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Popular shortcuts | |
Free Transform | Control + T |
Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ` (grave accent) |
Decrease Brush Size | [ |
Increase Brush Size | ] |
Decrease Brush Hardness | { |
Increase Brush Hardness | } |
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
Default Foreground/Background colors | D |
Switch Foreground/Background colors | X |
Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer |
New layer via copy | Control + J |
New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J |
Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch |
Toggle auto-select with the move tool | Control-click |
Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P |
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape |
Select the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter |
Navigate between fields | Tab |
Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift |
Change Cancel to Reset | Alt |
Use Function keys | |
Search across Photoshop UI, Help & Learn content and Adobe Stock assets. For more information, see Photoshop search. | Control + F |
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 | |
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key | Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) |
Cycle through hidden tools | Alt-click + tool (except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools) |
Move tool | V |
Rectangular Marquee tool† Elliptical Marquee tool |
M |
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool |
L |
Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool |
W |
Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool |
C |
Eyedropper tool† Color Sampler 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 Custom Shape 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 | / (forward slash) |
Decrease Brush Hardness | { |
Increase Brush Hardness | } |
Previous Brush | , |
Next Brush | . |
First Brush | < |
Last Brush | > |
Switch to the previous document | Shift + Control + Tab |
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge | Shift-Control-W |
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode | Q |
Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full-screen mode with menu bar, and Full-screen mode | F |
Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full-screen mode with menu bar, and Full-screen mode | Shift + F |
Toggle (forward) canvas color | Spacebar + F (or right-click canvas background and select color) |
Toggle (backward) canvas color | Spacebar + Shift + F |
To fit the image in the window | Double-click Hand tool |
Magnify 100% | Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl + 1 |
Switch to a Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar |
Simultaneously pan multiple documents with a Hand tool | Shift-drag |
Switch to Zoom In tool | Control + spacebar |
Switch to Zoom Out tool | Alt + spacebar |
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebar-drag |
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active | Shift + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box |
Zoom in on a specified area of an image | Control-drag over preview in Navigator panel |
Temporarily zoom in to an image | Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button |
Scroll image with a Hand tool | Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel |
Scroll up or down 1 screen | Page Up or Page Down† |
Scroll up or down 10 units | Shift + Page Up or Page Down† |
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner | Home or End |
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) | \ (backslash) |
Use Puppet Warp | |
Cancel completely | Esc |
Undo last pin adjustment | Ctrl + Z |
Select all pins | Ctrl + A |
Deselect all pins | Ctrl + D |
Select multiple pins | Shift-click |
Move multiple selected pins | Shift-drag |
Temporarily hide pins | H |
Use Select and Mask | |
Open the Select and Mask workspace | Control + 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 |
Use the Filter Gallery | |
Apply a new filter on top of selected | Alt-click a filter |
Reapply last-used filter | Control + Alt + F |
Open/close all disclosure triangles | Alt-click a disclosure triangle |
Change Cancel button to Default | Control |
Change Cancel button to Reset | Alt |
Undo/Redo | Control + Z |
Step forward | Control + Shift + Z |
Step backward | Control + 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 |
Continually sample the distortion | Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected |
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box† |
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing† |
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 | Control + + (plus) |
Zoom out | Control + - (hyphen) |
Fit in view | Control + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool |
Zoom to the center at 100% | Double-click Zoom tool |
Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | ] |
Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | [ |
Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | Shift + ] |
Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | Shift + [ |
Undo the last action | Control + Z |
Redo the last action | Control + Shift + Z |
Deselect all | Control + D |
Hide selection and planes | Control + H |
Move selection 1 pixel | Arrow keys |
Move selection 10 pixels | Shift + arrow keys |
Copy | Control + C |
Paste | Control + V |
Repeat last duplicate and move | Control + Shift + T |
Create a floating selection from the current selection | Control + Alt + T |
Fill a selection with the image under the pointer | Control-drag |
Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection | Control + Alt-drag |
