Popular shortcuts

Free transform

  • Ctrl
  • T

Decrease brush size

  • [

Increase brush size

  • ]

Decrease brush hardness

  • Shift
  • [

Increase brush hardness

  • Shift
  • ]

Default foreground/background colors

  • D

Switch foreground/background colors

  • X

New layer via copy

  • Ctrl
  • J

New layer via cut

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • J

Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)

  • Esc

Select the first edit field of the tool bar

  • Enter

Navigate between fields

  • Tab

Navigate between fields in the opposite direction

  • Shift
  • Tab

Change cancel to reset

  • Alt

Invoke the search experience

  • Ctrl
  • F

Use function keys

Start help

  • F1

Cut

  • F2

Copy

  • F3

Paste

  • F4

Show/hide brush panel

  • F5

Show/hide color panel

  • F6

Show/hide layers panel

  • F7

Show/hide info panel

  • F8

Show/hide actions panel

  • F9

Revert

  • F12

Fill

  • Shift
  • F5

Feather selection

  • Shift
  • F6

Inverse selection

  • Shift
  • F7

Select tools

Move tool

  • V

Rectangular marquee tool

  • M

Lasso tool

  • L

Magic wand tool > quick selection tool

  • W

Crop tool > slice tool > slice select tool

  • C

Eyedropper tool > ruler tool > note tool

  • I

Spot healing brush tool > healing brush tool > patch tool > red eye tool

  • J

Brush tool > pencil tool > color replacement tool > mixer brush tool

  • B

Clone stamp tool > pattern stamp tool

  • S

History brush tool > Art history brush tool

  • Y

Eraser tool > background eraser tool > magic eraser tool

  • E

Gradient tool > paint bucket tool

  • G

Dodge tool > burn tool > sponge tool

  • O

Pen tool > freeform pen tool

  • P

Horizontal type tool > vertical type tool > horizontal type mask tool > vertical type mask tool

  • T

Path selection tool > direct selection tool

  • A

Rectangle tool > rounded rectangle tool > ellipse tool > polygon tool > line tool

  • U

Hand tool

  • H

Rotate view tool

  • R

Zoom tool

  • Z

Default foreground/background colors

  • D

Switch foreground/background colors

  • X

Toggle standard/quick mask modes

  • Q

Content-aware move tool

  • J

Perspective crop tool

  • C

Artboard tool

  • V

Rotate view tool

  • R

Toggle preserve transparency

  • /

Previous brush

  • ,

Next brush

  • .

First brush

  • Shift
  • ,

Last brush

  • Shift
  • .

View images

Cycle through open documents

  • Ctrl
  • Tab

Switch to previous document

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Tab

Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • W

Toggle forward between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full screen modes

  • F

Toggle backwards between Standard screen > Full screen with menu bar > Full screen modes

  • Shift
  • F

Toggle forward canvas color

  • Space
  • F

Toggle backwards canvas color

  • Shift
  • Space
  • F

Switch to hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)

  • Space

Switch to zoom in tool

  • Ctrl
  • Space

Switch to zoom out tool

  • Alt
  • Space

Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active

  • Shift
  • Enter

Scroll up or down 1 screen

  • PgUp/PgDn

Scroll up or down 10 units

  • Shift
  • PgUp/PgDn

Move view to upper-left corner

  • Home

Move view to lower-right corner

  • End

Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)

