Tools

Photoshop CS Keyboard Shortcuts File Type Layer Edit

Add Shape + Close Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4 Align Left Ctrl+Shift+L Blending Options Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O Clear (Selection) Delete / Backspace
Subtract Shape - Close All Ctrl+Alt+W / Ctrl+Shift+F4 Align Right Ctrl+Shift+R Bring Forward Ctrl+ ] Color Settings Ctrl+Shift+K
Preserve Transparency (toggle) / Edit in ImageReady Ctrl+Shift+M Bold (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+B Bring to Front Ctrl+Shift+ ] Copy Ctrl+C
Decrease Brush Size [ Exit Ctrl+Q Center Text Ctrl+Shift+C Create Clipping Mask Ctrl+G Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C
Increase Brush Size ] File Browser Ctrl+Shift+O Change Kerning by 100/1000em Ctrl+Alt+ ←, → Delete Layer (Set) Ctrl+Shift+ - Cut Ctrl+X
Decrease Brush Softness by 25% Shift+ [ File Info Ctrl+Alt+I Change Kerning by 20/1000em Alt+ ←, → Delete Layer (Set) (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ - Duplicate Free Transform Ctrl+Alt+T
Increase Brush Hardness by 25% Shift+ ] New Document Ctrl+N Decrease / Increase Baseline by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓ Duplicate Layer (Set) Ctrl+Shift+Q Duplicate Transform Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Previous Brush < New Document (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+N Decrease / Increase Baseline by 2pt Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓ Duplicate Layer (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q Fade (last filter / adjustment) Ctrl+Shift+F
Next Brush > Open Ctrl+O Decrease / Increase Leading by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+ ↑, ↓ Flatten Image Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Fill Dialog Shift+Backspace
First Brush Shift+ < Open As Ctrl+Alt+O Decrease / Increase Leading by 2pt Alt+ ↑, ↓ Layer Opacity 10% → 100% 1→0 Fill from History Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Last Brush Shift+ > Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P Decrease / Increase Type Size by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ <, > Layer Properties Ctrl+Alt+ / Fill from History & Preserve Trans. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace
Tool Opacity 10% → 100% 1→0 Print Ctrl+P Decrease / Increase Type Size by 2pt Ctrl+Shift+ <, > Layer via Copy Ctrl+J Fill w/ Background & Preserve Trans. Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% → 100% Shift+1 → 0 Print One Copy Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Hyphenation (toggle) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H Layer via Copy (with dialog) Ctrl+Alt+J Fill w/ Foreground & Preserve Trans. Alt+Shift+Backspace
Path / Direct Selection Tool A Print with Preview Ctrl+Alt+P Italic (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+I Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J Fill with Background Color Ctrl+Backspace
Brush / Pencil Tool B Revert F12 Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+F Layer via Cut (with dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Fill with Foreground Color Alt+Backspace
Crop Tool C Save Ctrl+S Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+J Merge Down (Linked / Grouped) Ctrl+E Free Transform Ctrl+T
Default Colors D Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Move Cursor One Word Left or Right Ctrl+ ←, → Merge Visible Ctrl+Shift+E Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
Eraser Tool E Save As (Copy) Ctrl+Alt+S Move Cursor to End of Line End New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N Paste Ctrl+V
Cycle Screen Modes F Save for Web Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Move Cursor to End of Story Ctrl+End New Layer (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Paste Into (Selection) Ctrl+Shift+V
Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool G Move Cursor to Start of Line Home New Layer Set Ctrl+Shift+ + Paste Outside Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V
Hand Tool H Select Move Cursor to Start of Story Ctrl+Home New Layer Set (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ + Preferences (General) Ctrl+K
Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Tool I All Ctrl+A Move to Previous / Next Paragraph Ctrl+ ↑, ↓ Next Layer Alt+ ] Preferences (last used) Ctrl+Alt+K
Healing / Patch / Color Replacement J Color Range Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Regular (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+Y Previous Layer Alt+ [ Preset Manager Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
Slice Tool K Contract Selection Ctrl+Alt+A Select One Character to Left or Right Shift+ ←, → Release Clipping Mask Ctrl+Shift+G Purge All Ctrl+Shift+'
Lasso Tool L Deselect Ctrl+D Select One Line (to end) Up or Down Ctrl+Shift+ ↑, ↓ Select Bottom Layer Alt+Shift+ [ Purge All (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+'
Marquee Tool M Expand Selection Ctrl+Shift+A Select One Line Up or Down Shift+ ↑, ↓ Select Top Layer Alt+Shift+ ] Step Backward (in History) Ctrl+Alt+Z
Notes / Audio Annotation Tool N Feather Ctrl+Alt+D Select One Word to Left or Right Ctrl+Shift+ ←, → Send Backward Ctrl+ [ Step Forward (in History) Ctrl+Shift+Z
Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool O Inverse Ctrl+Shift+ I Select Type to End of Line Shift+End Send to Back Ctrl+Shift+ [ Stroke Ctrl+Alt+H
Pen / Freeform Pen Tool P Move Duplicate of Selection 10px Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Select Type to End of Story Ctrl+Shift+End Stamp Down Ctrl+Alt+E Transform Again Ctrl+Shift+T
Standard / Quick Mask Mode Q Move Duplicate of Selection 1px Ctrl+Alt+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Select Type to Start of Line Shift+Home Stamp Visible Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E Undo/Redo Ctrl+Z
Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool R Move Selection (while creating) Space Select Type to Start of Story Ctrl+Shift+Home
Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool S Move Selection 10px Ctrl+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Set Horizontal Scale to 100% Ctrl+Shift+X Blending Modes
Type Tool T Move Selection 1px Ctrl+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Set Leading to Auto Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Image (Adjustments) Cycle Blending Modes Backward Shift+ -
Shape Tool U Move Selection Area 10px Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓ Set Tracking to 0 Ctrl+Shift+Q Auto Color Ctrl+Shift+B Cycle Blending Modes Forward Shift+ +
Move Tool V Move Selection Area 1px ←, ↑, →, ↓ Set Vertical Scale to 100% Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L Behind Alt+Shift+Q
Magic Wand Tool W Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D Show / Hide Type Ctrl+H Auto Levels Ctrl+Shift+L Clear Alt+Shift+R
Switch Colors X Transform Selection Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Small Caps (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+H Canvas Size Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Color Alt+Shift+C
History / Art History Brush Tool Y Strikethrough (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+ / Color Balance Ctrl+B Color Burn Alt+Shift+B
Zoom Tool Z View Subscript (toggle) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ + Color Balance (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+B Color Dodge Alt+Shift+D
Hand Tool (toggle) Space Actual Pixels Ctrl+Alt+0 Superscript (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+ + Crop Ctrl+Alt+C Darken Alt+Shift+K
Zoom In (toggle) Ctrl+Space Clear Guides Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ; Toggle Single / Every-Line Composer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Curves Ctrl+M Difference Alt+Shift+E
Zoom Out (toggle) Alt+Space Extras (show / hide) Ctrl+H Underlining (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+U Curves (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+M Dissolve Alt+Shift+ I
Cycle Path / Direct Selection Tools Shift+A Fit on Screen Ctrl+0 Uppercase (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+K Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U Exclusion Alt+Shift+X
