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PSCS4 Keyboard Shortcuts PC
PSCS4 Keyboard Shortcuts PC
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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Tools File Alt+F Edit Alt+E
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Add mode (Shape tools) + Browse (launch Adobe Bridge) Ctrl+Alt+O Assign Profile Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ [
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Subtract mode (Shape tools) - Close Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4 Convert to Profile Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ]
Lock transparency pixels (on / off) / Close All Ctrl+Alt+W / Ctrl+Shift+F4 Clear (selection) Delete / Backspace
Decrease brush size [ Close and Go To Bridge Ctrl+Shift+W Color Settings Ctrl+Shift+K
Increase brush size ] Exit Ctrl+Q Copy Ctrl+C
Decrease brush hardness by 25% Shift+ [ File Info Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ I Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C
Increase brush hardness by 25% Shift+ ] New Document Ctrl+N Cut Ctrl+X
Previous brush , New Document (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+N Fade (last filter / adjustment) Ctrl+Shift+F
Next brush . Open Ctrl+O Fill (show dialog) Shift+Backspace
First brush Shift+ , Open As Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O Fill from history Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Last brush Shift+ . Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P Fill from history & preserve trans. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace
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Tool opacity 10% ® 100% 1→0 Place Ctrl+Shift+O Fill w/ background & preserve trans. Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
Flow 10% → 100% Shift+1 → 0 Print Ctrl+P Fill w/ foreground & preserve trans. Alt+Shift+Backspace
Path / Direct Selection tools A Print One Copy Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Fill with background color Ctrl+Backspace
Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement tools B Revert F12 Fill with foreground color Alt+Backspace
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Crop / Slice / Slice Selection tools C Save Ctrl+S Free Transform Ctrl+T
Default Foreground and Background Colors D Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Free Transform with duplicate Ctrl+Alt+T
Eraser / Background Eraser / Magic Eraser E Save As Copy Ctrl+Alt+S Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
Gradient / Paint Bucket tools G Save for Web & Devices Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Menus Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
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Hand tool (bird's eye view) H Paste Ctrl+V
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Eyedropper / Sampler / Ruler / Note / Count I Select Alt+S Paste Into (selection) Ctrl+Shift+V
Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye J All Ctrl+A Paste Outside (selection) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V
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3D Rotate / Roll / Pan / Slide / Scale tools K All Layers Ctrl+Alt+A Preferences (General) Ctrl+K
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Lasso / Polygonal Lasso / Magnetic Lasso L Contract Ctrl+Alt+ [ Preferences (last used) Ctrl+Alt+K
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Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee tools M Deselect Ctrl+D Purge All Ctrl+Shift+ '
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3D Orbit tools (Roll View / Pan View / etc.) N Edit in Quick Mask Mode (on / off) Q Purge All (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ '
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Dodge / Burn / Sponge tools O Expand Ctrl+Alt+ ] Step Backward (history) Ctrl+Alt+Z
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Pen / Freeform Pen tools P Feather Ctrl+Alt+D Step Forward (history) Ctrl+Shift+Z
Edit in Quick Mask Mode (on / off) Q Inverse Ctrl+Shift+ I Transform Again Ctrl+Shift+T
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Rotate View tool R Move duplicate of selection 1 px Ctrl+Alt+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Transform Again with duplicate Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Clone / Pattern Stamp tools S Move duplicate of selection 10 px Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Undo / Redo Ctrl+Z
Type tools (Horiz / Vert / Horiz Mask / Vert Mask) T Move selection 1 px Ctrl+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Shape tools (Rect / Round Rect / Ellipse / etc.) U Move selection 10 px Ctrl+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Layer Alt+L
Move tool V Nudge selection outline 1 px ←, ↑, →, ↓ Add-select layers to bottom layer Alt+Shift+ ,
Quick Selection / Magic Wand tools W Nudge selection outline 10 px Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Add-select layers to top layer Alt+Shift+ .
