Table of Contents:
- Select tools
- View images
- Puppet Warp
- Refine Edge
- Filter Gallery
- Liquify
- Vanishing Point
- Camera Raw Dialog Box
- Black-and-White Dialog Box
- Curves
- Select and Move Objects
- Transform Selections, Selection Borders, and Paths
- Edit Paths
- Painting
- Blending Modes
- Select and Edit text
- Format Type
- Slicing and Optimizing
- Photoshop CS5 Panels
- 3D tools (PS Extended)
- Measurement (PS Extended)
- DICOM files (PS Extended)
- Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in)
- Function keys
 1. Select tools |
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| v | Move tool |
| m (shift+m) | Rectangular or Elliptical Marquee tool |
| l (shift+l) | Lasso tool or Polygona/ Magnetic Lasso tool |
| w (shift+w) | Magic Wand tool, Quick Selection tool |
| c (shift+c) | Crop tool, slide tool, slide select tool |
| i (shift+i) | Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Note Tool, Count Tool |
| j (shift+j) | Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool |
| b (shift+b) | Brush tool, Pencil tool, Color Replacement tool, Mixer Brush tool |
| s (shift+s) | Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool |
| y (shift+y) | History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool |
| e (shift+e) | Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool |
| g (shift+g) | Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool |
| o (shift+o) | Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool |
| p (shift+p) | Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool |
| t (shift+t) | Horizontal, vertical Type tool or Type mask tool |
| a (shift+a) | Path Selection tool, Direct Selection tool |
| u (shift+u) | Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, Line tool, Custom Shape tool |
| k (shift+k) | 3D Object Rotate, Roll, Pan, Slide, Scale tool |
| n (shift+n) | 3D Camera Rotate, Roll,Pan, Walk, Zoom tool |
| h | Hand tool |
| r | Rotate View tool |
| z | Zoom tool |
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| 2. View images |
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| ctrl+tab | Cycle through open documents |
| shift+command+` | Switch to previous document |
| shift+command+w | Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge |
| q | Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode |
| f / shift+f | Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar |
| space+f /space+shift+f | Toggle (forward) canvas color |
| Double-click Hand tool | Fit image in window |
| command+1 | Magnify 100% |
| space | Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) |
| shift+drag | Simultaneously pan multiple documents simultaneously with Hand tool |
| command+space | Switch to Zoom In tool |
| option+space | Switch to Zoom Out tool |
| space+drag | Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool |
| shift+return in Navigator panel zoom percentage box | Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active |
| command+drag over preview in Navigator panel | Zoom in on specified area of an image |
| space+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 |
| shift+page up orpage 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) |
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| 3. Puppet Warp |
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| esc | Cancel completely |
| command+z | Undo last pin adjustment |
| command+a | Select all pins |
| command+d | Deselect all pins |
| shift+click | Select multiple pins |
| shift+drag | Move multiple selected pins |
| h | Temporarily hide pins |
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| 4. Refine Edge |
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|---|---|
| command+option+r | Open the Refine Edge dialog box |
| f | Cycle forward through preview modes |
| shift+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 |
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| 5. Filter Gallery |
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| option+click a filter | Apply a new filter on top of selected |
| option+click a disclosure triangle | Open/close all disclosure triangles |
| command | Change Cancel button to Default |
| option | Change Cancel button to Reset |
| command+z | Undo/Redo |
| command+shift+z | Step forward |
| command+option+z | Step backward |
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| 6. Liquify |
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| 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 |
| option+tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools |
| option+drag in preview with reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected | Continually sample the distortion |
| arrow left / arrow right 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). Hold down shift to decrease/increase by 10 |
| arrow left / arrow rightwith 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). Hold down shift to decrease/increase by 10 |
| tab | Cycle through controls on right from top |
| shift+tab | Cycle through controls on right from bottom |
| option | Change Cancel to Reset |
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| 7. Vanishing Point |
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| x | Zoom 2x (temporary) |
| command++ /command+- | Zoom in |
| command+0 | Fit in view |
| Double-click Zoom tool | Zoom to center at 100% |
| ] / [ | Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) |
| shift+] / shift+[ | Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) |
| command+z | Undo last action |
| command+shift+z | Redo last action |
| command+d | Deselect all |
