Photoshop Shortcuts
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Note:
- If you see "<--" or "-->" in the shortcuts list, it means you have to press the left arrow key (<--) or the right arrow key (-->).
- If you see "(up arrow)" or "(down arrow), it means you have to press the up arrow key (up arrow) or the down arrow key (down arrow).
- The shortcuts for actions marked with an asterisk(*) at the beginning of their name only work in Adobe Photoshop CS3.
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| File | Alt+F | |
| New Document | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N |
| New Document (last settings) | Ctrl+Alt+N | Cmd+Opt+N |
| Open | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O |
| Open As | CtrlAlt+Shift+O | Cmd+Opt+Shift+O |
| Page Setup | Ctrl+Shift+P | Cmd+Shift+P |
| Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | |
| Print One Copy | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P | Cmd+Opt+Shift+P |
| Print with Preview | Ctrl+Alt+P | Cmd+Opt+P |
| Revert | F12 | F12 |
| Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S |
| Save As (Copy) | Ctrl+Alt+S | Cmd+Opt+S |
| Save for Web | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S | Cmd+Opt+Shift+S |
| Browse (launch Adobe Bridge) | Ctrl+Alt+O | Cmd+Opt+O |
| Close | Ctrl+W/Ctrl+F4 | Cmd+W |
| Close All | Ctrl+Alt+W/Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Cmd+Opt+W |
| Close and Go To Bridge | Ctrl+Shift+W | Cmd+Shift+W |
| Edit in ImageReady | Ctrl+Shift+M | Cmd+Shift+M |
| Exit | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q |
| File Info | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I | Cmd+Opt+Shift+I |
| Edit | Alt+E | |
| Clear (selection) | Delete/Backspace | Delete |
| Color Settings | Ctrl+Shift+K | Cmd+Shift+K |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C |
| Copy Merged | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X |
| Duplicate Free Transform | Ctrl+Alt+T | Cmd+Opt+T |
| Duplicate Transform Again | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Cmd+Opt+Shift+T |
| Fade (last filter/adjustment) | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F |
| Fill Dialog | Shift+Backspace | Shift+Delete |
| Fill from History | Ctrl+Alt+Backspace | Cmd+Opt+Delete |
| Fill from History & Preserve Trans. | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace | Cmd+Opt+Shift+Delete |
| Fill w/Background & Preserve Trans. | Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | Cmd+Shift+Delete |
| Fill w/Foreground & Preserve Trans. | Alt+Shift+Backspace | Opt+Shift+Delete |
| Fill with Background Color | Ctrl+Backspace | Cmd+Delete |
| Fill with Foreground Color | Alt+Backspace | Opt+Delete |
| Free Transform | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K | Opt+Shift+Cmd+K |
| Menus | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M | Cmd+Opt+Shift+M |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V |
| Paste Into (selection) | Ctrl+Shift+V | Cmd+Shift+V |
| Paste Outside (selection) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V | Cmd+Opt+Shift+V |
| Preferences (General) | Ctrl+K | Cmd+K |
| Preferences (last used) | Ctrl+Alt+K | Cmd+Opt+K |
| Step Backward (History) | Ctrl+Alt+Z | Cmd+Opt+Z |
| Step Forward (History) | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Cmd+Shift+Z |
| Transform Again | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T |
| Undo/Redo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z |
