Adobe Photoshop CC Keyboard shortcuts for Computer
Here is the ultimate guide to Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts:
Selecting
Draw marquee selection from center: Alt–drag selection
Add to a selection: Shift
Subtract from a selection: Alt
Intersect with a selection: Shift–Alt
Make copy of selection w/Move tool: Alt–drag selection
Make copy of selection when not in Move tool: Ctrl–Alt–drag selection
Move selection (in 1-pixel increments): Arrow keys
Move selection (in 10-pixel increments): Shift–Arrow keys
Select all opaque pixels on layer: Ctrl–click on layer thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Reselect last selection: Ctrl–Shift–D
Feather selection: Shift–F6
Move marquee while drawing selection: Hold Spacebar while drawing marquee
Viewing
Fit on Screen: Double–click on Hand tool or Ctrl–0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels): Double–click on Zoom tool or Ctrl–1
Zoom in: Ctrl–Spacebar–click or Ctrl–Plus(+)
Zoom out: Alt–Spacebar–click or Ctrl–Minus(–)
Hide/Show all tools and panels: Tab
Hide/Show all panels except Tools panel and Options bar: Shift–Tab
Cycle through full screen modes: F
Scroll image left or right in window: Ctrl–Shift–Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image: Ctrl–drag in Navigator panel
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith: \
Layers
Create new layer: Ctrl–Shift–N
Select non-contiguous layers: Ctrl–click layers
Select contiguous layers: Click one layer, then Shift–click another layer
Delete Layer: Delete key (while in the Move tool)
View contents of layer mask: Alt–click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask: Shift–click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it: Alt–drag
Find/Select layer containing object: Right–click on the object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity: Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blending modes: Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blending mode: (w/Move tool) Shift–Alt–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer: Alt–[ or Alt–]
Move layer below/above current layer: Ctrl–[ or Ctrl–]
Type
Select all text on layer: Double–click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 1 pt: Ctrl–Shift–> or <
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 5 pts: Ctrl–Shift–Alt–> or <
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking: Alt–Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right: Ctrl–Shift–L/C/R
Painting
Fill selection with Background color: Ctrl–Backspace
Fill selection with Foreground color: Alt–Backspace
Fill selection with Foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels: Shift–Alt–Backspace
Fill selection with source state in History panel: Ctrl–Alt–Backspace
Display Fill dialog box: Shift–Backspace
Sample as background color: Alt–click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool: While in any painting/editing tool, hold Ctrl
To get Eyedropper with painting tools: Alt
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF): Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON): Shift–Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON): Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF): Shift–Number keys
To get Crosshair Cursor: While in any painting/editing tool, turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase brush size: [ or ]
Decrease/Increase hardness of brush: Shift–[ or Shift–]
Switch between preset brushes: < or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel: Right–click in image window
Erase to History panel's source state: Alt–Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes: Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode: Shift–Alt–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box: Shift–click in image window
Delete fixed color target: Alt–click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new Spot Color channel from current selection: Ctrl–click on New Channel button in Channels panel
Pen Tool & Paths
To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen tool: Ctrl
Switch between Add Anchor and Delete Anchor Point tools: Alt
Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point: Ctrl–Alt
To select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool: Alt–click
Convert path to a selection: Ctrl–click on path name (in Paths panel)
Panels
Show/Hide Brushes panel: F5
Show/Hide Color panel: F6
Show/Hide Layers panel: F7
Show/Hide Info panel: F8
Show/Hide Actions panel: Alt–F9
Open Adobe Bridge: Ctrl–Alt–O
Miscellaneous Good Stuff
Switch between open documents: Ctrl–Tab
Undo or Redo operations beyond last one: Ctrl–Alt–Z/Ctrl–Shift–Z
Reapply last filter used: Ctrl–F
Reapply last filter used, but display dialog box to alter settings: Ctrl–Alt–F
Temporarily switch to Hand tool: Spacebar
Reset dialog box: Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset button, click it
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit: Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units: Shift–Up/Down Arrow
Reapply last transformation: Ctrl–Shift–T
Measure angle between lines (Protractor function): After ruler is drawn, Alt–drag end of line with Ruler tool
Move Crop/Selection marquee while creating: Hold Spacebar while drawing
Snap Guide to Ruler ticks: Hold Shift while dragging
Highlight fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools): Enter
Don't snap object edge while moving: Hold Control while dragging
Tools
V : Move and Artboard tools
M : Marquee tools
L : Lasso tools
W : Quick Selection, Magic
C : Crop and Slice Tools
I : Eyedropper, 3D Material Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count
J : Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Content-Aware Move, Red Eye
B : Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush
S : Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
Y : History Brush, Art History Brush
E : Eraser tools
G : Gradient, Paint Bucket, 3D Material Drop
O : Dodge, Burn, Sponge
P : Pen tools
T : Type tools
A : Path Selection, Direct Selection
U : Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
H : Hand
R : Rotate View
Z : Zoom
D : Default colors
X : Switch Foreground and Background colors
Q : Quick Mask Mode
To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above
For example, to switch between Rectangular and Elliptical marquee hit Shift–M