| command+h | Hide selection and planes |
| arrow keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
| shift+arrow keys | Move selection 10 pixels |
| command+c | Copy |
| command+v | Paste |
| command+shift+t | Repeat last duplicate and move |
| Create a floating selection from the current selection | |
| command+drag | Fill a selection with image under the pointer |
| command+option+drag | Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection |
| option+shift to rotate | Constrain selection to a 15° rotation |
| command+click the plane | Select a plane under another selected plane |
| command+drag | Create 90 degree plane off parent plane |
| delete | Delete last node while creating plane |
| Double-click the Create Plane tool | Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera |
| command+shift+h | Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only) |
| command+e | Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only) |
| command+shift+e | Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only) |
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| 8. Camera Raw Dialog Box |
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|---|---|
| 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 |
| command+option+1 | Basic panel |
| command+option+2 | Tone Curve panel |
| command+option+3 | Detail panel |
| command+option+4 | HSL/Grayscale panel |
| command+option+5 | Split Toning panel |
| command+option+6 | Lens Corrections panel |
| command+option+7 | Camera Calibration panel |
| command+option+8 | Presets panel. (Mac OS Universal Access zoom shortcut must be disabled in System Preferences) |
| command+option+9 | Open Snapshots panel |
| command+option+shift+t | Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool |
| command+option+shift+h | Hue Targeted Adjustment tool |
| command+option+shift+s | Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool |
| command+option+shift+l | Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool |
| command+option+shift+g | Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool |
| t | Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool |
| k | Adjustment Brush tool |
| g | Graduated Filter tool |
| ] / [ | Increase/decrease brush size |
| shift+] / shift+[ | Increase/decrease brush feather |
| = / - | Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 |
| option | Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode |
| option+] / option+[ | Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size |
| option+shift+ /option+shift+[ | Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather |
| option+= / option+- | 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, Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. |
| l or command+] | Rotate image left |
| r or command+[ | Rotate image right |
| command++ /command+- | Zoom in / Zoom out |
| command | Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool. (Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.) |
| option | 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 |
| shift | 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; shift+click additional points | Select multiple points in Curves panel |
| command+click in preview | Add point to curve in Curves panel |
| arrow keys | Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) |
| shift+arrow keys | Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) |
| command+r | Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge |
| shift+double-click image | Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box |
| option+drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders | Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview |
| o | Highlight clipping warning |
| u | Shadows clipping warning |
| command+1 ... 5 | (Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating |
| command+. (period) /command+, (comma) | (Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating |
| command+6 | (Filmstrip mode) Add red label |
| command+7 | (Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label |
| command+8 | (Filmstrip mode) Add green label |
| command+9 | (Filmstrip mode) Add blue label |
| command+shift+0 | (Filmstrip mode) Add purple label |
| command+k | Camera Raw preferences |
| option+shift (on open) | Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences |
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| 9. Black-and-White Dialog Box |
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|---|---|
| shift+command+option+b | Open the Black-and-White dialog box |
| arrow up/arrow down | Increase/decrease selected value by 1% |
| shift+arrow up/arrow down | Increase/decrease selected value by 10% |
| Click+drag on the image | Change the values of the closest color slider |
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| 10. Curves |
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| command+m | Open the Curves dialog box |
| + / - | Select next / previous point on the curve |
| shift+click the points | Select multiple points on the curve |
| command+d | Deselect a point |
| Select a point and pressdelete. | Delete a point on the curve |
| arrow keys | Move the selected point 1 unit |
| shift+arrow keys | Move the selected point 10 units |
| option+drag black/white point sliders | Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped |
| command+click the image | Set a point to the composite curve |
| shift+command+click the image | Set a point to the channel curves |
| option+click the field | Toggle grid size |
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| 11. Select and Move Objects |
