Adobe Photoshop CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Keys for selecting tools
	Note: In rows with multiple tools listed, use the same shortcut to toggle through the different tools (they are grouped by shortcuts just as they are grouped in the Tools panel).
Shft-press shortcut key	Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)
Optn-click + tool	Cycle through hidden tools (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)
V	Move tool
M	Rectangular Marquee tool*, Elliptical Marquee tool
L	Lasso tool,Polygonal Lasso tool, Magnetic Lasso tool
W	Magic Wand tool, Quick Selection tool
C	Crop tool, Slice tool, Slice Select tool
I	Eyedropper tool*, Color Sampler tool, Ruler tool, Note tool, Count tool*
J	Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool
B	Brush tool, Pencil tool, Color Replacement tool
S	Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool
Y	History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
E	Eraser tool*, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool
G	Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool
O	Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool
P	Pen tool,Freeform Pen tool
T	Horizontal Type tool ,Vertical Type tool, Horizontal Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool
A	Path Selection tool, Direct Selection tool
U	Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, Line tool, Custom Shape tool
K	3D Rotate tool, 3D Roll tool, 3D Pan tool, 3D Slide tool, 3D Scale tool
N	3D Orbit tool, 3D Roll View too, 3D Pan View tool, 3D Walk View tool, 3D Zoom tool
H	Hand tool*
R	Rotate View tool
Z	Zoom tool*
	** Use same shortcut keys for Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker
	*Photoshop Extended only
Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox
B	Edge Highlighter tool
G	Fill tool
I	Eyedropper tool
C	Cleanup tool
T	Edge Touchup tool
Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox
W	Forward Warp tool
R	Reconstruct tool
C	Twirl Clockwise tool
S	Pucker tool
B	Bloat tool
O	Push Left tool
M	Mirror tool
T	Turbulence tool
F	Freeze Mask tool
D	Thaw Mask tool
Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker)
Tab	Cycle through controls on right from top
Shft + Tab	Cycle through controls on right from bottom
Spacebar	Temporarily activate Hand tool
Optn	Change Cancel to Reset
Result (Extract and Liquify)
] or [	Decreases or increases brush size
Result (Extract and Pattern Maker)
Cmnd + 0	Fit in window
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Result (Extract only)
Optn + Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool	Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool
Cmnd with Edge Highlighter tool selected	Toggle Smart Highlighting
Optn + Delete	Remove current highlight
Cmnd + Delete	Highlight entire image
Shft-click with Fill tool selected	Fill foreground area and preview extraction
Cmnd-drag	Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected
Optn-drag	Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected
X	Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted
Shft + X	Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview
F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom
Shft + F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top
Down Arrow or Up Arrow in Brush Size text box*	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing*	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
0-9	Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch*'up tool
	*Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Result (Liquify only)
Optn + tool	Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools
Optn-drag in preview with reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected	Continually sample the distortion
Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jittertext box*	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing*	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
Cmnd + Z	Redo last step
	*Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Result (Pattern Maker only)
Cmnd + D	Delete current selection
Cmnd + Z	Undo a selection move
Cmnd + G	Generate or generate again
Shft + Optn + select	Intersect with current selection
X	Toggle view: original/generated pattern
Home	Go to first tile in Tile History
End	Go to last tile in Tile History
Left Arrow, Page Up	Go to previous tile in Tile History
Right Arrow, Page Down	Go to next tile in Tile History
Delete	Delete current tile from Tile History
Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Nudge selection when viewing the original
Shft + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Increase selection nudging when viewing the original
Keys for using the Filter Gallery
Optn-click a filter	Apply a new filter on top of selected
Optn-click a disclosure triangle	Open/close all disclosure triangles
Cmnd	Change Cancel button to Default
Optn	Change Cancel button to Reset
Cmnd + Z	Undo/Redo
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Step forward
Cmnd + Optn + Z	Step backward
Keys for using the Refine Edge dialog box
Cmnd + Optn + R	Open the Refine Edge dialog box
F	Cycle (forward) through preview modes
Shft + F	Cycle (backward) through preview modes
X	Toggle between original image and selection preview
P	Toggle the preview option (on and off)
Keys for using the Black-and-White dialog box
Shft + Cmnd + Optn+ B	Open the Black-and-White dialog box
Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase/decrease selected value by 1%
Shft + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase/decrease selected value by 10%
Click-drag on the image	Change the values of the closest color slider
Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box
	Note: Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.
