Defkey

Adobe Photoshop CC cheat sheet

F8 Show/Hide Info panel
Popular shortcuts
F9 Show/Hide Actions panel
[ Decrease Brush Size
F12 Revert
] Increase Brush Size
Shift + F5 Fill
{ Decrease Brush Hardness
Shift + F6 or Shift Feather Selection
} Increase Brush Hardness + F6
D Default Foreground/Background Shift + F7 Inverse Selection
colors
X Switch Foreground/Background Selecting tools
colors
Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool.
Ctrl + J New layer via copy
Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.
Shift + Ctrl + J New layer via cut
Shift (Press shortcut key while holding
Shift + Move the (With any selection tool) Add to a Shift) Cycle through tools with
mouse selection the same shortcut key
Alt + Left click (Click on brush or swatch) Alt + Left click (click on a tool, except Add
Delete brush or swatch Anchor Point, Delete Anchor
Ctrl + Left click Toggle auto-select with move Point, and Convert Point tools)
tool Cycle through hidden tools
Esc Cancel any modal dialog window V Move tool
(including the Start Workspace) M Rectangular Marquee tool
Enter Select the first edit field of the M Elliptical Marquee tool
tool bar
L Lasso tool
Tab Navigate between fields
L Polygonal Lasso tool
Tab + Shift Navigate between fields in
L Magnetic Lasso tool
opposite direction
W Magic Wand tool
Alt Change Cancel to Reset
W Quick Selection tool

Invoke the search experience C Crop tool

C Slice tool
Ctrl + F Search across Photoshop UI,
Help & Learn content, and C Slice Select tool
Adobe Stock assets. For more I Eyedropper tool
information, see Photoshop I Color Sampler tool
search.
I Ruler tool
I Note tool
Using function keys
J Spot Healing Brush tool
F1 Start Help
J Healing Brush tool
F2 Cut
J Patch tool
F3 Copy
J Red Eye tool
F4 Paste
B Brush tool
F5 Show/Hide Brush panel
B Pencil tool
F6 Show/Hide Color panel
B Color Replacement tool
F7 Show/Hide Layers panel
B Mixer Brush tool
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S Clone Stamp tool { Decrease Brush Hardness
S Pattern Stamp tool } Increase Brush Hardness
Y History Brush tool , Previous Brush
Y Art History Brush tool . Next Brush
E Eraser tool < First Brush
E Background Eraser tool > Last Brush
E Magic Eraser tool
G Gradient tool View images
G Paint Bucket tool Ctrl + Tab Cycle through open documents
O Dodge tool Shift + Ctrl + Tab Switch to previous document
O Burn tool Shift + Ctrl + W Close a file in Photoshop and
O Sponge tool open Bridge

P Pen tool Q Toggle between Standard mode

and Quick Mask mode
P Freeform Pen tool
F Toggle (forward) between
T Horizontal Type tool
Standard screen mode, Full
T Vertical Type tool screen mode with menu bar, and
T Horizontal Type mask tool Full screen mode

T Vertical Type mask tool Shift + F Toggle (backward) between

A Path Selection tool Standard screen mode, Full

screen mode with menu bar, and
A Direct Selection tool
Full screen mode
U Rectangle tool
Space + F Toggle (forward) canvas color
U Rounded Rectangle tool (or right-click canvas
U Ellipse tool background and select color)

