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Table of Contents:
1. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools
2. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools in the Extracttoolbox
3. Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify,and Pattern Maker
4. Shortcut Keys for using the Filter Gallery
5. Shortcut Keys for using the Refine Edge dialogbox
6. Shortcut Keys for using the Black-and-White
dialog box7. Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialogbox
8. Shortcut Keys for using the Curves dialog box
9. Shortcut Keys for using Vanishing Point
10. Shortcut Keys for working with blendingmodes
11. Shortcut Keys for viewing images
12. Shortcut Keys for selecting and moving objects
13. Shortcut Keys for editing paths
14. Shortcut Keys for painting objects
15. Shortcut Keys for transforming selections,selection borders, and paths
16. Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing, andnavigating through text
17. Shortcut Keys for formatting type
18. Shortcut Keys for slicing and optimizing
19. Shortcut Keys for using panels
20. Shortcut Keys for using the Actions panel
21. Shortcut Keys for using the Adjustments panel
22. Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel
23. Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel in
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Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
24. Shortcut Keys for using the Clone Source
25. Shortcut Keys for using the Brushes panel
26. Shortcut Keys for using the Channels panel
27. Shortcut Keys for using the Color panel
28. Shortcut Keys for using the History panel
29. Shortcut Keys for using the Info panel
30. Shortcut Keys for using the Layer Comps panel
31. Shortcut Keys for using the Layers panel32. Shortcut Keys for using the Paths panel
33. Shortcut Keys for using the Swatches panel
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1. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools
shift -press
shortcut
key (if
"Use shift
Key for
Tool
Switch"
preference
is
selected)
Cycle through tools with the
same shortcut key
alt - click+ tool
(except
add
anchor
point,
delete
anchor
point, and
convert
point
tools)
Cycle through hidden tools
v Move tool
mRectangular Marquee tool,
Elliptical Marquee tool
l Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso
tool, Magnetic Lasso tool
wMagic Wand tool, Quick
Selection tool
cCrop tool, Slice tool, Slice
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i Eyedropper tool
c Cleanup tool
t Edge Touchup tool
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
up
3. Shortcut Keys for working with
Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker
tab
Cycle throughcontrols on right
from top (Extract,
Liquify, and
Pattern Maker)
shift + tab
Cycle through
controls on right
from bottom
(Extract, Liquify,
and Pattern
Maker)
space
Temporarilyactivate Hand tool
(Extract, Liquify,
and Pattern
Maker)
alt
Change Cancel to
Reset (Extract,
Liquify, and
Pattern Maker)
Decreases or
increases brush
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] o r [ size (Extract and
Liquify)
ctrl + 0
Fit in
window(Extract
and Pattern
Maker)
ctrl + + (plus)
Zoom in (Extract
and Pattern
Maker)
ctrl - - (hyphen)
Zoom out (Extract
and Pattern
Maker)
alt + Edge
Highlighter/Eraser tool
Toggle between
Edge Highlighter
tool and Eraser
tool (Extract only)
ctrl with Edge
Highlighter tool selected
Toggle Smart
Highlighting
(Extract only)
alt + delete
Remove current
highlight (Extract
only)
ctrl + delete
Highlight entire
image (Extract
only)
shift - click with Fill tool
selected
Fill foreground
area and preview
extraction (Extract
only)
ctrl - drag
Move mask whenEdge Touchup
tool is selected
(Extract only)
alt - drag
Add opacity when
Cleanup tool is
selected (Extract
only)
x
Toggle Show
menu options in
preview between
Original and
Extracted (Extract
only)
shift + x
Enable Cleanup
and Edge
Touchup tools
before preview
(Extract only)
f
Cycle through
Display menu in
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preview from top
to bottom (Extract
only)
shift + f
Cycle through
Display menu in
preview from
bottom to top
(Extract only)
arrow down / arrow up
in Brush Size text box
Decrease/increase
brush size by 1(Extract only)
shift + arrow down /
shift + arrow up in
Brush Size text box
Decrease/increase
brush size by 10
(Extract only)
arrow left / arrow right
