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Most Used keyboard shortcut keys in Adobe Photoshop for Mac OS

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keyboard shortcut keys in Adobe Photoshop [for Mac OS]

Popular shortcuts
Free transform	Cmd+T
Decrease brush size	[
Increase brush size	]
Decrease brush hardness	Shift+ [
Increase brush hardness	Shift+ ]
Default foreground/background colors	D
Switch foreground/background colors	X
New layer via copy	Cmd
New layer via cut	Cmd+Shift+J
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)	Esc
Select the first edit field of the toolbar	Enter
Navigate between fields	Tab
Navigate between fields in the opposite direction	Shift+Tab
Change cancel to reset	Alt
Invoke the search experience	Cmd+F

Use function keys
Start help	F1
Cut	F2
Copy	F3
Paste	F4
Show/hide brush panel	F5
Show/hide color panel	F6
Show/hide layers panel	F7
Show/hide info panel	F8
Show/hide actions panel	F9
Revert	F12
Fill	Shift+F5
Feather selection	Shift+f6
Inverse selection	Shift+f7

Select tools
Move tool	V
Rectangular marquee tool	M
Lasso tool	L
Magic wand tool > quick selection tool	W
Crop tool > slice tool > slice select tool	C
Eyedropper tool > ruler tool > note tool	I
Spot healing brush tool > healing brush tool > patch tool > red-eye tool	J
Brush tool > pencil tool > color replacement tool > mixer brush tool	B
Clone stamp tool > pattern stamp tool	S
History brush tool > Art history brush tool	Y
Eraser tool > background eraser tool > magic eraser tool	E
Gradient tool > paint bucket tool	G
Dodge tool > burn tool > sponge tool	O
Pen tool > freeform pen tool	P
Horizontal type tool > vertical type tool > horizontal type mask tool > vertical type mask tool	T
Path selection tool > direct selection tool	A
Rectangle tool > rounded rectangle tool > ellipse tool > polygon tool > line tool	U
Hand tool	H
Rotate view tool	R
Zoom tool	Z
Default foreground/background colors	D
Switch foreground/background colors	X
Toggle standard/quick mask modes	Q
Content-aware move tool	J
Perspective crop tool	C
Artboard tool	V
Rotate view tool	R
Toggle preserve transparency	/
Previous brush	,
Next brush	.
First brush	Shift+ ,
Last brush	Shift+ .

View images
Cycle through open documents	Cmd+Tab
Switch to the previous document	Cmd+Shift+Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	Cmd+Shift+W
Toggle forward between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full-screen modes	F
Toggle backward between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full-screen modes	Shift+F
Toggle forward canvas color	Space+F
Toggle backward canvas color	Shift+Space+F
Switch to a hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Space
Switch to zoom in tool	Cmd+Space
Switch to zoom out tool	Alt+Space
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active	Shift+Enter
Scroll up or down 1 screen	PgUp/PgDn
Scroll up or down 10 units	Shift+PgUp/PgDn
Move view to the upper-left corner	Home
Move view to lower-right corner	End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)	\

Use Puppet Warp
Cancel completely	Esc
Undo last pin adjustment	Cmd+Z
Select all pins	Cmd+A
Deselect all pins	Cmd+D
Temporarily hide pins	H

Use Refine Edge
Open the Refine Edge dialog box	Cmd+Alt+R
Cycle forward through preview modes	F
Cycle backward through preview modes	Shift+F
Toggle between original image and selection preview	X
Toggle between original selection and refined version	P
Toggle radius preview on and off	J
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinement tools	Shift+E

Use the Filter Gallery
Reapply last-used filter	Cmd+Alt+F
Change Cancel button to Default	Cmd
Change Cancel button to Reset	Alt
Undo/Redo	Cmd+Z
Step forward	Cmd+Shift+Z
Step backward	Cmd+Alt+Z

Use the Liquify filter
Forward warp tool	W
Reconstruct tool	R
Twirl clockwise tool	C
Pucker tool	S
Bloat tool	B
Push left tool	O
Mirror tool	M
Turbulence tool	T
Freeze mask tool	F
Thaw mask tool	D
Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools	Alt+(tool)
Cycle through controls on right from the top	Tab
Cycle through controls on right from the bottom	Shift+Tab
Change cancel to reset	Alt