U Polygon tool Space + Shift + F Toggle (backward) canvas color

U Line tool Double click (Double-click the hand tool) Fit

image in window
U Custom Shape tool
Double click (Double-click the zoom tool)
H Hand tool
Magnify 100%
R Rotate View tool
Ctrl + 1 Magnify 100%
Z Zoom tool
Space Switch to Hand tool (when not in
D Default Foreground/Background text-edit mode)
colors
Shift + Move the Simultaneously pan multiple
X Switch Foreground/Background mouse documents with Hand tool
colors
Ctrl + Space Switch to Zoom In tool
Q Toggle Standard/Quick Mask
Alt + Space Switch to Zoom Out tool
modes
Space + Move the Move Zoom marquee while
J Content-Aware Move tool
mouse dragging with the Zoom tool
C Perspective Crop tool
Shift + Enter (In Navigator panel zoom
V Artboard tool percentage box) Apply zoom
R Rotate View tool percentage, and keep zoom
percentage box active
/ Toggle Preserve Transparency
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Ctrl + Move the (Over preview in Navigator
mouse panel) Zoom in on specified area
Using Filter Gallery
of an image Alt + Left click (Click on a filter) Apply a new
H + Left click (Hold the mouse button) filter on top of selected
Temporarily zoom into an image Ctrl + Alt + F Reapply last-used filter
Space + Move the Scroll image with Hand tool Alt + Left click (Click a disclosure triangle)
mouse Open/close all disclosure
Page Up Scroll up 1 screen triangles

Page Down Scroll down 1 screen Ctrl Change Cancel button to Default

Page Up Scroll up 10 units Alt Change Cancel button to Reset

Page Down Scroll down 10 units Ctrl + Z Undo/Redo

Home Move view to upper-left corner Ctrl + Shift + Z Step forward

End Move view to lower-right corner Ctrl + Alt + Z Step backward

\ Toggle layer mask on/off as

rubylith (layer mask must be Using liquify filter
selected)
W Forward Warp tool
R Reconstruct tool
Using puppet warp
C Twirl Clockwise tool
Esc Cancel completely
S Pucker tool
Ctrl + Z Undo last pin adjustment
B Bloat tool
Ctrl + A Select all pins
O Push Left tool
Ctrl + D Deselect all pins
M Mirror tool
Shift + Left click Select multiple pins
T Turbulence tool
Shift + Move the Move multiple selected pins
F Freeze Mask tool
mouse
D Thaw Mask tool
H Temporarily hide pins
Alt (Click on a tool) Reverse
direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push
Using refine edge Left, and Mirror tools
Ctrl + Alt + R Open the Refine Edge dialog Alt (Drag in preview with
box Reconstruct tool, Displace,
F Cycle (forward) through preview Amplitwist, or Affine mode
modes selected) Continually sample the
distortion
Shift + F Cycle (backward) through
preview modes Up arrow / Down (In Brush Size, Density,
arrow Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent
X Toggle between original image
Jitter text box)
and selection preview
Decrease/increase brush size by
P Toggle between original 2, or density, pressure, rate, or
selection and refined version turbulent jitter by 1
J Toggle radius preview on and off Left arrow / Right (With Brush Size, Density,
Shift + E Toggle between Refine Radius arrow Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent
and Erase Refinements tools Jitter slider showing)
Decrease/increase brush size by
2, or density, pressure, rate, or
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turbulent jitter by 1 Ctrl + Move the Create 90 degree plane off
Tab Cycle through controls on right mouse parent plane
from top Backspace Delete last node while creating
Shift + Tab Cycle through controls on right plane
from bottom Double click (On the Create Plane tool) Make
Alt Change Cancel to Reset a full canvas plane, square to the
camera

Using vanishing point

Using the Camera Raw dialog box
X Zoom 2x (temporary)
Note: Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool.
Ctrl + + Zoom in
Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.
Ctrl + - Zoom out
Z Zoom tool
Ctrl + 0 Fit in view
H Hand tool
Double click (on Hand tool) Fit in view
I White Balance tool
Double click (on Zoom tool) Zoom to center at
S Color Sampler tool
100%
C Crop tool
] Increase brush size (Brush,
Stamp tools) A Straighten tool