Toggle Brush / Pencil Tools Shift+B Gamut Warning Ctrl+Shift+Y Cancel Type Changes Esc Duplicate Ctrl+Shift+W Hard Light Alt+Shift+H
Cycle Eraser Tools Shift+E Grid (show / hide) Ctrl+ ' Commit Type Changes Ctrl+Return / Enter Duplicate (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W Hard Mix / Threshold Alt+Shift+L
Menubar (show / hide) Shift+F Guides (lock / unlock) Ctrl+Alt+ ; Hue / Saturation Ctrl+U Hue Alt+Shift+U
Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Tools Shift+G Guides (show / hide) Ctrl+ ; Filter Hue / Saturation (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+U Lighten Alt+Shift+G
Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Shift+ I New Guide Ctrl+Alt+G Add Noise Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Image Size Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ I Linear Burn Alt+Shift+A
Cycle Healing, Patch, Color Rep. Tools Shift+J New Window Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Extract Ctrl+Alt+X Invert Ctrl+ I Linear Dodge Alt+Shift+W
Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools Shift+K Proof Colors (CMYK preview) Ctrl+Y Filter Gallery Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D Levels Ctrl+L Linear Light Alt+Shift+J
Cycle Lasso Tools Shift+L Rulers (show / hide) Ctrl+R Gaussian Blur Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G Levels (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+L Luminosity Alt+Shift+Y
Toggle Rect. / Elliptical Marquee Shift+M Snap (on / off) Ctrl+Shift+ ; Last Filter Ctrl+F Reveal All Ctrl+Alt+R Multiply Alt+Shift+M
Toggle Notes / Audio Annotation Tools Shift+N Target Path (show / hide) Ctrl+Shift+H Last Filter Dialog Box Ctrl+Alt+F Rotate Arbitrary Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R Normal Alt+Shift+N
Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tools Shift+O Zoom In Ctrl+ + Liquify Ctrl+Shift+X Rotate Canvas 90° CCW Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0 Overlay Alt+Shift+O
Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools Shift+P Zoom In & Resize Window Ctrl+Alt+ + Pattern Maker Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Rotate Canvas 90° CW Ctrl+Shift+0 Pin Light Alt+Shift+Z
Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tools Shift+R Zoom Out Ctrl+ - Unsharp Mask Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Shadow/Highlight Ctrl+Shift+/ Saturation Alt+Shift+T
Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Tools Shift+S Zoom Out & Resize Window Ctrl+Alt+ - Shadow/Highlight (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/ Screen Alt+Shift+S
Cycle Type Tools Shift+T Navigation Trim Ctrl+Alt+Y Soft Light Alt+Shift+F
Cycle Shape / Line Tools Shift+U Window Move View to Bottom Right End Vivid Light Alt+Shift+V
Toggle History / Art History Brush Shift+Y All Palettes (show / hide) Tab Move View to Top Left Home Pass Through (Layer Sets) Alt+Shift+P
Airbrush (Brush Tool) Alt+Shift+P Tool Bar & Palettes (show / hide) Shift+Tab Next Document Ctrl+Tab Channels Desaturate (Sponge Tool) Alt+Shift+D
Actions Palette (show / hide) F9 Previous Document Ctrl+Shift+Tab Load Composite as Selection Ctrl+Alt+ ~ Saturate (Sponge Tool) Alt+Shift+S
Brushes Palette (show / hide) F5 Scroll View Down 10px Shift+PageDown Load Layer Mask as Selection Ctrl+Alt+ \ Highlights (Dodge & Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+H
Color Palette (show / hide) F6 Scroll View Down One Page PageDown Load Selection Channel 1 → 9 Ctrl+Alt+1 → 9 Midtones (Dodge & Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+M
Miscellaneous History (show / hide) F10 Scroll View Left 10px Ctrl+Shift+PageUp Select Channel 1 → 9 Ctrl+1 → 9 Shadows (Dodge & Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+S
Help F1 Info Palette (show / hide) F8 Scroll View Left One Page Ctrl+PageUp Select Composite Channel Ctrl+ ~
About Photoshop Shift+F1 Layers Palette (show / hide) F7 Scroll View Right 10px Ctrl+Shift+PageDown Select Layer Mask (Channel) Ctrl+ \ By: Trevor Morris ( tmorris@fundy.net )
Accept Operation Return / Enter Options (show / hide) F4 Scroll View Right One Page Ctrl+PageDown Channel / Rubylith View (toggle) ~ Website: GFXTM ( http://user.fundy.net/morris/ )
