PHOTOSHOP CS5 Shortcut Keys Result Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key Windows Shift-press

shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) Alt-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools) V M L Mac OS Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) Option-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools) V M L

Cycle through hidden tools

Move tool Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool Eyedropper tool Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool Count tool* Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool History Brush tool Art History Brush tool Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool Gradient tool

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Paint Bucket tool Dodge tool O Burn tool Sponge tool Pen tool P Freeform Pen tool Horizontal Type tool T Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool Path Selection tool A Direct Selection tool Rectangle tool U Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool 3D Rotate tool K 3D Roll tool 3D Pan tool 3D Slide tool 3D Scale tool 3D Orbit tool N 3D Roll View tool 3D Pan View tool 3D Walk View tool 3D Zoom tool Hand tool H Rotate View tool R Zoom tool Z Use same shortcut keys for Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker *Photoshop Extended only

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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.

Result Start playing the timeline or Animation panel Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view)

Expand and collapse list of layers Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline

Windows Spacebar Alt + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. Alt + click Hold down the Shift key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button). Hold down the Shift key while dragging the current time. Hold down the Control key while dragging the current time. Shift-drag

Increase playback speed

Decrease playback speed

Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes Back one frame Forward one frame Back ten frames

Mac OS Spacebar Option + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. Option + click on list triangles Hold down the Shift key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button) Hold down the Shift key while dragging the current time. Hold down the Command key while dragging the current time. Shift-drag

Alt-drag (first or last keyframe in the selection) Left Arrow or Page Up Right Arrow or Page Down Shift + Left Arrow or Shift + Page Up

Option-drag (first or last keyframe in the group) Left Arrow or Page Up Right Arrow or Page Down Shift + Left Arrow or Shift Page Up

Result Forward ten frames

Move to the beginning of the timeline Move to the end of the timeline Move to the beginning of the work area Move to the end of the work area Move to In point of the current layer Move to the Out point of the current layer Back 1 second Foward 1 second Return a rotated document to its original orientation

Windows Shift + Right Arrow or Shift + Page Down Home End Shift + Home Shift + End Up Arrow Down Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Esc

Mac OS Shift + Right Arrow or Shift + Page Down Home End Shift + Home Shift + End Up Arrow Down Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Esc

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.

Result Eyedropper tool

Select background color Color sampler tool Deletes color sampler Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode

Sets flow for painting mode

Cycles through blending modes Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color Fills from history

Windows Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (except when Paths option is selected) Eyedropper tool + Alt-click Eyedropper tool + Shift Color sampler tool + Alt-click Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift) Shift + + (plus) or (minus) Alt + Backspace, or Control + Backspace Control + Alt +

Mac OS Any painting tool + Option or any shape tool + Option (except when Paths option is selected) Eyedropper tool + Option-click Eyedropper tool + Shift Color sampler tool + Option-click Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)

Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift) Shift + + (plus) or (minus) Option + Delete, or Command + Delete Command + Option +

Windows Backspace Displays Fill dialog box Shift + Backspace Lock transparent pixels on/off / (forward slash) Connects points with a straight line Any painting tool + Shift-click Hold down Shift to preserve transparency

Result

Mac OS Delete Shift + Delete / (forward slash) Any painting tool + Shift-click

Keys for using Vanishing Point

Result Zoom tool Zoom 2x (temporary) Hand tool Switch to Hand tool (temporary) Zoom in Zoom out Fit in view Windows Z X H Spacebar Control + + (plus) Control + - (hyphen) Control + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool Double-click Zoom tool ] [ Shift + ] Shift + [ Control + Z Control + Shift + Z Control + D Control + H Arrow keys Shift + arrow keys Control + C Control + V Control + Shift + T Control + Alt + T Control-drag Control + Alt-drag Alt + Shift to rotate Command-drag Command + Option-drag Option + Shift to Mac OS Z X H Spacebar Command + + (plus) Command + (hyphen) Command + 0 (zero), Doubleclick Hand tool Double-click Zoom tool ] [ Shift + ] Shift + [ Command + Z Command + Shift +Z Command + D Command + H Arrow keys Shift + arrow keys Command + C Command + V Command + Shift +T

Zoom to center at 100% Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) Undo last action Redo last action Deselect all Hide selection and planes Move selection 1 pixel Move selection 10 pixels Copy Paste Repeat last duplicate and move Create a floating selection from the current selection Fill a selection with image under the pointer Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection Constrain selection to a 15 rotation