with Brush Size Slider
showing
Decrease/increase
brush size by 1
(Extract only)
shift +
arrow left / shift +
arrow right with Brush
Size Slider showing
Decrease/increasebrush size by 10
(Extract only)
0 9
Set strength of
Cleanup or Edge
Touch-up tool
(Extract only)
alt + tool
Reverse direction
for Bloat, Pucker,
Push Left, and
Mirror tools(Liquify only)
alt - drag in preview
with Reconstruct tool,
Displace, Amplitwist, or
Affine mode selected
Continually sample
the distortion
(Liquify only)
arrow down / arrow up
in Brush Size, Density,
Pressure, Rate, or
Turbulent Jitter text box
Decrease/increase
brush size by 2, or
density, pressure,
rate, or turbulent
jitter by 1 (Liquify
only)
arrow left / arrow right
with Brush Size, Density,
Pressure, Rate, or
Turbulent Jitter slider
showing
Decrease/increase
brush size by 2, or
density, pressure,
rate, or turbulent
jitter by 1 (Liquify
only)
ctrl + zRedo last step
(Liquify only)
Delete current
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ctrl + d selection (Pattern
Maker only)
ctrl + z
Undo a selection
move (Pattern
Maker only)
ctrl + g
Generate or
generate again
(Pattern Maker
only)
shift + alt + select
Intersect with
current selection
(Pattern Maker
only)
x
Toggle view:
original/generated
pattern (Pattern
Maker only)
home
Go to first tile in
Tile History
(Pattern Maker
only)
end
Go to last tile in
Tile History
(Pattern Maker
only)
arrow left , page up
Go to previous tile
in Tile History
(Pattern Maker
only)
arrow right ,
page down
Go to next tile inTile History
(Pattern Maker
only)
delete
Delete current tile
from Tile History
(Pattern Maker
only)
arrow right ,
arrow left , arrow up ,
or arrow down
Nudge selection
when viewing the
original (Pattern
Maker only)
shift + right arrow ,
arrow left , arrow up ,
or arrow down
Increase selection
nudging when
viewing the
original (Pattern
Maker only)
up
4. Shortcut Keys for using the Filter
Gallery
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alt - click
a filter
Apply a new filter on top of
selected
alt - click
a
disclosure
triangle
Open/close all disclosure
triangles
ctrlChange Cancel button to
Default
alt Change Cancel button to Reset
ctrl + z Undo/Redo
ctrl +
shift + zStep forward
ctrl +
alt + zStep backward
up
5. Shortcut Keys for using the Refine
Edge dialog box
ctrl +
alt + r
Open the Refine Edge dialog
box
fCycle (forward) through preview
modes
shift +
f
Cycle (backward) through
preview modes
xToggle between original image
and selection preview
up
6. Shortcut Keys for using the Black-
and-White dialog box
p
Toggle the
preview alt (on
and off)
shift + ctrl + alt + bOpen the Black-and-White dialog
box
arrow up / arrow down
Increase/decrease
selected value by
1%
shift +
arrow up / arrow down
Increase/decrease
selected value by
10%
Change the values
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Click-drag on the image of the closest
color slider
up
7. Shortcut Keys for using the Camera
Raw dialog box
z Zoom tool
h Hand tool
i White Balance tool
s Color Sampler tool
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
tLast-used Targeted
Adjustment tool
c Crop tool
a Straighten tool
b Spot Removal tool
e Red Eye Removal tool
k Adjustment Brush tool
g Graduated Filter tool
] / [Increase/decrease
brush size
shift + ] /
shift + [
Increase/decrease
brush feather
= (equal sign) /
- (hyphen)
Increase/decrease
Adjustment Brush tool
flow in increments of 10
Temporarily switch from
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alt
Add to Erase mode for
the Adjustment Brush
tool, or from Erase to
Add mode
alt + ] / a lt +
[
Increase/decrease
temporary Adjustment
Brush tool size
alt + shift + ]
/ alt + shift +
[
Increase/decrease
temporary Adjustment
Brush tool feather
alt + = / alt -
-
Increase/decrease
temporary Adjustment
Brush tool flow in
increments of 10
n
Switch to New mode
from Add or Erase
mode of the Adjustment
Brush tool or the
Graduated Filter
mToggle Auto Mask for
Adjustment Brush tool
yToggle Show Mask for
Adjustment Brush tool
vToggle pins for
Adjustment Brush tool
v
Toggle overlay for
Graduated Filter, Spot
Removal tool, or Red
Eye Removal tool.
l o r ctrl + ] Rotate image left
r or ctrl + [ Rotate image right
ctrl + + (plus) Zoom in
ctrl - -
(hyphen)Zoom out
ctrlTemporarily switch to
Zoom In tool
alt
Temporarily switch to
Zoom Out tool and
change the Open Image
button to Open Copy
and the Cancel button
to Reset.
