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 |