Result Select a plane under another selected plane Create 90 degree plane off parent plane Delete last node while creating plane Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only) Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only) Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only)

Windows Control-click the plane Control-drag Backspace Double-click the Create Plane tool Control + Shift + H Control + E Control + Shift + E

Mac OS rotate Command-click the plane Command-drag Delete Double-click the Create Plane tool Command + Shift +H Command + E Command + Shift +E

Keys for using the Curves dialog box

Result Open the Curves dialog box Select next point on the curve Select the previous point on the curve Select multiple points on the curve Deselect a point To delete a point on the curve Windows Control + M + (plus) - (minus) Shift-click the points Control + D Select a point and press Delete Mac OS Command + M + (plus) - (minus) Shift-click the points Command + D Select a point and press Delete.

Move the selected point 1 unit Move the selected point 10 units

Arrow keys Shift + Arrow keys

Arrow keys Shift + Arrow keys

Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped

Alt-drag black/white point sliders

Option-drag black/white point sliders

Set a point to the composite curve

Control-click the image Shift + Control-click the image

Command-click the image Shift + Commandclick the image

Set a point to the channel curves

Toggle grid size

Alt-click the field

Option-click the field

Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended)

Result Record a measurement Deselects all measurements Selects all measurements Hide/show all measurements Removes a measurement Nudge the measurement Nudge the measurement in increments Extend/shorten selected measurement Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments Rotate selected measurement Rotate selected measurement in increments Hide nearest surface Show all surfaces Windows Shift + Control + M Control + D Control + A Shift + Control + H Backspace Arrow keys Shift + arrow keys Ctrl + left/right arrow key Shift + Ctrl + left/right arrow key Ctrl + up/down arrow key Shift + Ctrl + up/down arrow key Alt + Ctrl + X Alt + Shift + Ctrl + X Mac OS Shift + Command + M Command + D Command + A Shift + Command + H Delete Arrow keys Shift + arrow keys Command + left/right arrow key Shift +Command + left/right arrow key Command + up/down arrow key Shift + Command + up/down arrow key Option + Command +X Option + Shift + Command + X

Keys for using the Clone Source

Result Show Clone Source (overlays image) Nudge Clone Source Rotate Clone Source Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source Windows Alt + Shift Alt + Shift + arrow keys Alt + Shift + < or > Alt + Shift + [ or ] Mac OS Opt + Shift Opt + Shift + arrow keys Opt + Shift + < or > Opt + Shift + [ or ]

Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Result Zoom tool Hand tool White Balance tool Color Sampler tool Crop tool Straighten tool Spot Removal tool Red Eye Removal tool Adjustment Brush tool Graduated Filter tool Resize brush Adjust feather Temporarily switch to erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or switch to edit if in erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool Switch to new adjustment if in edit or erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter Toggle auto mask Toggle mask Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. Rotate image left Rotate image right Zoom in Zoom out Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesnt work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.) Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. Toggle preview Full screen mode Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. Windows Z H I S C A B E K G Ctrl-drag Ctrl + Shiftdrag Alt Mac OS Z H I S C A B E K G Command-drag Command + Shift-drag Option

M Y V V L R Control + + (plus) Control + (hyphen) Control

M Y V V L R Command + + (plus) Command + (hyphen) Command

Alt

Option

P F Shift

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Result (Does not work if Crop tool is active.) Select multiple points in Curves panel

Windows Click the first point; Shiftclick additional points Control-click in preview Arrow keys Shift-arrow Control + R Shift + double-click image Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders O U Right-click Ctrl + K Ctrl + Alt (on open)

Mac OS Click the first point; Shift-click additional points

Add point to curve in Curves panel Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview

Command-click in preview Arrow keys Shift-arrow Command + R Shift + doubleclick image Option-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders O U Control-click Command + K Option + Shift (on open)

Highlight clipping warning Shadows clipping warning Context menu (Does not work in brushed adjustment) Camera Raw preferences Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences

Keys for working with DICOM files

Result Windows Mac OS

Zoom tool Hand tool Window Level tool Select all frames Deselect all frames except the current frame Navigate through frames

