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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials: Keyboard Shortcuts

It's a known fact that the Photoshop elite love their keyboard shortcuts. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the average user is bound to ask his or herself, "How can I learn to be as cool as those Photoshop gurus?" Well, I am not saying these helpful keyboard shortcuts will make you cool, but they can save you a good bit of time while using Photoshop. There are a mind-numbing amount of shortcuts in Photoshop, nearly every possible option has a keyboard equivalent. It would be nearly impossible and certainly not worthwhile to learn all of these commands, so I have made a list of the more important shortcuts to know including all of the menu shortcuts and some other commands. Note the plus sign indicates holding down two or more keys at a time. These shortcuts were made with Photoshop 7.0.

File Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
New	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N
New Layer	Ctrl+Shift+N	Cmd+Shift+N
Open	Ctrl+O	Cmd+O
Open As	Ctrl+Alt+O	n/a
Close	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W
Close All	Ctrl+Shift+W	Cmd+Shift+W
Save	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S
Save a Copy	Ctrl+Alt+S	Cmd+Option+S
Save for Web	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S	Cmd+Option+Shift+S
Page Setup	Ctrl+Shift+P	Cmd+Shift+P
Print	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Exit/Quit	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q
Jump to ImageReady	Ctrl+Shift+M	Cmd+Shift+M
Help	F1	F1

Edit Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Step Back in History	Ctrl+Alt+Z	Cmd+Option+Z
Step Forward in History	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Cmd+Shift+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Copy Merged	Ctrl+Shift+C	Cmd+Shift+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Paste Into	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V
Free Transform	Ctrl+T	Cmd+T
Paste Into	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V

Image Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
Adjust Levels	Ctrl+L	Cmd+L
Adjust Auto Levels	Ctrl+Shift+L	Cmd+Shift+L
Adjust Auto Contrast	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L	Cmd+Option+Shift+L
Adjust Curves	Ctrl+M	Cmd+M
Adjust Color Balance	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Adjust Hue/Saturation	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U
Desaturate	Ctrl+Shift+U	Cmd+Shift+U
Invert	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Extract	Ctrl+Alt+X	Cmd+Option+X

Layers Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
New Layer	Ctrl+Shift+N	Cmd+Shift+N
Layer via Copy	Ctrl+J	Cmd+J
Layer via Cut	Ctrl+Shift+J	Cmd+Shift+J
Group with Previous	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Ungroup	Ctrl+Shift+G	Cmd+Shift+G
Bring to Front	Ctrl+Shift+]	Cmd+Shift+]
Bring Forward	Ctrl+]	Cmd+]
Send Backward	Ctrl+[	Cmd+[
Send Back	Ctrl+Shift+[	Cmd+Shift+[
Send Backward	Ctrl+[	Cmd+[
Merge Layers	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Merge Visible	Ctrl+Shift+E	Cmd+Shift+E

Select Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
Select All	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Deselect	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Reselect	Ctrl+Shift+D	Cmd+Shift+D
Inverse	Ctrl+Shift+I	Cmd+Shift+I
Feather	Ctrl+Alt+D	Cmd+Option+D

Filter Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
Last Filter	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Fade	Ctrl+Shift+F	Cmd+Shift+F

View Menu
Action	Windows	Mac
Preview CMYK	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Gamut Warning	Ctrl+Shift+Y	Cmd+Shift+Y
Zoom In	Ctrl++	Cmd++
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Zoom In & Resize Window	Ctrl+Alt++	Cmd+Option++
Zoom Out & Resize Window	Ctrl+Alt+-	Cmd+Option+-
Fit on Screen	Ctrl+0	Cmd+0
Actual Pixels	Ctrl+Alt+0	Cmd+Option+0
Hide Edges	Ctrl+H	Cmd+H
Show/Hide Target Path	Ctrl+Shift+H	Cmd+Shift+H
Show/Hide Rulers	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R
On/Off Snap	Ctrl+Shift+;	Cmd+Shift+;
Show/Hide Extras	Ctrl+H	Cmd+H
Lock Guides	Ctrl+Alt+;	Cmd+Option+;
Show Guides	Ctrl+;	Cmd+;
Show Grid	Ctrl+'	Cmd+'

Misc. Useful Commands
Action	Windows	Mac
Fill with Forground Color	Alt+Backspace	Option+Delete
Fill with Background Color	Shift+Backspace	Shift+Delete
Fill from History	Ctrl+Alt+Backspace	Cmd+Option+Delete
Move 10 Pixels	Shift+Arrow Keys	Shift+Arrow Keys
Move a Copy 10 Pixels	Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys	Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys
Increase Font Size by 2	Ctrl+Alt+>	Cmd+Option+>
Decrease Font Size by 2	Ctrl+Alt+<	Cmd+Option+<
Increase Font Size by 10	Ctrl+Shift+Alt>	Cmd+Shift+Option>
Decrease Font Size by 10	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<	Cmd+Shift+Option+<
Ascend through Layers	Alt+]	Option+]
Descend through Layers	Alt+[	Option+[
Select Top Layer	Shift+Alt+]	Shift+Option+]
Select Bottom Layer	Shift+Alt+[	Shift+Option+[
Show/Hide All Palettes	Tab	Tab

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