Switch Foreground and Background Colors X Refine Edge Ctrl+Alt+R Add-select next layer Alt+Shift+ ]
History / Art History Brush tools Y Reposition selection outline Space-drag Add-select previous layer Alt+Shift+ [
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Zoom tool Z Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D Blending Options Ctrl+Alt+ /
Hand tool (toggle) Space Bring Forward Ctrl+ ]
Zoom In (toggle) Ctrl+Space Filter Alt+T Bring to Front Ctrl+Shift+ ]
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Zoom Out (toggle) Alt+Space Add Noise Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Convert to Smart Object Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D
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Cycle Path / Direct Selection tools Shift+A Gaussian Blur Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G Create / Release Clipping Mask Ctrl+Alt+G
Cycle Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement tools Shift+B Last filter (reapply) Ctrl+F Delete Layers (Groups) Backspace / Delete
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Cycle Crop / Slice / Slice Selection tools Shift+C Last filter (show dialog) Ctrl+Alt+F Duplicate Layers (Groups) Ctrl+Shift+ /
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Cycle Eraser tools Shift+E Lens Correction Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Duplicate Layers (Groups) (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ /
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Cycle Gradient / Paint Bucket tools Shift+G Liquify Ctrl+Shift+X Flatten Image Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
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Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Ruler / Note / Count Shift+ I Smart Sharpen Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W Group Layers Ctrl+G
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Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye tools Shift+J Unsharp Mask Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Layer (Group) Properties F2 / Ctrl+ /
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Cycle 3D Rotate / Roll / Pan / Slide / Scale Shift+K Vanishing Point Ctrl+Alt+V Layer opacity 10% → 100% 1→0
Cycle Lasso tools Shift+L Merge Layers Ctrl+E
Cycle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee tools Shift+M Merge Visible Ctrl+Shift+E
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Cycle 3D Orbit tools (Roll View / Pan View / etc.) Shift+N Channels New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N
Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge tools Shift+O Add composite selection Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2 New Layer (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Cycle Pen / Freeform Pen tools Shift+P Add layer mask selection Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ \ New Layer via Copy Ctrl+J
Cycle Clone / Pattern Stamp tools Shift+S Add selection channel 1 → 7 Ctrl+Alt+Shift+3 → 9 New Layer via Copy (show dialog) Ctrl+Alt+J
Cycle Type tools Shift+T Alpha / composite channel (toggle) ` New Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J
Cycle Shape tools (Rect / Round Rect / etc.) Shift+U Layer mask as rubylith (on / off) \ New Layer via Cut (show dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J
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Cycle Quick Selection / Magic Wand tools Shift+W Load composite as selection Ctrl+Alt+2 Select bottom layer Alt+ ,
Cycle History / Art History Brush tools Shift+Y Load layer mask as selection Ctrl+Alt+ \ Select next layer Alt+ ]
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Airbrush (with Brush tools selected) Alt+Shift+P Load selection channel 1 → 7 Ctrl+Alt+3 → 9 Select previous layer Alt+ [
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Select channel 1 → 7 Ctrl+3 → 9 Select top layer Alt+ .
Miscellaneous Select composite channel Ctrl+2 Send Backward Ctrl+ [
Accept operation Enter Select layer mask (channel) Ctrl+ \ Send to Back Ctrl+Shift+ [
Cancel operation Esc / Ctrl+ . Stamp Down Ctrl+Alt+E
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Apply zoom and keep zoom field active Shift+Enter Analysis Alt+A Stamp Visible Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
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Play action Ctrl+Alt+ . Record Measurements Ctrl+Shift+M Ungroup Layers Ctrl+Shift+G
N New keyboard shortcut in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Author: Trevor Morris ( trevor@morris-photographics.com )
E Only available in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Website: Morris Photographics ( www.Morris-Photographics.com )
C Custom keyboard shortcut Modified: 29-Oct-2008
Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Image Alt+I View Alt+V Type
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8 Bits/Channel mode Ctrl+Alt+ , Actual Pixels (view 100%) Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+Alt+0 Align Center Ctrl+Shift+C
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Arbitrary (Image Rotation) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R Clear Guides Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ; Align Left Ctrl+Shift+L
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Auto Color Ctrl+Shift+B Cycle canvas color forward Space+F Align Right Ctrl+Shift+R
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Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L Cycle canvas color backward Space+Shift+F All Caps (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+K
Auto Levels Ctrl+Shift+L Cycle screen modes forward F Baseline ± 10 pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓
Black & White Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Cycle screen modes backward Shift+F Baseline ± 2 pt Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓
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Brightness/Contrast Ctrl+Alt+ - Extras (show / hide) Ctrl+H Bold / Faux Bold (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+B
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Brightness/Contrast (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ - Fit on Screen Ctrl+0 Cancel changes Esc
Canvas Size Ctrl+Alt+C Gamut Warning (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+Y Commit changes Ctrl+Enter / Enter (Keypad)
Color Balance Ctrl+B Grid (show / hide) Ctrl+ ' Cursor one word left / right Ctrl+ ←, →
Color Balance (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+B Guides (lock / unlock) Ctrl+Alt+ ; Cursor to end of line End
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Content-Aware Scale Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Guides (show / hide) Ctrl+ ; Cursor to end of story Ctrl+End
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Crop Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H New Guide Ctrl+Alt+ ' Cursor to start of line Home
Curves Ctrl+M Proof Colors (on / off) Ctrl+Y Cursor to start of story Ctrl+Home
Curves (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+M Rulers (show / hide) Ctrl+R Hyphenation (on / off) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
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Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U Smart Guides (on / off) Ctrl+Alt+Q Italic / Faux Italic (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+I