| Image | Alt+I | |
| Auto Color | Ctrl+Shift+B | Cmd+Shift+B |
| Auto Contrast | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L | Cmd+Opt+Shift+L |
| Auto Levels | Ctrl+Shift+L | Cmd+Shift+L |
| *Black & White | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B | Cmd+Opt+Shift+B |
| Canvas Size | Ctrl+Alt+C | Cmd+Opt+C |
| Color Balance | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B |
| Color Balance (last settings) | Ctrl+Alt+B | Cmd+Opt+B |
| Curves | Ctrl+M | Cmd+M |
| Curves (last settings) | Ctrl+Alt+M | Cmd+Opt+M |
| Desaturate | Ctrl+Shift+U | Cmd+Shift+U |
| Hue/Saturation | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U |
| Hue/Saturation (last settings) | Ctrl+Alt+U | Cmd+Opt+U |
| Image Size | Ctrl+Alt+I | Cmd+Opt+I |
| Invert | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I |
| Levels | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L |
| Levels (last settings) | Ctrl+Alt+L | Cmd+Opt+I |
| Layer | Alt+L | |
| Bring Forward | Ctrl+] | Cmd+] |
| Bring To Front | Ctrl+Shift+]T | Cmd+Shift+] |
| Create/Release Clipping Mask (Toggle) | Ctrl+Alt+G | Cmd+Opt+G |
| Group Layers | Ctrl+G | Cmd+G |
| Layer Opacity 10% -> 100% | 1 -> 0 | 1 -> 0 |
| Layer via Copy | Ctrl+J | Cmd+J |
| Layer via Copy (with dialog) | Ctrl+Alt+J | Cmd+Opt+J |
| Layer via Cut | Ctrl+Shift+J | Cmd+Shift+J |
| Layer via Cut (with dialog) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J | Cmd+Opt+Shift+J |
| Merge Layers | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E |
| Merge Visible | Ctrl+Shift+E | Cmd+Shift+E |
| New Layer | Ctrl+Shift+N | Cmd+Shift+N |
| New Layer (no dialog) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N | Cmd+Opt+Shift+N |
| Next Layer | Alt+] | Opt+] |
| Previous Layer | Alt+[ | Opt+[ |
| Select Previous Layer | Alt+Shift+[ | Opt+Shift+[ |
| Select Next Layer | Alt+Shift+] | Opt+Shift+] |
| Send Backward | Ctrl+[ | Cmd+[ |
| Send to Back | Ctrl+Shift+[ | Cmd+Shift+[ |
| Stamp Down | Ctrl+Alt+E | Cmd+Opt+E |
| Stamp Visible | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E | Cmd+Opt+Shift+E |
| Select Bottom Layer | Alt+, | Opt+, |
| Select Top Layer | Alt+. | Alt+. |
| Select Layers to Bottom Layer | Alt+Shift+, | Opt+Shift+, |
| Select Layers to Top Layer | Alt+Shift+. | Opt+Shift+. |
| Ungroup Layers | Ctrl+Shift+G | Cmd+Shift+G |
| Select | Alt+S | Alt+S |
| All | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A |
| All Layers | Ctrl+Alt+A | Cmd+Opt+A |
| Deselect | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D |
| Feather | Ctrl+Alt+D | Cmd+Opt+D |
| Inverse | Ctrl+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Move Selection (while creating) | Space | Space |
| *Refine Edge | Ctrl+Alt+R | Cmd+Opt+R |
| Reselect | Ctrl+Shift+D | Cmd+Shift+D |
| Filter | Alt+T | |
| Extract | Ctrl+Alt+X | Cmd+Opt+X |
| Last Filter | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F |
| Last Filter (show dialog box) | Ctrl+Alt+F | Cmd+Opt+F |
| Liquify | Ctrl+Shift+X | Cmd+Shift+X |
| Pattern Marker | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X | Cmd+Opt+Shift+X |
| Vanishing Point | Ctrl+Alt+V | Cmd+Opt+V |
| View | Alt+V | |
| Actual Pixels | Ctrl+Alt+0 | Cmd+Opt+0 |
| Extras (show/hide) | Ctrl+H | Cmd+H |
| Fit on Screen | Ctrl+0 | Cmd+0 |
| Gamut Warning | Ctrl+Shift+Y | Cmd+Shift+Y |
| Grid (show/hide) | Ctrl+ ' | Cmd+ ' |
| Guides (lock/unlock) | Ctrl+Alt+ ; | Cmd+Opt+ ; |
