Photoshop 101

Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet (PC Version)

The Basics Tools panel

Ctrl N New Document Shift [shortcut key] Cycle through toolset

Ctrl S Save File hold down shortcut key Temporary select tool

Ctrl Shift S Save File As M Rectangular Marquee

Ctrl O Open File L Lasso

Ctrl W Close File W Quick Selection

Alt F4 Close All Files C Crop

Ctrl K Preferences I Eyedropper

Ctrl + Zoom In J Spot Healing Brush

Ctrl – Zoom Out B Brush

Ctrl 0 Fit to screen S Clone Stamp

Ctrl 1 Zoom to 100% Y History Brush

Ctrl R Show/hide Rulers E Eraser

Ctrl ' Show/hide Grid G Gradient

Ctrl ; Show/hide Guides O Dodge

Ctrl Shift ; Snap on/off P Pen

Ctrl Alt ; Lock/unlock Guides T Type

Spacebar + click + drag Hand A Path Selection

Ctrl Z Undo/Redo U Rectangle

Ctrl Alt Z Step Backward H Hand

Ctrl Shift Z Step Forward Z Zoom

Ctrl X Cut

Ctrl C Copy

Ctrl V Paste

Ctrl Shift V Paste In Place

Ctrl Alt Shift V Paste Into

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Ctrl Tab Next tab/document Ctrl Shift N New Layer

Ctrl Shift Tab Previous tab/document Ctrl J New Layer from Copy

F5 Show/hide Brush Panel Ctrl Shift J New Layer from Cut

F6 Show/hide Color Panel Ctrl G Group Layers

F7 Show/hide Layers Panel Ctrl Shift G Ungroup Layers

F8 Show/hide Info Panel Ctrl Alt G Create/release Clipping Mask

F9 Show/hide Actions Panel Ctrl ] Bring Layer forwards

D Default foreground/background colors Ctrl [ Send Layer backwards

X Switch foreground/background colors Ctrl Shift ] Bring Layer to front

Tab Show/hide all panels and toolbars Ctrl Shift [ Send Layer to back

Selection Ctrl E Merge Selected Layers

Ctrl A Select All Ctrl Shift E Merge Visible Layers

Ctrl D Deselect 1 10% Opacity

Ctrl Shift D Reselect 2 20% Opacity

Ctrl Shift I Invert Selection 3 30% Opacity (etc.)

Ctrl Alt A Select All Layers Ctrl T Free Transform

Ctrl Alt Shift F Find Layers \ Toggle Layer Mask Visibility

Ctrl Alt R Refine Edge Alt . Select top layer

Shift F6 Feather Alt , Select bottom layer

Shift drag Add to a selection Shift Alt [ or ] Add to Layers panel selection

Shift Alt drag Subtract from a selection / Lock transparent pixels

arrow keys Move area Ctrl / Lock selected layers

Shift arrow keys Move area by increment

Alt Resize/select from center

Shift Resize/select preserving aspect ratio

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Shift Alt N Normal Ctrl L Levels

Shift Alt I Dissolve Ctrl M Curves

Shift Alt K Darken Ctrl U Hue/Saturation

Shift Alt M Multiply Ctrl B Color Balance

Shift Alt B Color Burn Ctrl Alt Shift B Black and white

Shift Alt A Linear Burn Ctrl I Invert

Shift Alt G Lighten Ctrl Shift U Desaturate

Shift Alt S Screen Ctrl Shift L Auto Tone

Shift Alt D Color Dodge Ctrl Alt Shift L Auto Contrast

Shift Alt W Linear Dodge Ctrl Shift B Auto Color

Shift Alt O Overlay With Brush/Pencil Tool selected

Shift Alt F Soft Light [ Decrease Brush Size

Shift Alt H Hard Light ] Increase Brush Size

Shift Alt V Vivid Light { Decrease Brush Hardness

Shift Alt J Linear Light } Increase Brush Hardness

Shift Alt Z Pin Light Miscellaneous

Shift Alt L Hard Mix Ctrl Alt I Image Size

Shift Alt E Difference Ctrl Alt C Canvas Size

Shift Alt X Exclusion Ctrl Alt Shift E Export as

Shift Alt U Hue

Shift Alt T Saturation

Shift Alt C Color

Shift Alt Y Luminosity

Shift Alt Q (Brush Tool only) Behind

Shift Alt R (Brush Tool only) Clear

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