Display crosshair cursorCaps LockRevert image with magic eraserAlt + drag with eraserSelect pencil, painbrush, or airbrush
press N, B, or J
Cycle through eraser stylesAlt + click eraser tool icon or
Shift + E
Specify an area to cloneAlt + click with rubber stampCycle through rubber stamp optionsAlt + click rubber stamp tool icon or
Shift + S
Cycle through focus toolsAlt + click focus tool icon or
Shift + R
Sharpen with the blur tool or blur with the sharpen toolAlt + dragDip into the foreground color when smearingAlt + drag with smudge toolCycle through toning toolsAlt + click toning tool icon or
Shift + O
Darken with the dodge tool or lighten with the burn toolAlt + dragPaint or edit in a straight lineclick and then Shift + clickChange opacity, pressure, or exposure in 10% incrementspress number (1 through 0)Change opacity, pressure, or exposure in 1% incrementspress two numbers in a rowSelect brush moderight-click with paint or edit tool
or Shift + Alt + letter
Cycle through brush modes
Shift + plus (+) or Shift + minus (-)
Reset to Normal brush mode
Shift + Alt + N
Display or hide Brushes paletteF5Cycle through brush shapespress bracket, [ or ]Switch to first shape in Brushes paletteShift + [Switch to last shape in Brushes paletteShift + ]Delete shape from Brushes paletteCtrl + click brush shapeCreate new brush shapeclick in empty area of Brushes paletteEdit brush shapedouble-click brush shape
Applying colors
Lift foreground color from imageAlt + click with paint tool or click with eyedropperLift background color from imageAlt + click with eyedropperSample color in image
click with color sampler tool
Delete color sample
Alt + click on target with color sampler tool
Display or hide Color paletteF6Lift foreground color from color bar at bottom of Color paletteclick color barLift background color from color barAlt + click color barCycle through color barsShift + click color barSpecify new color barright-click color bar or Ctrl + click for dialog boxLift foreground color from Swatches paletteclick swatchLift background color from Swatches paletteAlt + click swatchDelete swatch from paletteCtrl + click swatchReplace swatch with foreground colorShift + click swatchAdd new swatch to paletteclick in empty area of palette or Shift + Alt + click on swatchFill selection or layer with foreground colorAlt + BackspaceFill layer with foreground color but preserve transparencyShift + Alt + BackspaceFill selection on background layer with background colorBackspace or DeleteFill selection on any layer with background colorCtrl + BackspaceFill layer with background color but preserve transparencyShift + Ctrl + BackspaceFill selection with source state in History palette
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace
Display Fill dialog boxShift + Backspace or Shift + F5
Type
Edit text layer
double-click on T in Layers palette or right-click withtype tool
Select word in Text Tool dialog boxdouble-click on wordSelect word to left or right
Ctrl + Shift + left or right arrow
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