11/12/24, 9:15 PM Default keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Photoshop

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Use keyboard shortcuts to become more productive while using Adobe Photoshop.

Quick tips to remember:

You can customize the keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop on the desktop. See Customize keyboard
shortcuts.
You can view, edit, and summarize keyboard shortcuts in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. To
view this in Photoshop, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts or use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Alt + Shift + Control + K (Win)

Option + Shift + Command + K (Mac)

On newer MacBook Pro models, the Touch Bar replaces the function keys on top of the keyboard.
See this Apple documentation article to understand how to use the function keys on these models.
You can take a look at the keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop on the web beta: Keyboard shortcuts |
Photoshop on the web.

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Free Transform Control + T Command + T

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Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ~ (tilde
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Hold down ~ (tilde
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Deselect selections Control + D Command + D

tsUndo last command Control + Z Command + Z

Decrease Brush Size [ [

Increase Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti-

Left Arrow (anti-
clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree clockwise),
Right Arrow
Right Arrow (clockwise)
(clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow (anti-

(anti-clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in the Options Command-click (Hold

Control-click
bar with Move tool selected the Command key)
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Close all open documents other than the
current document
Ctrl + Alt + P Command + Option + P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including
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Escape Escape

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Selects the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

tsNavigate between fields Tab Tab

Navigate between fields in the opposite

Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use function keys

Note: For macOS, press and hold the Fn key along with the function key (F1-F12) to override
default macOS functions such as screen brightness, volume, etc. For more information on the
behavior of function keys on your Mac, refer to these Apple documentations:
macOS Catalina: Use keyboard function keys
Change the behavior of function keys on your Mac

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Result Windows macOS

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Start Help F1 Help key

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Undo/Redo F1

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Cut F2 F2

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Paste F4 F4

Show/Hide Brush panel F5 F5

Show/Hide Color panel F6 F6

Show/Hide Layers panel F7 F7

Show/Hide Info panel F8 F8

Show/Hide Actions panel F9 Option + F9

Revert F12 F12

Fill Shift + F5 Shift + F5

Feather Selection Shift + F6 Shift + F6

Inverse Selection Shift + F7 Shift + F7

Selection tools
Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.

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Cycle through tools with the
same shortcut key
Shift-press shortcut key (if
Use Shift Key for Tool Switch
Shift-press shortcut key (if
Use Shift Key for Tool Switch

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Cycle through hidden tools Alt-click + tool (except Add
Anchor Point, Delete Anchor
Option-click + tool (except
Add Anchor Point, Delete
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tools) Point tools)

Move tool V V
Artboard tool

Rectangular Marquee tool† M M

Elliptical Marquee tool

Lasso tool L L
Polygonal Lasso tool
Magnetic Lasso tool

Object Selection tool W W

Quick Selection tool
Magic Wand tool

Crop tool C C
Perspective Crop tool
Slice tool
Slice Select tool

Eyedropper tool† I I
Color Sampler tool
Ruler tool
Note tool

Frame tool K K

Eyedropper tool
3D Material Eyedropper tool
(ADD)
Color Sampler tool I I
Ruler tool
Note tool
Count tool

Spot Healing Brush tool J J

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Spot Healing Brush tool J J

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Healing Brush tool
Patch tool

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Red Eye tool
Content-Aware Move tool
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Brush tool B B
Pencil tool
tsColor Replacement tool
Mixer Brush tool

Clone Stamp tool S S

Pattern Stamp tool

History Brush tool Y Y

Art History Brush tool

Eraser tool† E E
Background Eraser tool
Magic Eraser tool

Gradient tool G G
Paint Bucket tool
3D Material Drop tool

Dodge tool O O
Burn tool
Sponge tool

Pen tool P P
Freeform Pen tool
Curvature Pen tool

Horizontal Type tool T T

Vertical Type tool
Horizontal Type mask tool
Vertical Type mask tool

Path Selection tool A A

Direct Selection tool

Rectangle tool U U
Ellipse tool
Polygon tool
Line tool
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Custom Shape tool

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Hand tool † H H

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Rotate View tool R R

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Zoom tool †
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Liquify

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Foreground/Background D D
colors

Switch
Foreground/Background X X
colors

Toggle Standard/Quick Mask

Q Q
modes

Artboard tool V V

Toggle Preserve Transparency / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Previous Brush , ,

Next Brush . .