  • \

Use Puppet Warp

Cancel completely

  • Esc

Undo last pin adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Z

Select all pins

  • Ctrl
  • A

Deselect all pins

  • Ctrl
  • D

Temporarily hide pins

  • H

Use Refine Edge

Open the Refine Edge dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • R

Cycle forward through preview modes

  • F

Cycle backwards through preview modes

  • Shift
  • F

Toggle between original image and selection preview

  • X

Toggle between original selection and refined version

  • P

Toggle radius preview on and off

  • J

Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinement tools

  • Shift
  • E

Use the Filter Gallery

Reapply last-used filter

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • F

Change Cancel button to Default

  • Ctrl

Change Cancel button to Reset

  • Alt

Undo/Redo

  • Ctrl
  • Z

Step forward

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Z

Step backward

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Z

Use the Liquify filter

Forward warp tool

  • W

Reconstruct tool

  • R

Twirl clockwise tool

  • C

Pucker tool

  • S

Bloat tool

  • B

Push left tool

  • O

Mirror tool

  • M

Turbulence tool

  • T

Freeze mask tool

  • F

Thaw mask tool

  • D

Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools

  • Alt
  • (tool)

Cycle through controls on right from top

  • Tab

Cycle through controls on right from bottom

  • Shift
  • Tab

Change cancel to reset

  • Alt

Use Vanishing Point

Zoom 2x (temporary)

  • X

Zoom in

  • Ctrl
  • +

Zoom out

  • Ctrl
  • -

Fit in view

  • Ctrl
  • 0

Undo last action

  • Ctrl
  • Z

Redo last action

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Z

Deselect all

  • Ctrl
  • D

Hide selection and panes

  • Ctrl
  • H

Move selection 1 pixel

  • Arrows

Move selection 10 pixels

  • Shift
  • Arrows

Copy

  • Ctrl
  • C

Paste

  • Ctrl
  • V

Repeat last duplicate and move

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • T

Create floating selection from the current selection

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • T

Constrain selection to a 15 degree rotation

  • Alt
  • Shift

Delete last node while creating plane

  • Backspace

Use the Camera Raw dialog box

Zoom tool

  • Z

Hand tool

  • H

White balance tool

  • I

Color sampler tool

  • S

Crop tool

  • C

Straighten tool

  • A

Spot removal tool

  • B

Red eye removal tool

  • E

Basic panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 1

Tone curve panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 2

Detail panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 3

HSL/Greyscale panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 4

Split toning panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 5

Lens corrections panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 6

Camera calibration panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 7

Presets panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 8

Open snapshots panel

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • 9

Parametric curve targeted adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • T

Hue targeted adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • H

Saturation targeted adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • S

Luminance targeted adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • L

Grayscale mix targeted adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • G

Last-used targeted adjustment tool

  • T

Adjustment brush tool

  • K

Graduated filter tool

  • G

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
  • ]/[

Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool feather

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • ]/[

Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size flow in increments of 10

  • Alt
  • =/-

Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or Graduated filter

  • N

Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool

  • M

Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool

  • Y

Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool

  • V

Rotate image left

  • L

Rotate image right

  • R

Temporarily switch to zoom in tool

  • Ctrl

Temporarily switch to zoom out tool and change the image open button to open copy

  • Alt

Toggle preview

  • P

Full screen mode

  • F

Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the open image button to open object

  • Shift

Move selected point in curves panel 1 pixel

  • Arrows

Move selected point in curves panel 10 pixels

  • Shift
  • Arrows

Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge

  • Ctrl
  • R

Highlight clipping warning

  • O

Shadows clipping warning

  • U

Add 1-5 star rating (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • 1-5

Increase/decrease rating (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • ./,

Add red label (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • 6

Add yellow label (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • 7

Add green label (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • 8

Add blue label (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • 9

Add purple label (filmstrip mode)

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 0

Camera Raw preferences

  • Ctrl
  • K

Delete Adobe Camera Raw preferences (on open)

  • Ctrl
  • Alt

Use the Black-and-White dialog box

Open the Black-and-White dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • B

Increase/decrease selected value by 1%

  • Up/Down

Increase/decrease selected value by 10%

  • Shift
  • Up/Down

Use Curves

Open the Curves dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • M

Select next point on the curve

  • +

Select the previous point on the curve

  • -

Deselect a point

  • Ctrl
  • D

Delete a point on the curve

  • Del

Move the selected point 1 pixel

  • Arrows

Move the selected point 10 pixels

  • Shift
  • Arrows

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Transform from center or reflect

  • Alt

Constrain

  • Shift

Distort

  • Ctrl

Apply

  • Enter

Cancel

  • Ctrl
  • .