Constrain selection to a 15° rotation | Alt + Shift to rotate |
Select a plane under another selected plane | Control-click the plane |
Create 90° plane off parent plane | Control-drag |
Delete the last node while creating a plane | Backspace |
Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera | Double-click the Create Plane tool |
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 | Ctrl + Alt + 1 |
Tone Curve panel | Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
Detail panel | Ctrl + Alt + 3 |
HSL/Grayscale panel | Ctrl + Alt + 4 |
Split Toning panel | Ctrl + Alt + 5 |
Lens Corrections panel | Ctrl + Alt + 6 |
Camera Calibration panel | Ctrl + Alt + 7 |
Presets panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 |
Open Snapshots panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 |
Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T |
Hue Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S |
Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L |
Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G |
Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T |
Adjustment Brush tool | K |
Graduated Filter tool | G |
Increase/decrease brush size | ] / [ |
Increase/decrease brush feather | Shift + ] / Shift + [ |
Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | #NAME? |
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 + ] / Alt + [ |
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather | Alt + Shift + ] / Alt + Shift + [ |
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | Alt + = (equal sign) / Alt + - (hyphen) |
Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the 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 |
Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. | V |
Rotate image left | L or Ctrl + ] |
Rotate image right | R or Ctrl + [ |
Zoom in | Ctrl + + (plus) |
Zoom out | Ctrl + - (hyphen) |
Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If the Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.) |
Ctrl |
Temporarily switch to the Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. | Alt |
Toggle preview | P |
Full-screen mode | F |
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. (Does not work if Crop tool is active) |
Shift |
Select multiple points in the Curves panel | Click the first point; Shift-click additional points |
Add a point to curve in the Curves panel | Control-click in preview |
Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) | Arrow keys |
Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) | Shift-arrow |
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | Ctrl + R |
Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | Shift + double-click image |
Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Blacks sliders |
Highlight clipping warning | O |
Shadows clipping warning | U |
(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating | Ctrl +1 - 5 |
(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating | Ctrl +. (period) / Ctrl+, (comma) |
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label | Ctrl + 6 |
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label | Ctrl + 7 |
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label | Ctrl + 8 |
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label | Ctrl + 9 |
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label | Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
Camera Raw preferences | Ctrl + K |
Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences | Ctrl + Alt (on open) |
Use the Black-and-White dialog box | |
Open the Black-and-White dialog box | Shift + Control + Alt + B |
Increase/decrease selected value by 1% | Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Increase/decrease selected value by 10% | Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Change the values of the closest color slider | Click-drag on the image |
Use Curves | |
Open the Curves dialog box | Control + M |
Select the next point on the curve | #NAME? |
Select the previous point on the curve | – (minus) |
Select multiple points on the curve | Shift-click the points |
Deselect a point | Control + D |
To delete a point on the curve | Select a point and press Delete |
Move the selected point 1 unit | Arrow keys |
Move the selected point 10 units | Shift + Arrow keys |
Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped | Alt-drag black/white point sliders |
Set a point to the composite curve | Control-click the image |
Set a point to the channel curves | Shift + Control-click the image |
Toggle grid size | Alt-click the field |
Select and move objects | |
Reposition marquee while selecting‡ | Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag |
Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
Subtract from a selection | Any selection tool + Alt-drag |
Intersect a selection | Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Alt-drag |
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)‡ | Shift-drag |
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)‡ | Alt-drag |
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center‡ | Shift + Alt-drag |
Switch to Move tool | Control (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) |
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool | Alt-drag |
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool | Alt-click |
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso | Enter/Esc or Control + . (period) |
Move copy of selection | Move tool + Alt-drag selection‡ |
Move selection area 1 pixel | Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow† |
Move selection 1 pixel | Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†‡ |
