Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts (Windows)
Navneet Sharma
Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts (Windows)
1. Selecting Tools
| H | Hand tool |
| V | Move Tool |
| M | Marquee Tools |
| L | Lasso Tools |
| W | Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool |
| C | Crop and Slice Tools |
| I | Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, and Count Tool |
| J | Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool |
| B | Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement |
| S | Clone Stamp tool |
| Y | History Brush tool |
| E | Eraser tool |
| G | Gradient tool |
| O | Dodge tool |
| P | Pen tool |
| T | Type tool |
| A | Path Selection tool |
| U | Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tool |
| K | 3D Object Tools |
| N | 3D Camera Tools |
| R | Rotate View tool |
| Z | Zoom tool |
1.1 Manage Views
| Ctrl+TabCtrl+Shift+Tab | Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents |
| FShift+F | Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwards |
| Ctrl+[+] | Zoom in/ zoom out |
| Ctrl+0 | Zoom to fit screen |
| Ctrl+1 | Zoom to 100% |
| Press and hold H then Click | Temporarily Zoom into an Image |
| Ctrl+ | Show/Hide Grid |
| Ctrl+; | Show/Hide Guides |
| Ctrl+R | Show/Hide Rulers |
| Space | Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool |
| Shift+Page UpShift+Page Down | Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments |
| Page UpPage Down | Scroll up/ down one screen |
| HomeEnd | Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Toggle Snap |
| Ctrl+Alt+; | Lock Guides |
| Ctrl+Y | Proof Colors |
| Shift+Ctrl+Y | Gamut Warning |
| Q | Toggle Quick Mask Mode |
| Ctrl+H | Extras |
| Shift+Ctrl+H | Show Target Path |
2. Refine Edge Dialog Box
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Open Refine Edge Dialog Box |
| FShift+F | Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modes |
| X | Toggle between original image and selection preview |
| P | Toggle between original selection and refined version |
| J | Toggle radius preview on and off |
| Shift+E | Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools |
3. Liquify Window
| Shift+Ctrl+X | Open Liquify Window |
| W | Forward Warp tool |
| R | Reconstruct tool |
| C | Twirl Clockwise tool |
| S | Pucker tool |
| B | Bloat tool |
| O | Push Left tool |
| M | Mirror tool |
| T | Turbulence tool |
| F | Freeze Mask tool |
| D | Thaw Mask tool |
| Alt+ tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools |
| Alt+Drag in preview | Continually sample the distortion |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing) |
| TabShift+Tab | Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top |
| Alt | Change Cancel to Reset |
4. Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc)
| [ ] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools) |
| Shift+[Shift+] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardness |
5. Black-and-White Dialog Box
| Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B | Open Black-and-White Dialog Box |
| TabShift+Tab | Jump to next/ jump to previous slider |
| Shift+Arrow UpShift+Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 10% |
| Arrow UpArrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 1% |
6. Curves Dialog Box
| Ctrl+M | Open Curves Dialog Box |
| Click | Add a point to the Curve |
| +/- | Cycle through point on the curve |
| Ctrl+D | Delete a point from the Curve |
| Shift+Click | Select one or multiple points on the curve |
| Delete | Delete selected points on the curve |
| Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 1 unit |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 10 unit |
| Ctrl+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the composite curve |
| Shift+Ctrl+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the channel curve |
7. Select and Move Objects
| Any selection tool then press and hold Shift | Add to a selection |
| Any selection tool +Alt+Drag | Subtract from a selection |
| Any selection tool +Shift+Alt+Drag | Intersect a selection |
| Shift+Drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle |
| Alt+drag | Draw marquee from center |
| Shift+Alt+Drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
| Press and hold Ctrl | Switch to Move Tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen Tool is selected |
| Alt+Drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool |
| Alt and click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to polygonal Lasso Tool |
| Enter | Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso; press Escape to cancel |
| Move Tool +Alt+Drag selection | Move copy of selection |
| Any selection +Arrow Keys | Move selection area 1 pixel |
| Move Tool +Arrow Keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
| Ctrl+Arrow Keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
| Magnetic Lasso Tool + [ / ] | Increase/decrease detection width (follow width in status bar) |
| Crop tool +Enter | Accept cropping. Press Escape to exit cropping |