Use Vanishing Point
Zoom 2x (temporary)	X
Zoom in	Cmd+(+)
Zoom out	Cmd+(-)
Fit in view	Cmd+0
Undo the last action	Cmd+Z
Redo the last action	Cmd+Shift+Z
Deselect all	Cmd+D
Hide selection and panes	Cmd+H
Move selection 1 pixel	Arrows
Move selection 10 pixels	Shift+Arrows
Copy	Cmd+C
Paste	Cmd+V
Repeat last duplicate and move	Cmd+Shift+T
Create floating selection from the current selection	Cmd+Alt+T
Constrain selection to a 15-degree rotation	Alt+Shift
Delete the last node while creating a plane	Backspace

Use the Camera Raw dialog box
Zoom tool	Z
Hand tool	H
White balance tool	I
Color sampler tool	S
Crop tool	C
Straighten tool	A
Spot removal tool	B
Red-eye removal tool	E
Basic panel	Cmd+Alt+1
Tone curve panel	Cmd+Alt+2
Detail panel	Cmd+Alt+3
HSL/Greyscale panel	Cmd+Alt+4
Split toning panel	Cmd+Alt+5
Lens corrections panel	Cmd+Alt+6
Camera calibration panel	Cmd+Alt+7
Presets panel	Cmd+Alt+8
Open snapshots panel	Cmd+Alt+9
Parametric curve targeted adjustment tool	Cmd+Alt+Shift+T
Hue targeted adjustment tool	Cmd+Alt+Shift+H
Saturation targeted adjustment tool	Cmd+Alt+Shift+S
Luminance targeted adjustment tool	Cmd+Alt+Shift+L
Grayscale mix targeted adjustment tool	Cmd+Alt+Shift+G
Last-used targeted adjustment tool	T
Adjustment brush tool	K
Graduated filter tool	G
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode	Alt
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size	Alt+]/[
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool feather	Alt+Shift+]/[
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size flow in increments of 10	Alt+ (=/-)
Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or Graduated filter	N
Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool	M
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool	Y
Toggle pins for the Adjustment Brush tool	V
Rotate image left	L
Rotate image right	R
Temporarily switch to zoom in tool	Cmd
Temporarily switch to zoom out the tool and change the image open button to open a copy	Alt
Toggle preview	P
Full-screen mode	F
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the open image button to open object	Shift
Move selected point in curves panel 1 pixel	Arrows
Move selected point in curves panel 10 pixels	Shift+Arrows
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge	Cmd+R
Highlight clipping warning	O
Shadows clipping warning	U
Add 1-5 star rating (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+(1-5)
Increase/decrease rating (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+(./,)
Add a red label (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+6
Add a yellow label (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+7
Add a green label (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+8
Add a blue label (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+9
Add a purple label (filmstrip mode)	Cmd+0
Camera Raw preferences	Cmd+K
Delete Adobe Camera Raw preferences (on open)	Cmd+Alt

Use the Black-and-White dialog box
Open the Black-and-White dialog box	Cmd+Shift+Alt+B
Increase/decrease selected value by 1%	Up/Down
Increase/decrease selected value by 10%	Shift+Up/Down

Use Curves
Open the Curves dialog box	Cmd+M
Select the next point on the curve	+
Select the previous point on the curve	-
Deselect a point	Cmd+D
Delete a point on the curve	Del
Move the selected point 1 pixel	Arrows
Move the selected point 10 pixels	Shift+Arrows

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths
Transform from the center or reflect	Alt
Constrain	Shift
Distort	Cmd
Apply	Enter
Cancel	Cmd +(.)
Free transform with duplicate data	Cmd+Alt+T
Transform again with duplicate data	Cmd+Shift+Alt+T

Edit paths
Switch from path selection, pen, add an anchor point, delete an anchor point, or convert point tools to direct selection tool	Cmd
Switch from pen tool to freeform pen tool to convert point tool when the pointer is over anchor or direction point	Alt