p Toggle preview
f Full screen mode
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shiftTemporarily activate the
White Balance tool and
change the Open Image
button to Open Object.Click the first
point; shift -click
additional points
Select multiple points in
Curves panel
ctrl -click in
preview
Add point to curve in
Curves panel
arrow keysMove selected point in
Curves panel (1 unit)
shift - arrow keyMove selected point in
Curves panel (10 units)
ctrl + r
Open selected images
in Camera Raw dialog
box from Bridge
shift + double-
click image
Open selected images
from Bridge bypass ing
Camera Raw dialog boxalt -drag
Exposure,
Recovery, or
Black sliders
Display highlights that
will be clipped in
Preview
oHighlight clipping
warning
uShadows clipping
warning
Right-click Context menu
ctrl + kCamera Raw
preferences
ctrl + alt (on
open)
Deletes Adobe Camera
Raw preferences
up
8. Shortcut Keys for using the Curves
dialog box
ctr l + m Open the Curves dialog box
+ (plus) Select next point on the curve
- (minus)Select the previous point on
the curve
shift -click
the points
Select multiple points on the
curve
ctrl + d Deselect a point
Select a
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point and
press
delete
To delete a point on the
curve
arrow keysMove the selected point 1
unit
shift +
arrow keys
Move the selected point 10
units
alt -drag
black/white
point
sliders
Display highlights and
shadows that will be clipped
ctrl -click
the image
Set a point to the composite
curve
shift +
ctrl -click
the image
Set a point to the channel
curves
alt - click
the fieldToggle grid size
up
9. Shortcut Keys for using Vanishing
Point
z Zoom tool
x Zoom 2x (temporary)
h Hand tool
spaceSwitch to Hand tool
(temporary)
ctrl + +
(plus)Zoom in
ctrl - -
(hyphen)Zoom out
ctrl + 0
(zero),Double-click
Hand tool
Fit in view
Double-click
Zoom toolZoom to center at 100%
]Increase brush size (Brush,
Stamp tools)
[Decrease brush size (Brush,
Stamp tools)
shift + ]Increase brush hardness
(Brush, Stamp tools)
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shift + [Decrease brush hardness
(Brush, Stamp tools)
ctrl + z Undo last action
ctrl +
shift + zRedo last action
ctrl + d Deselect all
ctr l + h Hide selection and planes
arrow keys Move selection 1 pixel
shift +
arrow keysMove selection 10 pixels
ctrl + c Copy
ctrl + v Paste
ctrl +
shift + t
Repeat last duplicate and
move
ctrl + alt
+ t
Create a floating selection
from the current selection
ctrl -dragFill a selection with image
under the pointer
ctrl + alt
-drag
Create a duplicate of the
selection as a floating
selection
alt + shift
to rotate
Constrain selection to a 15
rotation
ctrl -click
the plane
Select a plane under another
selected plane
ctrl -dragCreate 90 degree plane off
parent plane
backspacedelete last node while
creating plane
Double-click
the Create
Plane tool
Make a full canvas plane,square to the camera
ctrl +
shift + h
Show/hide measurements
(Photoshop Extended only)
ctrl + eExport to a DFX file
(Photoshop Extended only)
ctrl +
shift + e
Export to a 3DS file
(Photoshop Extended only)
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up
10. Shortcut Keys for working with
blending modes
shift +
+ (plus)
or -
(minus)
Cycle through blending modes
shift +
alt + nNormal
shift +
alt + iDissolve
shift +
alt + qBehind (Brush tool only)
shift +
alt + r Clear (Brush tool only)
shift +
alt + kDarken
shift +
alt + mMultiply
shift +
alt + bColor Burn
shift +alt + a
Linear Burn
shift +
alt + gLighten
shift +
alt + sScreen
shift +
alt + dColor Dodge
shift +
alt + wLinear Dodge
shift +
alt + oOverlay
shift +
alt + fSoft Light
shift +
alt + hHard Light
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- w and open Bridge
q
Toggle between Standard
mode and q uick Mask
mode
f
Toggle (forward) between
Standard screen mode,
Maximized screen mode, Full
screen mode, and Full screenmode with menu bar
shift + f
Toggle (backward) between
Standard screen mode,
Maximized screen mode, Full
screen mode, and Full screen
mode with menu bar
space + f
(or right-
click canvas
background
and selectcolor)
Toggle (forward) canvas
color
space +
shift + f
Toggle (backward) canvas
color
Double-click
Hand toolFit image in window
Double-click
Zoom toolMagnify 100%
spaceSwitch to Hand tool (when
not in text-edit mode)
shift -drag
Simultaneously pan multiple
documents s imultaneously
