PHOTOSHOP
SHORTCUTS
Use keyboard shortcuts to be more productive while using Adobe Photoshop. You
can also customize keyboard shortcuts if you prefer something different from the
default. To do this in Photoshop, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. Most of the
following shortcuts are from Adobe’s website, and were last updated June 6, 2017.
RESULT WINDOWS MAC
Save Control + S Command + S
Select All Control + A Command + A
Copy Control + C Command + C
Paste Control + V Command + V
Undo Control + Z Command + Z
Step Backward Control + Alt + Z Command + Alt + Z
Step Forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z
Zoom In Control + + (plus sign) Command + + (plus sign)
Zoom Out Control + - (minus sign) Command + - (minus sign)
Fit to Screen Control + 0 Command + 0
View at 100% Control + 1 Command + 1
Hand Tool Spacebar Spacebar
Duplicate Layer Control + J Command + J
New Layer Control + Alt + N Command + Alt + N
New layer via copy Control + J Command + J
New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J
Transform Control + T Command + T
Free Transform Control + T Command + T
Levels Control + L Command + L
Curves Control + M Command + M
Hue Saturation Control + U Command + U
Eraser E E
Dodge/Burn O O
Brush B B
Decrease Brush Size [ [
Increase Brush Size ] ]
Decrease Brush Hardness { {
Increase Brush Hardness } }
Default Foreground/
Background colors D D
Switch Foreground/
Background colors X X
Cancel any modal dialog window Escape Escape
Navigate between fields Tab Tab