Adobe Photoshop 5 shortcut Keys | Techbirds
Posted on: September 4, 2017 /
Categories: Mobile Applications
When working in Photoshop, simple tasks can become a hindrance to your workflow. So, instead of becoming frustrated take a look at our list of Photoshop shortcuts right here. They’re guaranteed to speed up your workflow once you get the hang of them! Whether you want to change the size of your text, deselect a layer or merge a series of layers – we’ve got it covered! There’s also some handy hints for brushes, saving and closing, and viewing options.
Selecting:
| raw Marquee from Center | Alt-Marquee |
| Add to a Selection | Shift |
| Subtract from a Selection | Alt |
| Intersection with a Selection | Shift-Alt |
| Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool | Alt-Drag Selection |
| Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool | Ctrl-Alt-Drag Selection |
| Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) | Arrow Keys |
| Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) | Shift-Arrow Keys |
| Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer | Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel) |
| Restore Last Selection | Ctrl-Shift-D |
| Feather Selection | Shift-F6 |
| Move Marquee while drawing selection | Hold Space while drawing marquee |
Viewing:
| Fit on Screen | Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0 |
| 100% View Level (Actual Pixels) | Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+) |
| Zoom out | Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–) |
| Hide all tools and panels | Tab |
| Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar | Shift-Tab |
| Rotate through full screen modes | F |
| Scroll image left or right in window | Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down |
| Jump/Zoom to part of Image | Ctrl-drag in Navigator panel |
| Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith | \ |
Layer Shortcuts:
| Create new layer | Ctrl-Shift-N |
| Select non-contiguous layers | Ctrl-Click layers |
| Select contiguous layers | Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer |
| Delete Layer | Delete key (while in the Move tool) |
| View contents of layer mask | Alt-Click layer mask icon |
| Temporarily turn off layer mask | Shift-Click layer mask icon |
| Clone layer as you move it | Alt-Drag |
| Find/Select layer containing object | Right-Click on the object w/Move tool |
| Change layer opacity | Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected) |
| Cycle down or up through blend modes | Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–) |
| Change to a specific blend mode | (w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.) |
| Switch to layer below/above current layer | Alt-[ or Alt-] |
Type Shortcuts:
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| Select all text on layer | Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel |
| Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts | Ctrl-Shift->/ |
| Open Brushes pop-up panel | Right-Click in Image window |
| Erase to History panel’s source state | Alt-Eraser |
| Cycle down or up through blend modes | Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–) |
| Change to a specific blend mode | Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.) |
| Create fixed color target from within a dialog box | Shift-Click in image window |
| Delete fixed color target | Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler tool |
| Create new spot-color channel from current selection | Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel |
Pen tool Shortcuts:
| To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen | Ctrl |
| Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools | Alt |
| Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point | Ctrl-Alt |
| To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool | Alt-click |
| Convert path to a selection | Ctrl-click on path name (in Paths panel |
Panel Shortcuts:
| Show/Hide Brushes panel | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color panel | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers panel | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info panel | F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | Alt-F9 |
| Open Adobe Bridge | Ctrl-Alt-O |
Other Shortcuts:
| Switch between open documents | Ctrl-Tab |
| Undo or Redo operations beyond last one | Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z |
| Apply Last Filter | Ctrl-F |
| Opens Last Filter Dialog Box | Ctrl-Alt-F |
| Hand Tool | Spacebar |
| Reset Dialog Box | Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click it |
| Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit | Up/Down Arrow |
| Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units | Shift-Up/Down Arrow |
| Replay last Transformation | Ctrl-Shift-T |
| Measure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function) | After ruler is drawn, Alt-Drag end of line with Ruler Tool |
| Move Crop Marquee while creating | Hold Space while drawing |
| Snap Guide to Ruler ticks | Hold Shift while dragging |
| Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) | Enter |
| Don’t Snap object edge while moving | Hold Control while dragging |
Tools:
| V | Move |
| M | Marquee tools |
| L | Lasso tools |
| W | Quick Selection, Magic Wand |
| C | Crop and Slice Tools |
| I | Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count |
| J | Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye |
| B | Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush |
| S | Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp |
| Y | History Brush, Art History Brush |
| E | Eraser tools |
| G | Gradient, Paint Bucket |
| O | Dodge, Burn, Sponge |
| P | Pen tools |
| T | Type tools |
| A | Path Selection, Direct Selection |
| U | Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape |
| K | 3D Tools |
| N | 3D Camera Tools |
| H | Hand |
| R | Rotate View |
| Z | Zoom |
| D | Default colors |
| X | Switch Foreground and Background colors |
| Q | Quick Mask Mode |
| To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above | |
| For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee hit Shift-M |
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