First Brush < <

Last Brush > >

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Use same shortcut key for Liquify

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View images
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Cycle through open documents Control + Tab Control + Tab

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Switch to previous document Shift + Control + Tab Shift + Command +
`(grave accent)

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Close a file in Photoshop and open Shift-Control-W Shift-Command-W

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Toggle between Standard mode Q Q
and Quick Mask mode

Toggle (forward) between Standard F F

screen mode, Full screen mode with
menu bar, and Full screen mode

Toggle (backward) between Shift + F Shift + F

Standard screen mode, Full screen
mode with menu bar, and Full
screen mode

Toggle (forward) canvas color Spacebar + F (or right- Spacebar + F (or Control-
click canvas background click canvas background
and select color) and select color)

Toggle (backward) canvas color Spacebar + Shift + F Spacebar + Shift + F

Fit image in window Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool

Magnify 100% Double-click Zoom tool Double-click Zoom tool

or or
Ctrl + 1 Command + 1

Switch to Hand tool (when not in Spacebar Spacebar

text-edit mode)

Simultaneously pan multiple Shift-drag Shift-drag

documents with Hand tool

Switch to Zoom In tool Control + spacebar Command + spacebar

Switch to Zoom Out tool Alt + spacebar Option + spacebar

Move Zoom marquee while Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag

dragging with the Zoom tool
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Apply zoom percentage, and keep Shift + Enter in Navigator Shift + Return in
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zoom percentage box active panel zoom percentage Navigator panel zoom

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Zoom in on specified area of an
image
Control-drag over preview
in Navigator panel
Command-drag over
preview in Navigator
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tsTemporarily zoom into an image Hold down H and then Hold down H and then
click in the image and click in the image and
hold down the mouse hold down the mouse
button button

Scroll image with Hand tool Spacebar-drag, or drag Spacebar-drag, or drag

view area box in view area box in
Navigator panel Navigator panel

Scroll up or down 1 screen Page Up or Page Down† Page Up or Page Down†

Scroll up or down 10 units Shift + Page Up or Page Shift + Page Up or Page

Down† Down†

Move view to upper-left corner or Home or End Home or End

lower-right corner

Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith \ (backslash) \ (backslash)

(layer mask must be selected)

†
Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down)

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Use Puppet Warp

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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*Currently unavailable in Photoshop on iPad.

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Result Windows macOS

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Free Transform Control + T Command + T

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Toggle between painting and
erasing with the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

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Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree clockwise), clockwise),
Right Arrow (clockwise) Right Arrow (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow (anti- Shift + Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background
D D
colors

Switch Foreground/Background
X X
colors

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Shift- Any selection tool + Shift-

Add to a selection
drag drag

Option-click brush or
Delete brush or swatch Alt-click brush or swatch
swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in

Options bar with Move tool Control-click Command-click
selected

Close all open documents other

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Ctrl + Alt + P Command + Option + P
than the current document
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Cancel any modal dialog window
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(including the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

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Select the first edit field of the
Enter Return
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toolbar

tsNavigate between fields Tab Tab

Navigate between fields in the

Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
opposite direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the black-and-white Shift + Command +

Shift + Control + Alt + B
adjustment Option B

Select all pins Control + A Command + A

Deselect all pins Control + D Command + D

Select multiple pins Shift-click on any pin Shift-click on any pin

Hold down the H key to Hold down the H key to

Hide pins hide the pins and release hide the pins and release
to bring back the pins to bring back the pins

Delete pins Alt-click a pin Option-click a pin

Reveal a circle that allows you to Alt near to, but not over a Option near to, but not
rotate the pin pin over a pin

Cancel distortions Esc Esc

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Use Select and Mask

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Result Windows macOS

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Free Transform Control + T Command + T

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Toggle between painting and erasing with the
same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

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Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

Shift + Command +
New layer via cut Shift + Control + J
J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush

Delete brush or swatch
swatch or swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document +P
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Cancel any modal dialog window (including the
Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

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Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return
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Navigate between fields Tab Tab
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Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Command + Option
Select and mask Control + Alt + R
+R

Target the layer Control + 2 Command + 2

Target the mask Control + \ \

Hold down Shift key Hold down Shift key

Disable the mask temporarily
and click mask and click mask

Add a layer mask icon to automatically hide the Alt-click the layer Option-click the
content of the layer (or active selection) mask icon layer mask icon

Invert a layer mask Control + I Command + I

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Use the Filter Gallery

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Result Windows macOS

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Free Transform Control + T Command + T

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Toggle between painting and erasing with the
same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

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Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document +P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

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Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

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Navigate between fields Tab Tab

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Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
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direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Apply new filter on top of selected filter Alt-click on filter Option-click on filter

Change Cancel button to default Control + click Command + click

Step forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z

Command + Option
Step backward Control + Alt + Z
+Z

Clear brushed areas C

Invert the brush mask I

Toggle between OK/Cancel buttons to

Option
Revert/Apply

Toggle the blur view visibility P

Take a snapshot, saving a copy of blurred

' (apostrophe)
image in the Layers Panel, layer stack

Toggle from Add or Subtract blur brushes "`" Grave key

Toggle the quick mask rubylith overlay

Shift + Q
display if there is a selection

Invert the selection or command to hide the

Shift + Command + I
selection

OK - Applies the current effect and dismisses

Return
the dialog

Close dialog without saving Esc

Shortcut for panning Spacebar

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Toggle view mode Tab

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Zooming in/out Command + and -
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Command + 0 and
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Fit Screen, full screen, or 100%
Command + 1

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Zoom in and out
Command Spacebar

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Increase/decrease brush radius Open close brackets

