A visual cheat-sheet for the 283 keyboard shortcuts found in Adobe Photoshop
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl T |
Free transform |
[ |
Decrease brush size |
] |
Increase brush size |
Shift [ |
Decrease brush hardness |
Shift ] |
Increase brush hardness |
D |
Default foreground/background colors |
X |
Switch foreground/background colors |
Ctrl J |
New layer via copy |
Ctrl Shift J |
New layer via cut |
Esc |
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) |
Enter |
Select the first edit field of the tool bar |
Tab |
Navigate between fields |
Shift Tab |
Navigate between fields in the opposite direction |
Alt |
Change cancel to reset |
Ctrl F |
Invoke the search experience |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
F1 |
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 |
F9 |
Show/hide actions panel |
F12 |
Revert |
Shift F5 |
Fill |
Shift F6 |
Feather selection |
Shift F7 |
Inverse selection |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
V |
Move tool |
M |
Rectangular marquee tool |
L |
Lasso tool |
W |
Magic wand tool > quick selection tool |
C |
Crop tool > slice tool > slice select tool |
I |
Eyedropper tool > ruler tool > note tool |
J |
Spot healing brush tool > healing brush tool > patch tool > red eye tool |
B |
Brush tool > pencil tool > color replacement tool > mixer brush tool |
S |
Clone stamp tool > pattern stamp tool |
Y |
History brush tool > Art history brush tool |
E |
Eraser tool > background eraser tool > magic eraser tool |
G |
Gradient tool > paint bucket tool |
O |
Dodge tool > burn tool > sponge tool |
P |
Pen tool > freeform pen tool |
T |
Horizontal type tool > vertical type tool > horizontal type mask tool > vertical type mask tool |
A |
Path selection tool > direct selection tool |
U |
Rectangle tool > rounded rectangle tool > ellipse tool > polygon tool > line tool |
H |
Hand tool |
R |
Rotate view tool |
Z |
Zoom tool |
D |
Default foreground/background colors |
X |
Switch foreground/background colors |
Q |
Toggle standard/quick mask modes |
J |
Content-aware move tool |
C |
Perspective crop tool |
V |
Artboard tool |
R |
Rotate view tool |
/ |
Toggle preserve transparency |
, |
Previous brush |
. |
Next brush |
Shift , |
First brush |
Shift . |
Last brush |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Tab |
Cycle through open documents |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
Switch to previous document |
Ctrl Shift W |
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge |
F |
Toggle forward between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full screen modes |
Shift F |
Toggle backwards between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full screen modes |
Space F |
Toggle forward canvas color |
Shift Space F |
Toggle backwards canvas color |
Space |
Switch to hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) |
Ctrl Space |
Switch to zoom in tool |
Alt Space |
Switch to zoom out tool |
Shift Enter |
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active |
PgUp/PgDn |
Scroll up or down 1 screen |
Shift PgUp/PgDn |
Scroll up or down 10 units |
Home |
Move view to upper-left corner |
End |
Move view to lower-right corner |
\ |
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Esc |
Cancel completely |
Ctrl Z |
Undo last pin adjustment |
Ctrl A |
Select all pins |
Ctrl D |
Deselect all pins |
H |
Temporarily hide pins |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Alt R |
Open the Refine Edge dialog box |
F |
Cycle forward through preview modes |
Shift F |
Cycle backwards 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 |
Shift E |
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinement tools |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Alt F |
Reapply last-used filter |
Ctrl |
Change Cancel button to Default |
Alt |
Change Cancel button to Reset |
Ctrl Z |
Undo/Redo |
Ctrl Shift Z |
Step forward |
Ctrl Alt Z |
Step backward |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
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 |
Alt (tool) |
Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools |
Tab |
Cycle through controls on right from top |
Shift Tab |
Cycle through controls on right from bottom |
Alt |
Change cancel to reset |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
X |
Zoom 2x (temporary) |
Ctrl + |
Zoom in |
Ctrl - |
Zoom out |
Ctrl 0 |
Fit in view |
Ctrl Z |
Undo last action |
Ctrl Shift Z |
Redo last action |
Ctrl D |
Deselect all |
Ctrl H |
Hide selection and panes |
Arrows |
Move selection 1 pixel |
Shift Arrows |
Move selection 10 pixels |
Ctrl C |
Copy |
Ctrl V |
Paste |
Ctrl Shift T |
Repeat last duplicate and move |
Ctrl Alt T |
Create floating selection from the current selection |
Alt Shift |
Constrain selection to a 15 degree rotation |
Backspace |
Delete last node while creating plane |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
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 |
Ctrl Alt 1 |
Basic panel |
Ctrl Alt 2 |
Tone curve panel |
Ctrl Alt 3 |
Detail panel |
Ctrl Alt 4 |
HSL/Greyscale panel |
Ctrl Alt 5 |
Split toning panel |
Ctrl Alt 6 |
Lens corrections panel |
Ctrl Alt 7 |
Camera calibration panel |
Ctrl Alt 8 |
Presets panel |
Ctrl Alt 9 |
Open snapshots panel |
Ctrl Alt Shift T |
Parametric curve targeted adjustment tool |
Ctrl Alt Shift H |
Hue targeted adjustment tool |
Ctrl Alt Shift S |
Saturation targeted adjustment tool |
Ctrl Alt Shift L |
Luminance targeted adjustment tool |
Ctrl Alt Shift G |
Grayscale mix targeted adjustment tool |
T |
Last-used targeted adjustment tool |
K |
Adjustment brush tool |
G |
Graduated filter tool |
Alt |
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode |
Alt ]/[ |
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size |
Alt Shift ]/[ |
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool feather |
Alt =/- |
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size flow in increments of 10 |
N |
Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or 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 |
L |
Rotate image left |
R |
