ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

TOOLS
V	Move
M	Marquee tools
L	Lasso tools
W	Quick Selection, Magic Wand
C	Crop and Slice Tools
I	Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count
J	Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, 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
O	Dodge, Burn, Sponge
P	Pen tools
T	Type tools
A	Path Selection, Direct Selection
U	Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
K	3D Tools
N	3D Camera Tools
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

PANEL 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
PEN TOOLS To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen 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)
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 Paint 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 Cross-Hair Cursor 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 (ie: 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
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 blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–) Change to a specific blend mode (w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.) Switch to layer below/above current layer Alt-[ or Alt-]
TYPE Select all text on layer Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts Ctrl-Shift->/< Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/< Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Alt-Right/Left Arrow Align text left/center/right Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R
VIEWING Fit on Screen Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0 100% View Level (Actual Pixels) Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0 Zoom in .. Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+) Zoom out Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–) Hide all tools and panels Tab Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar Shift-Tab Rotate 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 Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith \
SELECT Draw Marquee from Center Alt-Marquee Add to a Selection Shift Subtract from a Selection Alt Intersection 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) Restore Last Selection Ctrl-Shift-D Feather Selection Shift-F6 Move Marquee while drawing selection Hold Space while drawing marquee
OTHERS Switch between open documents Ctrl-Tab Undo or Redo operations beyond last one Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z Apply Last Filter Ctrl-F Opens Last Filter Dialog Box Ctrl-Alt-F 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 Replay 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 Marquee while creating Hold Space 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
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