| Guides (show/hide) | Ctrl+ ; | Cmd+ ; |
| Proof Colors (CMYK preview | Ctrl+Y | Cmd+Y |
| Rulers (show/hide) | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R |
| Snap (on/off | Ctrl+Shift+ ; | Cmd+Shift+ ; |
| Target Path (show/hide) | Ctrl+Shift+H | Cmd+Shift+H |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+ + | Cmd+ + |
| Zoom In & Resize Window | Ctrl+Alt+ + | Cmd+Opt+ + |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+ - | Cmd+ - |
| Zoom Out & Resize Windows | Ctrl+Alt+ - | Cmd+Opt+ - |
| Window | Alt+W | |
| All Palettes (show/hide) | Tab | Tab |
| Tool Bar & Palettes (show/hide) | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Actions Palette (show/hide) | F9 | F9 |
| Brushes Palette (show/hide) | F5 | F5 |
| Color Palette (show/hide) | F6 | F6 |
| Info Palette (show/hide) | F8 | F8 |
| Layers Palette | F7 | F7 |
| Options Bar (show) | Return/Enter | Return |
| Tools | ||
| Add Shape | + | + |
| Subtract Shape | - | - |
| Preserve Transparency (toggle) | / | / |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
| Decrease Brush Softness by 25% | Shift+[ | Shift+[ |
| Increase Brush Hardness by 25% | Shift+] | Shift+] |
| Previous Brush | < | < |
| Next Brush | > | > |
| First Brush | Shift+< | Shift+< |
| Last Brush | Shift+> | Shift+> |
| Tool Opacity 10% -> 100% | 1 -> 0 | 1 -> 0 |
| Flow/Airbrush Opacity 10% -> 100% | Shift+1 -> 0 | Shift+1 -> 0 |
| Path/Direct Selection Tool | A | A |
| Brush/Pencil/Color Replacement Tool | B | B |
| Crop Tool | C | C |
| Default Colors | D | D |
| Eraser Tool | E | E |
| Cycle Screen Modes | F | F |
| Gradient/Paint Bucket Tool | G | G |
| Hand Tool | H | H |
| Eyedropper/Sampler/Measure Tool | I | I |
| Spot Healing/Healing/Patch/Red Eye | J | J |
| Slice Tool | K | K |
| Lasso Tool | L | L |
| Marquee Tool | M | M |
| Notes/Audio Annotation Tool | N | N |
| Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool | O | O |
| Pen/Freeform Pen Tool | P | P |
| Standard/Quick Mask Mode | Q | Q |
| Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool | R | R |
| Clone/Pattern Stamp Tool | S | S |
| Type Tool (vertical/horizontal) | T | T |
| Shape Tool | U | U |
| Move Tool | V | V |
| Magic Wand Tool | W | W |
| Switch Colors | X | X |
| History/Art History Brush Tool | Y | Y |
| Zoom Tool | Z | Z |
| Hand Tool (toggle) | Space | Space |
| Zoom In (toggle) | Ctrl+Space | Cmd+Space |
| Zoom Our (toggle) | Alt{Space | Opt+Space |
| Cycle Path/Direction Selection Tools | Shift+A | Shift+A |
| Cycle Brush/Pencil/Color Replacement | Shift+B | Shift+B |
| Cycle Eraser Tools | Shift+E | Shift+E |
| Menubar (show/hide) | Shift+F | Shift+F |
| Toggle Gradient/Paint Bucket Tools | Shift+G | Shift+G |
| Cycle Eyedropper/Sampler/Measure | Shift+I | Shift+I |
| Cycle Spot/Healing/Patch/Red Eye | Shift+J | Shift+J |
| Toggle Slice/Slice Select Tools | Shift+K | Shift+K |
| Cycle Lasso Tools | Shift+L | Shift+L |
| Toggle Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee | Shift+M | Shift+M |
| Toggle Notes/Audio Annotation Tools | Shift+N | Shift+N |
| Cycle Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tools | Shift+O | Shift+O |
| Toggle Pen/Freeform Pen Tools | Shift+P | Shift+P |
| Cycle Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tools | Shift+R | Shift+R |
| Toggle Clone/Pattern Stamp Tools | Shift+S | Shift+S |
| Cycle Type Tools (vertical/horizontal) | Shift+T | Shift+T |
| Cycle Shape/Line Tools | Shift+U | Shift+U |