Rotate image right |
Ctrl |
Temporarily switch to zoom in tool |
Alt |
Temporarily switch to zoom out tool and change the image open button to open copy |
P |
Toggle preview |
F |
Full screen mode |
Shift |
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the open image button to open object |
Arrows |
Move selected point in curves panel 1 pixel |
Shift Arrows |
Move selected point in curves panel 10 pixels |
Ctrl R |
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge |
O |
Highlight clipping warning |
U |
Shadows clipping warning |
Ctrl 1-5 |
Add 1-5 star rating (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl ./, |
Increase/decrease rating (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl 6 |
Add red label (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl 7 |
Add yellow label (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl 8 |
Add green label (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl 9 |
Add blue label (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl Shift 0 |
Add purple label (filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl K |
Camera Raw preferences |
Ctrl Alt |
Delete Adobe Camera Raw preferences (on open) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift Alt B |
Open the Black-and-White dialog box |
Up/Down |
Increase/decrease selected value by 1% |
Shift Up/Down |
Increase/decrease selected value by 10% |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl M |
Open the Curves dialog box |
+ |
Select next point on the curve |
- |
Select the previous point on the curve |
Ctrl D |
Deselect a point |
Del |
Delete a point on the curve |
Arrows |
Move the selected point 1 pixel |
Shift Arrows |
Move the selected point 10 pixels |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt |
Transform from center or reflect |
Shift |
Constrain |
Ctrl |
Distort |
Enter |
Apply |
Ctrl . |
Cancel |
Ctrl Alt T |
Free transform with duplicate data |
Ctrl Shift Alt T |
Transform again with duplicate data |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl |
Switch from path selection, pen, add anchor point, delete anchor point, or convert point tools to direct selection tool |
Alt |
Switch from pen tool to freeform pen tool to convert point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt Shift 0-9 |
Mixer brush changes mix setting |
0-9 |
Mixer brush changes wet setting |
00 |
Mixer brush changes wet and mix to zero |
Shift +/- |
Cycle through blending modes |
Backspace |
Open fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
Alt Backspace |
Fill with foreground color |
Ctrl Backspace |
Fill with background color |
Ctrl Alt Backspace |
Fill from history |
Shift Backspace |
Displays fill dialog box |
/ |
Lock transparent pixels on/off |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl -/+ |
Cycle through blending modes |
Shift Alt N |
Normal |
Shift Alt I |
Dissolve |
Shift Alt Q |
Behind (brush tool only) |
Shift Alt R |
Clear (brush tool only) |
Shift Alt K |
Darken |
Shift Alt M |
Multiply |
Shift Alt B |
Color burn |
Shift Alt A |
Linear burn |
Shift Alt G |
Lighten |
Shift Alt S |
Screen |
Shift Alt D |
Color dodge |
Shift Alt W |
Linear dodge |
Shift Alt O |
Overlay |
Shift Alt F |
Soft light |
Shift Alt H |
Hard light |
Shift Alt V |
Vivid light |
Shift Alt J |
Linear light |
Shift Alt Z |
Pin light |
Shift Alt L |
Hard mix |
Shift Alt E |
Difference |
Shift Alt X |
Exclusion |
Shift Alt U |
Hue |
Shift Alt T |
Saturation |
Shift Alt C |
Color |
Shift Alt Y |
Luminosity |
Shift Alt N |
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift L/C/R |
Align left, center, or right |
Ctrl Shift X |
Choose 100% horizontal scale |
Ctrl Shift Alt X |
Choose 100% vertical scale |
Ctrl Shift Alt A |
Choose auto leading |
Ctrl Shift Q |
Choose 0 for tracking |
Ctrl Shift J |
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line |
Ctrl Shift F |
Justify paragraph, justifies all |
Ctrl Shift Alt H |
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off |
Ctrl Shift Alt T |
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off |
Ctrl Shift </> |
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels |
Alt Up/Down |
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels |
Shift Alt Up/Down |
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels |
Alt Left/Right |
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Shift Enter |
Apply value and keep text box active |
Tab |
Show/Hide all panels |
Shift Tab |
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar |
Enter |
Highlight options bar (select tool first) |
Shift Up/Down |
Increase/decrease selected values by 10 |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt 3 |
Choose red channel for adjustment |
Alt 4 |
Choose green channel for adjustment |
Alt 5 |
Choose blue channel for adjustment |
Alt 2 |
Choose composite channel for adjustment |
Backspace |
Delete adjustment layer |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
,/. |
Select previous/next brush size |
Shift ,/. |
Select first/last brush |
Caps Lock |
Display precise cross hair for brushes |
Shift Alt P |
Toggle airbrush option |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Alt Shift |
Show Clone Source (overlays iamge) |
Alt Shift (arrows) |
Nudge Clone Source |
Alt Shift </> |
Rotate Clone Source |
Alt Shift [/] |
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift N |
New layer |
Ctrl J |
New layer via copy |
Ctrl Shift J |
New layer via cut |
Ctrl G |
Group layers |
Ctrl Shift G |
Ungroup layers |
Ctrl Alt G |
Create/release clipping mask |
Ctrl Alt A |
Select all layers |
Ctrl Shift E |
Merge visible layers |
Alt . |
Select top layer |
Alt . |
Select bottom layer |
Shift Alt [/] |
Add to layer selection in Layers panel |
Alt [/] |
Select next layer down/up |
Ctrl [/] |
Move target layer down/up |
Ctrl Shift Alt E |
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer |
Ctrl E |
Merge layers (while layers are highlighted) |
Ctrl Shift [/] |
Move layer to bottom or top |
/ |
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock |
\ |
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off |