with Hand tool
ctrl +
spaceSwitch to Zoom In tool
alt +
spaceSwitch to Zoom Out tool
space -
drag
Move Zoom marquee while
dragging with the Zoom tool
shift +
enter in
Navigator
panel zoom
percentage
box
Apply zoom percentage, and
keep zoom percentage box
active
ctrl -drag
over Zoom in on specified area of
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preview in
Navigator
panel
an image
Hold down
h and then
click in the
image and
hold down
the mouse
button
Temporarily zoom into an
image
space -
drag, or
drag view
area box in
Navigator
panel
Scroll image with Hand tool
page up or
page downScroll up or down 1 screen
shift +
page up or
page down
Scroll up or down 10 units
home or
end
Move view to upper-left
corner or lower right corner
\
(backslash)
Toggle layer mask on/off as
rubylith (layer mask must be
selected)
up
12. Shortcut Keys for selecting and
moving objects
Any marquee
tool (except
single column
and single row)
+ space -drag
Reposition marquee while
selecting
Any selection
tool + shift -drag
Add to a selection
Any selection
tool + alt -
drag
Subtract from a selection
Any selection
tool (except
quick Selection
tool) +
shift - alt -drag
Intersect a selection
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shift -drag
Constrain marquee to
square or circle (if no
other selections are
active)
alt -drag
Draw marquee from
center (if no other
selections are active)
shift + alt -
drag
Constrain shape and
draw marquee fromcenter
ctrl (except
when Hand,
Slice, Path,
Shape, or any
Pen tool is
selected)
Switch to Move tool
alt - dragSwitch from Magnetic
Lasso tool to Lasso tool
alt - clickSwitch from MagneticLasso tool to polygonal
Lasso tool
enter / escape
or ctrl + .
(period)
Apply/cancel an
operation of the
Magnetic Lasso
Move tool +
alt -drag
selection
Move copy of selection
Any selection +
arrow right ,
arrow left ,
arrow up , or
arrow down
Move selection area 1
pixel
Move tool +
arrow right ,
arrow left ,
arrow up , or
arrow down
Move selection 1 pixel
ctrl +
arrow right ,
arrow left ,
arrow up , or
arrow down
Move layer 1 pixel when
nothing selected on layer
Magnetic Lasso
tool + [ or ]
Increase/decrease
detection width
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Crop tool +
enter or
escape
Accept cropping or exit
cropping
/ (forward
slash)
Toggle crop shield off
and on
Ruler tool +
alt -drag end
point
Make protractor
shift -drag
guide
Snap guide to ruler ticks
(except when View Snap
is unchecked)
alt -drag guide
Convert between
horizontal and vertical
guide
up
13. Shortcut Keys for editing paths
Direct
selection
tool +
shift -
click
Select multiple anchor points
Direct
selection
tool +
alt -
click
Select entire path
Pen (any
Pen
tool),
Path
Selection
or Direct
Selection
tool +
ctrl +
alt -
drag
Duplicate a path
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 or
Freeform Pen tool to Convert
Point tool when pointer is over
anchor or direction point
Magnetic
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Pen tool-
double-
click
Close path
Magnetic
Pen tool
+ alt -
double-
click
Close path with straight-line
segment
up
14. Shortcut Keys for painting objects
Any painting
tool + alt
or any
shape tool
+ alt
(except
when Pathsalt is
selected)
Eyedropper tool
Eyedropper
tool + alt -
click
Select background color
Eyedropper
tool + shiftColor sampler tool
Color
sampler
tool + alt -
click
delete s color sampler
Any painting
or editing
tool +
number
keys (e.g., 0
= 100%, 1 =
10%, 4 then
5 in quick
succession= 45%)
(When
airbrush
alt is
enabled,
use shift +
number
keys)
Sets opacity, tolerance,
strength, or exposure for
painting mode
Any painting
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or editing
tool + shift
+ number
keys (e.g., 0
= 100%, 1 =
10%, 4 then
5 in quick
succession
= 45%)(When
airbrush
alt is
enabled,
omit shift )
Sets flow for painting mode
shift + +
(plus) or -
(minus)
Cycles through blending
modes
alt +
backspace ,
or ctrl +
backspace
Fills selection/layer with
foreground or background
color
ctrl + alt
+
backspace
Fills from history
shift +
backspaceDisplays Fill dialog box
/ (forward
slash)
Lock transparent pixels
on/off
Any painting
tool +
shift -click
Connects points with a
straight line
up
15. Shortcut Keys for transforming
selections, selection borders, and paths
alt Transform from center or reflect
shift Constrain
ctrl Distort
Enter Apply
ctrl + .