| Toggle History/Art History Brush | Shift+Y | Shift+Y |
| Type | ||
| Align Left | Ctrl+Shift+L | Cmd+Shift+L |
| Align Right | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R |
| Bold (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+B | Cmd+Shift+B |
| Center Text | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C |
| Change Kerning by 100/1000em | Ctrl+Alt+<--,--> | Cmd+Opt+<--,--> |
| Change Kerning by 20/1000em | Alt+<--,--> | Opt+<--,--> |
| Decrease/Increase Baseline by 10pt | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Decrease/Increase Baseline by 2pt | Alt+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Opt+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Decrease/Increase Leading by 10pt | Ctrl+Alt+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Cmd+Opt+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Decrease/Increase Leading by 2pt | Alt+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Opt+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Decrease/Increase Type Size by 10pt | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<,> | Cmd+Opt+Shift+<,> |
| Decrease/Increase Type Size by 2pt | Ctrl+Shift+<,> | Cmd+Shift+<,> |
| Hyphenation (toggle) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H | Cmd+Opt+Shift+H |
| Italic (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F |
| Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) | Ctrl+Shift+J | Cmd+Shift+J |
| Move Cursor One Word Left or Right | Ctrl+<--,--> | Cmd+<--,--> |
| Move Cursor to End of Line | End | End |
| Move Cursor to End of Story | Ctrl+End | Cmd+End |
| Move Cursor to Start | Ctrl+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Move Cursor to Start of Story | Ctrl+Home | Cmd+Home |
| Move to Previous/Next Paragraph | Ctrl+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Cmd+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Regular (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+Y | Cmd+Shift+Y |
| Select One Character to Left or Right | Shift+<--,--> | Shift+<--,--> |
| Select One Line (to end) Up or Down | Ctrl+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Cmd+Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Select One Line Up or Down | Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) | Shift+(up arrow), (down arrow) |
| Select One Word to Left or Right | Ctrl+Shift+<--,--> | Cmd+Shift+<--,--> |
| Select Type to End of Line | Shift+End | Shift+End |
| Select Type to End of Story | Ctrl+Shift+End | Cmd+Shift+End |
| Select Type to Start of Line | Shift+Home | Shift+Home |
| Select Type to Start of Story | Ctrl+Shift+Home | Cmd+Shift+Home |
| Set Horizontal Scale to 100% | Ctrl+Shift+X | Cmd+Shift+X |
| Set Leading to Auto | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Cmd+Opt+Shift+A |
| Set Tracking to 0 | Ctrl+Shift+Q | Cmd+Shift+Q |
| Set Vertical Scale to 100% | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X | Cmd+Opt+Shift+X |
| Set Leading to Auto | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Cmd+Opt+Shift+A |
| Show/Hide Type | Ctrl+H | Cmd+H |
| Small Caps (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+H | Cmd+Shift+H |
| Strikethrough (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+/ | Cmd+Shift+/ |
| Subscript (toggle) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ + | Cmd+Opt+Shift+ + |
| Superscript (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+ + | Cmd+Shift+ + |
