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Adobe Photoshop CS Keyboard Shortcuts Keys for viewing images Ctrl + Tab Cycle through open documents Shft + Ctrl + Tab Switch to previous d...

Adobe Photoshop CS Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys for viewing images
Ctrl + Tab	Cycle through open documents
Shft + Ctrl + Tab	Switch to previous document
Shft-Ctrl-W	Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge
Q	Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode
F	Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
Shft + F	Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
Space + F (or right-click canvas background and select color)	Toggle (forward) canvas color
Space + Shft + F	Toggle (backward) canvas color
Double-click Hand tool	Fit image in window
Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl + 1	Magnify 100%
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
Shft-drag	Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool
Ctrl + spacebar	Switch to Zoom In tool
Alt + spacebar	Switch to Zoom Out tool
Spacebar-drag	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
Shft + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box	Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active
Ctrl-drag over preview in Navigator panel	Zoom in on specified area of an image
Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button	Temporarily zoom into an image
Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel	Scroll image with Hand tool
Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 1 screen
Shft + Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 10 units
Home or End	Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
\ (backslash)	Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)

Keys for selecting tools
Shft-press shortcut key (if Use Shft Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)	Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key
Alt-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)	Cycle through hidden tools
V	Move tool
M	Rectangular Marquee tool, Elliptical Marquee tool
L	Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool
W	Magic Wand tool, Quick Selection tool
C	Crop tool Slice tool, Slice Select tool
I	Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Ruler tool, Note tool, Count tool*
J	Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool
B	Brush tool Pencil tool, Color Replacement tool, Mixer Brush tool
S	Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool
Y	History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
E	Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool
G	Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool
O	Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool
P	Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool
T	Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool, Horizontal Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool
A	Path Selection tool, Direct Selection tool
U	Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool Polygon tool, Line tool, Custom Shape tool
K	3D Object Rotate tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Roll tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Pan tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Slide tool (photoshop extended only), 3D Object Scale tool (photoshop extended only)
N	3D Camera Rotate tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Roll tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Pan tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Walk tool (photoshop extended only), 3D Camera Zoom (photoshop extended only)
H	Hand tool
R	Rotate View tool
Z	Zoom tool
Keys for viewing images
Ctrl + Tab	Cycle through open documents
Shft + Ctrl + Tab	Switch to previous document
Shft-Ctrl-W	Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge
Q	Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode
F	Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
Shft + F	Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode
Space + F (or right-click canvas background and select color)	Toggle (forward) canvas color
Space + Shft + F	Toggle (backward) canvas color
Double-click Hand tool	Fit image in window
Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl + 1	Magnify 100%
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
Shft-drag	Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool
Ctrl + spacebar	Switch to Zoom In tool
Alt + spacebar	Switch to Zoom Out tool
Spacebar-drag	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
Shft + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box	Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active
Ctrl-drag over preview in Navigator panel	Zoom in on specified area of an image
Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button	Temporarily zoom into an image
Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel	Scroll image with Hand tool
Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 1 screen
Shft + Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 10 units
Home or End	Move view to upper-left corner or lower right corner
