KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS COMMANDS
 Alt Key- Bring out the old Windows
Menu.
 Ctrl+O – To fit document on screen
 Ctrl+plus sign (+) – to Zoom in
(Win)
 Cmd+plus sign (+) – to Zoom in
(Mac)
 Ctrl+minus sign (-) – to Zoom out
(Win)
 Cmd+minus sign (-) – to Zoom out
(Mac)
 7. Spacebar Key (Hand Tool) -
allows you to move your image
while you're zoomed in to more
than 100% and part of the
image is out of view
 Alt+Ctrl+O – Browse in Bridge
 Shift + Ctrl + N- to create a new
layer
 Cmd+R (Mac) - Open in camera raw
 Ctrl+R (Win) - Open in camera raw
 Esc Key- to cancel
 Ctrl+Q- to exit Adobe Photoshop
 Shift + F2 – Advance to next
Brighter Interface
 Shift + F1- Move backward to darker
interface
 Ctrl + Tab - Switch advance from
one image to the next
 Ctrl + Shift + Tab – To move
backward between images
 18. Z Key / Hold Ctrl+ Spacebar -
To control the detail you’re
zooming in to/ get the zoom tool
on the fly
 19. Z + Alt + Click/ Ctrl + Alt +
Spacebar – To zoom out
 20. Ctrl + 0 - Zoom all the way out
as well as center the image on
the screen
 21. Ctrl + 1 – Zoom in 100 % /
actual pixels command
 22. Alt + Scroll Upward – move to
zoom in particular part using
scroll wheel
 23. Hold Z + drag right – to zoom in
 24. Hold Z + drag left – zoom out
 25. Hold ctrl + Scrub Left/Right –
to Scroll up/down
 26. Spacebar + Shift + Drag – to
pan images together
 27. M Key- Rectangular Marquee
Tool
 28. Hand Tool – View Rotate Tool-
to rotate images
 29. Ctrl+ Tab – Rotate other tab
images
 30. R Key- Rotate View Tool
 31. Esc Key – To exit current mode
and return to display
 32. F Key – To toggle full Screen
Mode / Standard mode
 33. Tab Key- to show or hide all
panels
 34. Shift Tabs – to show / hide
panels except tools and options
 35. Hold Ctrl + Drag – to change
part of image using rectangle/
navigator
 36. Ctrl + Alt + I- To control image
size
 37. Image Size Command – To
adjust image size/ set up
 38. Ctrl + H – To hide lines and
clearly see pixels
 39. Ctrl + P – to print / adjust
resolution, height, width, etc.
 40. Rules for down sampling –
When in doubt stick with Bicubic
Automatic
 - If sharpening use Bicubic (best
for smooth gradients)
- If the image is noisy, try Bicubic
Smoother
 41. Alt + Click – to turn other layers
on/off
 42. To copy an image – Go to Edit-
Click Copy command and
move to other tab which you
wish to a paste the image by
Paste command
 43. Ctrl +T – To free transform
including scaling
 44. Shift + Drag – Constrain
proportions while dragging the
image
 45. V Key – To move a layer
 46. A Key – Path selection tool
 47. D Key – To deselect image
 48. Arrange Command- Float
Window- Drag & Drop between 2
Windows
 49. Ctrl + Z – To undo recent move
 50. Drag + Shift – To center image
on a working area
 51. To Unlock a Layer – Double
click the specific Layer until he
dialog box comes out
 52. Press Tab Key- When naming a
layer / highlight next
field/option
 53. Press 0-9 Key – to change
opacity layer
 54. Ctrl + J – Layer Via Copy
 55. Ctrl + Alt + J – To bring out the
new layer’s dialog box
 56. Go to Layer’s fly panel out
menu icon – to make a new layer
 57. Ctrl + Shift + N – to make a new
layer
 58. Shift + ↓- to decrease by 10
 59. Shift + ↑- to increase by 10
 60. Alt + Right click – to delete
hidden layers
 61. Shift + Click – to select multiple
layers
 62. Ctrl +] – To Move the Layer Up
 63. Ctrl+ [ – To Move the Layer
Down
 64. Ctrl+ Shift +] – To Move the
Layer all the way up
 65. Ctrl+ Shift + [– To Move the
Layer all the way down
 66. .psd – Photoshop Format when
saving
 67. Backspace / Delete Key – to
get rid of specific layer
 68. Ctrl + Shift + S – Save As
format
 69. Ctrl + S – To Save work
 70. Ctrl + K – to bring out the
preferences dialog box
 71. Ctrl + Shift + S → Click .psd
format – to save the layer
into .psd format
 72. Ctrl + Shift + S → Click .tiff
format – to save the layer
into .tiff format
 73. Ctrl + Shift + S → Click .png
format – to save the layer
in .png format
 74. Ctrl + Shift + S → Click .jpeg
format – to save the layer
into .jpeg format