Change the brush hardness/softness Shift [ and shift ]

Control click (on the

Bring up a brushes panel
image)

Crosshair brush Caps lock

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Use the Liquify filter

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Forward Warp tool W W

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Reconstruct tool R R

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Twirl Clockwise tool C C

tsPucker tool S S

Bloat tool B B

Push Left tool O O

Freeze Mask tool F F

Thaw Mask tool D D

Smooth tool E E

Face tool A A

Hand tool H H

Zoom tool Z Z

Liquify filter Shift + Control + X Shift + Command + X

Reverse direction for Bloat, Alt + tool Option + tool

Pucker, and Push Left tools

Continually sample the Alt-drag in preview with Option-drag in preview with

distortion Reconstruct tool, Displace, Reconstruct tool, Displace,
Amplitwist, or Affine mode Amplitwist, or Affine mode
selected selected

Decrease/increase brush size Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Down Arrow/Up Arrow in

by 2, or density, pressure, rate, Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Brush Size, Density, Pressure,
or turbulent jitter by 1 Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text
box† box†

Decrease/increase brush size Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Left Arrow/Right Arrow with
by 2, or density, pressure, rate, Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Brush Size, Density, Pressure,
or turbulent jitter by 1 Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider
showing† showing†

Cycle through controls on Tab Tab

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right from top

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Cycle through controls on Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
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right from bottom

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Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

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Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10

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Use Vanishing Point

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Zoom 2x (temporary) X X

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Zoom in Control + + (plus) Command + + (plus)

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Zoom out Control + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen)

tsFit in view Control + 0 (zero),

Double-click Hand tool
Command + 0 (zero),
Double-click Hand tool

Zoom to the center at 100% Double-click Zoom tool Double-click Zoom tool

Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp ] ]

tools)

Decrease brush size (Brush, [ [

Stamp tools)

Increase brush hardness (Brush, Shift + ] Shift + ]

Stamp tools)

Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Shift + [ Shift + [

Stamp tools)

Undo last action Control + Z Command + Z

Redo last action Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z

Deselect all Control + D Command + D

Hide selection and planes Control + H Command + H

Move selection 1 pixel Arrow keys Arrow keys

Move selection 10 pixels Shift + arrow keys Shift + arrow keys

Copy Control + C Command + C

Paste Control + V Command + V

Repeat last duplicate and move Control + Shift + T Command + Shift + T

Create a floating selection from Control + Alt + T

the current selection

Fill a selection with image under Control-drag Command-drag

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Create a duplicate of the selection Control + Alt-drag Command + Option-drag

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as a floating selection

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Constrain selection to a 15°
rotation
Alt + Shift to rotate Option + Shift to rotate

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Select a plane under another Control-click the plane Command-click the plane
tsselected plane
Create 90° plane off parent plane Control-drag Command-drag

Delete last node while creating Backspace Delete

plane

Make a full canvas plane, square Double-click the Create Double-click the Create
to the camera Plane tool Plane tool

Use the Camera Raw dialog box

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Zoom tool Z Z

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Hand tool H H

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White Balance tool I I

tsColor Sampler tool S S

Crop tool C C

Straighten tool A A

Spot Removal tool B B

Red Eye Removal tool E E

Basic panel Ctrl + Alt + 1 Command + Option + 1

Tone Curve panel Ctrl + Alt + 2 Command + Option + 2

Detail panel Ctrl + Alt + 3 Command + Option + 3

HSL/Grayscale panel Ctrl + Alt + 4 Command + Option + 4

Split Toning panel Ctrl + Alt + 5 Command + Option + 5

Lens Corrections panel Ctrl + Alt + 6 Command + Option + 6

Camera Calibration panel Ctrl + Alt + 7 Command + Option + 7

Presets panel Ctrl + Alt + 9 Command + Option + 9

(macOS Universal Access zoom
shortcut must be disabled in
System Preferences)

Open Snapshots panel Ctrl + Alt + 9 Command + Option + 9

Parametric Curve Targeted Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Command + Option + Shift + T

Adjustment tool T

Hue Targeted Adjustment tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Command + Option + Shift + H
H

Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Command + Option + Shift + S
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Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Command + Option + Shift + L
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Grayscale Mix Targeted Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Command + Option + Shift + G

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Adjustment tool G

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Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool T T

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Graduated Filter tool G G

Increase/decrease brush size ]/[ ]/[

Increase/decrease brush feather Shift + ] / Shift + [ Shift + ] / Shift + [

Increase/decrease Adjustment = (equal sign) / - = (equal sign) / - (hyphen)

Brush tool flow in increments of 10 (hyphen)

Temporarily switch from Add to Erase Alt Option

mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or
from Erase to Add mode

Increase/decrease temporary Alt + ] / Alt + [ Option + ] / Option + [

Adjustment Brush tool size

Increase/decrease temporary Alt + Shift + ] / Option + Shift + ] / Option +

Adjustment Brush tool feather Alt + Shift + [ Shift + [

Increase/decrease temporary Alt + = (equal Option = (equal sign) / Option

Adjustment Brush tool flow in sign) / Alt + - + - (hyphen)
increments of 10 (hyphen)

Switch to New mode from Add or N N

Erase mode of theAdjustment
Brush tool or the Graduated Filter

Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment M M

Brush tool

Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Y Y

Brush tool

Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool V V

Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, V V

Spot Removal tool or Red Eye
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Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye
Removal tool.
Default
keyboa
Rotate image left L or Ctrl + ] L or Command + ]

rd
Rotate image right R or Ctrl + [ R or Command + [

shortcu
Zoom in Ctrl + + (plus) Command + + (plus)

tsZoom out Ctrl + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen)

Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool Ctrl Command

(Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is
selected. If Crop tool is active,
temporarily switches to Straighten
tool.)

Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool Alt Option

and change the Open Image button to
Open Copy and the Cancel button to
Reset.

Toggle preview P P

Full screen mode F F

Temporarily activate the White Shift Shift

Balance tool and change the Open
Image button to Open Object.
(Does not work if Crop tool is active)

Select multiple points in Curves panel Click the first Click the first point; Shift-click
point; Shift-click additional points
additional points

Add point to curve in Curves panel Control-click in Command-click in preview

preview

Move selected point in Curves panel (1 Arrow keys Arrow keys

unit)

Move selected point in Curves panel Shift-arrow Shift-arrow

(10 units)

Open selected images in Camera Raw Ctrl + R Command + R

dialog box from Bridge

O l t di f B id Shift
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Open selected images from Bridge Shift + double- Shift + double-click image

Default
bypassing Camera Raw dialog box click image

keyboa
Display highlights that will be clipped
in Preview
Alt-drag
Exposure,
Option-drag Exposure,
Recovery, or Black sliders
rd Recovery, or
Black sliders
shortcu
Highlight clipping warning O O
ts
Shadows clipping warning U U

(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating Ctrl +1 - 5 Command + 1 - 5

(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease Ctrl +. (period) / Command + . (period) /

rating Ctrl+, (comma) Command+, (comma)

(Filmstrip mode) Add red label Ctrl + 6 Command + 6

(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label Ctrl + 7 Command + 7

(Filmstrip mode) Add green label Ctrl + 8 Command + 8

(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label Ctrl + 9 Command + 9

(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label Ctrl + Shift + 0 Command + Shift + 0

Camera Raw preferences Ctrl + K Command + K

Deletes Adobe Camera Raw Ctrl + Alt (on Option + Shift (on open)
preferences open)

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Default
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts

Use the Black-and-White dialog box

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Default
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use Curves

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Open the Curves dialog box Control + M Command + M

rd
Select next point on the curve + (plus) + (plus)

shortcu
Select the previous point on the
curve
– (minus) – (minus)

tsSelect multiple points on the curve Shift-click the points Shift-click the points

Deselect a point Control + D Command + D

To delete a point on the curve Select a point and press Select a point and press
Delete Delete

Move the selected point 1 unit Arrow keys Arrow keys

Move the selected point 10 units Shift + Arrow keys Shift + Arrow keys

Display highlights and shadows that Alt-drag black/white Option-drag black/white

will be clipped point sliders point sliders

Set a point to the composite curve Control-click the image Command-click the image

Set a point to the channel curves Shift + Control-click the Shift + Command-click the
image image

Toggle grid size Alt-click the field Option-click the field

Alt + 2 = RGB Option + 2 = RGB

Alt + 3 = Red Option + 3 = Red
Change color channels
Alt + 4 = Green Option + 4 = Green
Alt + 5 = Blue Option + 5 = Blue

Select and move objects

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Reposition marquee while
selecting ‡
Any marquee tool (except
single column and single
Any marquee tool (except
single column and single

rd row) + spacebar-drag row) + spacebar-drag

shortcu
Add to a selection Any selection tool + Shift-
drag
Any selection tool + Shift-
drag
tsSubtract from a selection Any selection tool + Alt- Any selection tool + Option-
drag drag

Intersect a selection Any selection tool (except Any selection tool (except
Quick Selection tool) + Quick Selection tool) + Shift-
Shift-Alt-drag Option-drag

Constrain marquee to square or Shift-drag Shift-drag

circle (if no other selections are
active)‡

Draw marquee from center (if Alt-drag Option-drag

no other selections are active)‡

Constrain shape and draw Shift + Alt-drag Shift + Option-drag

marquee from center‡

Switch to Move tool Control (except when Command (except when

Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or
any Pen tool is selected) any Pen tool is selected)

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool Alt-drag Option-drag

to Lasso tool

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool Alt-click Option-click

to polygonal Lasso tool

Apply/cancel an operation of Enter/Esc or Control + . Return/Esc or Command + .

the Magnetic Lasso (period) (period)

Move copy of selection Move tool + Alt-drag Move tool + Option-drag

selection‡ selection‡

Move selection area 1 pixel Any selection + Right Any selection + Right Arrow,
Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Arrow, or Down Arrow† Down Arrow†

