Photoshop 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.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||