PhotoShop Keyboard Shortcuts
Remember, whenever you use a keyboard command in conjunction
with your mouse the keyboard command is an option you are turning ON or
OFF. Always complete the action with your mouse before releasing your keyboard
command. |
(Mac Users can substitute the Command Key for CTRL and the Option
Key for ALT) |
SPACEBAR |
- Access Hand Tool. |
CTRL + SPACEBAR |
- Access Zoom Tool. Add the ALT key for Zoom out. |
SHIFT + SPACEBAR |
- With two windows side by side, movement in 1st window will mirror in
2nd. |
CTRL + 0 |
- Fit picture to window. |
CTRL + ALT + 0 |
- View picture 100% actual size. |
TAB |
- Hides the Toolbar and all the Palettes. |
SHIFT+TAB |
- Hides only the Palettes. |
F |
- Toggles the menu & title bar off switching to full screen mode. |
CTRL + SHIFT + I |
- Inverse a selection. |
CTRL+D |
- Deselect / Remove a selection. |
CTRL+T |
- Free Transform a selection. |
] |
- Increase brush size. Can be used to size other tools. |
[ |
- Decrease brush size. Can be used to size other tools. |
SHIFT + ] |
- Increase brush feathering. |
SHIFT + [ |
- Decrease brush feathering. |
X |
- Switch Foreground & Background colors. |
D |
- Set default Foreground & Background colors. |
ALT + BACKSPACE |
- Fill with Foreground color. |
CTRL + BACKSPACE |
- Fill with Background color. |
CTRL + SHIFT + N |
- Create a new layer with dialogue box. |
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + N |
- Create a new layer without dialogue box. |
CTRL + J |
- Create new layer via copy. |
CTRL + E |
- Merge layer down. |
CTRL + SHIFT + E |
- Merge all visible layers. |
CTRL+ ALT + SHIFT + E |
- Merge all visible layers up into selected layer. |
CTRL + Left Mouse Click |
- Used on a Layer, Channel or Path to load a selection. |
ALT + Left Mouse Click |
- Click between layers for clipping mask. Click visibility
to hide all other layers. |
CTRL + G |
- With one layer selected creates a clipping mask from the layer beneath. |
ALT + ] |
- Moves cursor selection up in Layers palette. |
ALT + [ |
- Moves cursor selection down in Layers palette. |
CTRL + ] |
- Moves selected layer up. |
CTRL + [ |
- Moves selected layer down. |
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT |
- If held during PhotoShop startup, preferences will be reset to defaults. |