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Move selection 1 pixel Move tool + Right Arrow, Move tool + Right Arrow,

Default Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or

Down Arrow†‡
Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Down Arrow†‡
keyboa
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing Control + Right Arrow, Left Command + Right Arrow,
rd
selected on layer Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Arrow† Down Arrow†
shortcu
tswidth
Increase/decrease detection Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or
]
Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]

Accept cropping or exit cropping Crop tool + Enter or Esc Crop tool + Return or Esc

Toggle crop shield off and on / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Make protractor Ruler tool + Alt-drag end Ruler tool + Option-drag end
point point

Snap guide to ruler ticks (except Shift-drag guide Shift-drag guide

when View > Snap is
unchecked)

Convert between horizontal and Alt-drag guide Option-drag guide

vertical guide

†Hold down Shift to move 10 pixels

‡
Applies to shape tools

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Default
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts
Transform selections, selection borders, and
paths
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Edit paths
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use for painting

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Select foreground
color from color
Any painting tool + Shift + Alt +
right-click and drag
Any painting tool + Control +
Option + Command and drag

rd
picker

shortcu
Select foreground
color from image
Any painting tool + Alt or any
shape tool + Alt (except when
Any painting tool + Option or any
shape tool + Option (except when
tswith Eyedropper Paths option is selected) Paths option is selected)
tool

Select background Eyedropper tool + Alt-click Eyedropper tool + Option-click

color

Color sampler tool Eyedropper tool + Shift Eyedropper tool + Shift

Deletes color Color sampler tool + Alt-click Color sampler tool + Option-click
sampler

Sets opacity, Any painting or editing tool + Any painting or editing tool +
tolerance, strength, number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 =
or exposure for 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession
painting mode 45%) (when airbrush option is = 45%) (when airbrush option is
enabled, use Shift + number keys) enabled, use Shift + number keys)

Sets flow for Any painting or editing tool + Shift Any painting or editing tool +
painting mode + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 =
10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick
45%) (when airbrush option is succession = 45%) (when
enabled, omit Shift) airbrush option is enabled, omit
Shift)

Mixer Brush Alt + Shift + number Option + Shift + number

changes Mix
setting

Mixer Brush Number keys Number keys

changes Wet
setting

Mixer Brush 00 00
changes Wet and
Mix to zero

Cycle through Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)

blending modes
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blending modes

Default
Open Fill dialog

keyboa
box on the
background or Backspace or Shift + Backspace Delete or Shift + Delete

rd
standard layer

shortcu
Fill with
foreground or
Alt + Backspace or Control +
Backspace†
Option + Delete or Command +
Delete†
tsbackground color
Fill from history Control + Alt + Backspace† Command + Option + Delete†

Displays Fill dialog Shift + Backspace Shift + Delete

box

Lock transparent / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

pixels on/off

Connects points Any painting tool + Shift-click Any painting tool + Shift-click
with a straight line

†Hold down Shift to preserve transparency

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Default
Use for blending modes
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or –
(minus)
Shift + + (plus) or –
(minus)

rd
Normal Shift + Alt + N Shift + Option + N

shortcu
Dissolve Shift + Alt + I Shift + Option + I

tsBehind (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + Q Shift + Option + Q

Clear (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + R Shift + Option + R

Darken Shift + Alt + K Shift + Option + K

Multiply Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M

Color Burn Shift + Alt + B Shift + Option + B

Linear Burn Shift + Alt + A Shift + Option + A

Lighten Shift + Alt + G Shift + Option + G

Screen Shift + Alt + S Shift + Option + S

Color Dodge Shift + Alt + D Shift + Option + D

Linear Dodge Shift + Alt + W Shift + Option + W

Overlay Shift + Alt + O Shift + Option + O

Soft Light Shift + Alt + F Shift + Option + F

Hard Light Shift + Alt + H Shift + Option + H

Vivid Light Shift + Alt + V Shift + Option + V

Linear Light Shift + Alt + J Shift + Option + J

Pin Light Shift + Alt + Z Shift + Option + Z

Hard Mix Shift + Alt + L Shift + Option + L

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Shift + Alt + T Shift + Option + T

keyboa
Color Shift + Alt + C Shift + Option + C

rd
Luminosity Shift + Alt + Y Shift + Option + Y

shortcu
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Desaturate Sponge tool + Shift +
Alt + D
Sponge tool + Shift +
Option + D
tsSaturate Sponge tool + Shift + Sponge tool + Shift +
Alt + S Option + S

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Dodge/burn shadows Dodge tool/Burn tool Dodge tool/Burn tool +
+ Shift + Alt + S Shift + Option + S

Dodge/burn midtones Dodge tool/Burn tool Dodge tool/Burn tool +

+ Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M

Dodge/burn highlights Dodge tool/Burn tool Dodge tool/Burn tool +

+ Shift + Alt + H Shift + Option + H
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images