[ Decrease brush size (Brush, B Spot Removal tool

Stamp tools) E Red Eye Removal tool
Shift + ] Increase brush hardness (Brush, Ctrl + Alt + 1 Basic panel
Stamp tools) Ctrl + Alt + 2 Tone Curve panel
Shift + [ Decrease brush hardness Ctrl + Alt + 3 Detail panel
(Brush, Stamp tools)
Ctrl + Alt + 4 HSL/Grayscale panel
Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Ctrl + Alt + 5 Split Toning panel
Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo last action
Ctrl + Alt + 6 Lens Corrections panel
Ctrl + D Deselect all
Ctrl + Alt + 7 Camera Calibration panel
Ctrl + H Hide selection and planes
Ctrl + Alt + 9 Presets panel
Arrow keys Move selection 1 pixel
Ctrl + Alt + 9 Open Snapshots panel
Shift + Arrow keys Move selection 10 pixels
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Parametric Curve Targeted
Ctrl + C Copy T Adjustment tool
Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl + Shift + T Repeat last duplicate and move H
Ctrl + Alt + T Create a floating selection from Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Saturation Targeted Adjustment
the current selection S tool
Ctrl + Move the Fill a selection with image under Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Luminance Targeted Adjustment
mouse the pointer L tool
Ctrl + Alt + Move Create a duplicate of the Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Grayscale Mix Targeted
the mouse selection as a floating selection G Adjustment tool
Alt + Shift Constrain selection to a 15° T Last-used Targeted Adjustment
rotation tool
Ctrl + Left click Select a plane under another K Adjustment Brush tool
selected plane G Graduated Filter tool
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] or [ Increase/decrease brush size Balance tool and change the
Shift + ] or Shift + [ Increase/decrease brush feather Open Image button to Open
Object (Does not work if Crop
= or - Increase/decrease Adjustment
tool is active)
Brush tool flow in increments of
10 Click the first point; Shift-click additional points: Select
multiple points in Curves panel
Alt Temporarily switch from Add to
Erase mode for theAdjustment Ctrl + Left click (In preview) Add point to curve in
Brush tool, or from Erase to Add Curves panel
mode Arrow keys Move selected point in Curves
Alt + ] or Alt + [ Increase/decrease temporary panel (1 unit)
Adjustment Brush tool size Shift + Arrow keys Move selected point in Curves
Alt + Shift + ] or Alt Increase/decrease temporary panel (10 units)
+ Shift + [ Adjustment Brush tool feather Ctrl + R Open selected images in
Alt + = or Alt + - Increase/decrease temporary Camera Raw dialog box from
Adjustment Brush tool flow in Bridge
increments of 10 Shift + Double Open selected images from
N Switch to New mode from Add or click Bridge bypassing Camera Raw
Erase mode of theAdjustment dialog box
Brush tool or the Graduated Alt + Move the (Exposure, Recovery, or Black
Filter mouse sliders) Display highlights that
M Toggle Auto Mask for will be clipped in Preview
Adjustment Brush tool O Highlight clipping warning
Y Toggle Show Mask for U Shadows clipping warning
Adjustment Brush tool Ctrl + 1 ... to 5: (Filmstrip mode) Add 1 -
V Toggle pins for Adjustment 5 star rating
Brush tool Ctrl + . or Ctrl + , (Filmstrip mode)
V Toggle overlay for Graduated Increase/decrease rating
Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Ctrl + 6 (Filmstrip mode) Add red label
Eye Removal tool.
Ctrl + 7 (Filmstrip mode) Add yellow
L or Ctrl + ] Rotate image left label
R or Ctrl + [ Rotate image right Ctrl + 8 (Filmstrip mode) Add green label
Ctrl + + Zoom in Ctrl + 9 (Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
Ctrl + - Zoom out Ctrl + Shift + 0 (Filmstrip mode) Add purple
Ctrl Temporarily switch to Zoom In label
tool (Doesn’t work when Ctrl + K Camera Raw preferences
Straighten tool is selected. If
Ctrl + Alt (On open) Deletes Adobe
Crop tool is active, temporarily
Camera Raw preferences
switches to Straighten tool)
Alt Temporarily switch to Zoom Out
tool and change the Open Image Using the Black-and-White dialog
button to Open Copy and the box
Cancel button to Reset
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Open the Black-and-White dialog
P Toggle preview
B box
F Full screen mode
Up arrow / Down Increase/decrease selected
Shift Temporarily activate the White arrow value by 1%
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Shift + Up arrow / Increase/decrease selected Shift + Alt + Move Constrain shape and draw
Down arrow value by 10% the mouse marquee from center
Left click + Move Change the values of the closest Ctrl (except when Hand, Slice, Path,
the mouse color slider Shape, or any Pen tool is
selected) Switch to Move tool

