
Apply numerical transformation in Free Transform
mode
Enter Accept transformation
Escape Cancel transformation
Ctrl+Shft+T
Replay last transformation
Ctrl+Shft+Alt+T Duplicate selection, layer, or path and replay last transformati
on
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Rulers, measurements, and guides keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+R Display or hide rulers
F8
Display or hide Info palette
right-click ruler or drag from X,Y pop-up in Info palette
Change unit of m
easure

double-click ruler origin box Reset ruler origin

I, I, I (or I, Shft+I, Shft+I) Select measure tool
drag with measure tool Measure distance and angle
drag measure line
Move measure line
drag endpoint of measure line Change length and angle of measure line
Alt-drag endpoint
Measure angle between two lines (protractor option)
choose Image ->?Rotate ->Arbitrary
Match rotation of entire image to measur
e line
choose Edit ->?Transform ->Rotate
Match rotation of single layer to measur
e line
drag from ruler Create guide
drag guide with move tool or Ctrl-drag with other tool Move guide
press Alt while dragging guide Change horizontal guide to vertical or vice vers
a
press Shft while dragging guide Snap guide to ruler tick marks
Ctrl+semicolon (;)
Display or hide guides
Ctrl+Alt+semicolon (;) Lock or unlock guides
Ctrl+quote (") Display or hide grid
Ctrl+Shft+semicolon (;) Toggle guide and grid snapping
Ctrl-double-click guide Edit guide color and grid increments
Photoshop CS Filters and automation keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+F Repeat filter with last-used settings
Ctrl+Alt+F
Repeat filter with different settings
Ctrl+Shft+F
Fade effect of last filter
drag in preview box or click in image window
Scroll preview box in corrective
filter dialog boxes
Ctrl-click and Alt-click
Zoom preview box in corrective filter dialog box
es
Ctrl+plus (+) and Ctrl+ minus (-)
Zoom full image preview
up arrow
Increase selected option box value by 1 (or 0.1)
down arrow
Decrease value by 1 (or 0.1)
Shft+up arrow Increase value by 10 (or 1)
Shft+down arrow Decrease value by 10 (or 1)
Shft-drag in Angle wheel
Adjust Angle value (where offered) in 15increment
s
Alt-click Cancel button Reset options in corrective filter dialog boxes
Alt-choose Filter ->Render ->Clouds
Create high-contrast clouds effect
Alt-click in preview
Specify numerical center in Lens Flare dialog box
Photoshop CS Filters and automation keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Alt-drag light Clone light in Lighting Effects dialog box
press Delete
Delete Lighting Effects light
Shft-drag handle
Adjust size of footprint without affecting angle of ligh
t
Ctrl-drag handle
Adjust angle of light without affecting size of footprin
t
W or O Select forward warp or push left tool in Liquify dialog box
C or T Select twirl clockwise or turbu- lence tool
S or B Select pucker or bloat tool
R or M Select reconstruct or mirror tool
F or D Select freeze mask or thaw mask tool
bracket key, [ or ]
Change Liquify brush diameter in 1-pixel increments
Shft+bracket, [ or ]
Change Liquify brush diameter in 10-pixel increments
Ctrl+Z Undo last brushstroke in Liquify dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Undo brushstroke prior to last one
Ctrl+Shft+Z
Redo undone brushstroke

A, R, or V
Select the select image, rotate image, or set vanishing point to
ol in Photomerge dialog box
Z or H Select zoom or hand tool
Spacebar
Temporarily access hand tool
Ctrl+Z Step backward
Ctrl+Shft+Z
Step forward
Alt-move pointer over image
Show individual image border
Windows Shortcut
Operation
Photoshop CS Color adjustments keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut
Command
Ctrl+L Choose Levels command
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+3, or
Switch between channels in
Ctrl-tilde (~) for composite
Levels or Curves dialog box
Alt-drag black or white Input Levels triangle Preview black and white points i
n Levels dialog box
double-click black, white, or gray eyedropper tool
Specify alternate colors
for black point, white point, and midtone
swap black and white Output Levels triangles
Invert image in Levels dialog bo
x
Ctrl+Alt+L
Repeat last Levels correction
Ctrl+M Choose Curves command
click graph line
Add point in Curves dialog box
Ctrl-click in image window
Add specific color as new point on composite cur
ve in point mode
Ctrl+Shft-click in image window Add color as new point on independent channel cu
rves
left or right arrow key Nudge Input value for selected point
up or down arrow key
Nudge Output value for selected point
Ctrl+Tab
Select next curve point
Ctrl+Shft+Tab Select previous curve point
Ctrl-click point
Delete curve point
Shft-click point
Select multiple curve points
Ctrl+D Deselect all points
Ctrl+Alt+M
Repeat last Curves correction
Ctrl+U Choose Hue/Saturation command
Shft-click or drag in image window
Add colors to Hue/Saturation range when
Edit set to anything but Master
Alt-click or drag in image window
Subtract colors from Hue/ Saturation ran
ge when Edit set to anything but Master
Ctrl+tilde (~) Edit all colors in Hue/Saturation dialog box
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+6 Edit predefined color range
Ctrl+Alt+U
Repeat last Hue/Saturation correction
Ctrl+Shft+U
Desaturation colors Undoing operations
Ctrl+Z Undo or redo last operation
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Undo operation prior to last one
Ctrl+Shft+Z
Redo undone operation
click item in History palette Undo to specific point
Alt-click item in History palette
Duplicate previously performed operation
click in front of item in History palette
Select state to revert to with h
istory brush
click camera icon at bottom of History palette Create snapshot from active stat
e
click leftmost icon at bottom of History palette
Create duplicate image f
rom active state
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Revert selection to active History state
F12
Revert entire image to saved state
Photoshop CS Miscellaneous keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut

Command
Tab
Display or hide all palettes, toolbox, and status bar
Shft+Tab
Display or hide palettes except toolbox, Options bar, and status
bar
Tab, and then Shft+Tab Hide toolbox, Options bar, and status bar
Enter Display Options bar
drag panel tab Move panel out of palette
drag panel tab into docking well
Dock palette
Shft-click palette title bar
Snap palette to edge of screen
Alt-click collapse box
or double-click panel tab
Fully collapse palette
Alt-click trash can
Delete item without warning from any palette that includ
es trash can
click Doc box in status bar
Preview how image sits on printed page
Alt-click Doc box in status bar View size and resolution of image
Ctrl-click Doc box in status bar
View image tile information
Ctrl+K Change preference settings
Ctrl+Alt+K
Display last-used Preferences dialog box panel
Alt+choose cmnd from Image ->Adjustments submenu
Bring up dialog box with
last- used settings
Alt+choose Image ->Duplicate
Duplicate image and bypass dialog box
Escape Cancel operation
N
Activate No or Don't Save button when closing image
D
Activate Don't Flatten button when changing color modes
F
Activate Flatten button when changing color modes