(period)
or Esc
Cancel
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ctrl +
alt + t
Free transform with duplicate
data
ctrl +
shift +
alt + t
Transform again with duplicate
data
up
16. Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing,
and navigating through text
ctrl -drag type when
Type layer is selected
Move type in
image
shift +
arrow left / arrow right
or
arrow down / arrow up ,
or ctrl + shift +
arrow left / arrow right
Select 1
character
left/right or 1
line down/up, or
1 word left/right
shift -click
Select
characters from
insertion point
to mouse click
point
arrow left / arrow right ,
arrow down / arrow up ,
or ctrl +
arrow left / arrow right
Move 1
character
left/right, 1 line
down/up, or 1
word left/right
shift -click
Create a new
text layer, when
a text layer is
selected in the
Layers panel
Double-click, triple-click,
quadruple-click, or
quintuple-click
Select a word,
line, paragraph,
or story
ctrl + hShow/Hideselection on
selected type
ctrl
Display the
bounding box
for transforming
text when
editing text, or
activate Move
tool if cursor is
inside the
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bounding box
ctrl -drag a bounding
box handle
Scale text within
a bounding box
when resizing
the bounding
box
space-drag
Move text box
while creating
text box
up
17. Shortcut Keys for formatting type
Horizontal
Type tool +
ctrl + shift +
l , c , or r
Align left, center, or right
Vertical Typetool + ctrl +
shift + l , c ,
or r
Align top, center, or
bottom
ctrl + shift +
x
Choose 100% horizontal
scale
ctrl + shift +
alt + x
Choose 100% vertical
scale
ctrl + shift +
alt + aChoose Auto leading
ctrl + shift +
qChoose 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 +
< or >
Decrease or increase type
size of selected text 2
points or pixels
alt +
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arrow down or
arrow up
Decrease or increase
leading 2 points or pixels
shift + alt +
arrow down
or arrow up
Decrease or increase
baseline shift 2 points or
pixels
alt +
arrow left or
arrow right
Decrease or increase
kerning/tracking 20/1000ems
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18. Shortcut Keys for slicing and
optimizing
ctrlToggle between Slice tool and
Slice Selection tool
shift -
drag
Draw square slice
alt -
dragDraw from center outward
shift +
alt -
drag
Draw square slice from center
outward
space -
drag
Reposition slice while creating
slice
Right-
click sliceOpen context-sensitive menu
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19. Shortcut Keys for using panels
alt - click New button
Set options
(except for
Actions,
Animation, Styles,
Brushes, Tool
Presets, and Layer
Comps panels)
alt - click delete
button
delete without
confirmation
(except for the
Brushes panel)
shift + enter
Apply value and
keep text box
active
ctrl -click channel, layer,Load as a
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or path thumbnail. selection
ctrl + shift -click
channel, layer, or path
thumbnail.
Add to current
selection
ctrl + alt - click
channel, path, or layer
thumbnail.
Subtract from
current selection
ctrl + shift + alt -click channel, path, or
layer thumbnail
Intersect with
current selection
tabShow/Hide all
panels
shift + tab
Show/Hide all
panels except the
toolbox and
options bar
Select tool and press
enter
Highlight options
bar
shift +
arrow up / arrow down
Increase/decrease
units by 10 in a
pop-up menu
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20. Shortcut Keys for using the Actions
panel
alt - click the
check mark next
to a command.