Using curves Alt + Move the Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool
mouse to Lasso tool
Ctrl + M Open the Curves dialog box
Alt + Move the Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool
+ Select next point on the curve mouse to polygonal Lasso tool
- Select the previous point on the Enter or Esc or Apply/cancel an operation of the
curve Ctrl + . Magnetic Lasso
Shift + Left click (Click on points) Select multiple Alt + Move the (On Move tool) Move copy of
points on the curve mouse selection
Ctrl + D Deselect a point Arrow keys (On any selection) Move
Del (Select a point first and press selection area 1 pixel. Hold down
Delete) To delete a point on the Shift to move 10 pixels
curve Arrow keys (On Move tool) Move selection 1
Arrow keys Move the selected point 1 unit pixel. Applies to shape tools.
Shift + Arrow keys Move the selected point 10 units Hold down Shift to move 10
pixels
Alt + Move the (Drag Black/white point sliders)
mouse Display highlights and shadows Ctrl + Arrow keys Move layer 1 pixel when nothing
that will be clipped selected on layer. Hold down
Shift to move 10 pixels
Ctrl + Left click (On image) Set a point to the
composite curve [ or ] (On Magnetic Lasso tool)
Increase/decrease detection
Shift + Ctrl + Left (Click the image) Set a point to
width
click the channel curves
Enter or Esc (On Crop tool) Accept cropping
Alt + Left click (On the field) Toggle grid size
or exit cropping
/ Toggle crop shield off and on
Selecting and moving objects
Alt + Move the (Ruler tool, Alt-drag end point)
Space + Move the (Any marquee tool except single mouse Make protractor
mouse column and single row) Shift + Move the (Drag guide) Snap guide to ruler
Reposition marquee while mouse ticks (except when View > Snap
selecting. Applies to shape toos is unchecked)
Shift + Move the (Any selection tool) Add to a Alt + Move the (Drag guide) Convert between
mouse selection mouse horizontal and vertical guide
Alt + Move the (Any selection tool) Subtract
mouse from a selection
Transform selections, selection
Shift + Alt + Move (Any selection tool except Quick
the mouse Selection tool) Intersect a
borders, and paths
selection Alt Transform from center or reflect
Shift + Move the Constrain marquee to square or Shift Constrain
mouse circle (if no other selections are
Ctrl Distort
active). Applies to shape tools
Enter Apply
Alt + Move the Draw marquee from center (if no
mouse other selections are active) Ctrl + . or Esc Cancel
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Ctrl + Alt + T Free transform with duplicate (when airbrush option is
data enabled, omit Shift) Sets flow for
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Transform again with duplicate painting mode (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1
T data = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick
succession = 45%)
Alt + Shift + [0 - 9] Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
Edit paths
[0 - 9] Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
Shift + Left click (Direct selection tool) Select
0 Mixer Brush changes Wet and
multiple anchor points
Mix to zero
Alt + Left click (Direct selection tool) Select
Shift + + or Shift + Cycle through blending modes
entire path
-
Ctrl + Alt + Move (On Pen (any Pen tool), Path
Backspace or Shift Open Fill dialog box on
the mouse Selection or Direct Selection
+ Backspace background or standard layer
tool) Duplicate a path
Alt + Backspace Fill with foreground or
Ctrl Switch from Path Selection, Pen,
or Ctrl + background color. Hold down
Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor
Backspace or Ctrl Shift to preserve transparency
Point, or Convert Point tools to
+ Backspace
Direct Selection tool
Ctrl + Alt + Fill from history. Hold down Shift
Alt Switch from Pen tool or Freeform
Backspace to preserve transparency
Pen tool to Convert Point tool
when pointer is over anchor or Shift + Backspace Displays Fill dialog box
direction point / Lock transparent pixels on/off
Double click (Magnetic pen tool) Close path Shift + Left click (Any painting tool) Connects
Alt + Double click (Magnetic pen tool) Close path points with a straight line
with straight-line segment
Using for blending modes
Using for painting Shift + + or Shift + Cycle through blending modes
Shift + Alt + Right (Any painting tool) Select -
click + Move the foreground color from color Shift + Alt + N Normal
mouse picker
Shift + Alt + I Dissolve
Alt (Any painting tool or any shape
Shift + Alt + Q Behind (Brush tool only)
tool) Select foreground color
from image with Eyedropper tool Shift + Alt + R Clear (Brush tool only)
(except when Paths option is Shift + Alt + K Darken
selected) Shift + Alt + M Multiply
Alt + Left click (Eyedropper tool) Select Shift + Alt + B Color Burn
background color
Shift + Alt + A Linear Burn
Shift (Eyedropper tool) Color sampler
Shift + Alt + G Lighten
tool
Shift + Alt + S Screen
Alt + Left click (Color sampler tool) Deletes
color sampler Shift + Alt + D Color Dodge