Z H W Control + A Control + D Arrow keys

Z H W Command + A Command + D Arrow keys

Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode

Result Start playing the timeline or Animation panel Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view) Windows Spacebar Alt + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. Alt + click Hold down the Shift key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button). Hold down the Shift key while dragging the current time. Hold down the Control key while dragging the current time. Shift-drag Mac OS Spacebar Option + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. Option + click on list triangles Hold down the Shift key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button) Hold down the Shift key while dragging the current time. Hold down the Command key while dragging the current time. Shift-drag

Expand and collapse list of layers Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline

Increase playback speed

Decrease playback speed

Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes Back one frame

Alt-drag (first or last keyframe in the selection) Left Arrow or Page Up

Option-drag (first or last keyframe in the group) Left Arrow or Page Up

Result Forward one frame Back ten frames Forward ten frames

Move to the beginning of the timeline Move to the end of the timeline Move to the beginning of the work area Move to the end of the work area Move to In point of the current layer Move to the Out point of the current layer Back 1 second Foward 1 second Return a rotated document to its original orientation

Windows Right Arrow or Page Down Shift + Left Arrow or Shift + Page Up Shift + Right Arrow or Shift + Page Down Home End Shift + Home Shift + End Up Arrow Down Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Esc

Mac OS Right Arrow or Page Down Shift + Left Arrow or Shift Page Up Shift + Right Arrow or Shift + Page Down Home End Shift + Home Shift + End Up Arrow Down Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Esc

Keys for selecting tools

In Photoshop, you can customize shortcuts using the Keyboard Shortcuts command. Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. For more information, see Define new keyboard shortcuts.

Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.

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).

Result Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key

Cycle through hidden tools

Move tool Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool Eyedropper tool Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool Count tool* Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool Brush tool Pencil tool

Windows Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) Alt-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools) V M L

Mac OS Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) Option-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools) V M L

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Result Windows Color Replacement tool Clone Stamp tool S Pattern Stamp tool History Brush tool Y Art History Brush tool Eraser tool E Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool Gradient tool G Paint Bucket tool Dodge tool O Burn tool Sponge tool Pen tool P Freeform Pen tool Horizontal Type tool T Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool Path Selection tool A Direct Selection tool Rectangle tool U Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool 3D Rotate tool K 3D Roll tool 3D Pan tool 3D Slide tool 3D Scale tool 3D Orbit tool N 3D Roll View tool 3D Pan View tool 3D Walk View tool 3D Zoom tool Hand tool H Rotate View tool R Zoom tool Z Use same shortcut keys for Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker *Photoshop Extended only

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Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker) Cycle through controls on right from top Cycle through controls on right from bottom Temporarily activate Hand tool Change Cancel to Reset Result (Extract and Liquify) Decreases or increases brush size Result (Extract and Pattern Maker) Fit in window Zoom in Zoom out Result (Extract only) Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool Toggle Smart Highlighting Windows Tab Shift + Tab Spacebar Alt Windows ] or [ Windows Control + 0 Control + + (plus) Control + (hyphen) Windows Alt + Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool Control with Edge Highlighter tool selected Alt + Delete Control + Delete Shift-click with Fill tool selected Control-drag Alt-drag X Shift + X F Shift + F Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Mac OS Tab Shift + Tab Spacebar Option Mac OS ] or [ Mac OS Command + 0 Command + + (plus) Command + (hyphen) Mac OS Option + Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool Command with Edge Highlighter tool selected Option + Delete Command + Delete Shift-click with Fill tool selected Command-drag Option-drag X Shift + X F Shift + F Down Arrow or Up Arrow in

Remove current highlight Highlight entire image Fill foreground area and preview extraction Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top Decrease/increase brush size by 1

Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker)

Windows Size text box Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing 09

Decrease/increase brush size by 1

Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch-up tool Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10 Result (Liquify only) Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools Continually sample the distortion

Mac OS Brush Size text box Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing 09

Windows Alt + tool Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing Control + Z Windows Control + D Control + Z Control + G Shift + Alt + select X Home End Left Arrow, Page

Mac OS Option + tool Option-drag in preview with reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jittertext box Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing Command + Z Mac OS Command + D Command + Z Command + G Shift + Option + select X Home End Left Arrow, Page

Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1

Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1

Redo last step Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10 Result (Pattern Maker only) Delete current selection Undo a selection move Generate or generate again Intersect with current selection Toggle view: original/generated pattern Go to first tile in Tile History Go to last tile in Tile History Go to previous tile in Tile History

Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker) Go to next tile in Tile History Delete current tile from Tile History Nudge selection when viewing the original

Increase selection nudging when viewing the original

Windows Up Right Arrow, Page Down Delete Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Mac OS Up Right Arrow, Page Down Delete Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Keys for working with blending modes

Result Cycle through blending modes Windows Shift + + (plus) or (minus) Shift + Alt + N Shift + Alt + I Shift + Alt + Q Shift + Alt + R Shift + Alt + K Shift + Alt + M Shift + Alt + B Shift + Alt + A Shift + Alt + G Shift + Alt + S Shift + Alt + D Shift + Alt + W Shift + Alt + O Shift + Alt + F Shift + Alt + H Shift + Alt + V Shift + Alt + J Shift + Alt + Z Mac OS Shift + + (plus) or (minus) Shift + Option + N Shift + Option + I Shift + Option + Q Shift + Option + R Shift + Option + K Shift + Option + M Shift + Option + B Shift + Option + A Shift + Option + G Shift + Option + S Shift + Option + D Shift + Option + W Shift + Option + O Shift + Option + F Shift + Option + H Shift + Option + V Shift + Option + J Shift + Option + Z

Normal Dissolve Behind (Brush tool only) Clear (Brush tool only) Darken Multiply Color Burn Linear Burn Lighten Screen Color Dodge Linear Dodge Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light

Result Hard Mix Difference Exclusion Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Desaturate

Windows Shift + Alt + L Shift + Alt + E Shift + Alt + X Shift + Alt + U Shift + Alt + T Shift + Alt + C Shift + Alt + Y Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + D Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + S Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt +S Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt +M Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt +H Shift + Alt + N

Saturate

Dodge/burn shadows

Dodge/burn midtones

Dodge/burn highlights

Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images

Mac OS Shift + Option + L Shift + Option + E Shift + Option + X Shift + Option + U Shift + Option + T Shift + Option + C Shift + Option + Y Sponge tool + Shift + Option + D Sponge tool + Shift + Option + S Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option + S Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option + M Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option + H Shift + Option + N

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 commands or tool tips.

Result Cycles through open documents Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar Toggle (forward) canvas color

Windows Control + Tab Shift-Control-W Q F

Mac OS Control + Tab Shift-CommandW Q F

Shift + F

Shift + F

Toggle (backward) canvas color Fit image in window Magnify 100% Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool Switch to Zoom In tool Switch to Zoom Out tool Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active

Space + F (or right-click canvas background and select color) Space + Shift + F Double-click Hand tool Double-click Zoom tool Spacebar Shift-drag Control + spacebar Alt + spacebar Spacebar-drag Shift + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box Control-drag

Space + F (or Control-click canvas background and select color) Space + Shift + F Double-click Hand tool Double-click Zoom tool Spacebar Shift-drag Command + spacebar Option + spacebar Spacebar-drag Shift + Return in Navigator panel zoom percentage box Command-drag

Zoom in on specified area of an image

Result

Temporarily zoom into an image

Scroll image with Hand tool

Scroll up or down 1 screen Scroll up or down 10 units

Move view to upper left corner or lower right corner Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer \ (backslash) \ (backslash) mask must be selected) Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down)

Windows over preview in Navigator panel Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel Page Up or Page Down Shift + Page Up or Page Down Home or End

Mac OS over preview in Navigator panel Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel Page Up or Page Down Shift + Page Up or Page Down Home or End

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 commands or tool tips.

Result Reposition marquee while selecting

Add to a selection

Subtract from a selection Intersect a selection

Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) Constrain shape and draw marquee from center Switch to Move tool

Windows Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebardrag Any selection tool + Shiftdrag Any selection tool + Alt-drag Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Altdrag Shift-drag

Mac OS Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebardrag Any selection tool + Shift-drag Any selection tool + Option-drag Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Option-drag

Shift-drag

Alt-drag Shift + Altdrag Control (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) Alt-drag Alt-click Enter/Esc or Control + . (period)

Option-drag Shift + Option-drag Command (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) Option-drag Option-click Return/Esc or Command + . (period)

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso

Result Move copy of selection

Move selection area 1 pixel

Move selection 1 pixel

Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer

Increase/decrease detection width

Accept cropping or exit cropping Toggle crop shield off and on Make protractor

Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) Convert between horizontal and vertical guide Hold down Shift to move 10 pixels Applies to shape tools

Windows Move tool + Alt-drag selection Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Control + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Crop tool + Enter or Esc / (forward slash) Ruler tool + Alt-drag end point Shift-drag guide Alt-drag guide

Mac OS Move tool + Option-drag selection Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Crop tool + Return or Esc / (forward slash) Ruler tool + Option-drag end point Shift-drag guide Option-drag guide

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.