\ (backslash)	Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)
Keys for Puppet Warp
Esc	Cancel completely
Ctrl + Z	Undo last pin adjustment
Ctrl + A	Select all pins
Ctrl + D	Deselect all pins
Shft-click	Select multiple pins
Shft-drag	Move multiple selected pins
H	Temporarily hide pins
Keys for Refine Edge
Ctrl + Alt + R	Open the Refine Edge dialog box
F	Cycle (forward) through preview modes
Shft + F	Cycle (backward) through preview modes
X	Toggle between original image and selection preview
P	Toggle between original selection and refined version
J	Toggle radius preview on and off
E	Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools
Keys for the Filter Gallery
Alt-click a filter	Apply a new filter on top of selected
Alt-click a disclosure triangle	Open/close all disclosure triangles
Ctrl	Change Cancel button to Default
Alt	Change Cancel button to Reset
Ctrl + Z	Undo/Redo
Ctrl + Shft + Z	Step forward
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Step backward
Keys for Liquify
W	Forward Warp tool
R	Reconstruct tool
C	Twirl Clockwise tool
S	Pucker tool
B	Bloat tool
O	Push Left tool
M	Mirror tool
T	Turbulence tool
F	Freeze Mask tool
D	Thaw Mask tool
Alt + tool	Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools
Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected	Continually sample the distortion
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	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
Tab	Cycle through controls on right from top
Shft + Tab	Cycle through controls on right from bottom
Alt	Change Cancel to Reset

Keys for Vanishing Point
X	Zoom 2x (temporary)
Ctrl + + (plus)	Zoom in
Ctrl + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool	Fit in view
Double-click Zoom tool	Zoom to center at 100%
]	Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
[	Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shft + ]	Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shft + [	Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action
Ctrl + Shft + Z	Redo last action
Ctrl + D	Deselect all
Ctrl + H	Hide selection and planes
Arrow keys	Move selection 1 pixel
Shft + arrow keys	Move selection 10 pixels
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + Shft + T	Repeat last duplicate and move
Ctrl + Alt + T	Create a floating selection from the current selection
Ctrl-drag	Fill a selection with image under the pointer
Ctrl + Alt-drag	Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection
Alt + Shft to rotate	Constrain selection to a 15º rotation
Ctrl-click the plane	Select a plane under another selected plane
Ctrl-drag	Create 90 degree plane off parent plane
Backspace	Delete last node while creating plane
Double-click the Create Plane tool	Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera
Ctrl + Shft + H	Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only)
Ctrl + E	Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only)
Ctrl + Shft + E	Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only)
Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
Windows	Result
Z	Zoom tool
H	Hand tool
I	White Balance tool
S	Color Sampler tool
C	Crop tool
A	Straighten tool
B	Spot Removal tool
E	Red Eye Removal tool
Ctrl+Alt+1	Basic panel
Ctrl+Alt+2	Tone Curve panel
Ctrl+Alt+3	Detail panel
Ctrl+Alt+4	HSL/Grayscale panel
Ctrl+Alt+5	Split Toning panel
Ctrl+Alt+6	Lens Corrections panel
Ctrl+Alt+7	Camera Calibration panel
Ctrl+Alt+8	Presets panel
Ctrl+Alt+9	Open Snapshots panel
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+T	Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+H	Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+S	Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+L	Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+G	Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool
T	Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool
K	Adjustment Brush tool
G	Graduated Filter tool
] / [	Increase/decrease brush size
Shft + ] / Shft + [	Increase/decrease brush feather
= (equal sign) / - (hyphen)	Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
Alt	Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
Alt + ] / Alt + [	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size
Alt + Shft + ] / Alt + Shft + [	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather
Alt + = / Alt + -	Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
N	Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter
M	Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Y	Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
V	Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool
V	Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.
L or Ctrl + ]	Rotate image left
R or Ctrl + [	Rotate image right
Ctrl + + (plus)	Zoom in
Ctrl + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Ctrl	Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn't work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)
Alt	Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
P	Toggle preview
F	Full screen mode
Shft	Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. (Does not work if Crop tool is active.)