[0 - 9] (Any painting or editing tool + Shift + Alt + W Linear Dodge

number keys) Sets opacity, Shift + Alt + O Overlay
tolerance, strength, or exposure
Shift + Alt + F Soft Light
for painting mode
Shift + Alt + H Hard Light
Shift + [0 - 9] (Any painting or editing tool)
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Shift + Alt + V Vivid Light click
Shift + Alt + J Linear Light Ctrl + H Show/Hide selection on selected
Shift + Alt + Z Pin Light type

Shift + Alt + L Hard Mix Ctrl Display the bounding box for
transforming text when editing
Shift + Alt + E Difference
text, or activate Move tool if
Shift + Alt + X Exclusion cursor is inside the bounding box
Shift + Alt + U Hue Ctrl + Move the (Drag a bounding box handle)
Shift + Alt + T Saturation mouse Scale text within a bounding box
when resizing the bounding box
Shift + Alt + C Color
Space + Move the Move text box while creating text
Shift + Alt + Y Luminosity
mouse box
Shift + Alt + D (Sponge tool) Desaturate
Shift + Alt + S (Sponge tool) Saturate
Format type
Shift + Alt + S (Dodge tool/Burn tool)
Dodge/burn shadows Ctrl + Shift + L (Horizontal Type tool) Align left

Shift + Alt + M (Dodge tool/Burn tool) Ctrl + Shift + C (Horizontal Type tool) Align

Dodge/burn midtones center

Shift + Alt + H (Dodge tool/Burn tool) Ctrl + Shift + R (Horizontal Type tool) Align right

Dodge/burn highlights Ctrl + Shift + L (Vertical Type tool) Align left

Shift + Alt + N Set blending mode to Threshold Ctrl + Shift + C (Vertical Type tool) Align center
for bitmap images, Normal for all Ctrl + Shift + R (Vertical Type tool) Align right
other images
Ctrl + Shift + X Choose 100% horizontal scale
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Choose 100% vertical scale
Selecting and editing text X
Ctrl + Move the (Drag type when Type layer is Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Choose Auto leading
mouse selected) Move type in image A
Shift + Arrow keys Select 1 character left/right or 1 Ctrl + Shift + Q Choose 0 for tracking
or Ctrl + Shift + line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Ctrl + Shift + J Justify paragraph, left aligns last
Left arrow / Right
line
arrow
Ctrl + Shift + F Justify paragraph, justifies all
Shift + Left click Select characters from insertion
point to mouse click point Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Toggle paragraph hyphenation
H on/off
Arrow keys Move 1 character left/right, 1 line
down/up, or 1 word left/right Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Toggle single/every-line
T composer on/off
Shift + Left click Create a new text layer, when a
text layer is selected in the Ctrl + Shift + < or Decrease or increase type size
Layers panel Ctrl + Shift + > of selected text 2 points or
pixels. Hold down Alt (Win) or
Double click Select a word
Option (macOS) to
Click three times Select a line decrease/increase by 10
(rapidly)
Alt + Up arrow / Decrease or increase leading 2
Double click + (Quadruple-click) Select Down arrow points or pixels. Hold down Ctrl
Double click paragraph (Windows) or Command
Click three times (Quintuple click) Select story (macOS) to decrease/increase
(rapidly) + Double by 10
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Shift + Alt + Up Decrease or increase baseline Alt + Left click (Click the check mark next to a
arrow / Down shift 2 points or pixels. Hold command) Turn command on
arrow down Ctrl (Windows) or and all others off, or turn all
Command (macOS) to commands on
decrease/increase by 10 Alt + Left click Turn current modal control on
Alt + Left arrow / Decrease or increase and toggle all other modal
Right arrow kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems. controls
Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Alt + Double click action or action set Change
Command (macOS) to action or action set options
decrease/increase by 10
Double click (To recorded command) Display
Options dialog box for recorded
Slice and optimize command