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Duplicate Ctrl+Shift+A Snap (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+ ; Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+F
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Duplicate (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Target Path (show / hide) Ctrl+Shift+H Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+J
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Hue/Saturation Ctrl+U Zoom in Ctrl+ + / Ctrl+Space Kerning ± 100/1000 em Ctrl+Alt+ ←, →
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Hue/Saturation (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+U Zoom in & resize window Ctrl+Alt+ + Kerning ± 20/1000 em Alt+ ←, →
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Image Size Ctrl+Alt+I Zoom out Ctrl+ - / Alt+Space Leading ± 10 pt Ctrl+Alt+ ↑, ↓
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Invert Ctrl+ I Zoom out & resize window Ctrl+Alt+ - Leading ± 2 pt Alt+ ↑, ↓
Levels Ctrl+L Previous / next paragraph Ctrl+ ↑, ↓
Levels (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+L Window Alt+W Regular (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+Y
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Reveal All Ctrl+Shift+R All panels (show / hide) Tab Select one character to left / right Shift+ ←, →
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RGB mode Ctrl+ , All panels except Tools panel (show / hide) Shift+Tab Select one line (to end) up / down Ctrl+Shift+ ↑, ↓
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Shadow/Highlight Ctrl+Shift+Q Actions panel (show / hide) F9 Select one line up / down Shift+ ↑, ↓
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Shadow/Highlight (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q Adjustments panel (show / hide) F3 Select one word to left / right Ctrl+Shift+ ←, →
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Trim Ctrl+Alt+Y Animation panel (show / hide) Shift+F10 Select type to end of line Shift+End
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Vibrance Ctrl+Alt+ + Brushes panel (show / hide) F5 Select type to end of story Ctrl+Shift+End
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Vibrance (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ + Channels panel (show / hide) Shift+F7 Select type to start of line Shift+Home
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Clone Source panel (show / hide) Shift+F5 Select type to start of story Ctrl+Shift+Home
Blending Modes Color panel (show / hide) F6 Set Horizontal Scale to 100% Ctrl+Shift+X
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Cycle blending modes forward Shift+ + Consolidate All to Tabs Ctrl+Shift+0 Set Leading to Auto Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
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Cycle blending modes backward Shift+ - Float All in Windows Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0 Set Tracking to 0 Ctrl+Shift+Q
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Behind (Brush tool) Alt+Shift+Q Histogram panel (show / hide) Shift+F8 Set Vertical Scale to 100% Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
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Clear (Brush tool) Alt+Shift+R History panel (show / hide) F10 Show / hide type Ctrl+H
Color Alt+Shift+C Info panel (show / hide) F8 Small Caps (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+H
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Color Burn Alt+Shift+B Layer Comps panel (show / hide) Shift+F11 Strikethrough (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+ /
Color Dodge Alt+Shift+D Layers panel (show / hide) F7 Subscript (on / off) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ +
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Darken Alt+Shift+K Masks panel (show / hide) F4 Superscript (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+ +
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Difference Alt+Shift+E Navigator panel (show / hide) Shift+F2 Toggle Single / Every-Line Composer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
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Dissolve Alt+Shift+ I Notes panel (show / hide) F11 Type size ± 10 pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ <, >
Exclusion Alt+Shift+X Options bar (show) Enter Type size ± 2 pt Ctrl+Shift+ <, >
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Hard Light Alt+Shift+H Styles panel (show / hide) Shift+F9 Underline (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+U
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Hard Mix Alt+Shift+L Swatches panel (show / hide) Shift+F12
Hue Alt+Shift+U Navigation
Lighten Alt+Shift+G Adjustments Panel Next document Ctrl+Tab
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Linear Burn Alt+Shift+A Cycle blending modes forward Alt+Shift+ + Previous document Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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Linear Dodge Alt+Shift+W Cycle blending modes backward Alt+Shift+ - Pan / zoom multiple documents Shift-drag
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Linear Light Alt+Shift+J Delete selected curve points Backspace / Delete Scroll view down 10 px Shift+Page Down
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Luminosity Alt+Shift+Y Deselect selected curve points Ctrl+D Scroll view down one page Page Down
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Multiply Alt+Shift+M Focus next entry field Tab Scroll view left 10 px Ctrl+Shift+Page Up
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Normal (Threshold) Alt+Shift+N Focus previous entry field Shift+Tab Scroll view left one page Ctrl+Page Up
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Overlay Alt+Shift+O Move selected curve points 1 unit ←, ↑, →, ↓ Scroll view right 10 px Ctrl+Shift+Page Down
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Pin Light Alt+Shift+Z Move selected curve points 10 units Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Scroll view right one page Ctrl+Page Down
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Saturation Alt+Shift+T Next curve point +/= Scroll view up 10 px Shift+Page Up
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Screen Alt+Shift+S Preview unadjusted document \ (hold) Scroll view up one page Page Up
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Soft Light Alt+Shift+F Previous curve point - / Shift+ - View top left of document Home
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Vivid Light Alt+Shift+V Select channel 1 → 7 Alt+3 → 9 View to bottom left of document Alt+Home
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Pass Through (groups) Alt+Shift+P Select composite Alt+2 View bottom right of document End
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Desaturate (Sponge tool) Alt+Shift+D View to top right of document Alt+End
Saturate (Sponge tool) Alt+Shift+S
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Highlights (Dodge & Burn tools) Alt+Shift+H Help Alt+H 3D Alt+D
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Midtones (Dodge & Burn tools) Alt+Shift+M Help F1 Hide Nearest Surface Ctrl+Alt+X
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Shadows (Dodge & Burn tools) Alt+Shift+S About Photoshop Shift+F1 Reveal All Surfaces Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X