Click the first point; Shft-click additional points	Select multiple points in Curves panel
Ctrl-click in preview	Add point to curve in Curves panel
Arrow keys	Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)
Shft-arrow	Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)
Ctrl + R	Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge
Shft + double-click image	Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box
Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders	Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview
O	Highlight clipping warning
U	Shadows clipping warning
Ctrl+1 - 5	(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating
Ctrl+. (period) / Ctrl+, (comma)	(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating
Ctrl+6	(Filmstrip mode) Add red label
Ctrl+7	(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label
Ctrl+8	(Filmstrip mode) Add green label
Ctrl+9	(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
Ctrl+Shft+0	(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label
Ctrl + K	Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl + Alt (on open)	Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences

Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths
Alt	Transform from center or reflect
Shft	Constrain
Ctrl	Distort
Enter	Apply
Ctrl + . (period) or Esc	Cancel
Ctrl + Alt + T	Free transform with duplicate data
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + T	Transform again with duplicate data
Keys for editing paths
Direct selection tool + Shft-click	Select multiple anchor points
Direct selection tool + Alt-click	Select entire path
Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Ctrl + Alt-drag	Duplicate a path
Ctrl	Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool
Alt	Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Magnetic Pen tool-double-click	Close path
Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click	Close path with straight-line segment
Keys for painting
Any painting tool + Shft + Alt + right-click and drag	Select foreground color from color picker
Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (except when Paths optn is selected)	Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool
Eyedropper tool + Alt-click	Select background color
Eyedropper tool + Shft	Color sampler tool
Color sampler tool + Alt-click	Deletes color sampler
Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush optn is enabled, use Shft + number keys)	Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode
Any painting or editing tool + Shft + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush optn is enabled, omit Shft)	Sets flow for painting mode
Alt + Shft + number	Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
Number keys	Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
0	Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
Shft + + (plus) or - (minus)	Cycle through blending modes
Backspace or Shft + Backspace	Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer
Alt + Backspace or Ctrl + Backspace	Fill with foreground or background color
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace	Fill from history
Shft + Backspace	Displays Fill dialog box
/ (forward slash)	Lock transparent pixels on/off
Any painting tool + Shft-click	Connects points with a straight line
Keys for blending modes
Shft + + (plus) or - (minus)	Cycle through blending modes
Shft + Alt + N	Normal
Shft + Alt + I	Dissolve
Shft + Alt + Q	Behind (Brush tool only)
Shft + Alt + R	Clear (Brush tool only)
Shft + Alt + K	Darken
Shft + Alt + M	Multiply
Shft + Alt + B	Color Burn
Shft + Alt + A	Linear Burn
Shft + Alt + G	Lighten
Shft + Alt + S	Screen
Shft + Alt + D	Color Dodge
Shft + Alt + W	Linear Dodge
Shft + Alt + O	Overlay
Shft + Alt + F	Soft Light
Shft + Alt + H	Hard Light
Shft + Alt + V	Vivid Light
Shft + Alt + J	Linear Light
Shft + Alt + Z	Pin Light
Shft + Alt + L	Hard Mix
Shft + Alt + E	Difference
Shft + Alt + X	Exclusion
Shft + Alt + U	Hue
Shft + Alt + T	Saturation
Shft + Alt + C	Color
Shft + Alt + Y	Luminosity
Sponge tool + Shft + Alt + D	Desaturate
Sponge tool + Shft + Alt + S	Saturate
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Alt + S	Dodge/burn shadows
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Alt + M	Dodge/burn midtones
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Alt + H	Dodge/burn highlights
Shft + Alt + N	Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images
Keys for selecting and editing text
Ctrl-drag type when Type layer is selected	Move type in image
Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Ctrl + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shft-click	Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Ctrl + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shft-click	Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click	Select a word, line, paragraph, or story
Ctrl + H	Show/Hide selection on selected type
Ctrl	Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box
Ctrl-drag a bounding box handle	Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box
Spacebar-drag	Move text box while creating text box
Keys for formatting type
Horizontal Type tool + Ctrl + Shft + L, C, or R	Align left, center, or right
Vertical Type tool + Ctrl + Shft + L, C, or R	Align top, center, or bottom
Ctrl + Shft + X	Choose 100% horizontal scale
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + X	Choose 100% vertical scale
