Tools
| V | Move |
| M | Marquee tools |
| L | Lasso tools |
| W | Quick Selection, Magic Wand |
| C | Crop and Slice tools |
| I | Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count |
| J | Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye |
| B | Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush |
| S | Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp |
| Y | History Brush, Art History Brush |
| E | Eraser tools |
| G | Gradient, Paint Bucket |
| O | Dodge, Burn, Sponge |
| P | Pen tools |
| T | Type tools |
| A | Path Selection, Direct Selection |
| U | Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape |
| K | 3D tools |
| N | 3D Camera tools |
| H | Hand |
| R | Rotate |
| Z | Zoom |
| D | Default colors |
| X | Switch Foreground and Background colors |
| Q | Quick Mask Mode |
Switching Tools
To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above.
For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee………..Shift-M
Selecting
Draw Marquee from Center……………………………………………………..Alt-Marquee
Add to a Selection…………………………………………………………………………….Shift
Subtract from a Selection……………………………………………………………………..Alt
Intersection with a Selection…………………………………………………………..Shift-Alt
Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool…………………………………..Alt-Drag Selection
Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool……………….Ctrl-Alt-Drag Selection
Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments)………………………………………..Arrow Keys
Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments)……………………………….Shift-Arrow Keys
Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer…..Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Restore Last Selection………………………………………………………………Ctrl-Shift-D
Feather Selection…………………………………………………………………………Shift-F6
Move Marquee while drawing selection……….Hold Space while drawing marquee
Viewing
Fit on Screen ………………………………………….Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels)………….. Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0
Zoom in ……………………………………………………..Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+)
Zoom out……………………………………………………Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–)
Hide all tools and panels ……………………………………………………………………. Tab
Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar………………………………. Shift-Tab
Rotate through full screen modes…………………………………………………………….F
Scroll image left or right in window……………………………Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image ……………………………….Ctrl-drag in Navigator panel
Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith………………………………………………………….
Layer Shortcuts
Create new layer……………………………………………………………………..Ctrl-Shift-N
Select non-contiguous layers……………………………………………….Ctrl-Click layers
Select contiguous layers………………Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer
Delete Layer…………………………………………….Delete key (while in the Move tool)
View contents of layer mask …………………………………….Alt-Click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask………………………………Shift-Click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it……………………………………………………………. Alt-Drag
Find/Select layer containing object …………..Right-Click on the object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity………………………..Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blend modes…………………….Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode ………………….(w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer…………………………………….Alt-[ or Alt-]
Move layer below/above current layer……………………………………….Ctrl-[ or Ctrl-]
Type Shortcuts
Select all text on layer………………….Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts………………………….Ctrl-Shift->/< Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts……………………Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/<
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking…………………………………Alt-Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right……………………………………………………..Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R
Painting
Fill selection with background color……………………………………….Ctrl-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color………………………………………….Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels……………….Shift-Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with source state in History panel ……………………Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
Display Fill dialog box………………………………………………………..Shift-Backspace
Sample as background color………………………………..Alt-Click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool …………………………….While in any painting/editing tool-hold Ctrl
To get Eyedropper with Paint tools………………………………………………………….Alt
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF)………………………………… Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON)……………………………Shift-Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON)………………………………… Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF)………………………….Shift-Number keys
Cross-Hair Cursor…………………………Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase Brush Size…………………………………………………………… [ or ]
Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush………………………………….. Shift-[ or Shift-]
Switch between preset Brushes ………………………………………………………..< or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel ………………………………Right-Click in Image window
Erase to History panel’s source state……………………………………………..Alt-Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes…………………….Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode…. Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box …….Shift-Click in image window
Delete fixed color target……………………Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new spot-color channel from current selection………………..Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel
Pen Tool Shortcuts
To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen …………………………………………….Ctrl
Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools………………………..Alt
Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when
pointer is over anchor point…………………………………………………….. Ctrl-Alt
To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool……………………………………Alt-click
Convert path to a selection…………………Ctrl-click on path name (in Paths panel)
Panel Shortcuts
Show/Hide Brushes panel ……………………………………………………………………F5
Show/Hide Color panel…………………………………………………………………………F6
Show/Hide Layers panel……………………………………………………………………….F7
Show/Hide Info panel…………………………………………………………………………..F8
Show/Hide Actions panel………………………………………………………………….Alt-F9
Open Adobe Bridge…………………………………………………………………….Ctrl-Alt-O
Other Shortcuts
Switch between open documents ……………………………………………………Ctrl-Tab
Undo or Redo operations beyond last one ……………………….Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z
Apply Last Filter…………………………………………………………………………….. Ctrl-F
Opens Last Filter Dialog Box…………………………………………………………Ctrl-Alt-F
Hand Tool……………………………………………………………………………….. Spacebar
Reset Dialog Box……………………Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click it
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit……………..Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units…..Shift-Up/Down Arrow
Replay last Transformation ……………………………………………………….. Ctrl-Shift-T
Measure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function)…………After ruler is drawn, Alt-Drag end of line with Ruler Tool
Move Crop Marquee while creating………………………….Hold Space while drawing
Snap Guide to Ruler ticks……………………………………….Hold Shift while dragging
Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools)…………………………………….Enter
Don’t Snap object edge while moving ……………………Hold Control while dragging