Z	Zoom tool
H	Hand tool
I	White Balance tool
S	Color Sampler tool
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T	Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+H	Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+S	Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+L	Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+G	Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool
T	Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool
C	Crop tool
A	Straighten tool
B	Spot Removal tool
E	Red Eye Removal tool
K	Adjustment Brush tool
G	Graduated Filter tool
] / [	Increase/decrease brush size
Shft + ] / Shft + [	Increase/decrease brush feather
= (equal sign) / - (hyphen)	Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
Optn	Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
Optn + ] / Optn + [	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size
Optn + Shft + ] / Optn + Shft + [	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather
Optn = / Optn + -	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
N	Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter
M	Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Y	Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
V	Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool
V	Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.
L or Cmnd + ]	Rotate image left
R or Cmnd + [	Rotate image right
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Cmnd	Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn't work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)
Optn	Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
P	Toggle preview
F	Full screen mode
	Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.
Shft	(Does not work if Crop tool is active.)
Click the first point; Shft-click additional points	Select multiple points in Curves panel
Cmnd-click in preview	Add point to curve in Curves panel
Arrow keys	Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)
Shft-arrow	Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)
Cmnd + R	Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge
Shft + double-click image	Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box
Optn-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders	Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview
O	Highlight clipping warning
U	Shadows clipping warning
Context menu
Ctrl-click	(Does not work in brushed adjustment)
Cmnd + K	Camera Raw preferences
Optn + Shft (on open)	Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences
Keys for using the Curves dialog box
Cmnd + M	Open the Curves dialog box
+ (plus)	Select next point on the curve
- (minus)	Select the previous point on the curve
Shft-click the points	Select multiple points on the curve
Cmnd + D	Deselect a point
Select a point and press Delete.	To delete a point on the curve
Arrow keys	Move the selected point 1 unit
Shft + Arrow keys	Move the selected point 10 units
Optn-drag black/white point sliders	Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped
Cmnd-click the image	Set a point to the composite curve
Shft + Cmnd-click the image	Set a point to the channel curves
Optn-click the field	Toggle grid size
Keys for using Vanishing Point
Z	Zoom tool
X	Zoom 2x (temporary)
H	Hand tool
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (temporary)
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Cmnd + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool	Fit in view
Double-click Zoom tool	Zoom to center at 100%
]	Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
[	Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shft + ]	Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shft + [	Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Cmnd + Z	Undo last action
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Redo last action
Cmnd + D	Deselect all
Cmnd + H	Hide selection and planes
Arrow keys	Move selection 1 pixel
Shft + arrow keys	Move selection 10 pixels
Cmnd + C	Copy
Cmnd + V	Paste
Cmnd + Shft + T	Repeat last duplicate and move
Cmnd-drag	Fill a selection with image under the pointer
Cmnd + Optn-drag	Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection
Optn + Shft to rotate	Constrain selection to a 15º rotation
Cmnd-click the plane	Select a plane under another selected plane
Cmnd-drag	Create 90 degree plane off parent plane
Delete	Delete last node while creating plane
Double-click the Create Plane tool	Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera
Cmnd + Shft + H	Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only)
Cmnd + E	Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only)
Cmnd + Shft + E	Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only)
Keys for working with blending modes
Shft + + (plus) or - (minus)	Cycle through blending modes
Shft + Optn + N	Normal
Shft + Optn + I	Dissolve
Shft + Optn + Q	Behind (Brush tool only)
Shft + Optn + R	Clear (Brush tool only)
Shft + Optn + K	Darken
Shft + Optn + M	Multiply
Shft + Optn + B	Color Burn
Shft + Optn + A	Linear Burn
Shft + Optn + G	Lighten
Shft + Optn + S	Screen
Shft + Optn + D	Color Dodge
Shft + Optn + W	Linear Dodge
Shft + Optn + O	Overlay
Shft + Optn + F	Soft Light
Shft + Optn + H	Hard Light
Shft + Optn + V	Vivid Light
Shft + Optn + J	Linear Light
Shft + Optn + Z	Pin Light
Shft + Optn + L	Hard Mix
Shft + Optn + E	Difference
Shft + Optn + X	Exclusion
Shft + Optn + U	Hue
Shft + Optn + T	Saturation
Shft + Optn + C	Color
Shft + Optn + Y	Luminosity
Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + D	Desaturate
Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + S	Saturate
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn + S	Dodge/burn shadows
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn + M	Dodge/burn midtones
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn + H	Dodge/burn highlights
Shft + Optn + N	Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images
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 cmnds or tool tips.