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| Any marquee tool (except single column and single row), press space+drag | Reposition marquee while selecting |
| Any selection tool+shift+drag | Add to a selection |
| Any selection tool+option+drag | Subtract from a selection |
| Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool)+shift-option+drag | Intersect a selection |
| shift+drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) |
| option+drag | Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) |
| shift+option+drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
| command (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) | Switch to Move tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) |
| option+drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool |
| option+click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool |
| return/esc orcommand+. (period) | Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso |
| Move tool+option+drag selection‡ | Move copy of selection |
| Any selection+arrow keys | Move selection area 1 pixel |
| Move tool+arrow keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
| ctrl+arrow keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
| Magnetic Lasso tool+[ / ] | Increase/decrease detection width |
| Crop tool+return or esc | Accept cropping or exit cropping |
| / (forward slash) | Toggle crop shield off and on |
| Ruler tool+option+drag end point | Make protractor |
| shift+drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View Snap is unchecked) |
| option+drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |
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| 12. Transform Selections, Selection Borders, and Paths |
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| option | Transform from center or reflect |
| shift | Constrain |
| command | Distort |
| return | Apply |
| command+. (period) or esc | Cancel |
| command+option+t | Free transform with duplicate data |
| command+shift+option+t | Transform again with duplicate data |
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| 13. Edit Paths |
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| Direct selection tool+shift+click | Select multiple anchor points |
| Direct selection tool+option+click | Select entire path |
| Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+command+option+drag | Duplicate a path |
| command | Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool |
| option | 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+option-double-click | Close path with straight-line segment |
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| 14. Painting |
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| Any painting tool+control+option+commandand drag | Select foreground color from color picker |
| Any painting tool+option or any shape tool+option (except when Paths option is selected) | Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool |
| Eyedropper tool+option+click | Select background color |
| Eyedropper tool+shift | Color sampler tool |
| Color sampler tool+option+click | Deletes color sampler |
| Any painting or editing tool+1…9 | Set opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode.
0 = 100%, 1 = 10%. Two numbers in quick succession (e.g. 45 = 45%) |
| Any painting or editing tool+shift+1…9 | Sets flow for painting mode
0 = 100%, 1 = 10%. Two numbers in quick succession (e.g. 45 = 45%) |
| option+shift+1…9 | Mixer Brush changes Mix setting |
| 0…9 | Mixer Brush changes Wet setting |
| 0 | Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero |
| shift++ / shift+- | Cycle through blending modes |
| delete or shift+delete | Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
| option+delete orcommand+delete | Fill with foreground or background color |
| command+option+delete | Fill from history |
| shift+delete | Displays Fill dialog box |
| / (forward slash) | Lock transparent pixels on/off |
| Any painting tool+shift+click | Connects points with a straight line |
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| 15. Blending Modes |
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|---|---|
| shift++ / shift+- | Cycle through blending modes |
| shift+option+n | Normal |
| shift+option+i | Dissolve |
| shift+option+q | Behind (Brush tool only) |
| shift+option+r | Clear (Brush tool only) |
| shift+option+k | Darken |
| shift+option+m | Multiply |
| shift+option+b | Color Burn |
| shift+option+a | Linear Burn |
| shift+option+g | Lighten |
| shift+option+s | Screen |
| shift+option+d | Color Dodge |
| shift+option+w | Linear Dodge |
| shift+option+o | Overlay |
| shift+option+f | Soft Light |
| shift+option+h | Hard Light |
| shift+option+v | Vivid Light |
| shift+option+j | Linear Light |
| shift+option+z | Pin Light |
| shift+option+l | Hard Mix |
| shift+option+e | Difference |
| shift+option+x | Exclusion |
| shift+option+u | Hue |
| shift+option+t | Saturation |
| shift+option+c | Color |
| shift+option+y | Luminosity |
| Sponge tool+shift+option+d | Desaturate |
| Sponge tool+shift+option+s | Saturate |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+option+s | Dodge/burn shadows |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+option+m | Dodge/burn midtones |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+option+h | Dodge/burn highlights |
| shift+option+n | Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images |
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| 16. Select and Edit text |
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| command+drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image |