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Default
For education

ForSelect
keyboa
mobile and edit text
Experience Cloud
rd
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

shortcuResult
Support
Windows macOS

tsMove type in image

Resources Control-drag type when Command-drag type when
Type layer is selected Type layer is selected
Adobe Account
Select 1 character left/right or 1 Shift + Left Arrow/Right Shift + Left Arrow/Right
line down/up, or 1 word Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow or Down Arrow/Up
Adobe
left/right Arrow, or Control + Shift + Arrow, or Command + Shift
Left Arrow/Right Arrow + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Select characters
Featured from insertion
products Shift-click
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Express Shift-click
Photoshop Illustrator
point to mouse click point

Move 1 character left/right, 1 line Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Left Arrow/Right Arrow,
down/up, or 1 word left/right Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or
Ad Ad Ad Ad
ob ob ob Control
ob + Left Arrow/Right Command + Left
e e e Arrow
e Arrow/Right Arrow
Change region ∨ on on on on
Fac Tw
Create a new text layer, when a Lin Ins
Shift-click Shift-click
eb itte ke tag
text layer is selected in the
oo r dIn ra
Layers panel k m

Select a word, line, paragraph, Double-click, triple-click, Double-click, triple-click,

Copyright © 2024 Adobe. All rights reserved. /
Privacyor/ story
Terms of Use / Cookie preferences / Do notquadruple-click, orinformation
sell or share my personal /
quadruple-click,
AdChoices or
quintuple-click quintuple-click

Show/Hide selection on Control + H Command + H

selected type

Display the bounding box for Control Command

transforming text when editing
text, or activate Move tool if
cursor is inside the bounding
box

Scale text within a bounding Control-drag a bounding Command-drag a bounding

box when resizing the bounding box handle box handle
box

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Move text box while creating Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag

Default
text box

keyboa
rd
Format type
shortcu
ts
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Align left, center, or right Horizontal Type tool +
Control + Shift + L, C, or R
Horizontal Type tool +
Command + Shift + L, C, or

rd R

shortcu
Align top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool +
Control + Shift + L, C, or R
Vertical Type tool +
Command + Shift + L, C, or
ts R

Choose 100% horizontal scale Control + Shift + X Command + Shift + X

Choose 100% vertical scale Control + Shift + Alt + X Command + Shift + Option
+X

Choose Auto leading Control + Shift + Alt + A Command + Shift + Option

+A

Choose 0 for tracking Control + Shift + Q Command + Control + Shift

+Q

Justify paragraph, left aligns last Control + Shift + J Command + Shift + J

line

Justify paragraph, justifies all Control + Shift + F Command + Shift + F

Toggle paragraph hyphenation Control + Shift + Alt + H Command + Control + Shift

on/off + Option + H

Toggle single/every-line composer Control + Shift + Alt + T Command + Shift + Option

on/off +T

Decrease or increase type size of Control + Shift + < or >† Command + Shift + < or >†
selected text 1 point or pixel

Decrease or increase leading 1 Alt + Down Arrow or Up Option + Down Arrow or

point or pixel Arrow†† Up Arrow††

Decrease or increase baseline shift Shift + Alt + Down Arrow Shift + Option + Down
1 point or pixel or Up Arrow†† Arrow or Up Arrow††

Decrease or increase Alt + Left Arrow or Right Option + Left Arrow or

kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems Arrow†† Right Arrow††

†Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (macOS) to decrease/increase by 5

††Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) to decrease/increase by 5
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Default
keyboa
Slice and optimize
rd
shortcu
ts

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use panels
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Actions panel

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Default
keyboa
Turn command on and all others
off, or turn all commands on
Alt-click the check-mark
next to a command
Option-click the check-
mark next to a command

rd
Turn current modal control on Alt-click Option-click

shortcu
and toggle all other modal
controls
tsChange action or action set Alt + double-click action Option + double-click
options or action set action or action set

Display Options dialog box for Double-click recorded Double-click recorded

recorded command command command

Play entire action Control + double-click an Command + double-click

action an action

Collapse/expand all components Alt-click the triangle Option-click the triangle

of an action

Play a command Control-click the Play Command-click the Play

button button

Create a new action and begin Alt-click the New Action Option-click the New
recording without confirmation button Action button

Select contiguous items of the Shift-click the Shift-click the

same kind action/command action/command

Select discontiguous items of the Control-click the Command-click the

same kind action/command action/command

Use adjustment layers

Note: If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Alt/Option + 1 for red, choose Edit >
Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts. Then restart Photoshop.

