Photoshop Quick Keys
Tool Bar and Menu Key Shortcuts: Put cursor over tool and you will see the Key Shortcut
- Move Tool – V
- Marquee Tool – M
- Lasso Tool – L
- Crop Tool – C
Text Tool –T Hand Tool – H Zoom Tool – Z
Shift Key Shortcut – Toggles Tools
Selecting a Tool without Changing the Tool Permanently:
- Hand Tool – Space Bar
- Zoom In Tool – Ctrl Space
- Bar Zoom Out Tool – Alt Space Bar
- Zoom in without mouse – Ctrl +
- Zoom out without mouse – Ctrl –
Other Zoom Shortcuts:
- Double Click Hand Tool to zoom to Fit Screen
- Double Click Zoom Tool (magnifying glass) to zoom to 100%
- Click and Drag with Zoom Tool – zooms to area selected
View:
- Remove workspace – Tab
- Remove Everything but Tools – Shift Tab
- Toggle Full Screen and Window Size – F
- Reverse Toggle – Shift F
- Toggle Ruler – Ctrl R
- Toggle Guide Lines – Ctrl H
Colors:
- Select Default Colors (Black Foreground, White Background) – D
- Switch Foreground and Background colors – X
- Fill with Foreground Color – Alt Delete
- Fill with Background Color – Ctrl Delete
Brushes and Eraser:
- Larger Brush Size – Right Bracket – ]
- Smaller Brush Size – Left Bracket – [
- Softer Brush (Feather) –Shift Right Bracket
- Harder Brush – Shift Left Bracket
Marquee Selection:
- Tool – H
- Hide Marquee Selection – Ctrl H
- Deselect – Ctrl D
- Add to Selection – Shift Click and Drag
- Subtract from Selection – Alt Click and Drag
- Move Selection while still selecting – space bar
- Select Inverse – Shift Ctrl I
Layers:
- Make Single Layer Visible – Alt Click Eye
- Merge Visible – Shift Ctrl E
- Merge Visible into new layer – Alt Shift Ctrl E
- Ctrl Click on portion of the image to select the layer you want
Copying:
- Copy selection to new layer above present layer – Ctrl J
- Cut and Paste selection to new layer above present layer – Shift Ctrl J
- Click and Drag selection to new window to copy
- Shift Click and Drag selection to new window to copy in the center of the screen
History:
- Undo/Redo – Ctrl Z
- Step Back in History – Ctrl Alt Z
Other Shortcuts:
- Free Transform – Ctrl T
- Change Tool Cursor to Cross Hair – Caps Lock
- Change Opacity of Layer or Tool Selected – Number Keys
Ctrl = Control Key for PC and Command or Apple Key for the Mac