| shift+arrow keys,ctrl+shift+arrow keysetc. | Select Characters: Use Standard Use Standard Mac OS Editing Shortcuts |
| shift+click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
| shift+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 |
| command+h | Show/Hide selection on selected type |
| command | Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box |
| command+drag a bounding box handle | Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box |
| space+drag | Move text box while creating text box |
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| 17. Format Type |
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| Horizontal Type tool+command+shift+l, c, or r | Align left, center, or right |
| Vertical Type tool+command+shift+l,c, or r | Align top, center, or bottom |
| command+shift+x | Choose 100% horizontal scale |
| command+shift+option+x | Choose 100% vertical scale |
| command+shift+option+a | Choose Auto leading |
| command+control+shift+q | Choose 0 for tracking |
| command+shift+j | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line |
| command+shift+f | Justify paragraph, justifies all |
| command+control+shift+option+h | Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off |
| command+shift+option+t | Toggle single/every-line composer on/off |
| command+shift+< or > | Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels |
| option+arrow down or arrow up | Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels |
| shift+option+arrow down orarrow up | Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels |
| option+arrow left or arrow right | Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
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| 18. Slicing and Optimizing |
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|---|---|
| command | Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool |
| shift+drag | Draw square slice |
| option+drag | Draw from center outward |
| shift+option+drag | Draw square slice from center outward |
| space+drag | Reposition slice while creating slice |
| ctrl+click slice | Open context-sensitive menu |
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| 19. Photoshop CS5 Panels |
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| All Panels |
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| option+click New button | Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels) |
| shift+return | Apply value and keep text box active |
| tab | Show/Hide all panels |
| shift+tab | Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar |
| Select tool and press return | Highlight options bar |
| shift+arrow up/arrow down | Increase/decrease selected values by 10 |
| Action Panel |
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|---|---|
| option+click the check mark next to a command | Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on |
| option+click | Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls |
| option+double-click action or action set | Change action or action set options |
| Double-click recorded command | Display Options dialog box for recorded command |
| command+double-click an action | Play entire action |
| option+click the triangle | Collapse/expand all components of an action |
| command+click the Play button | Play a command |
| option+click the New Action button | Create new action and begin recording without confirmation |
| shift+click the action/ command | Select contiguous items of the same kind |
| command+click the action/ command | Select discontiguous items of the same kind |
| Adjustment Panel |
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|---|---|
| option+3 (red), option+4 (green), option+5 (blue) |
Choose specific channel for adjustment |
| option+2 | Choose composite channel for adjustment |
| delete | Delete adjustment layer |
| option+click Auto button | Define Auto options for Levels or Curves |
| Animation Panel (Frames Mode) |
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|---|---|
| shift+click second frame | Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames |
| command+click multiple frames | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames |
| option+Paste Frames command from the Panel pop-up menu | Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box |
| Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended) |
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| space | Start playing the timeline or Animation panel |
| option+click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. | Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view) |
| option+click on list triangles | Expand and collapse list of layers |
| Hold down the shift 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 shift key while dragging the current time. | Increase playback speed |
| Hold down the commandkey while dragging the current time. | Decrease playback speed |
| shift+drag | Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline |
| option+drag (first or last keyframe in the group) | Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes |
| arrow left or page up | Back one frame |
| arrow right or page down | Forward one frame |
| shift+arrow left or shiftpage up | Back ten frames |
| shift+arrow right orshift+page down | Forward ten frames |
| home / end | Move to the beginning / to the end of the timeline |
| shift+home / shift+end | Move to the beginning / to the end of the work area |
| arrow up | Move to “In” point of the current layer |
| arrow down | Move to the “Out” point of the current layer |
| shift+arrow up /shift+arrow down | Back 1 second / Forward 1 second |