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Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Animation panel in Frames mode

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Brush panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Channels panel

Note: If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose
Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Select individual channels Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5
(blue)
Command + 3 (red), 4 (green),
5 (blue)

rd
Select composite channel Ctrl + 2 Command + 2

shortcu
Load channel as selection Control-click channel Command-click channel

ts thumbnail, or Alt + Ctrl + 3

(red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
thumbnail, or Option +
Command + 3 (red), 4 (green),
5 (blue)

Add to current selection Control + Shift-click channel Command + Shift-click

thumbnail channel thumbnail

Subtract from current Control + Alt-click channel Command + Option-click

selection thumbnail channel thumbnail

Intersect with current Control + Shift + Alt-click Command + Shift + Option-

selection channel thumbnail click channel thumbnail

Set options for Save Alt-click Save Selection As Option-click Save Selection As
Selection As Channel Channel button Channel button
button

Create a new spot channel Control-click Create New Command-click Create New
Channel button Channel button

Select/deselect multiple Shift-click color channel Shift-click color channel

color-channel selection

Select/deselect alpha Shift-click alpha channel Shift-click alpha channel

channel and show/hide as a
rubylith overlay

Display channel options Double-click alpha or spot Double-click alpha or spot

channel thumbnail channel thumbnail

Toggle composite and Any tool, including the Brush Any tool, including the Brush
grayscale mask in Quick Tool: Tool:
Mask mode Shift + ~ (tilde) Shift + ~ (tilde)
Any tool, excluding the Any tool, excluding the Brush
Brush Tool: Tool:
` (grave accent) ` (grave accent)

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Default
Use the Clone Source panel
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Color panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the History panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Info panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Layers panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Load layer transparency as a
selection
Control-click layer
thumbnail
Command-click layer
thumbnail

rd
Add to current selection Control + Shift-click layer Command + Shift-click layer

shortcu thumbnail thumbnail

tsSubtract
selection
from current Control + Alt-click layer
thumbnail
Command + Option-click
layer thumbnail

Intersect with current Control + Shift + Alt-click Command + Shift + Option-

selection layer thumbnail click layer thumbnail

Load filter mask as a selection Control-click filter mask Command-click filter mask
thumbnail thumbnail

New layer Control + Shift+ N Command + Shift+ N

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Group layers Control + G Command + G

Ungroup layers Control + Shift + G Command + Shift + G

Create/release clipping mask Control + Alt + G Command + Option + G

Select all layers Control + Alt + A Command + Option + A

Merge visible layers Control + Shift + E Command + Shift + E

Create new empty layer with Alt-click New Layer button Option-click New Layer
dialog box button

Create new layer below target Control-click New Layer Command-click New Layer
layer button button

Select top layer Alt + . (period) Option + . (period)

Select bottom layer Alt + , (comma) Option + , (comma)

Add to layer selection in Shift + Alt + [ or ] Shift + Option + [ or ]

Layers panel

Select next layer down/up Alt + [ or ] Option + [ or ]

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Default
Move target layer down/up Control + [ or ] Command + [ or ]

keyboa
Merge a copy of all visible
layers into target layer
Control + Shift + Alt + E Command + Shift + Option +
E
rd
Merge layers Highlight layers you want to Highlight the layers you want
shortcu merge, then Control + E to merge, then Command + E

tsMove layer to bottom or top Control + Shift + [ or ] Command + Shift + [ or ]

Copy current layer to layer Alt + Merge Down Option + Merge Down
below command from the Panel command from the Panel
pop‑up menu pop‑up menu

Merge all visible layers to a Alt + Merge Visible Option + Merge Visible
new layer above the currently command from the Panel command from the Panel
selected layer pop‑up menu pop‑up menu

Show/hide this layer/layer Right-click the eye icon Control-click the eye icon
group only or all layers/layer
groups

Show/hide all other currently Alt-click the eye icon Option-click the eye icon
visible layers

Toggle lock transparency for / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

target layer, or last applied
lock

Edit layer effect/style, options Double-click layer Double-click layer effect/style

effect/style

Hide layer effect/style Alt-double-click layer Option-double-click layer

effect/style effect/style

Edit layer style Double-click layer Double-click layer

Disable/enable vector mask Shift-click vector mask Shift-click vector mask

thumbnail thumbnail

Open Layer Mask Display Double-click layer mask Double-click layer mask
Options dialog box thumbnail thumbnail

Toggle layer mask on/off Shift-click layer mask Shift-click layer mask
thumbnail thumbnail

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Toggle filter mask on/off Shift-click filter mask Shift-click filter mask

Default thumbnail thumbnail

keyboa
Toggle between layer
mask/composite image
Alt-click layer mask
thumbnail
Option-click layer mask
thumbnail
rd
Toggle between filter Alt-click filter mask Option-click filter mask
shortcu
mask/composite image thumbnail thumbnail

tsToggle rubylith mode for layer \ (backslash), or Shift + Alt- \ (backslash), or Shift +
mask on/off click Option-click

Select all type; temporarily Double-click type layer Double-click type layer
select Type tool thumbnail thumbnail

Create a clipping mask Alt-click the line dividing Option-click the line dividing
two layers two layers

Rename layer Double-click the layer Double-click the layer name

name

Edit filter settings Double-click the filter effect Double-click the filter effect

Edit the Filter Blending options Double-click the Filter Double-click the Filter
Blending icon Blending icon

Create new layer group below Control-click New Group Command-click New Group
current layer/layer set button button

Create new layer group with Alt-click New Group button Option-click New Group
dialog box button

Create layer mask that hides Alt-click Add Layer Mask Option-click Add Layer Mask
all/selection button button