| / | Toggle crop shield off and on |
| Ruler Tool +Alt+Drag end point | Make protractor |
| Shift+Drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) |
| Alt+Drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |
8. Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths
| Alt | Transform from center or reflect |
| Shift | Constrain |
| Ctrl | Distort |
| Enter | Apply |
| Esc | Cancel |
| Ctrl+Alt+T | Free transform with duplicate data |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Transform again with duplicate data |
9. Edit Paths
| Direct selection tool +Shift+Click | Select multiple anchor points |
| Direct selection tool +Alt+Click | Select entire path |
| Path Selection +Ctrl+Alt+DragDirect Selection tool +Ctrl+Alt+Drag | Duplicate a path |
| Ctrl | Switch to Direct Selection tool (from Path Selection, Pen, etc.) |
| Alt | Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point |
| Magnetic Pen Tool + Double-click | Close path |
| Magnetic Pen Tool +Alt+ Double-click | Close path with straight-line segment |
10. Painting Tools
| Any Painting Tool +Shift+Alt+ Right-click and drag | Select foreground color from color picker |
| Any painting +AltAny Shape tool +Alt | Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool |
| Eyedropper tool +Alt+Click | Select background color |
| Eyedropper tool +Shift | Color sampler tool |
| Color sampler tool +Alt+Click | Deletes color sampler |
| Editing Tool + 0..9Any Painting + 0..9 | Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for Painting Mode to 10%, 20% etc. use 0 for 100%, and use 2 numbers in quick succession for specific percentage. |
| Editing Tool +Shift+0..9Any Painting +Shift+0..9 | Sets flow for Painting Mode |
| Alt+Shift+ 1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Mix setting |
| 1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Wet setting |
| 0 (zero) | Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero |
| Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes |
| Backspace | Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
| Alt+Backspace | Fill with foreground or background color |
| Ctrl+Alt+Backspace | Fill from history |
| Shift+Backspace | Displays Fill dialog box |
| / | Lock transparent pixels on/ off |
| Any Painting Tool +Shift+Click | Connects points with a straight line |
11. Blending Modes
| Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes |
| Shift+Alt+N | Normal |
| Shift+Alt+I | Dissolve |
| Shift+Alt+Q | Behind (Brush tool only) |
| Shift+Alt+R | Clear (Brush tool only) |
| Shift+Alt+K | Darken |
| Shift+Alt+M | Multiply |
| Shift+Alt+B | Color Burn |
| Shift+Alt+A | Linear Burn |
| Shift+Alt+G | Lighten |
| Shift+Alt+S | Screen |
| Shift+Alt+D | Color Dodge |
| Shift+Alt+W | Linear Dodge |
| Shift+Alt+O | Overlay |
| Shift+Alt+F | Soft Light |
| Shift+Alt+H | Hard Light |
| Shift+Alt+V | Vivid Light |
| Shift+Alt+J | Linear Light |
| Shift+Alt+Z | Pin Light |
| Shift+Alt+L | Hard Mix |
| Shift+Alt+E | Difference |
| Shift+Alt+X | Exclusion |
| Shift+Alt+U | Hue |
| Shift+Alt+T | Saturation |
| Shift+Alt+C | Color |
| Shift+Alt+Y | Luminosity |
| Sponge tool +Shift+Alt+D | Desaturate |
| Sponge tool +Shift+Alt+S | Saturate |
| Dodge tool +Shift+Alt+SBurn tool +Shift+Alt+S | Dodge/burn shadows |
| Dodge tool +Shift+Alt+MBurn tool +Shift+Alt+M | Dodge/burn midtones |
| Dodge tool +Shift+Alt+HBurn tool +Shift+Alt+H | Dodge/burn highlights |
| Shift+Alt+N | Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images) |
12. Select and Edit Text
| Ctrl+Drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Extend selection by 1 character |
| Shift+Click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
| Shift+Click | Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel |
| Click 2x 3x 4x / 5x in fast succession | Select a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Story |
| Ctrl+H | Hide/Show selection on selected type |
| Ctrl | Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box) |
| Ctrl+Drag a Bounding Box handle | Scale text within Bounding Box when resizing the bounding box |
| Space+Drag | Move text box while creating text box |
13. Format Text Type
| Ctrl+Shift+ LCtrl+Shift+ CCtrl+Shift+ R | Align left, center, or right (Horizontal Type) or top, center, or bottom (Vertical Type) |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Choose 100% horizontal scale |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X | Choose 100% vertical scale |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Choose Auto leading |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Choose 0 for tracking |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Justify paragraph, justifies all |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H | Toggle paragraph hyphenation |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Toggle single/every-line composer |
| Ctrl+Shift+ |
Decrease/ increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels |
| Alt+Arrow DownAlt+ Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels |
| Shift+Alt+Arrow DownShift+Alt+Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels |
| Alt+Arrow LeftAlt+Arrow Right | Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
14. Slicing and Optimizing
| Ctrl | Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool |
| Shift+Drag | Draw square slice |
| Alt+Drag | Draw from center outward |
| Shift+Alt+Drag | Draw square slice from center outward |
| Space+Drag | Reposition slice while creating slice |
| Right-click slice | Open context-sensitive menu |
15. Manage Panels
15.1 Shortcuts for all Panels
| Alt+Click New button | Set options for new items (not for all Panels) |
| Alt+Click Delete button | Delete without confirmation (for all except for the Brush panel) |
| Shift+Enter | Apply value and keep text box active |
| Tab | Show/Hide all panels |
| Shift+Tab | Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar |
| Select tool and press Enter | Highlight options bar |
| Shift+Arrow UpShift+Arrow Down | Increase/decrease selected values by 10 |
15.2 Actions Panel
| Alt+Click the check mark next to a command | Turn command on and all others off |
| Alt+Click | Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls |
| Alt+Double-click action | Change action or action set options |
| Double-click recorded command | Display Options dialog box for recorded command |
| Ctrl+Double-click action | Play entire action |
| Alt+Click the triangle | Collapse/ expand all components of an action |
| Ctrl+Click the Play button | Play a command |
| Alt+Click the New Action button | Create new action and begin recording without confirmation |
| Shift+Click the action | Select contiguous items of the same kind |
| Ctrl+Click the action | Select discontiguous items of the same kind |
15.3 Adjustment Panels
| Alt+3/4/5 | Choose specific channel (Red/Green/Blue) for adjustment |
| Alt+2 | Choose composite channel for adjustment |
| Delete/Backspace | Delete adjustment layer |
| Alt+Click Auto button | Define Auto options for Levels or Curves |
15.4 Animation Panel in Fames Mode
| Shift+Click second frame | Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames |
| Ctrl+Click multiple frames | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames |
| Alt+ Paste Frames command from the Panel pop?up menu | Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box |
15.5 Brush Panel
| Alt+Click brush | Delete brush |
| Double-click brush | Rename brush |
| Alt+ Right-click + drag left / right | Change brush size |
| Alt+ Right-click + drag up / down | Decrease/ increase brush softness/ hardness |
| . | Select previous/ next brush size |
| Shift+. | Select first/last brush |
| Caps Lock | Display precise cross hair for brushes |
| Shift+Alt+P | Toggle airbrush option |
15.6 Channels Panel
| Ctrl+3/4/5 | Select individual channels (Red/Green/Blue) |
| Ctrl+2 | Select composite channel |
| Ctrl+Click channel thumbnailAlt+3/4/5 | Load channel as selection (Red/Green/Blue) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Add to current selection |
| Ctrl+Alt+Click channel thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
| Alt+Click Save Selection As Channel button | Set options for Save Selection As Channel button |
| Ctrl+Click Create New Channel button | Create a new spot channel |
| Shift+Click color channel | Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection |
| Shift+Click alpha channel | Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay |
| Double-click alpha / spot channel thumbnail | Display channel options |
| ~ | Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode |
15.7 Clone Source Panel
| Alt+Shift | Show Clone Source (overlays image) |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys | Nudge Clone Source |
| Alt+Shift+ |
Rotate Clone Source |
| Alt+Shift+[Alt+Shift+] | Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source |
15.8 Color Panel
| Alt+Click color in color bar | Select background color |
| Right-click color bar | Display Color Bar menu |
| Shift+Click color bar | Cycle through color choices |
15.9 History Panel
| Alt+ New Snapshot | Create a new snapshot |
| Double-click snapshot name | Rename snapshot |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Step forward through image states |
| Ctrl+Alt+Z | Step backward through image states |
| Alt+Click the image state | Duplicate any image state, except the current state |
| Alt+ Clear History | Permanently clear history (no Undo) |
15.10 Layers Panel
15.11 Paths Panel
| Ctrl+Click pathname | Load path as selection |
| Ctrl+Shift+Click pathname | Add path to selection |
| Ctrl+Alt+Click pathname | Subtract path from selection |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click pathname | Retain intersection of path as selection |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Hide path |
| Alt+Click button | Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button |
15.12 Swatches Panel
| Click in empty area of panel | Create new swatch from foreground color |
| Ctrl+Click swatch | Set swatch color as background color |
| Alt+Click swatch | Delete swatch |
