Here are the various keyboard shortcuts used in Photoshop on Windows and MacOS. Starting from how the keys are used and the function of the Photoshop keyboard shortcut itself.
Photoshop is one of the software the most popular and widely used image processor today. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you must have used Photoshop to edit or manipulate an image.
Well, to speed up your work when using Photoshop, there are buttons or various keyboard shortcuts which can be used.
In this article, JalanTikus discusses various keyboard shortcuts used in Photoshop on Windows and MacOS. Starting from how to use and function of the Photoshop keyboard shortcut itself.
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Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Layers
Create New Layer
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+N
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+N
Create New Layer Behind Selected Layer
- MAC: Ctrl+New Layer icon
- WINDOWS: Cmd+New Layer Icon
Fill a Layer
- MAC: Alt+Backspace (foreground) or Cmd+Backspace (background)
- WINDOWS: Alt+Delete (foreground) or Ctrl+Delete (background)
Flatten Layers
- MAC: Cmd+Alt+Shift+E
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
Merge Visible Layers
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+E
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+E
Stamp Down Selected Layers
- MAC: Cmd+Alt+E
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+E
New Layer via Copy
- MAC: Cmd+J
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+J
New Layer via Cut
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+J
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+J
Bring Layer to Top of Stack
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+]
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+]
Send Layer to Bottom of Stack
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+[
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+[
Bring Layer Forward
- MAC: Cmd+]
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+]
Send Layer Back
- MAC: Cmd+[
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+[
Copy Multiple Layers
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+C
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+C
Select
reselect
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+D
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+D
Invert Selection
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+I
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+I
Select All Layers
- MAC: Cmd+Opt+A
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+A
Select Bottom Layer
- MAC: Opt+Comma(,)
- WINDOWS: Alt+Comma(,)
Select Top Layer
- MAC: Opt+Period(.)
- WINDOWS: Alt+Period(.)
Deselect from the Selection Area
- MAC: Opt+drag
- WINDOWS: Alt+drag
Deselect All But the Intersected Area
- MAC: Shift+Opt+drag
- WINDOWS: Shift+Alt+drag
Deselect the Entire Image
- MAC: Cmd+D
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+D
Find the Sizing Handles
- MAC: Cmd+T, Cmd+0
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+T, then Ctrl+0
Move a Selection
- MAC: Spacebar+Marquee Tool
- WINDOWS: Spacebar+Marquee Tool
Select Individual Channels
- MAC: Cmd+3(red),4(green),5(blue)
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+3(red),4(green),5(blue)
Select a Color From an Image
- MAC: Opt+Brush Tool
- WINDOWS: Alt+Brush Tool
Brushes/Filling
Increase/Decrease Brush Size
- MAC: ]/[
- WINDOWS: ]/[
Fill
- MAC: Shift+F5
- WINDOWS: Shift+F5
Increase/Decrease Brush Hardness
- MAC: }/{
- WINDOWS: }/{
Previous/Next Brush
- MAC: ,/.
- WINDOWS: ,/.
Last/First Brush
- MAC: >/<
- WINDOWS: >/<
Toggle Airbrush Options
- MAC: Shift+Alt+P
- WINDOWS: Shift+Alt+P
Saving and Closing
Save for web & devices
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+Opt+S
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S
Close & Go to Bridge
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+W
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+W
Image Editing
Levels
- MAC: Command+L
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+L
Free Transform
- MAC: Cmd+T
- WINDOWS: Cmd+T
Curves
- MAC: Cmd+M
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+M
Color Balance
- MAC: Cmd+B
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+B
Hue/Saturation
- MAC: Cmd+U
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+U
Desaturate
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+U
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+U
Quick Image Fixes
Auto Tone
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+L
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+L
Auto Contrast
- MAC: Opt+Shift+Cmd+L
- WINDOWS: Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L
Auto Color
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+B
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+B
Lens Correction
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+R
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+R
Adaptive Wide Angle
- MAC: Opt+Shift+Cmd+A
- WINDOWS: Opt+Shift+Ctrl+A
Camera Raw Filter
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+A
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+A
Content Aware Scale
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+Opt+C
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C
Content-Aware Move
- MAC & WINDOWS: Shift+J
Create clipping mask
- MAC: Cmd+Opt+G
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+G
Blending Modes
- MAC: Shift+plus(+) or minus(-)
- WINDOWS: Shift+plus(+) or minus(-)
Black and White Dialog Box
- MAC: Shift+Cmd+Alt+B
- WINDOWS: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B
Change Image Size
- MAC: Cmd+Opt+i
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+i
3D Work
Show/Hide Polygons
Within Selection
- MAC: Opt+Cmd+X
WINDOWS: Opt+Ctrl+X
MAC: Opt+Shift+Cmd+X
- WINDOWS: Opt+Shift+Ctrl+X
Render
- MAC: Opt+Shift+Cmd+R
- WINDOWS: Opt+Shift+Ctrl+R
Viewing
View Actual Pixels
- MAC: Cmd+Opt+0
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+0
Fit on Screen
- MAC: Cmd+0
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+0
Zoom in
- MAC: Cmd+plus(+)
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+plus(+)
Zoom out
MAC: Cmd+Minus(-) WINDOWS: Ctrl+Minus(-)
Text in Photoshop
Increase/decrease size of selected text by 2pts
- MAC: Cmd+Shift+>/<
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+>/<
Increase/decrease size of selected text by 10pts
- MAC: Cmd+Option+Shift->/<
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+>/<
Increase/decrease kerning or tracking
- MAC: Option+Right/Left Arrow
- WINDOWS: Alt+Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right
- MAC: Cmd-Shift-L/C/R
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+Shift+L/C/R
Show/Hide selection on selected type
- MAC: Ctrl+H
- WINDOWS: Ctrl+H
That's some Photoshop keyboard shortcuts what you should know to speed up your performance when using Photoshop. If you have shortcuts others, don't forget to share in the comments column yes.
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