| esc | Return a rotated document to its original orientation |
| Brush Panel |
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| option+click brush | Delete brush |
| Double-click brush | Rename brush |
| ctrl+option+drag left or right | Change brush size |
| ctrl+option+drag up or down | Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness |
| , (comma) / . (period) | Select previous/next brush size |
| shift+, (comma) /shift+. (period) | Select first/ Select last brush |
| caps lock | Display precise cross hair for brushes |
| shift+option+p | Toggle airbrush option |
| Channels Panel |
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|---|---|
| command+3 (red), command+4 (green), command+5 (blue) |
Select individual channels |
| command+2 | Select composite channel |
| command+click channel thumbnail, or option+3 (red), option+4 (green), option+5 (blue) |
Load channel as selection |
| command+shift+click channel thumbnail | Add to current selection |
| command+option+click channel thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
| command+shift+option+click channel thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
| option+click Save Selection As Channel button | Set options for Save Selection As Channel button |
| command+click Create New Channel button | Create a new spot channel |
| shift+click color channel | Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection |
| shift+click alpha channel | Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay |
| Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail | Display channel options |
| ~ | Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode |
| Clone Source Panel |
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|---|---|
| option+shift | Show Clone Source (overlays image) |
| option+shift+arrow keys | Nudge Clone Source |
| option+shift+< or > | Rotate Clone Source |
| option+shift+[ or ] | Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source |
| Color Panel |
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|---|---|
| option+click color in color bar | Select background color |
| ctrl+click color bar | Display Color Bar menu |
| shift+click color bar | Cycle through color choices |
| History Panel |
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| option+new Snapshot | Create a new snapshot |
| Double-click snapshot name | Rename snapshot |
| command+shift+z | Step forward through image states |
| command+option+z | Step backward through image states |
| option+click the image state | Duplicate any image state, except the current state |
| option+clear History | Permanently clear history (no Undo) in History panel pop-up menu |
| Info Panel |
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| Click eyedropper icon | Change color readout modes |
| Click crosshair icon | Change measurement units |
| Layers Panel |
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| command+click layer thumbnail | Load layer transparency as a selection |
| command+shift+click layer thumbnail. | Add to current selection |
| command+option+click layer thumbnail. | Subtract from current selection |
| command+shift+option+click layer thumbnail. | Intersect with current selection |
| command+click filter mask thumbnail | Load filter mask as a selection |
| command+g | Group layers |
| command-shift+g | Ungroup layers |
| command-option+g | Create/release clipping mask |
| command+option+a | Select all layers |
| command+shift+e | Merge visible layers |
| option+click New Layer button | Create new empty layer with dialog box |
| command+click New Layer button | Create new layer below target layer |
| option+. (period) | Select top layer |
| option+, (comma) | Select bottom layer |
| shift+option+ or | Add to layer selection in Layers panel |
| option+ or | Select next layer down/up |
| command+ or | Move target layer down/up |
| command+shift+option+e | Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer |
| Highlight the layers you want to merge, then command+e | Merge layers |
| command+shift+[ or ] | Move layer to bottom or top |
| option+Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu | Copy current layer to layer below |
| option+Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu | Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer |
| ctrl+click the eye icon | Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups |
| option+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 |
| option-double-click layer effect/style | Hide layer effect/style |
| Double-click layer | Edit layer style |
| shift+click vector mask thumbnail | Disable/enable vector mask |
| Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box |
| shift+click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle layer mask on/off |
| shift+click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle filter mask on/off |
| option+click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle between layer mask/composite image |
| option+click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle between filter mask/composite image |
| (backslash), orshift+option+click | Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off |
| Double-click type layer thumbnail | Select all type; temporarily select Type tool |
| option+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 |
| command+click New Group button | Create new layer group below current layer/layer set |
| option+click New Group button | Create new layer group with dialog box |
| option+click Add Layer Mask button | Create layer mask that hides all/selection |