| Toggle Single/Every-Line Composer | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | Cmd+Opt+Shift+T |
| Underlining (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+U | Cmd+Shift+U |
| Uppercase (toggle) | Ctrl+Shift+K | Cmd+Shift+K |
| Cancel Type Changes | Esc | Esc |
| Commit Type Changes | Ctrl+Return/Enter | Cmd+Return |
| Channels | ||
| Add Composite Selection | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+~ | Cmd+Opt+Shift+~ |
| Add Layer Mask Selection | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+\ | Cmd+Opt+Shift+\ |
| Add Selection Channel 1 -> 9 | Ctrl+1 -> 9 | Cmd+1 -> 9 |
| Channel/Rubylith View (toggle) | ~ | ~ |
| Layer Mask as Rubylith (toggle) | \ | \ |
| Load Composite as Selection | Ctrl+Alt+~ | Cmd+Opt+~ |
| Load Layer Mask as Selection | Ctrl+Alt+\ | Cmd+Opt+\ |
| Load Selection Channel 1 -> 9 | Ctrl+Alt+1 -> 9 | Cmd+Opt+1 -> 9 |
| Select Channel 1 -> 9 | Ctrl+1 -> 9 | Cmd+1 -> 9 |
| Select Composite Channel | Ctrl+~ | Cmd+~ |
| Select Layer Mask (Channel) | Ctrl+\ | Cmd+\ |
| Show Composite Channel (toggle) | Shift+~ | Shift+~ |
| Blending Modes | ||
| Cycle Blending Modes Backward | Shift+- | Shift+- |
| Cycle Blending Modes Forward | Shift+ + | Shift+ + |
| Behind | Alt+Shift+Q | Opt+Shift+Q |
| Clear | Alt+Shift+R | Opt+Shift+R |
| Color | Alt+Shift+C | Opt+Shift+C |
| Color Burn | Alt+Shift+B | Opt+Shift+B |
| Color Dodge | Alt+Shift+D | Opt+Shift+D |
| Darken | Alt+Shift+K | Opt+Shift+K |
| Difference | Alt+Shift+E | Opt+Shift+E |
| Dissolve | Alt+Shift+I | Opt+Shift+I |
| Exclusion | Alt+Shift+X | Opt+Shift+X |
| Hard Light | Alt+Shift+H | Opt+Shift+H |
| Hard Mix/Threshold | Alt+Shift+L | Opt+Shift+L |
| Hue | Alt+Shift+U | Opt+Shift+U |
| Lighten | Alt+Shift+G | Opt+Shift+G |
| Linear Burn | Alt+Shift+A | Opt+Shift+A |
| Linear Dodge | Alt+Shift+ | Opt+Shift+W |
| Linear Light | Alt+Shift+J | Opt+Shift+J |
| Luminosity | Alt+Shift+M | Opt+Shift+M |
| Normal | Alt+Shift+N | Opt+Shift+N |
| Overlay | Alt+Shift+O | Opt+Shift+O |
| Pin Light | Alt+Shift+Z | Opt+Shift+Z |
| Saturation | Alt+Shift+T | Opt+Shift+T |
| Screen | Alt+Shift+S | Opt+Shift+S |
| Soft Light | Alt+Shift+F | Opt+Shift+F |
| Vivid Light | Alt+Shift+V | Opt+Shift+V |
| Pass Through (Groups) | Alt+Shift+P | Opt+Shift+P |
| Desaturate (Sponge Tool) | Alt+Shift+D | Opt+Shift+D |
| Saturate (Sponge Tool) | Alt+Shift+S | Opt+Shift+S |
| Highlights (Dodge & Burn Tools) | Alt+Shift+H | Opt+Shift+H |
| Midtones (Dodge & Burn Tools) | Alt+Shift+M | Opt+Shift+M |
| Shadows (Dodge & Burn Tools) | Alt+Shift+S | Opt+Shift+S |
| Navigation | ||
| Move View to Bottom Right | End | End |
| Move View to Top Left | Home | Home |
| Next Document | Ctrl+Tab | Cmd+Tab |
| Previous Document | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Cmd+Shift+Tab |
| Scroll View Down 10px | Shift+PageDown | Shift+PageDown |
| Scroll View Down One Page | PageDown | PageDown |
| Scroll View Left 10px | Ctrl+Shift+PageUp | Cmd+Shift+PageUp |
| Scroll View Left One Page | PageUp | PageUp |
| Pan/Zoom Multiple Documents | Shift | Shift |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Help | F1 | Help |
| Accept Operation | Return/Enter | Return |
| Cancel Operation | Esc/Ctrl+ . | Esc/Cmd+ . |
| Apply Zoom and Keep Zoom Field Active | Shift+Return | Shift+Return |
| New Frame (Animation) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F | Cmd+Opt+Shift+F |
| Select Active Path | Ctrl+Shift+Enter . | Cmd+Shift+Enter . |