Ctrl Toggle between Slice tool and Ctrl + Double click Play entire action
Slice Selection tool Alt + Left click (To triangle) Collapse/expand all
Shift + Move the Draw square slice components of an action
mouse Ctrl + Left click Play a command
Alt + Move the Draw from center outward Alt + Left click (Click the New Action button)
mouse Create new action and begin
Shift + Alt + Move Draw square slice from center recording without confirmation
the mouse outward Shift + Left click (Click the action/command)
Space + Move the Reposition slice while creating Select contiguous items of the
mouse slice same kind

Right click (Right click on slice) Open Ctrl + Left click (Click the action/command)
context-sensitive menu Select discontiguous items of the
same kind

Using panels
Using adjustment layers
Alt (Click new button) Set options
for new items (except for Note: IF you prefer channel shortcuts starting with
Actions, Animation, Styles, Alt/Option + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard
Brushes, Tool Presets, and Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.
Layer Comps panels) Then restart Photoshop.

Alt (Click Delete button) Delete Alt + 3 Choose specific channel for
without confirmation (except for adjustment (Red)
the Brush panel) Alt + 4 Choose specific channel for
Shift + Enter Apply value and keep text box adjustment (Green)
active Alt + 5 Choose specific channel for
Tab Show/Hide all panels adjustment (Blue)

Shift + Tab Show/Hide all panels except the Alt + 2 Choose composite channel for
toolbox and options bar adjustment