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + A	Choose Auto leading
Ctrl + Shft + Q	Choose 0 for tracking
Ctrl + Shft + J	Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
Ctrl + Shft + F	Justify paragraph, justifies all
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + H	Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + T	Toggle single/every-line composer on/off
Ctrl + Shft + < or >	Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels
Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels
Shft + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels
Alt + Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
Keys for slicing and optimizing
Ctrl	Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool
Shft-drag	Draw square slice
Alt-drag	Draw from center outward
Shft + Alt-drag	Draw square slice from center outward
Spacebar-drag	Reposition slice while creating slice
Right-click slice	Open context-sensitive menu
Keys for using panels
Alt-click New button	Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)
Alt-click Delete button	Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)
Shft + Enter	Apply value and keep text box active
Tab	Show/Hide all panels
Shft + Tab	Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar
Select tool and press Enter	Highlight options bar
Shft + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase/decrease selected values by 10
Keys for the Actions panel
Alt-click the check mark next to a cmnd.	Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on
Alt-click	Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls
Alt + double-click action or action set	Change action or action set options
Double-click recorded cmnd	Display Options dialog box for recorded command
Ctrl + double-click an action	Play entire action
Alt-click the triangle	Collapse/expand all components of an action
Ctrl-click the Play button	Play a command
Alt-click the New Action button	Create new action and begin recording without confirmation
Shft-click the action/cmnd	Select contiguous items of the same kind
Ctrl-click the action/cmnd	Select discontiguous items of the same kind
Keys for the Adjustments panel
Alt + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Choose specific channel for adjustment
Alt + 2	Choose composite channel for adjustment
Delete or Backspace	Delete adjustment layer
Alt-click Auto button	Define Auto options for Levels or Curves
Keys for the Animation panel in Frames mode
Shft-click second frame	Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames
Ctrl-click multiple frames	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames
Alt + Paste Frames cmnd from the Panel pop‑up menu	Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box
Keys for the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
Windows	Result
Spacebar	Start playing the timeline or Animation panel
Alt + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline.	Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view)
Alt + click	Expand and collapse list of layers
Hold down the Shft key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play button).	Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline
Hold down the Shft key while dragging the current time.	Increase playback speed
Hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the current time.	Decrease playback speed
Shft-drag	Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline
Alt-drag (first or last keyframe in the selection)	Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes
Left Arrow or Page Up	Back one frame
Right Arrow or Page Down	Forward one frame
Shft + Left Arrow or Shft + Page Up	Back ten frames
Shft + Right Arrow or Shft + Page Down	Forward ten frames
Home	Move to the beginning of the timeline
End	Move to the end of the timeline
Shft + Home	Move to the beginning of the work area
Shft + End	Move to the end of the work area
Up Arrow	Move to In point of the current layer
Down Arrow	Move to the Out point of the current layer
Shft + Up Arrow	Back 1 second
Shft + Down Arrow	Foward 1 second
Esc	Return a rotated document to its original orientation
Keys for the Brush panel
Alt-click brush	Delete brush
Double-click brush	Rename brush
Alt + right click + drag left or right	Change brush size
Alt + right click + drag up or down	Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness
, (comma) or . (period)	Select previous/next brush size
Shft + , (comma) or . (period)	Select first/last brush
Caps Lock or Shft + Caps Lock	Display precise cross hair for brushes
Shft + Alt + P	Toggle airbrush option
Keys for the Channels panel
Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Select individual channels
Ctrl + 2	Select composite channel
Ctrl-click channel thumbnail, or Alt + Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)	Load channel as selection
Ctrl + Shft-click channel thumbnail.	Add to current selection
Ctrl + Alt-click channel thumbnail	Subtract from current selection
Ctrl + Shft + Alt-click channel thumbnail	Intersect with current selection
Alt-click Save Selection As Channel button	Set options for Save Selection As Channel button
Ctrl-click Create New Channel button	Create a new spot channel
Shft-click color channel	Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection
Shft-click alpha channel	Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay
Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail	Display channel options