Use for painting
Mixer brush changes mix setting	Alt+Shift+0-9
Mixer brush changes the wet setting	0-9
Mixer brush changes wet and mixes to zero	0
Cycle through blending modes	Shift+(+/-)
The open file dialog box on the background or standard layer	Backspace
Fill with the foreground color	Alt+Backspace
Fill with background-color	Cmd+Backspace
Fill from history	Cmd+Alt+Backspace
Displays fill dialog box	Shift+Backspace
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/

Use for blending modes
Cycle through blending modes	Cmd+(-/+)
Normal	ShiftAlt+N
Dissolve	ShiftAlt+I
Behind (brush tool only)	ShiftAlt+Q
Clear (brush tool only)	ShiftAlt+R
Darken	ShiftAlt+K
Multiply	ShiftAlt+M
Color burn	ShiftAlt+B
Linear burn	ShiftAlt+A
Lighten	ShiftAlt+G
Screen	ShiftAlt+S
Color dodge	ShiftAlt+D
Linear dodge	ShiftAlt+W
Overlay	ShiftAlt+O
Soft light	ShiftAlt+F
Hard light	ShiftAlt+H
Vivid light	ShiftAlt+V
Linear light	ShiftAlt+J
Pin light	ShiftAlt+Z
Hard mix	ShiftAlt+L
Difference	ShiftAlt+E
Exclusion	ShiftAlt+X
Hue	ShiftAlt+U
Saturation	ShiftAlt+T
Color	ShiftAlt+C
Luminosity	ShiftAlt+Y
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images	ShiftAlt+N

Format type
Align left, center, or right	Cmd+Shift+L/C/R
Choose 100% horizontal scale	Cmd+Shift+X
Choose 100% vertical scale	Cmd+Shift+Alt+X
Choose auto leading
Choose 0 for tracking	Cmd+Shift+Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns the last line	Cmd+Shift+J
Justify paragraph, justifies all
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off	Cmd+Shift+Alt+H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off	Cmd+Shift+Alt+T
Decrease or increase the type size of selected text 2 points or pixels	Cmd+Shift+</>
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels	Alt+Up/Down
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels	Shift+Alt+Up/Down
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	Alt+Left/Right

Use panels
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift+Enter
Show/Hide all panels	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar	Shift+Tab
Highlight options bar (select tool first)	Enter
Increase/decrease selected values by 10	Shift+Up/Down

Use adjustment layers
Choose red channel for adjustment	Alt+3
Choose green channel for adjustment	Alt+4
Choose blue channel for adjustment	Alt+5
Choose composite channel for adjustment	Alt+2
Delete adjustment layer	Backspace

Use the Brush panel
Select previous/next brush size	,/.
Select first/last brush	Shift+(,/.)
Display precise crosshair for brushes	Caps Lock
Toggle airbrush option	Shift+Alt+p

Use the Clone Source panel
Show Clone Source (overlays iamge)	Alt+Shift
Nudge Clone Source	Alt+Shift(arrows)
Rotate Clone Source	Alt+Shift+ </>
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source	Alt+Shift+ [/]

Use the Layers panel
New layer	Cmd+Shift+N
New layer via copy	Cmd+J
New layer via cut	Cmd+Shift+J
Group layers	Cmd+G
Ungroup layers	Cmd+Shift+G
Create/release clipping mask	Cmd+Alt+G
Select all layers	Cmd+Alt+A
Merge visible layers	Cmd+Alt+E
Select top layer	Alt+(.)
Select bottom layer	Alt+(.)
Add to layer selection in the Layers panel	Shift+Alt+[/]
Select next layer down/up	Alt+[/]
Move target layer down/up	Cmd+[/]
Merge a copy of all visible layers into the target layer	Cmd+Shift+Alt+E
Merge layers (while layers are highlighted)	Cmd+E
Move the layer to the bottom or top	Cmd+Shift+[/]
Toggle lock transparency for target layer or last applied lock	/
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off	\