Enter (Select tool and then press Del or Backspace Delete adjustment layer
Enter) Highlight options bar Alt + Left click (To Auto button) Define Auto
Shift + Up arrow / Increase/decrease selected options for Levels or Curves
Down arrow values by 10
Using the Animation panel in
Using actions panel
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Ctrl + Shift + Left (Click channel thumbnail) Add to
Frames mode click current selection
Shift + Left click (Click on second frame) Ctrl + Alt + Left (Click channel thumbnail)
Select/deselect multiple click Subtract from current selection
contiguous frames
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (Click channel thumbnail)
Ctrl + Left click (Click multiple frames) Left click Intersect with current selection
Select/deselect multiple
Alt + Left click (Click Save Selection As
discontiguous frames
Channel button) Set options for
Alt (Use Paste Frames command Save Selection As Channel
from the Panel pop up menu) button
Paste using previous settings
Ctrl + Left click (Click Create New Channel
without displaying the dialog box
button) Create a new spot
channel
Using the Brush panel Shift + Left click (Click color channel)
Alt + Left click (Click on the brush) Delete brush Select/deselect multiple color-
channel selection
Double click (Double click on the brush)
Rename brush Shift + Left click (Click alpha channel)
Select/deselect alpha channel
Alt + Right click + Drag left or right to change brush
and show/hide as a rubylith
Move the mouse size
overlay
Alt + Right click + Drag mouse down or up to
Double click (Double click alpha spot or spot
Move the mouse decrease/increase brush
channel thumbnail) Display
softness/hardness
channel options
. or , Select previous/next brush size
~ Toggle composite and grayscale
Shift + , or Shift + . Select first/last brush mask in Quick Mask mode
Caps Lock or Shift Display precise cross hair for
+ Caps Lock brushes Using the Clone Source panel
Shift + Alt + P Toggle airbrush option
Alt + Shift Show Clone Source (overlays
image)
Using the channels panel Alt + Shift + Arrow Nudge Clone Source
Note: If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with keys
Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Alt + Shift + < or Rotate Clone Source
Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts. Alt + Shift + >
Ctrl + 3 (Red) Select individual channels Alt + Shift + [ or Alt Scale (increase or reduce size)
Ctrl + 4 (Green) Select individual + Shift + ] Clone Source
channels
Ctrl + 5 (Blue) Select individual channels Using the color panel
Ctrl + 2 Select composite channel Alt + Left click (Click color in color bar) Select
Ctrl + Left click (Click channel thumbnail) Load background color
channel as selection Right click (Right click color bar) Display
Alt + Ctrl + 3 Load channel as selection (red) Color Bar menu
Alt + Ctrl + 4 Load channel as selection Shift + Left click (Click color bar) Cycle through
(green) color choices
Alt + Ctrl + 5 Load channel as selection (blue)
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Shift + Alt + ] panel
Using the history panel
Alt + [ or Alt + ] Select next layer down/up
Alt (Click New Snapshot) Create a
Ctrl + [ or Ctrl + ] Move target layer down/up
new snapshot
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Merge a copy of all visible layers
Double click Rename snapshot
E into target layer
Ctrl + Shift + Z Step forward through image
Ctrl + E (First, highlight layers you want
states
to merge) Merge layers
Ctrl + Alt + Z Step backward through image
Ctrl + Shift + [ or Move layer to bottom or top
states
Ctrl + Shift + ]
Alt + Left click (Click the image state) Duplicate
Alt (Use Merge Down command
any image state, except the
from the Panel pop up menu)
current state
Copy current layer to layer below
Alt (Click Clear History in History
Alt (Use Merge Visible command
panel pop up menu)
from the Panel pop up menu)
Permanently clear history (no
Merge all visible layers to a new
Undo)
layer above the currently
selected layer
Using the Layers panel Right click (Right click the eye icon)
Ctrl + Left click (Click layer thumbnail) Load Show/hide this layer/layer group
layer transparency as a selection only or all layers/layer groups

Ctrl + Shift + Left (Click layer thumbnail) Add to Alt (Click the eye icon) Show/hide
click current selection all other currently visible layers

Ctrl + Alt + Left (Click layer thumbnail) Subtract / Toggle lock transparency for
click from current selection target layer, or last applied lock

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (Click layer thumbnail) Intersect Double click (Double-click layer effect/style)
Left click with current selection Edit layer effect/style, options

Ctrl + Left click (Click filter mask thumbnail) Alt (Double-click layer effect/style)
Load filter mask as a selection Hide layer effect/style

Ctrl + Shift + N New layer Double click (Double-click the layer) Edit layer
style
Ctrl + J New layer via copy
Shift + Left click (Click vector mask thumbnail)
Shift + Ctrl + J New layer via cut
Disable/enable vector mask
Ctrl + G Group layers
Double click (Double-click layer mask
Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup layers thumbnail) Open Layer Mask
Ctrl + Alt + G Create/release clipping mask Display Options dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + A Select all layers Shift + Left click (Click layer mask thumbnail)
Toggle layer mask on/off
Ctrl + Shift + E Merge visible layers
Shift + Left click (Click layer mask thumbnail)
Alt + Left click (Click New Layer button) Create
Toggle filter mask on/off
new empty layer with dialog box
Alt + Left click (Click layer mask thumbnail)
Ctrl + Left click (Click New Layer button) Create
Toggle between layer
new layer below target layer
mask/composite image
Alt + . Select top layer
Alt + Left click (Click filter mask thumbnail)
Alt + , Select bottom layer Toggle between filter
Shift + Alt + [ or Add to layer selection in Layers mask/composite image
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\ or Shift + Alt + Toggle rubylith mode for layer Double click (Doubleclick layer comp name)
Left click mask on/off Rename in-line
Double click (Double-click type layer Shift + Left click Select/deselect multiple
thumbnail) Select all type; contiguous layer comps
temporarily select Type tool Ctrl + Left click Select/deselect multiple
Alt + Left click (Click the line dividing two discontiguous layer comps
layers) Create a clipping mask
Double click (Double-click the layer name) Using the Paths panel
Rename layer
Ctrl + Left click (Click pathname) Load path as
Double click (Double-click the filter effect) Edit
selection
filter settings
Ctrl + Shift + Left (Click pathname) Add path to
Double click (Double-click the Filter Blending
click selection
icon) Edit the Filter Blending
options Ctrl + Alt + Left (Click pathname) Subtract path
click from selection
Ctrl + Left click (Click New Group button) Create
new layer group below current Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (Click pathname) Retain
layer/layer set Left click intersection of path as selection