~ (tilde)	Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode
Keys for the Clone Source panel
Alt + Shft	Show Clone Source (overlays image)
Alt + Shft + arrow keys	Nudge Clone Source
Alt + Shft + < or >	Rotate Clone Source
Alt + Shft + [ or ]	Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source
Keys for the Color panel
Alt-click color in color bar	Select background color
Right-click color bar	Display Color Bar menu
Shft-click color bar	Cycle through color choices
Keys for the History panel
Alt + New Snapshot	Create a new snapshot
Double-click snapshot name	Rename snapshot
Ctrl + Shft + Z	Step forward through image states
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Step backward through image states
Alt-click the image state	Duplicate any image state, except the current state
Alt + Clear History (in History panel pop‑up menu)	Permanently clear history (no Undo)
Keys for the Info panel
Click eyedropper icon	Change color readout modes
Click crosshair icon	Change measurement units
Keys for the Layers panel
Ctrl-click layer thumbnail	Load layer transparency as a selection
Ctrl + Shft-click layer thumbnail.	Add to current selection
Ctrl + Alt-click layer thumbnail.	Subtract from current selection
Ctrl + Shft + Alt-click layer thumbnail.	Intersect with current selection
Ctrl-click filter mask thumbnail	Load filter mask as a selection
Ctrl + G	Group layers
Ctrl + Shft + G	Ungroup layers
Ctrl + Alt + G	Create/release clipping mask
Ctrl + Alt + A	Select all layers
Ctrl + Shft + E	Merge visible layers
Alt-click New Layer button	Create new empty layer with dialog box
Ctrl-click New Layer button	Create new layer below target layer
Alt + . (period)	Select top layer
Alt + , (comma)	Select bottom layer
Shft + Alt + [ or ]	Add to layer selection in Layers panel
Alt + [ or ]	Select next layer down/up
Ctrl + [ or ]	Move target layer down/up
Ctrl + Shft + Alt + E	Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
Highlight layers you want to merge, then Ctrl + E	Merge layers
Ctrl + Shft + [ or ]	Move layer to bottom or top
Alt + Merge Down cmnd from the Panel pop‑up menu	Copy current layer to layer below
Alt + Merge Visible cmnd from the Panel pop‑up menu	Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer
Right-click the eye icon	Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
Alt-click the eye icon	Show/hide all other currently visible layers
/ (forward slash)	Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock
Double-click layer effect/style	Edit layer effect/style, options
Alt-double-click layer effect/style	Hide layer effect/style
Double-click layer	Edit layer style
Shft-click vector mask thumbnail	Disable/enable vector mask
Double-click layer mask thumbnail	Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Shft-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle layer mask on/off
Shft-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle filter mask on/off
Alt-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle between layer mask/composite image
Alt-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle between filter mask/composite image
\ (backslash), or Shft + Alt-click	Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
Double-click type layer thumbnail	Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
Alt-click the line dividing two layers	Create a clipping mask
Double-click the layer name	Rename layer
Double-click the filter effect	Edit filter settings
Double-click the Filter Blending icon	Edit the Filter Blending options
Ctrl-click New Group button	Create new layer group below current layer/layer set
Alt-click New Group button	Create new layer group with dialog box
Alt-click Add Layer Mask button	Create layer mask that hides all/selection
Ctrl-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that reveals all/path area
Ctrl + Alt-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
Right-click layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group	Display layer group properties
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
Ctrl-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers
Keys for the Layer Comps panel
Alt-click Create New Layer Comp button	Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box
Double-click layer comp	Open Layer Comp Options dialog box
Double-click layer comp name	Rename in-line
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps
Ctrl-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps
Keys for the Paths panel
Ctrl-click pathname	Load path as selection
Ctrl + Shft-click pathname	Add path to selection
Ctrl + Alt-click pathname	Subtract path from selection
Ctrl + Shft + Alt-click pathname	Retain intersection of path as selection
Ctrl + Shft + H	Hide path
Alt-click button	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
Keys for the Swatches panel
Click in empty area of panel	Create new swatch from foreground color
Ctrl-click swatch	Set swatch color as background color
Alt-click swatch	Delete swatch
Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended)
K	Enable 3D object tools
N	Enable 3D camera tools
Alt + Ctrl + X	Hide nearest surface
Alt + Shft + Ctrl + X	Show all surfaces
Right-click (Windows) / Ctrl-click (Mac OS)	3D Object Tool
Changes to Drag tool	Rotate
Changes to Slide tool	Roll
Changes to Orbit tool	Drag
Changes to Roll tool	Slide
Scales on the Z plane	Scale To scale on the Y plane, hold down the Shift key.