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | Control + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow† |
Increase/decrease detection width | Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] |
Accept cropping or exit cropping | Crop tool + Enter or Esc |
Toggle crop shield off and on | / (forward slash) |
Make protractor | Ruler tool + Alt-drag end point |
Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) | Shift-drag guide |
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | Alt-drag guide |
Transform selections, selection borders, and paths | |
Transform from the center or reflect | Alt |
Constrain | Shift |
Distort | Control |
Apply | Enter |
Cancel | Control + . (period) or Esc |
Free transform with duplicate data | Control + Alt + T |
Transform again with duplicate data | Control + Shift + Alt + T |
Edit paths | |
Select multiple anchor points | Direct selection tool + Shift-click |
Select entire path | Direct selection tool + Alt-click |
Duplicate a path | Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag |
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool | Control |
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point | Alt |
Close path | Magnetic Pen tool-double-click |
Close path with straight-line segment | Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click |
Use for painting | |
Select foreground color from color picker | Any painting tool + Shift + Alt + right-click and drag |
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool | Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (except when Paths option is selected) |
Select background color | Eyedropper tool + Alt-click |
Color sampler tool | Eyedropper tool + Shift |
Deletes color sampler | Color sampler tool + Alt-click |
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode | Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) |
Sets flow for painting mode | Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift) |
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | Alt + Shift + number |
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting | Number keys |
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | 0 |
Cycle through blending modes | Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) |
Open Fill dialog box on the background or standard layer | Backspace or Shift + Backspace |
Fill with foreground or background color | Alt + Backspace or Control + Backspace† |
Fill from history | Control + Alt + Backspace† |
Displays Fill dialog box | Shift + Backspace |
Lock transparent pixels on/off | / (forward slash) |
Connects points with a straight line | Any painting tool + Shift-click |
Use for blending modes | |
Cycle through blending modes | Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) |
Normal | Shift + Alt + N |
Dissolve | Shift + Alt + I |
Behind (Brush tool only) | Shift + Alt + Q |
Clear (Brush tool only) | Shift + Alt + R |
Darken | Shift + Alt + K |
Multiply | Shift + Alt + M |
Color Burn | Shift + Alt + B |
Linear Burn | Shift + Alt + A |
Lighten | Shift + Alt + G |
Screen | Shift + Alt + S |
Color Dodge | Shift + Alt + D |
Linear Dodge | Shift + Alt + W |
Overlay | Shift + Alt + O |
Soft Light | Shift + Alt + F |
Hard Light | Shift + Alt + H |
Vivid Light | Shift + Alt + V |
Linear Light | Shift + Alt + J |
Pin Light | Shift + Alt + Z |
Hard Mix | Shift + Alt + L |
Difference | Shift + Alt + E |
Exclusion | Shift + Alt + X |
Hue | Shift + Alt + U |
Saturation | Shift + Alt + T |
Color | Shift + Alt + C |
Luminosity | Shift + Alt + Y |
Desaturate | Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + D |
Saturate | Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + S |
Dodge/burn shadows | Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + S |
Dodge/burn midtones | Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + M |
Dodge/burn highlights | Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + H |
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images | Shift + Alt + N |
Select and edit text | |
Move type in image | Control-drag type when Type layer is selected |
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point | Shift-click |
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | Shift-click |
Select a word, line, paragraph, or story | Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click |
Show/Hide selection on selected type | Control + H |
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | Control |
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | Control-drag a bounding box handle |
Move text box while creating text box | Spacebar-drag |
Format type | |
Align left, center, or right | Horizontal Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R |
Align top, center, or bottom | Vertical Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R |
Choose 100% horizontal scale | Control + Shift + X |
Choose 100% vertical scale | Control + Shift + Alt + X |
Choose Auto leading | Control + Shift + Alt + A |
Choose 0 for tracking | Control + Shift + Q |
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line | Control + Shift + J |
Justify paragraph, justifies all | Control + Shift + F |
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off | Control + Shift + Alt + H |
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off | Control + Shift + Alt + T |
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels | Control + Shift + < or >† |
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels | Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow†† |
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels | Shift + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow†† |
