| Selecting |
| 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 palette) |
| Restore Last Selection |
Ctrl-Shift-D |
| Feather Selection |
Ctrl-Alt-D or Shift-F6 |
| Move Marquee while drawing selection |
Hold Space while drawing marquee |
| 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 palettes |
Tab |
| Hide all palettes except Toolbox and Options bar |
Shift-Tab |
| Rotate through full screen modes |
F |
| Display menu bar when viewing in full-screen mode |
Shift-F (then press F to hide) |
| Scroll image left or right in window |
Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down |
| Jump/Zoom to part of Image |
Ctrl-drag in Navigator palette |
| Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith |
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| Layer Shortcuts |
| 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 Shortcuts |
| Select all text on layer |
Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layer palette |
| 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 |
| 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 palette |
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 palette |
Right-Click in Image window |
| Erase to History palette’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 palette |
| Pen Tool Shortcuts |
| 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 palette) |
| Palette Shortcuts |
| Show/Hide Brushes palette |
F5 |
| Show/Hide Color palette |
F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers palette |
F7 |
| Show/Hide Info palette |
F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions palette |
Alt-F9 |
| Open Adobe Bridge |
Ctrl-Alt-O |
| Other Shortcuts |
| 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 |
