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.
| Main Toolbar |
| Key | Action | Action | Key |
| m | Marquee Tool | Move Tool | v |
| l | Lasso Tool | Magic Wand Tool | w |
| j | Airbrush Tool | Paintbrush Tool | b |
| s | Rubber Stamp Tool | History Brush Tool | y |
| e | Eraser Tool | Pencil Tool | n |
| r | Blur Tool | Dodge Tool | o |
| p | Pen Tool | Type Tool | t |
| u | Measure Tool | Linear Gradient Tool | g |
| k | Paint Bucket Tool | Eyedropper Tool | i |
| h | Hand Tool | Zoom Tool | z |
| d | Default foreground and background colors. | Switches between foreground and background colors. | x |
| q | Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode. | Switches between screen modes. | f |
| TAB | Hides/Unhides open tools. | | |
| File Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + N | New |
| CTRL + O | Open |
| CTRL + ALT + O | Open As |
| CTRL + W | Close |
| CTRL + S | Save |
| CTRL + SHIFT + S | Save As |
| CTRL + ALT + S | Save a Copy |
| CTRL + SHIFT + P | Page Setup |
| CTRL + P | Print |
| CTRL + K | Preferences > General |
| Edit Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + Z | Undo |
| CTRL + X | Cut |
| CTRL + C | Copy |
| CTRL + SHIFT + C | Copy Merged |
| CTRL + V | Paste |
| CTRL + SHIFT + V | Paste Into |
| CTRL + T | Free Transform |
| CTRL + SHIFT + T | Transform > Again |
| Image Menu |
| Key | Action |
| 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 | Adjust > Desaturate |
| CTRL + I | Adjust > Invert |
| CTRL + ALT + X | Extract |
| Layer Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + SHIFT + N | New > Layer |
| CTRL + J | New > Layer Via Copy |
| CTRL + SHIFT + J | New > Layer Via Cut |
| CTRL + G | Group with Previous |
| CTRL + SHIFT + G | Ungroup |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ] | Arrange > Bring to Front |
| CTRL + ] | Arrange > Bring Forward |
| CTRL + [ | Arrange > Send Backward |
| CTRL + SHIFT + [ | Arrange > Send to Back |
| CTRL + E | Merge Down |
| CTRL + SHIFT + E | Merge Visible |
| Select Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + A | All |
| CTRL + D | Deselect |
| CTRL + SHIFT + D | Reselect |
| CTRL + SHIFT + I | Inverse |
| CTRL + ALT + D | Feather |
| Filter Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + F | Last Filter |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | Fade |
| View Menu |
| Key | Action |
| CTRL + Y | Preview > CMYK |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Y | Gamut Warning |
| CTRL + + | Zoom In |
| CTRL + - | Zoom Out |
| CTRL + 0 | Fit on Screen |
| CTRL + SHIFT + 0 | Actual Pixels |
| CTRL + H | Hide Edges |
| CTRL + SHIFT + H | Hide Path |
| CTRL + R | Show Rulers |
| CTRL + ; | Hide Guides |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ; | Snap To Guides |
| CTRL + ALT + ; | Lock Guides |
| CTRL + " | Show Grid |
| CTRL + SHIFT + " | Snap To Grid |
| Help Menu |
| Key | Action |
| F1 | Contents |
| Other Shortcuts |
| Key | Action |
| Page Up/Down | Move view up/down 1 screen. |
| SHIFT + Page Up/Down | Nudge view up/down. |
| CTRL + Page Up/Down | Move view left/right 1 screen. |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Page Up/Down | Nudge screen left/right. |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Z | Previous History entry. |
| CTRL + ALT + Z | Next History entry. |
| SHIFT + - | Previous blending mode. |
| SHIFT + + | Next blending mode |