Right-click (Windows) / Ctrl-click (Mac OS)	Camera Tool
Changes to Drag tool	Orbit
Changes to Slide tool	Roll
Changes to Orbit tool	Pan
Changes to Roll tool	Walk
Keys for measurement (Photoshop Extended)
Shft + Ctrl + M	Record a measurement
Ctrl + D	Deselects all measurements
Ctrl + A	Selects all measurements
Shft + Ctrl + H	Hide/show all measurements
Backspace	Removes a measurement
Arrow keys	Nudge the measurement
Shft + arrow keys	Nudge the measurement in increments
Ctrl + left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement
Shft + Ctrl + left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments
Ctrl + up/down arrow key	Rotate selected measurement
Shft + Ctrl + up/down arrow key	Rotate selected measurement in increments
Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)
Z	Zoom tool
H	Hand tool
W	Window Level tool
Ctrl + A	Select all frames
Ctrl + D	Deselect all frames except the current frame
Arrow keys	Navigate through frames
Keys for Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins)
Ctrl + 0	Fit in window
Ctrl + + (plus)	Zoom in
Ctrl + - (hyphen)	Zoom out
Tab	Cycle through controls on right from top
Shft + Tab	Cycle through controls on right from bottom
Spacebar	Temporarily activate Hand tool
Alt	Change Cancel to Reset
Windows	Result (Extract only)
B	Edge Highlighter tool
G	Fill tool
I	Eyedropper tool
C	Cleanup tool
T	Edge Touchup tool
Alt + Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool	Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool
Ctrl with Edge Highlighter tool selected	Toggle Smart Highlighting
Alt + Delete	Remove current highlight
Ctrl + Delete	Highlight entire image
Shft-click with Fill tool selected	Fill foreground area and preview extraction
Ctrl-drag	Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected
Alt-drag	Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected
X	Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted
Shft + X	Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview
F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom
Shft + F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top
Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size text box	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing	Decrease/increase brush size by 1
0-9	Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch‑up tool
Windows	Result (Pattern Maker only)
Ctrl + D	Delete current selection
Ctrl + Z	Undo a selection move
Ctrl + G	Generate or generate again
Shft + Alt + select	Intersect with current selection
X	Toggle view: original/generated pattern
Home	Go to first tile in Tile History
End	Go to last tile in Tile History
Left Arrow, Page Up	Go to previous tile in Tile History
Right Arrow, Page Down	Go to next tile in Tile History
Delete	Delete current tile from Tile History
Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Nudge selection when viewing the original
Shft + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Increase selection nudging when viewing the original
Function keys
F1	Start Help
F2	Cut
F3	Copy
F4	Paste
F5	Show/Hide Brush panel
F6	Show/Hide Color panel
F7	Show/Hide Layers panel
F8	Show/Hide Info panel
F9	Show/Hide Actions panel
F12	Revert
Shft + F5	Fill
Shft + F6	Feather Selection
Shft + F7	Inverse Selection

Keys for selecting tools
Shft-press shortcut key (if Use Shft Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)	Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key
Alt-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)	Cycle through hidden tools
V	Move tool
M	Rectangular Marquee tool, Elliptical Marquee tool
L	Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool
W	Magic Wand tool, Quick Selection tool
C	Crop tool Slice tool, Slice Select tool
I	Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Ruler tool, Note tool, Count tool*
J	Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool
B	Brush tool Pencil tool, Color Replacement tool, Mixer Brush tool
S	Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool
Y	History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
E	Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool
G	Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool
O	Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool
P	Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool
T	Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool, Horizontal Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool
A	Path Selection tool, Direct Selection tool
U	Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool Polygon tool, Line tool, Custom Shape tool
K	3D Object Rotate tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Roll tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Pan tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Object Slide tool (photoshop extended only), 3D Object Scale tool (photoshop extended only)
N	3D Camera Rotate tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Roll tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Pan tool (photoshop extended only) 3D Camera Walk tool (photoshop extended only), 3D Camera Zoom (photoshop extended only)
H	Hand tool
R	Rotate View tool
Z	Zoom tool