Cancel Operation Esc / Ctrl+. Styles (show / hide) F11 Scroll View Up 10px Shift+PageUp Show Composite Channel (toggle) Shift+~ Version: 3/Mar/2005
Apply Zoom & Keep Zoom Field Active Shift+Return Options / Brushes Palette (show) Return / Enter Scroll View Up One Page PageUp Layer Mask as Rubylith (toggle) \ Bolded commands denote custom keyboard shortcuts
Photoshop CS Keyboard Shortcuts
Shift Ctrl Ctrl+Alt Ctrl+Shift Ctrl+Alt+Shift Alt Alt+Shift
1 Layer / Tool Opacity 10% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% Select Channel 1 Load Selection Channel 1 1
2 Layer / Tool Opacity 20% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 20% Select Channel 2 Load Selection Channel 2 2
3 Layer / Tool Opacity 30% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 30% Select Channel 3 Load Selection Channel 3 3
4 Layer / Tool Opacity 40% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 40% Select Channel 4 Load Selection Channel 4 4
5 Layer / Tool Opacity 50% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 50% Select Channel 5 Load Selection Channel 5 5
6 Layer / Tool Opacity 60% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 60% Select Channel 6 Load Selection Channel 6 6
7 Layer / Tool Opacity 70% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 70% Select Channel 7 Load Selection Channel 7 7
8 Layer / Tool Opacity 80% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 80% Select Channel 8 Load Selection Channel 8 8
9 Layer / Tool Opacity 90% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 90% Select Channel 9 Load Selection Channel 9 9
0 Layer / Tool Opacity 100% Flow / Airbrush Opacity 100% Fit on Screen (View) Actual Pixels Rotate Canvas 90° CW Rotate Canvas 90° CCW 0
Q Standard / Quick Mask Mode Exit Duplicate Layer (Set) Duplicate Layer (Set) (no dialog) Behind Blending Mode Q
W Magic Wand Tool Close Close All Duplicate Duplicate (no dialog) Window Menu… Linear Dodge Blending Mode W
E Eraser Tool Cycle Eraser Tools Merge Down (Linked / Grouped) Stamp Down Merge Visible Stamp Visible Edit Menu… Difference Blending Mode E
R Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Rulers (show / hide) Reveal All Align Right * Rotate Arbitrary Clear Blending Mode R
T Type Tool Free Transform Duplicate Free Transform Transform Again Duplicate Transform Again Filter Menu… Saturation Blending Mode T
Y History / Art History Brush Tool Toggle History / Art History Brush Proof Colors (CMYK preview) Trim Gamut Warning New Window Luminosity Blending Mode Y
U Shape Tool Cycle Shape / Line Tools Hue / Saturation Hue / Saturation (last settings) Desaturate Unsharp Mask Hue Blending Mode U
I Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Invert File Info Inverse (Selection) Image Size Image Menu… Dissolve Blending Mode I
O Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Open Open As File Browser Blending Options Overlay Blending Mode O
P Pen / Freeform Pen Tool Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools Print Print with Preview Page Setup Print One Copy Pass Through Blend Mode (Sets) P
A Path / Direct Selection Tool Path / Direct Selection Tools (Select) All Contract Selection Expand Selection Transform Selection Linear Burn Blending Mode A
S Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Save Save As (Copy) Save As Save for Web Select Menu… Screen / Saturate / Shadows S
D Default Colors Deselect Feather (Selection) Reselect Filter Gallery Color Dodge / Desaturate D
F Cycle Screen Modes Menu Bar (show / hide) Last Filter Last Filter Dialog Box Fade (last filter / adjustment) Flatten Image File Menu… Soft Light Blending Mode F
G Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Create Clipping Mask New Guide Release Clipping Mask Gaussian Blur Lighten Blending Mode G
H Hand Tool Extras (show / hide) Stroke Target Path (show / hide) Hyphenation (toggle) * Help Menu… Hard Light / Highlights H
J Healing / Patch / Color Rep. Tool Cycle Healing / Patch / Color Rep. New Layer via Copy New Layer via Copy (with dialog) New Layer via Cut New Layer via Cut (with dialog) Linear Light Blending Mode J