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems | Alt + Left Arrow or Right Arrow†† |
Slice and optimize | |
Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool | Control |
Draw square slice | Shift-drag |
Draw from center outward | Alt-drag |
Draw square slice from center outward | Shift + Alt-drag |
Reposition slice while creating slice | Spacebar-drag |
Open context-sensitive menu | Right-click slice |
Use panels | |
Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels) | Alt-click New button |
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel) | Alt-click Delete button |
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 and press Enter |
Increase/decrease selected values by 10 | Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Use the Actions panel | |
Turn command on and all others off, or turn all commands on | Alt-click the check-mark next to a command |
Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls | Alt-click |
Change action or action set options | Alt + double-click action or action set |
Display Options dialog box for recorded command | Double-click recorded command |
Play entire action | Control + double-click an action |
Collapse/expand all components of an action | Alt-click the triangle |
Play a command | Control-click the Play button |
Create a new action and begin recording without confirmation | Alt-click the New Action button |
Select contiguous items of the same kind | Shift-click the action/command |
Select discontiguous items of the same kind | Control-click the action/command |
Use adjustment layers | |
Choose specific channel for adjustment | Alt + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue) |
Choose composite channel for adjustment | Alt + 2 |
Delete adjustment layer | Delete or Backspace |
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves | Alt-click Auto button |
Use the Animation panel in Frames mode | |
Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames | Shift-click second frame |
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames | Control-click multiple frames |
Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box | Alt + Paste Frames command from the Panel pop-up menu |
Use the Brush panel | |
Delete brush | Alt-click brush |
Rename brush | Double-click brush |
Change brush size | Alt + right-click + drag left or right |
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness | Alt + right-click + drag up or down |
Select previous/next brush size | , (comma) or . (period) |
Select first/last brush | Shift + , (comma) or . (period) |
Display precise cross hair for brushes | Caps Lock or Shift + Caps Lock |
Toggle airbrush option | Shift + Alt + P |
Use the Channels panel | |
Select individual channels | Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue) |
Select composite channel | Ctrl + 2 |
Load channel as selection | Control-click channel thumbnail, or Alt + Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue) |
Add to current selection | Control + Shift-click channel thumbnail |
Subtract from current selection | Control + Alt-click channel thumbnail |
Intersect with current selection | Control + Shift + Alt-click channel thumbnail |
Set options for Save Selection As Channel button | Alt-click Save Selection As Channel button |
Create a new spot channel | Control-click Create New Channel button |
Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection | Shift-click color channel |
Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay | Shift-click alpha channel |
Display channel options | Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail |
Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode | Any tool, including the Brush Tool: Shift + ~ (tilde) Any tool, excluding the Brush Tool: ` (grave accent) |
Use the Clone Source panel | |
Show Clone Source (overlays image) | Alt + Shift |
Nudge Clone Source | Alt + Shift + arrow keys |
Rotate Clone Source | Alt + Shift + < or > |
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source | Alt + Shift + [ or ] |
Use the Color panel | |
Select background color | Alt-click color in color bar |
Display Color Bar menu | Right-click color bar |
Cycle through color choices | Shift-click color bar |
Use the History panel | |
Create a new snapshot | Alt + New Snapshot |
Rename snapshot | Double-click snapshot name |
Step forward through image states | Control + Shift + Z |
Step backward through image states | Control + Alt + Z |
Duplicate any image state, except the current state | Alt-click the image state |
Permanently clear history (no Undo) | Alt + Clear History (in History panel pop-up menu) |
Use the Info panel | |
Change color readout modes | Click eyedropper icon |
Change measurement units | Click crosshair icon |
Use the Layers panel | |
Load layer transparency as a selection | Control-click layer thumbnail |
Add to current selection | Control + Shift-click layer thumbnail |
Subtract from current selection | Control + Alt-click layer thumbnail |
Intersect with current selection | Control + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail |
Load filter mask as a selection | Control-click filter mask thumbnail |
New layer | Control + Shift+ N |
New layer via copy | Control + J |
New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J |
Group layers | Control + G |
Ungroup layers | Control + Shift + G |
Create/release clipping mask | Control + Alt + G |
Select all layers | Control + Alt + A |
Merge visible layers | Control + Shift + E |
Create new empty layer with dialog box | Alt-click New Layer button |
Create new layer below target layer | Control-click New Layer button |
Select top layer | Alt + . (period) |
Select bottom layer | Alt + , (comma) |
Add to layer selection in Layers panel | Shift + Alt + [ or ] |