Free transform with duplicate data

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • T

Transform again with duplicate data

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • T

Edit paths

Switch from path selection, pen, add anchor point, delete anchor point, or convert point tools to direct selection tool

  • Ctrl

Switch from pen tool to freeform pen tool to convert point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point

  • Alt

Use for painting

Mixer brush changes mix setting

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • 0-9

Mixer brush changes wet setting

  • 0-9

Mixer brush changes wet and mix to zero

  • 00

Cycle through blending modes

  • Shift
  • +/-

Open fill dialog box on background or standard layer

  • Backspace

Fill with foreground color

  • Alt
  • Backspace

Fill with background color

  • Ctrl
  • Backspace

Fill from history

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Backspace

Displays fill dialog box

  • Shift
  • Backspace

Lock transparent pixels on/off

  • /

Use for blending modes

Cycle through blending modes

  • Ctrl
  • -/+

Normal

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • N

Dissolve

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • I

Behind (brush tool only)

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • Q

Clear (brush tool only)

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • R

Darken

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • K

Multiply

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • M

Color burn

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • B

Linear burn

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • A

Lighten

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • G

Screen

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • S

Color dodge

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • D

Linear dodge

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • W

Overlay

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • O

Soft light

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • F

Hard light

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • H

Vivid light

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • V

Linear light

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • J

Pin light

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • Z

Hard mix

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • L

Difference

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • E

Exclusion

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • X

Hue

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • U

Saturation

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • T

Color

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • C

Luminosity

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • Y

Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • N

Format type

Align left, center, or right

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • L/C/R

Choose 100% horizontal scale

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • X

Choose 100% vertical scale

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • X

Choose auto leading

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • A

Choose 0 for tracking

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Q

Justify paragraph, left aligns last line

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • J

Justify paragraph, justifies all

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • F

Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • H

Toggle single/every-line composer on/off

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • T

Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • </>

Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels

  • Alt
  • Up/Down

Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • Up/Down

Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems

  • Alt
  • Left/Right

Use panels

Apply value and keep text box active

  • Shift
  • Enter

Show/Hide all panels

  • Tab

Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar

  • Shift
  • Tab

Highlight options bar (select tool first)

  • Enter

Increase/decrease selected values by 10

  • Shift
  • Up/Down

Use adjustment layers

Choose red channel for adjustment

  • Alt
  • 3

Choose green channel for adjustment

  • Alt
  • 4

Choose blue channel for adjustment

  • Alt
  • 5

Choose composite channel for adjustment

  • Alt
  • 2

Delete adjustment layer

  • Backspace

Use the Brush panel

Select previous/next brush size

  • ,/.

Select first/last brush

  • Shift
  • ,/.

Display precise cross hair for brushes

  • Caps Lock

Toggle airbrush option

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • P

Use the Clone Source panel

Show Clone Source (overlays iamge)

  • Alt
  • Shift

Nudge Clone Source

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • (arrows)

Rotate Clone Source

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • </>

Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • [/]

Use the Layers panel

New layer

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

New layer via copy

  • Ctrl
  • J

New layer via cut

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • J

Group layers

  • Ctrl
  • G

Ungroup layers

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • G

Create/release clipping mask

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • G

Select all layers

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • A

Merge visible layers

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • E

Select top layer

  • Alt
  • .

Select bottom layer

  • Alt
  • .

Add to layer selection in Layers panel

  • Shift
  • Alt
  • [/]

Select next layer down/up

  • Alt
  • [/]

Move target layer down/up

  • Ctrl
  • [/]

Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Alt
  • E

Merge layers (while layers are highlighted)

  • Ctrl
  • E

Move layer to bottom or top

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • [/]

Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock

  • /

Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off

  • \