K Slice Tool Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools Preferences (General) Preferences Panel (last used) Color Settings Keyboard Shortcuts Darken Blending Mode K
L Lasso Tool Cycle Lasso Tools Levels Levels (last settings) Auto Levels Auto Contrast Layer Menu… Hard Mix / Threshold L
Z Zoom Tool Undo/Redo Step Back (in History) Step Forward (in History) Add Noise Pin Light Blending Mode Z
X Switch Colors Cut Extract Liquify Pattern Maker Exclusion Blending Mode X
C Crop Tool Copy Crop Copy Merged Canvas Size Color Blending Mode C
V Move Tool Paste Paste Into (Selection) Paste Outside (Selection) View Menu… Vivid Light Blending Mode V
B Brush / Pencil Tool Toggle Brush / Pencil Tools Color Balance Color Balance (last settings) Auto Color Color Range Color Burn Blending Mode B
N Notes / Audio Annotation Tool Toggle Notes / Audio Annotations New Document New Document (last settings) New Layer New Layer (no dialog) Normal Blending Mode N
M Marquee Tool Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee Curves Curves (last settings) Edit in ImageReady Preset Manager Multiply / Midtones M
+ Add Shape Cycle Blending Modes Forward Zoom In Zoom In & Resize Window New Layer Set New Layer Set (no dialog) +
- Subtract Shape Cycle Blending Modes Backward Zoom Out Zoom Out & Resize Window Delete Layer (Set) Delete Layer (Set) (no dialog) -
; Guides (show / hide) Guides (lock / unlock) Snap (on / off) Clear Guides ;
' Grid (show / hide) Purge All Purge All (no dialog) '
[ Decrease Brush Size Decrease Brush Softness by 25% Send Backward Send to Back Previous Layer Select Bottom Layer [
] Increase Brush Size Increase Brush Hardness by 25% Bring Forward Bring to Front Next Layer Select Top Layer ]
<(,) Previous Brush First Brush Decrease Type Size by 2pt * Decrease Type Size by 10pt * <(,)
>(.) Next Brush Last Brush Cancel Operation Increase Type Size by 2pt * Increase Type Size by 10pt * >(.)
/ Preserve Transparency (toggle) Layer Properties Shadow/Highlight Shadow/Highlight (last settings) /
\ Layer Mask as Rubylith (toggle) Select Layer Mask (Channel) Load Layer Mask as Selection \
~ Channel / Rubylith View (toggle) Select Composite Channel Load Composite as Selection ~
Backspace Clear (Selection) Fill Dialog Fill with Background Color Fill from History Fill w/ Background & Preserve Trans. Fill from History & Preserve Trans. Fill with Foreground Color Fill w/ Foreground & Preserve Trans. Backspace
Return Options / Brushes Palette (show) Apply Zoom & Keep Box Active Commit Changes * Return
Space Hand Tool / Drag Selection Zoom In (toggle) Zoom Out (toggle) Space
Tab Toolbar & Palettes (show / hide) All Palettes (show / hide) Next Document Previous Document Next Application (Windows) Previous Application (Windows) Tab
↑ Move Selection Area 1px Up Move Selection Area 10px Up Move Selection 1px Up Duplicate Selection 1px Up Move Selection 10px Up Duplicate Selection 10px Up Increase Leading 2pt * Increase Baseline 2pt * ↑
↓ Move Selection Area 1px Down Move Selection Area 10px Down Move Selection 1px Down Duplicate Selection 1px Down Move Selection 10px Down Duplicate Selection 10px Down Decrease Leading 2pt * Decrease Baseline 2pt * ↓
← Move Selection Area 1px Left Move Selection Area 10px Left Move Selection 1px Left Duplicate Selection 1px Left Move Selection 10px Left Duplicate Selection 10px Left Decrease Kerning by 20/1000em * ←
→ Move Selection Area 1px Right Move Selection Area 10px Right Move Selection 1px Right Duplicate Selection 1px Right Move Selection 10px Right Duplicate Selection 10px Right Increase Kerning by 20/1000em * →
Home Move View to Top Left Select Type to Start of Line * Cursor to Start of Story * Select Type to Start of Story * Home
End Move View to Bottom Right Select Type to End of Line * Cursor to End of Story * Select Type to End of Story * End
PageUp Scroll View Up Scroll View Up 10px Scroll View Left Scroll View Left 10px PageUp
PageDown Scroll View Down Scroll View Down 10px Scroll View Right Scroll View Right 10px PageDown

* Only available in Type Mode Bolded commands denote custom keyboard shortcuts