Monday 26 July 2010

Photoshop shortcut keys

Photoshop Useful Shortcut Key Chart for Windows -

One of Photoshop's key features is that almost everything in it can be controlled using keyboard shortcuts. This allows the user to stay in a creative thought pattern and quickly change tools in monotonous work that requires it.

F1 - Toggles Adobe Online Help
F5 - Toggles Brush style palette
F6 - Toggles Colour, Swatches, Styles palette
F7 - Toggles Layers, Channels, Paths palette
F8 - Toggles Navigator, Info palette
F9 - Toggles Actions, History, Presets palette
Tab (Key) - Toggles all the palettes on screen
Shift + Tab (Key) - Toggles palettes on screen, excluding the Toolbar.






























































































Main Toolbar
KeyActionActionKey
Marquee Tool Move Tool
Lasso Tool Magic Wand Tool
Airbrush Tool Paintbrush Tool
Rubber Stamp Tool History Brush Tool
Eraser Tool Pencil Tool
Blur Tool Dodge Tool
Pen Tool Type Tool
Measure Tool Linear Gradient Tool
Paint Bucket Tool Eyedropper Tool
Hand Tool Zoom Tool
Default foreground and background colors.
Switches between foreground and background colors.
Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.
Switches between screen modes.
TABHides/Unhides open tools.



















































ile Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + New
CTRL + Open
CTRL + ALT + OOpn As
CTRL + Wlose
CTRL + Save
CTRL + SHIFT + SSave
CTRL + ALT + SSave a Cop
CTRL + SHIFT + PPae Setup
CTRL + Print
CTRL + KPreerences > eneral











































dit Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + ZUndo
CTRL + XCu
CTRL + Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + CCopy erged
CTRL + Vaste
CTRL + SHIFT + VPaste nto
CTRL + Tree Transform
CTRL + SHIFT + TTrnsform > gain















































mage Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + Ldjust > evels
CTRL + SHIFT + Ldjust > uto Levels
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Ldjust > Ato Contrast
CTRL + Mdjust > Cures
CTRL + Bdjust > Color alance
CTRL + Udjust > ue/Saturation
CTRL + SHIFT + Udjust > esaturate
CTRL + Idjust > nvert
CTRL + ALT + XExtract























































ayer Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + SHIFT + New > ayer
CTRL + Jew > Layer Via opy
CTRL + SHIFT + Jew > Layer Via Cu
CTRL + Group with Previous
CTRL + SHIFT + Gngroup
CTRL + SHIFT + ]rrange > Bring to ront
CTRL + ]rrange > Bring Forard
CTRL + [rrange > Send Bacward
CTRL + SHIFT + [rrange > Send to ack
CTRL + Erge Down
CTRL + SHIFT + EMerge isible































elect Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + All
CTRL + Deselect
CTRL + SHIFT + Dselect
CTRL + SHIFT + Inverse
CTRL + ALT + Deather



















Filer Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + FLast ilter
CTRL + SHIFT + FFa



































































iew Menu
KeyAction
CTRL + YPrview > MYK
CTRL + SHIFT + YGamut arning
CTRL + +Zoom
CTRL + -Zoom ut
CTRL + 0it on Screen
CTRL + SHIFT + 0ctual Pixels
CTRL + HHide Eges
CTRL + SHIFT + HHide Pat
CTRL + RShow ulers
CTRL + ;Hide Gides
CTRL + SHIFT + ;Snap o Guides
CTRL + ALT + ;Loc Guides
CTRL + "Show rid
CTRL + SHIFT + "ap To Grid















elp Menu
KeyAction
F1ontents











































Other Shortcuts
KeyAction
Page Up/DownMove view up/down 1 screen.
SHIFT + Page Up/DownNudge view up/down.
CTRL + Page Up/DownMove view left/right 1 screen.
CTRL + SHIFT + Page Up/DownNudge screen left/right.
CTRL + SHIFT + ZPrevious History entry.
CTRL + ALT + ZNext History entry.
SHIFT + -Previous blending mode.
SHIFT + +Next blending mode.


Ctrl Short Cuts -

Ctrl + N - New Document Dialogue Box
Ctrl + M - Curves Dialogue Box
Ctrl + A - Selects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer
Ctrl + D - Deselects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer
Ctrl + J - Automatically creates a duplicate of the currently selected layer
Ctrl + K - Preferences Dialogue Box
Ctrl + L - Levels Dialogue Box
Ctrl + F4 - Closes current document
Ctrl + ' (Single Quote Key) - Toggles Grid Lines
Ctrl + Q - Quits Photoshop altogether
Ctrl + R - Toggles Rulers
Ctrl + U - Hue/Saturation Dialogue Box
Ctrl + O - Opens New File
Ctrl + P - Print Dialogue Box
Ctrl + Z - Undo last Action
Ctrl + Tab - Toggle between open documents
Ctrl + Shift + C - Copy Merged
Ctrl + C - Copy
Ctrl + H - Toggle Extras
Ctrl + ; - Toggle Guides
Ctrl + Shift + ; - Toggle Snap
Ctrl + X - Cut
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X - Pattern Maker
Ctrl + V - Paste
Ctrl + Shift + V - Paste into selection
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V - Paste Outside
Ctrl + T - Transform Tool
Ctrl + Shift + T - Repeats the last performed Transform
Shift + F5 / Shift + Backspace (Key) - Fill Layer Dialogue Box
Combination Number 9 Shortcuts - Ctrl + Shift / Alt -