Create vector mask that Control-click Add Layer Command-click Add Layer
reveals all/path area Mask button Mask button

Create vector mask that hides Control + Alt-click Add Command + Option-click
all or displays path area Layer Mask button Add Layer Mask button

Display layer group properties Right-click layer group and Control-click the layer group
choose Group Properties, or and choose Group
double-click group Properties, or double-click
group

Select/deselect multiple Shift-click Shift-click

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contiguous layers
Default
Select/deselect multiple Control-click Command-click
keyboa
discontiguous layers

rd
shortcuNote: If Kotoeri is your Japanese language input method, the “Toggle rubylith mode for
layer mask on/off ” shortcut starts an action in Kotoeri. Please switch to another mode (for
tsexample, “U.S.”) to enable this shortcut.

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Default
Use the Layer Comps panel
keyboa
rd
shortcu
ts

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Paths panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use the Swatches panel

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Result Windows macOS

Default
keyboa
Free Transform Control + T Command + T

rd
Toggle between painting and erasing with
the same brush
Hold down ` (grave
accent)
Hold down ` (grave
accent)

shortcu
Decrease Brush Size [ [

tsIncrease Brush Size ] ]

Decrease Brush Hardness { {

Increase Brush Hardness } }

Left Arrow (anti- Left Arrow (anti-

clockwise), clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree
Right Arrow Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Left Arrow

(anti-clockwise), (anti-clockwise),
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees
Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Right Arrow
(clockwise) (clockwise)

Default Foreground/Background colors D D

Switch Foreground/Background colors X X

Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer

New layer via copy Control + J Command + J

New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

Any selection tool + Any selection tool +

Add to a selection
Shift-drag Shift-drag

Alt-click brush or Option-click brush or

Delete brush or swatch
swatch swatch

Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar

Control-click Command-click
with Move tool selected

Close all open documents other than the Command + Option +

Ctrl + Alt + P
current document P

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Cancel any modal dialog window (including

Default
the Start Workspace)
Escape Escape

keyboa
Select the first edit field of the toolbar Enter Return

rd
Navigate between fields Tab Tab

shortcu
Navigate between fields in the opposite
Tab + Shift Tab + Shift
ts
direction

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Use Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins)

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Result (Extract and Pattern Windows macOS

Default
Maker)

keyboa
Fit in window Control + 0 Command + 0

rd
Zoom in Control + + (plus) Command + + (plus)

shortcu
Zoom out Control + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen)

tsCycle through controls on right Tab Tab

from top

Cycle through controls on right Shift + Tab Shift + Tab

from bottom

Temporarily activate Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar

Change Cancel to Reset Alt Option

Result (Extract only) Windows macOS

Edge Highlighter tool B B

Fill tool G G

Eyedropper tool I I

Cleanup tool C C

Edge Touchup tool T T

Toggle between Edge Alt + Edge Option + Edge

Highlighter tool and Eraser tool Highlighter/Eraser tool Highlighter/Eraser tool

Toggle Smart Highlighting Control with Edge Command with Edge

Highlighter tool selected Highlighter tool selected

Remove current highlight Alt + Delete Option + Delete

Highlight entire image Control + Delete Command + Delete

Fill foreground area and Shift-click with Fill tool Shift-click with Fill tool
preview extraction selected selected

Move mask when Edge Control-drag Command-drag

Touchup tool is selected

Add it h Cl t l Alt d
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Add opacity when Cleanup tool Alt-drag Option-drag

Default
is selected

keyboa
Toggle Show menu options in
preview between Original and
X X

rd
Extracted

shortcu
Enable Cleanup and Edge
Touchup tools before preview
Shift + X Shift + X

ts
Cycle through Display menu in F F
preview from top to bottom

Cycle through Display menu in Shift + F Shift + F

preview from bottom to top

Decrease/increase brush size by Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Down Arrow or Up Arrow in

1 Brush Size text box† Brush Size text box†

Decrease/increase brush size by Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Left Arrow/Right Arrow with
1 Brush Size Slider showing† Brush Size Slider showing†

Set strength of Cleanup or Edge 0–9 0–9

Touch‑up tool

†Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10

Result (Pattern Maker only) Windows macOS

Delete current selection Control + D Command + D

Undo a selection move Control + Z Command + Z

Generate or generate again Control + G Command + G

Intersect with current selection Shift + Alt + select Shift + Option + select

Toggle view: original/generated X X

pattern

Go to first tile in Tile History Home Home

Go to last tile in Tile History End End

Go to previous tile in Tile Left Arrow, Page Up Left Arrow, Page Up

History

Go to next tile in Tile History Right Arrow, Page Down Right Arrow, Page Down
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y g , g g , g

Default
Delete current tile from Tile
History
Delete Delete

keyboa
Nudge selection when viewing Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up
rd
the original Arrow, or Down Arrow Arrow, or Down Arrow

shortcu
Increase selection nudging Shift + Right Arrow, Left Shift + Right Arrow, Left

tswhen viewing the original Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down

Arrow
Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down
Arrow

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