Ctrl + Tab	Cycles through open documents
Shft-Cmnd-W	Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge
Q	Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode
F	Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar
Shft + F	Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar
Space + F (or Ctrl-click canvas background and select color)	Toggle (forward) canvas color
Space + Shft + F	Toggle (backward) canvas color
Double-click Hand tool	Fit image in window
Double-click Zoom tool	Magnify 100%
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
Shft-drag	Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool
Cmnd + spacebar	Switch to Zoom In tool
Optn + spacebar	Switch to Zoom Out tool
Spacebar-drag	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
Shft + Return in Navigator panel zoom percentage box	Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active
Cmnd-drag over preview in Navigator panel	Zoom in on specified area of an image
Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button	Temporarily zoom into an image
Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel	Scroll image with Hand tool
Page Up or Page Down*	Scroll up or down 1 screen
Shft + Page Up or Page Down*	Scroll up or down 10 units
Home or End	Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
\ (backslash)	Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)
	*Hold down Ctrl () 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 cmnds or tool tips.
Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag	Reposition marquee while selecting**
Any selection tool + Shft-drag	Add to a selection
Any selection tool + Optn-drag	Subtract from a selection
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shft-Optn-drag	Intersect a selection
Shft-drag	Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)**
Optn-drag	Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)**
Shft + Optn-drag	Constrain shape and draw marquee from center**
Cmnd (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)	Switch to Move tool
Optn-drag	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool
Optn-click	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool
Return/Esc or Cmnd + . (period)	Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso
Move tool + Optn-drag selection**	Move copy of selection
Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow**	Move selection area 1 pixel
Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow* **	Move selection 1 pixel
Cmnd + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow*	Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]	Increase/decrease detection width
Crop tool + Return or Esc	Accept cropping or exit cropping
/ (forward slash)	Toggle crop shield off and on
Ruler tool + Optn-drag end point	Make protractor
Shft-drag guide	Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)
Optn-drag guide	Convert between horizontal and vertical 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.
Direct selection tool + Shft-click	Select multiple anchor points
Direct selection tool + Optn-click	Select entire path
Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Cmnd + Optn-drag	Duplicate a path
Cmnd	Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool
Optn	Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Magnetic Pen tool-double-click	Close path
Magnetic Pen tool + Optn-double-click	Close path with straight-line segment
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.
Any painting tool + Optn or any shape tool + Optn (except when Paths optn is selected)	Eyedropper tool
Eyedropper tool + Optn-click	Select background color
Eyedropper tool + Shft	Color sampler tool
Color sampler tool + Optn-click	Deletes color sampler
Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush optn is enabled, use Shft + number keys)	Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode
Any painting or editing tool + Shft + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush optn is enabled, omit Shft)	Sets flow for painting mode
Shft + + (plus) or - (minus)	Cycles through blending modes
Optn + Delete, or Cmnd + Delete*	Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color
Cmnd + Optn + Delete*	Fills from history
Shft + Delete	Displays Fill dialog box
/ (forward slash)	Lock transparent pixels on/off
Any painting tool + Shft-click	Connects points with a straight line
	*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.
Optn	Transform from center or reflect
Shft	Constrain
Cmnd	Distort
Return	Apply
Cmnd + . (period) or Esc	Cancel
Cmnd + Optn + T	Free transform with duplicate data
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T	Transform again with duplicate data
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.
Cmnd-drag type when Type layer is selected	Move type in image
Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shft-click	Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shft-click	Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click	Select a word, line, paragraph, or story
Cmnd + H	Show/Hide selection on selected type
Cmnd	Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box
Cmnd-drag a bounding box handle	Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box
Spacebar-drag	Move text box while creating text box
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.
Horizontal Type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R	Align left, center, or right
Vertical Type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R	Align top, center, or bottom
Cmnd + Shft + X	Choose 100% horizontal scale
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + X	Choose 100% vertical scale
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + A	Choose Auto leading
Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Q	Choose 0 for tracking
Cmnd + Shft + J	Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
Cmnd + Shft + F	Justify paragraph, justifies all
Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Optn + H	Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T	Toggle single/every-line composer on/off
Cmnd + Shft + < or >*	Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels
Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow* *	Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels
Shft + Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow* *	Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels
Optn + Left Arrow or Right Arrow* *	Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
	*Hold down Optn (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10
	**Hold down Command (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10
Keys for slicing and optimizing
Cmnd	Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool
Shft-drag	Draw square slice
Optn-drag	Draw from center outward
Shft + Optn-drag	Draw square slice from center outward
Spacebar-drag	Reposition slice while creating slice
Ctrl-click slice	Open context-sensitive menu
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 cmnds or tool tips.