Select next layer down/up | Alt + [ or ] |
Move target layer down/up | Control + [ or ] |
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | Control + Shift + Alt + E |
Merge layers | Highlight layers you want to merge, then Control + E |
Move layer to bottom or top | Control + Shift + [ or ] |
Copy current layer to layer below | Alt + Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu |
Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer | Alt + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu |
Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | Right-click the eye icon |
Show/hide all other currently visible layers | Alt-click the eye icon |
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock | / (forward slash) |
Edit layer effect/style, options | Double-click layer effect/style |
Hide layer effect/style | Alt-double-click layer effect/style |
Edit layer style | Double-click layer |
Disable/enable vector mask | Shift-click vector mask thumbnail |
Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | Double-click layer mask thumbnail |
Toggle layer mask on/off | Shift-click layer mask thumbnail |
Toggle filter mask on/off | Shift-click filter mask thumbnail |
Toggle between layer mask/composite image | Alt-click layer mask thumbnail |
Toggle between filter mask/composite image | Alt-click filter mask thumbnail |
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | \ (backslash), or Shift + Alt-click |
Select all type; temporarily select Type tool | Double-click type layer thumbnail |
Create a clipping mask | Alt-click the line dividing two layers |
Rename layer | Double-click the layer name |
Edit filter settings | Double-click the filter effect |
Edit the Filter Blending options | Double-click the Filter Blending icon |
Create new layer group below current layer/layer set | Control-click New Group button |
Create new layer group with dialog box | Alt-click New Group button |
Create layer mask that hides all/selection | Alt-click Add Layer Mask button |
Create vector mask that reveals all/path area | Control-click Add Layer Mask button |
Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area | Control + Alt-click Add Layer Mask button |
Display layer group properties | Right-click layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group |
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | Shift-click |
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | Control-click |
Use the Layer Comps panel | |
Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box | Alt-click Create New Layer Comp button |
Open Layer Comp Options dialog box | Double-click layer comp |
Rename in-line | Double-click layer comp name |
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps | Shift-click |
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps | Control-click |
Use the Paths panel | |
Load path as selection | Control-click pathname |
Add path to selection | Control + Shift-click pathname |
Subtract path from selection | Control + Alt-click pathname |
Retain intersection of path as selection | Control + Shift + Alt-click pathname |
Hide path | Control + Shift + H |
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 | Alt-click button |
Use the Swatches panel | |
Create new swatch from foreground color | Click in empty area of panel |
Set swatch color as background color | Control-click swatch |
Delete swatch | Alt-click swatch |
Use Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins) | |
Fit in window | Control + 0 |
Zoom in | Control + + (plus) |
Zoom out | Control + - (hyphen) |
Cycle through controls on right from top | Tab |
Cycle through controls on right from bottom | Shift + Tab |
Temporarily activate Hand tool | Spacebar |
Change Cancel to Reset | Alt |
Edge Highlighter tool | B |
Fill tool | G |
Eyedropper tool | I |
Cleanup tool | C |
Edge Touchup tool | T |
Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool | Alt + Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool |
Toggle Smart Highlighting | Control with Edge Highlighter tool selected |
Remove current highlight | Alt + Delete |
Highlight entire image | Control + Delete |
Fill foreground area and preview extraction | Shift-click with Fill tool selected |
Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected | Control-drag |
Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected | Alt-drag |
Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted | X |
Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview | Shift + X |
Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom | F |
Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top | Shift + F |
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 | Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size text box† |
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 | Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing† |
Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch-up tool | 0–9 |
Delete current selection | Control + D |
Undo a selection move | Control + Z |
Generate or generate again | Control + G |
Intersect with current selection | Shift + Alt + select |
Toggle view: original/generated pattern | X |
Go to first tile in Tile History | Home |
Go to last tile in Tile History | End |
Go to previous tile in Tile History | Left Arrow, Page Up |
Go to next tile in Tile History | Right Arrow, Page Down |
Delete current tile from Tile History | Delete |
Nudge selection when viewing the original | Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
Increase selection nudging when viewing the original | Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
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