Result Select multiple anchor points Select entire path Duplicate a path

Windows Direct selection tool + Shift-click Direct selection tool + Alt-click Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag Control

Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point Close path Close path with straight-line segment

Mac OS Direct selection tool + Shift-click Direct selection tool + Option-click Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Command + Option-drag Command

Alt

Option

Magnetic Pen tooldouble-click Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click

Magnetic Pen tooldouble-click Magnetic Pen tool + Option-double-click

Keys for using the Filter Gallery

Result Apply a new filter on top of selected Open/close all disclosure triangles Change Cancel button to Default Change Cancel button to Reset Undo/Redo Step forward Step backward Windows Alt-click a filter Alt-click a disclosure triangle Control Alt Control + Z Control + Shift + Z Control + Alt + Z Mac OS Option-click a filter Option-click a disclosure triangle Command Option Command + Z Command + Shift + Z Command + Option + Z

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.

Result Transform from center or reflect Constrain Distort Apply Cancel Free transform with duplicate data Transform again with duplicate data

Windows Alt Shift Control Enter Control + . (period) or Esc Control + Alt + T Control + Shift + Alt + T

Mac OS Option Shift Command Return Command + . (period) or Esc Command + Option + T Command + Shift + Option +T

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.

Result Move type in image

Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Windows Control-drag type when Type layer is selected Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift-click Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift-click Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click Control + H Control

Mac OS Command-drag type when Type layer is selected Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift-click Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift-click Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click Command + H Command

Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel Select a word, line, paragraph, or story

Show/Hide selection on selected type Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box Move text box while creating text box

Control-drag a bounding box handle Spacebar-drag

Command-drag a bounding box handle Spacebar-drag

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.

Result Align left, center, or right

Mac OS Horizontal Type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R Align top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R Choose 100% horizontal scale Command + Shift + X Choose 100% vertical scale Control + Shift + Alt + Command + Shift + X Option + X Choose Auto leading Control + Shift + Alt + Command + Shift + A Option + A Choose 0 for tracking Control + Shift + Q Command + Control + Shift + Q Justify paragraph, left aligns last Control + Shift + J Command + Shift + line J Justify paragraph, justifies all Control + Shift + F Command + Shift + F Toggle paragraph hyphenation Control + Shift + Alt + Command + Control on/off H + Shift + Option + H Toggle single/every-line composer Control + Shift + Alt + Command + Shift + on/off T Option + T Decrease or increase type size of Control + Shift + < Command + Shift + selected text 2 points or pixels or > < or > Decrease or increase leading 2 Alt + Down Arrow or Option + Down points or pixels Up Arrow Arrow or Up Arrow Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 Shift + Alt + Down Shift + Option + points or pixels Arrow or Up Arrow Down Arrow or Up Arrow Decrease or increase Alt + Left Arrow or Option + Left Arrow kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems Right Arrow or Right Arrow Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10 Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10

Windows Horizontal Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R Vertical Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R Control + Shift + X

Keys for slicing and optimizing

Result Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool Draw square slice Draw from center outward Draw square slice from center outward Reposition slice while creating slice Open context-sensitive menu Windows Control Shift-drag Alt-drag Shift + Alt-drag Spacebar-drag Right-click slice Mac OS Command Shift-drag Option-drag Shift + Optiondrag Spacebar-drag Control-click slice

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 commands or tool tips.

Result Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels) Delete without confirmation (except for the Brushes panel) Apply value and keep text box active Load as a selection

Windows Alt-click New button

Mac OS Option-click New button Option-click Delete button Shift + Return Command-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Shiftclick channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail. Command + Shift + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail. Tab Shift + Tab Select tool and press Return Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Add to current selection

Alt-click Delete button Shift + Enter Control-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Alt-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail. Control + Shift + Alt-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail. Tab Shift + Tab Select tool and press Enter Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Subtract from current selection

Intersect with current selection

Show/Hide all panels Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar Highlight options bar Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop-up menu