Optn-click New button	Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)
Optn-click Delete button	Delete without confirmation (except for the Brushes panel)
Shft + Return	Apply value and keep text box active
Cmnd-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Load as a selection
Cmnd + Shft-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Add to current selection
Cmnd + Optn-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.	Subtract from current selection
Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.	Intersect with current selection
Tab	Show/Hide all panels
Shft + Tab	Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar
Select tool and press Return	Highlight options bar
Shft + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase/decrease units by 10 in a popup menu
Keys for using the Actions panel
Optn-click the check mark next to a cmnd.	Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on
Optn-click	Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls
Optn + double-click action or action set	Change action or action set options
Double-click recorded cmnd	Display Options dialog box for recorded command
Cmnd + double-click an action	Play entire action
Optn-click the triangle	Collapse/expand all components of an action
Cmnd-click the Play button	Play a command
Optn-click the New Action button	Create new action and begin recording without confirmation
Shft-click the action/cmnd	Select contiguous items of the same kind
Cmnd-click the action/cmnd	Select discontiguous items of the same kind
Keys for using the Adjustments panel
Optn + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Choose a channel for adjustment
Cmnd + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Select individual channels in the Channels panel
Optn + Cmnd + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Load individual channel as selection
Optn + 2	Choose composite channel for adjustment
Cmnd + 2	Select composite channel in Channel panel
\ (backslash)	Toggle layer or smart filter masks
Cmnd + 1	100% view
Cmnd + `	Switch to next document
Shft + Cmnd + `	Switch to previous document
Delete	Delete layer
Keys for using the Animation panel
Shft-click second frame	Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames
Cmnd-click multiple frames	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames
Optn + Paste Frames cmnd from the Panel pop*'up menu	Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box
Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
	Note: Some shortcuts need to be enabled. Choose Enable Timeline Shortcut Keys from the Animation (Timeline) panel menu.
Spacebar	Start playing the timeline or Animation panel
Optn + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline.	Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view)
Optn + click on list triangles	Expand and collapse list of layers
Hold down the Shft key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button)	Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline
Hold down the Shft key while dragging the current time.	Increase playback speed
Hold down the Cmnd key while dragging the current time.	Decrease playback speed
Shft-drag	Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline
Optn-drag (first or last keyframe in the group)	Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes
Left Arrow or Page Up	Back one frame
Right Arrow or Page Down	Forward one frame
Shft + Left Arrow or Shft Page Up	Back ten frames
Shft + Right Arrow or Shft + Page Down	Forward ten frames
Home	Move to the beginning of the timeline
End	Move to the end of the timeline
Shft + Home	Move to the beginning of the work area
Shft + End	Move to the end of the work area
Up Arrow	Move to In point of the current layer
Down Arrow	Move to the Out point of the current layer
Shft + Up Arrow	Back 1 second
Shft + Down Arrow	Foward 1 second
Esc	Return a rotated document to its original orientation
Keys for using the Clone Source
Opt + Shft	Show Clone Source (overlays image)
Opt + Shft + arrow keys	Nudge Clone Source
Opt + Shft + < or >	Rotate Clone Source
Opt + Shft + [ or ]	Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source
Keys for using the Brushes panel
Optn-click brush	Delete brush
Double-click brush	Rename brush
Ctrl + Optn + click-drag	Change brush size
Cmnd + Ctrl + Optn + click-drag	Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness
, (comma) or . (period)	Select previous/next brush size
Shft + , (comma) or . (period)	Select first/last brush
Caps Lock	Display precise cross hair for brushes
Shft + Optn + P	Toggle airbrush option
Keys for using the Channels panel
Optn-click Save Selection As Channel button	Set options for Save Selection As Channel button
Cmnd-click Create New Channel button	Create a new spot channel
Shft-click color channel	Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection
Shft-click alpha channel	Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay
Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail	Display channel options
~ (tilde)	Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode
Keys for using the Color panel
Optn-click color in color bar	Select background color
Ctrl-click color bar	Display Color Bar menu
Shft-click color bar	Cycle through color choices
Keys for using the History panel
Optn + New Snapshot	Create a new snapshot
Double-click snapshot name	Rename snapshot
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Step forward through image states
Cmnd + Optn + Z	Step backward through image states
Optn-click the image state	Duplicate any image state, except the current state
Optn + Clear History (in History panel pop*'up menu)	Permanently clear history (no Undo)