Ctrl + Shift + O - Photoshop's File Browser
Ctrl + Shift + P - Page Setup Dialogue Box
Ctrl + Shift + S - Save As Dialogue Box
Ctrl + Shift + K - Color Setting Preferences Box
Ctrl + Shift + F - Fade Dialogue Box
Ctrl + Shift + X - Liquify Filter Tool
Ctrl + Shift + N - Create New Layer Preferences Box
Ctrl + Shift + M - Launches ImageReady
Ctrl + Shift + E - Merges all layers into a single layer
Ctrl + Alt + Z - Step Backward
Ctrl + Shift + - (Minus Sign Key) - Zoom Out
Ctrl + Shift + + (Plus Sign Key) - Zoom In
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N - Creates a new empty layer
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S - Save For The Web Dialogue
Ctrl + Alt (in most Dialogue Boxes) - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset'
Ctrl + Alt (in the 'Save For Web Dialogue') - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset' & the 'Done' command to 'Remember'
Ctrl + Alt + ~(Tild Symbol) - Selects the brightest area of the currently selected layer
Ctrl + Shift + I - Inverts a selection
Ctrl + Alt + X - Extract
Shift + -/+ signs(on a layer) - Toggles the different layer modes
Shift + Ctrl + Z - Step Forward


File Menu Shortcuts:


Ctrl+N: New Document
Ctrl+O: Open Document
Shift+Ctrl+O: Browse
Alt+Ctrl+O:Open As
Ctrl+W: Close
Ctrl+Shift+W: Close All
Ctrl+S: Save
Ctrl+Shift+S: Save As
Ctrl+Alt+S: Save a Copy
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ S: Save for Web
Ctrl+Shift+P: Page Setup
Ctrl+Shift+M: Jump to Image Ready
Ctrl+Q: Exit
Viewing Shortcuts:



Ctrl+Y: Proof Colors
Ctrl++: Zoom In
Ctrl+-: Zoom Out
Ctrl+Alt++: Zoom In & Resize Window
Ctrl+Alt+-: Zoom Out & Resize Window
Ctrl+Alt+0: Actual Pixels
Ctrl+Shift+H: Show/Hide Target Path
Ctrl+R: Show/Hide Rulers
Ctrl+Shift+; : On/Off Snap
Ctrl+H: Show/Hide Extras
Ctrl+Alt+;: Lock Guides
Ctrl+;: Show Guides
Ctrl+': Show Grid
Tools Shortcuts:



A: Path Component Selection Tool
B: Paintbrush Tool
C: Crop Tool
D: Changes Default Colour Palettes To Black Foreground, White Background
E: Eraser Tool
F: Cycle Screen Modes
G: Gradient Tool
H: Hand Tool
I: Eyedropper Tool
J: Airbrush Tool
K: Slice Tool
L: Lasso Tool
M: Marquee Tool
N: Notes
O: Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool
P: Pen Tool
Q: Quick Mask
R: Blur/Sharpen/ Smudge Tool
S: Clone Stamp
T: Type Tool
U: Shape Tool
V: Move Tool
W: Magic Wand
X: Swap Colours On Colour Pallete
Y: History Brush
Z: Zoom Tool
Layer Shortcuts:



Ctrl+Shift+N: New Layer
Ctrl+J: Layer via Copy
Ctrl+Shift+J: Layer via Cut
Ctrl+G: Group with Previous
Ctrl+Shift+] : Bring to Front
Ctrl+]: Bring Forward
Ctrl+[: Send Backward
Ctrl+Shift+[ : Send Back
Ctrl+E: Merge Layers
Ctrl+Shift+E: Merge Visible
Image Manipulation Shortcuts:



Ctrl+L: Adjust Levels
Ctrl+Shift+L: Adjust Auto Levels
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ L: Adjust Auto Contrast
Ctrl+M: Adjust Curves
Ctrl+B: Adjust Color Balance
Ctrl+U: Adjust Hue/Saturation
Ctrl+Shift+U: Desaturate
Ctrl+I: Invert
Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract
Filters Shortcuts:



Ctrl+F: Last Filter
Ctrl+Shift+F: Fade
Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract
Ctrl+Shift+X: Liquify
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ X: Pattern Make
Selection Shortcuts:



Ctrl+A: Select All
Ctrl+D: Deselect
Ctrl+Shift+D: Reselect
Ctrl+Shift+I: Inverse
Ctrl+Alt+D: Feather
Random Shortcuts:



Alt+Backspace: Fill with Forground Color
Shift+Backspace: Fill with Background Color
Alt+]: Ascend through Layers
Alt+[: Descend through Layers
Shift+Alt+]: Select Top Layer
Shift+Alt+[: Select Bottom Layer
Tab: Show/Hide All Palettes

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