Alt + Left click (Click New Group button) Create Ctrl + Shift + H Hide path
new layer group with dialog box Alt + Left click Set options for Fill Path with
Alt + Left click (Click Add Layer Mask button) Foreground Color button, Stroke
Create layer mask that hides Path with Brush button, Load
all/selection Path as a Selection button, Make
Work Path from Selection button,
Ctrl + Left click (Click Add Layer Mask button)
and Create New Path button
Create vector mask that reveals
all/path area
Ctrl + Alt + Left (Click Add Layer Mask button)
Using the Swatches panel
click Create vector mask that hides all Left click (Click in empty area of panel)
or displays path area Create new swatch from
Right click (Right click layer group and foreground color
choose Group Properties) Ctrl + Left click (Click swatch) Set swatch color
Display layer group properties as background color
Double click (Double-click on the group) Alt + Left click (Click swatch) Delete swatch
Display layer group properties
Shift + Left click Select/deselect multiple Using Extract and Pattern Maker
contiguous layers
Ctrl + Left click Select/deselect multiple
(optional plug-ins)
discontiguous layers Ctrl + 0 Fit in window
Ctrl + + Zoom in
Using the Layer Comps panel Ctrl + - Zoom out
Alt + Left click (Click Create New Layer Comp Tab Cycle through controls on right
button) Create new layer comp from top
without the New Layer Comp Shift + Tab Cycle through controls on right
box from bottom
Double click (Double-click layer comp) Open Space Temporarily activate Hand tool
Layer Comp Options dialog box
Alt Change Cancel to Reset
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Shift + Alt (Select while holding) Intersect
Sonuç (Yalnızca Extract) with current selection
B Edge Highlighter tool X Toggle view: original/generated
G Fill tool pattern

I Eyedropper tool Home Go to first tile in Tile History

C Cleanup tool End Go to last tile in Tile History

T Edge Touchup tool Left or Page Up Go to previous tile in Tile History

Alt (Click Edge Highlighter/Eraser Right or Page Go to next tile in Tile History
tool) Toggle between Edge Down
Highlighter tool and Eraser tool Del Delete current tile from Tile
Ctrl (With Edge Highlighter tool History
selected) Toggle Smart Arrow keys Nudge selection when viewing
Highlighting the original
Alt + Del Remove current highlight Shift + Arrow keys Increase selection nudging when
Ctrl + Del Highlight entire image viewing the original

Shift + Left click (With Fill tool selected) Fill

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Ctrl + Move the Move mask when Edge Touchup shortcuts?filter=False
mouse tool is selected
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Alt + Move the Add opacity when Cleanup tool
mouse 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
Up arrow / Down (In Brush Size text box)
arrow Increase/decrease brush size by
1
Left arrow / Right (With Brush Size Slider showing)
arrow Decrease/increase brush size by
1
[0 - 9] Set strength of Cleanup or Edge
Touch up tool

Result (Pattern Maker only)

Ctrl + D Delete current selection
Ctrl + Z Undo a selection move
Ctrl + G Generate or generate again