Turn command on and
all others off, or turns all
commands on
alt - click
Turn current modal
control on and toggle all
other modal controls
alt + double-
click action or
action set
Change action or action
set options
Double-click
recorded
command
Display Options dialog
box for recorded
command
ctrl + double-
click an actionPlay entire action
alt - click the
triangle
Collapse/expand all
components of an action
ctrl -click the
Play button Play a command
alt - click the
New Action
Create new action and
begin recording without
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button confirmation
shift -click the
action/command
Select contiguous items
of the same kind
ctrl -click the
action/command
Select discontiguous
items of the same kind
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21. Shortcut Keys for using theAdjustments panel
alt + 3
(red), 4
(green), 5
(blue)
Choose a channel for
adjustment
ctrl + 3
(red), 4(green), 5
(blue)
Select individual channels inthe Channels panel
alt + ctrl
+ 3 (red),
4 (green),
5 (blue)
Load individual channel as
selection
alt + 2Choose composite channel
for adjustment
ctrl + 2Select composite channel in
Channel panel
\
(backslash)
Toggle layer or smart filter
masks
Hold down
\
(backslash)
Temporarily view the state of
previous adjustment layer
ctrl + 1 100% view
ctrl + tab Switch to next document
shift +
ctrl + tabSwitch to previous document
delete or
backspacedelete layer
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22. Shortcut Keys for using the
Animation panel
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shift -
click
second
frame
deselect multiple contiguous
frames
ctrl -click
multiple
frames
Select/deselect multiple
discontiguous frames
alt +
Paste
Frames
command
from the
Panel
pop-up
menu
Paste using previous settings
without displaying the dialog
box
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23. Shortcut Keys for using theAnimation panel in Timeline Mode
(Photoshop Extended)
spaceStart playing the timeline or
Animation panel
alt + click
the current-
time display
in the upper-
left corner of
the timeline.
Switch between timecode
and frame numbers
(current time view)
alt + clickExpand and collapse list of
layers
Hold down
the shift key
when clicking
the
Next/Previous
Frame
buttons (on
either s ide of
the Playbutton).
Jump to the next/previous
whole second in timeline
Hold down
the shift key
while
dragging the
current time.
Increase playback speed
Hold down
the ctrl key
while Decrease playback speed
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dragging the
current time.
shift -drag
Snap an object (keyframe,
the current time, layer in
point, and so on) to the
nearest object in timeline
alt-drag (first
or last
keyframe inthe selection)
Scale (evenly distribute to
condensed or extended
length) a selected group ofmultiple keyframes
arrow left or
page upBack one frame
arrow right
or
page down
Forward one frame
shift +
arrow left or
shift +
page up
Back ten frames
shift +
right arrow
or shift +
page down
Forward ten frames
homeMove to the beginning of
the timeline
end Move to the end of thetimeline
shift +
h ome
Move to the beginning of
the work area
shift + e ndMove to the end of the
work area
arrow upMove to In point of the
current layer
arrow downMove to the Out point of
the current layer
shift +
arrow upBack 1 second
shift +
d own ArrowFoward 1 second
escapeReturn a rotated document
to its original orientation
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24. Shortcut Keys for using the Clone
Source
alt + shiftShow Clone Source (overlays
image)
alt + shift
+
arrow keys
Nudge Clone Source
alt + shift
+ < or >Rotate Clone Source
alt + shift
+ [ or ]
Scale (increase or reduce
size) Clone Source
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25. Shortcut Keys for using the Brushes
panel
alt -
click
brush
delete brush
Double-
click
brush
Rename brush
alt +
right
click +
drag
Change brush size
alt +shift +
right
click +
drag
Decrease/increase brush
softness/hardness
,
(comma)
or .
(period)
Select previous/next brush size
shift + ,
(comma)or .
(period)
Select first/last brush
Caps
Lock or
shift +
c aps
Lock
Display precise cross hair for
brushes
shift +
alt + PToggle airbrush alt
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26. Shortcut Keys for using the
Channels panel
alt -
click Save
Selection
AsChannel
button
Set options for Save Selection
As Channel button
ctrl -click
Create
New
Channel
button
Create a new spot channel
shift -
click
colorchannel
Select/deselect multiple color-
channel selection
shift -
click
alpha
channel
Select/deselect alpha channel
and show/hide as a rubylith
overlay
Double-
click
alpha or
spot
channelthumbnail
Display channel options
~ (tilde)
Toggle composite and
grayscale mask in q uick Mask
mode
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27. Shortcut Keys for using the Color
panel
alt -
click
color in
color bar
Select background color
Right-
click
color bar
Display Color Bar menu
shift -
click
color bar
Cycle through color choices
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28. Shortcut Keys for using the History
panel
alt +
n ew
Snapshot
Create a new snapshot
Double-click
snapshot
name
Rename snapshot
ctrl +
shift +
z
Step forward through image
states
ctrl +
alt + z
Step backward through image
states