Here are some commonly used keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop CS6. Please note that these shortcuts may vary slightly depending on your operating system (Windows or macOS) and your specific keyboard layout. These are based on the default keyboard shortcuts for Windows:
File Shortcuts:
- New: Ctrl + N (Cmd + N on Mac)
- Open: Ctrl + O (Cmd + O on Mac)
- Save: Ctrl + S (Cmd + S on Mac)
- Save As: Ctrl + Shift + S (Cmd + Shift + S on Mac)
- Close: Ctrl + W (Cmd + W on Mac)
- Print: Ctrl + P (Cmd + P on Mac)
- Undo: Ctrl + Z (Cmd + Z on Mac)
- Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y (Cmd + Shift + Z or Cmd + Y on Mac)
Edit Shortcuts:
- Cut: Ctrl + X (Cmd + X on Mac)
- Copy: Ctrl + C (Cmd + C on Mac)
- Paste: Ctrl + V (Cmd + V on Mac)
- Paste Special: Ctrl + Shift + V (Cmd + Shift + V on Mac)
- Deselect: Ctrl + D (Cmd + D on Mac)
- Transform: Ctrl + T (Cmd + T on Mac)
View Shortcuts:
- Zoom In: Ctrl + + (Cmd + + on Mac)
- Zoom Out: Ctrl + – (Cmd + – on Mac)
- Fit on Screen: Ctrl + 0 (Cmd + 0 on Mac)
- Toggle Full Screen Mode: F (F on Mac)
Image Shortcuts:
- Crop: C
- Rotate Canvas: R
- Image Size: Alt + Ctrl + I (Option + Cmd + I on Mac)
- Canvas Size: Alt + Ctrl + C (Option + Cmd + C on Mac)
- Duplicate Layer: Ctrl + J (Cmd + J on Mac)
Selection Shortcuts:
- Select All: Ctrl + A (Cmd + A on Mac)
- Deselect: Ctrl + D (Cmd + D on Mac)
- Invert Selection: Ctrl + Shift + I (Cmd + Shift + I on Mac)
Layer Shortcuts:
- New Layer: Ctrl + Shift + N (Cmd + Shift + N on Mac)
- Duplicate Layer: Ctrl + J (Cmd + J on Mac)
- Merge Down: Ctrl + E (Cmd + E on Mac)
- Group Layers: Ctrl + G (Cmd + G on Mac)
- Bring to Front: Ctrl + Shift + ] (Cmd + Shift + ] on Mac)
- Send to Back: Ctrl + Shift + [ (Cmd + Shift + [ on Mac)
Brush Shortcuts:
- Increase Brush Size: ] (] on Mac)
- Decrease Brush Size: [ ([ on Mac)
- Hardness (Brush): Shift + ] (Shift + ] on Mac)
- Softness (Brush): Shift + [ (Shift + [ on Mac)
- Toggle Brush Panel: F5
These are just a selection of some of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Photoshop CS6. You can also customize and create your own keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop by going to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.