Keys for using the Info panel
Click eyedropper icon	Change color readout modes
Click crosshair icon	Change measurement units
Keys for using the Layer Comps panel
Optn-click Create New Layer Comp button	Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box
Double-click layer comp	Open Layer Comp Options dialog box
Double-click layer comp name	Rename in-line
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps
Cmnd-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps
Keys for using the Layers panel
Cmnd-click layer thumbnail	Load layer transparency as a selection
Cmnd-click filter mask thumbnail	Load filter mask as a selection
Cmnd + G	Group layers
Cmnd-Shft + G	Ungroup layers
Cmnd-Optn + G	Create/release clipping mask
Cmnd + Optn + A	Select all layers
Cmnd + Shft + E	Merge visible layers
Optn-click New Layer button	Create new empty layer with dialog box
Cmnd-click New Layer button	Create new layer below target layer
Optn + . (period)	Select top layer
Optn + , (comma)	Select bottom layer
Shft + Optn + [ or ]	Add to layer selection in Layers panel
Optn + [ or ]	Select next layer down/up
Cmnd + [ or ]	Move target layer down/up
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + E	Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
Highlight the layers you want to merge, then Cmnd + E	Merge layers
Cmnd + Shft + [ or ]	Move layer to bottom or top
Optn + Merge Down cmnd from the Panel pop*'up menu	Copy current layer to layer below
Optn + Merge Visible cmnd from the Panel pop*'up menu	Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer
Ctrl-click the eye icon	Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
Optn-click the eye icon	Show/hide all other currently visible layers
/ (forward slash)	Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock
Double-click layer effect/style	Edit layer effect/style, options
Optn-double-click layer effect/style	Hide layer effect/style
Double-click layer	Edit layer style
Shft-click vector mask thumbnail	Disable/enable vector mask
Double-click layer mask thumbnail	Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Shft-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle layer mask on/off
Shft-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle filter mask on/off
Optn-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle between layer mask/composite image
Optn-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle between filter mask/composite image
\ (backslash), or Shft + Optn-click	Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
Double-click type layer thumbnail	Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
Optn-click the line dividing two layers	Create a clipping mask
Double-click the layer name	Rename layer
Double-click the filter effect	Edit filter settings
Double-click the Filter Blending icon	Edit the Filter Blending options
Cmnd-click New Layer Set button	Create new layer set below current layer/layer set
Optn-click New Layer Set button	Create new layer set with dialog box
Optn-click Add Layer Mask button	Create layer mask that hides all/selection
Cmnd-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that reveals all/path area
Cmnd + Optn-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
Ctrl-click the layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group	Display layer group properties
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
Cmnd-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers
Keys for using the Paths panel
Cmnd + Shft-click pathname	Add path to selection
Cmnd + Optn-click pathname	Subtract a path from selection
Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click pathname	Retain intersection of path as a selection
Cmnd + Shft + H	Hide path
Optn-click button	Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button
Keys for using the Swatches panel
Click in empty area of panel	Create new swatch from foreground color
Cmnd-click swatch	Set swatch color as background color
Optn-click swatch	Delete swatch
Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended)
Shft + Cmnd + M	Record a measurement
Cmnd + D	Deselects all measurements
Cmnd + A	Selects all measurements
Shft + Cmnd + H	Hide/show all measurements
Delete	Removes a measurement
Arrow keys	Nudge the measurement
Shft + arrow keys	Nudge the measurement in increments
Cmnd + left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement
Shft +Cmnd + left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments
Cmnd + up/down arrow key	Rotate selected measurement
Shft + Cmnd + up/down arrow key	Rotate selected measurement in increments
Keys for using 3D tools (Photoshop Extended)
K	Enable 3D object tools
N	Enable 3D camera tools
Optn + Cmnd + X	Hide nearest surface
Optn + Shft + Cmnd + X	Show all surfaces
Alt () / Optn ()	3D Object Tool
Changes to Roll tool	Rotate
Changes to Orbit tool	Roll
Changes to Slide tool	Drag
Changes to Drag tool	Slide
L	Scale
Alt () / Optn ()	Camera Tool
Changes to Roll tool	Orbit
Changes to Rotate tool	Roll
Changes to Slide tool	Pan
Changes to Drag tool	Walk
Keys for working with DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)
Z	Zoom tool
H	Hand tool
W	Window Level tool
Cmnd + A	Select all frames
Cmnd + D	Deselect all frames except the current frame
Arrow keys	Navigate through frames
Function keys
Help key	Start Help
F1	Undo/Redo
F2	Cut
F3	Copy
F4	Paste
F5	Show/Hide Brushes panel
F6	Show/Hide Color panel
F7	Show/Hide Layers panel
F8	Show/Hide Info panel
Optn + F9	Show/Hide Actions panel
F12	Revert
Shft + F5	Fill
Shft + F6	Feather Selection
Shft + F7	Inverse Selection

 

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