| command+click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that reveals all/path area |
| command+option+click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area |
| ctrl+click the layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group | Display layer group properties |
| shift+click | Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers |
| command+click | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers |
| Layers Comps Panel |
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|---|---|
| option+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 |
| shift+click | Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps |
| command+click | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps |
| Paths Panel |
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|---|---|
| command+click pathname | Load path as selection |
| command+shift+click pathname | Add path to selection |
| command+option+click pathname | Subtract path from selection |
| command+shift+option+click pathname | Retain intersection of path as selection |
| command+shift+h | Hide path |
| option+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 |
| Swatches Panel |
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|---|---|
| Click in empty area of panel | Create new swatch from foreground color |
| command+click swatch | Set swatch color as background color |
| option+click swatch | Delete swatch |
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| 20. 3D tools (PS Extended) |
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|---|---|
| n | Enable 3D camera tools |
| option+command+x | Hide nearest surface |
| option+shift+command+x | Show all surfaces |
| ctrl+click / option | Change between Rotate, Roll, Drag, Slide, and Scale 3D Object Tool |
| shift | Scale on the Y plane |
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| 21. Measurement (PS Extended) |
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|---|---|
| shift+command+m | Record a measurement |
| command+d | Deselects all measurements |
| command+a | Selects all measurements |
| shift+command+h | Hide/show all measurements |
| delete | Removes a measurement |
| arrow keys | Nudge the measurement |
| shift+arrow keys | Nudge the measurement in increments |
| command+arrow left /arrow right | Extend/shorten selected measurement |
| shift+command+arrow left/ arrow right | Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments |
| command+up/downarrow key | Rotate selected measurement |
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| 22. DICOM files (PS Extended) |
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|---|---|
| z | Zoom tool |
| h | Hand tool |
| w | Window Level tool |
| command+a | Select all frames |
| command+d | Deselect all frames except the current frame |
| arrow keys | Navigate through frames |
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| 23. Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) |
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| Extract and Pattern Maker |
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|---|---|
| command+0 | Fit in window |
| command++ /command+- | Zoom in / Zoom out |
| tab | Cycle through controls on right from top |
| shift+tab | Cycle through controls on right from bottom |
| space | Temporarily activate Hand tool |
| option | Change Cancel to Reset |
| Extract Only |
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|---|---|
| b | Edge Highlighter tool |
| g | Fill tool |
| i | Eyedropper tool |
| c | Cleanup tool |
| t | Edge Touchup tool |
| option+Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool | Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool |
| command with Edge Highlighter tool selected | Toggle Smart Highlighting |
| option+delete | Remove current highlight |
| command+delete | Highlight entire image |
| shift+click with Fill tool selected | Fill foreground area and preview extraction |
| command+drag | Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected |
| option+drag | Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected |
| x | Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted |
| shift+x | Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview |
| f | Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom |
| shift+f | Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top |
| arrow down or arrow upin Brush Size text box | Decrease/increase brush size by 1 |
| arrow left/arrow rightwith Brush Size Slider showing | Decrease/increase brush size by 1 |
| 0…9 | Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touchup tool |
| Pattern Maker Only |
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|---|---|
| command+d | Delete current selection |
| command+z | Undo a selection move |
| command+g | Generate or generate again |
| shift+option+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 |
| arrow left, page up | Go to previous tile in Tile History |
| arrow right, page down | Go to next tile in Tile History |
| delete | Delete current tile from Tile History |
| arrow right, arrow left,arrow up, or arrow down | Nudge selection when viewing the original |
| shift+arrow right,arrow left, arrow up, orarrow down | Increase selection nudging when viewing the original |
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| 24. Function keys |
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|---|---|
| help key | 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 |
| option+f9 | Show/Hide Actions panel |
| f12 | Revert |
| shift+f5 | Fill |
| shift+f6 | Feather Selection |
| shift+f7 | Inverse Selection |
