Tools25
| Move tool | V |
| Marquee tools | M |
| Lasso tools | L |
| Quick Selection / Magic Wand | W |
| Crop and Slice tools | C |
| Eyedropper / Ruler / Count | I |
| Spot Healing / Healing Brush | J |
| Brush / Pencil | B |
| Clone Stamp / Pattern Stamp | S |
| History / Art History Brush | Y |
| Eraser tools | E |
| Gradient / Paint Bucket | G |
| Dodge / Burn / Sponge | O |
| Pen tools | P |
| Type tools | T |
| Path / Direct Selection | A |
| Shape tools | U |
| 3D tools | K |
| 3D Camera tools | N |
| Hand tool | H |
| Rotate view | R |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Default colors (B&W) | D |
| Swap foreground/background | X |
| Quick Mask mode | Q |
Selecting7
| Add to selection | ⇧Drag |
| Subtract from selection | ⌥Drag |
| Intersect with selection | ⌥⇧Drag |
| Move selection (1 px) | Arrow Keys |
| Move selection (10 px) | ⇧Arrow Keys |
| Restore last selection | ⇧⌘D |
| Feather selection | ⇧F6 |
Viewing8
| Fit on screen | ⌘0 |
| 100% (Actual Pixels) | ⌥⌘0 |
| Zoom in | ⌘+ |
| Zoom out | ⌘- |
| Hide all tools and panels | Tab |
| Hide all except Toolbox and Options | ⇧Tab |
| Cycle through screen modes | F |
| Scroll image left or right | ⇧⌘H |
Layer shortcuts12
| New layer | ⇧⌘N |
| Duplicate layer | ⌘J |
| Delete layer | Delete |
| Clone layer while moving | ⌥Drag |
| Cycle blend modes up | ⇧⌘+ |
| Cycle blend modes down | ⇧⌘- |
| Switch to layer below | ⌥[ |
| Switch to layer above | ⌥] |
| Move layer below | ⌘[ |
| Move layer above | ⌘] |
| Merge layers | ⌘E |
| Merge visible layers | ⇧⌘E |
Type shortcuts9
| Decrease font size by 2pt | ⇧⌘, |
| Increase font size by 2pt | ⇧⌘. |
| Decrease font size by 10pt | ⌥⇧⌘, |
| Increase font size by 10pt | ⌥⇧⌘. |
| Increase kerning/tracking | ⌥→ |
| Decrease kerning/tracking | ⌥← |
| Align text left | ⇧⌘L |
| Align text center | ⇧⌘C |
| Align text right | ⇧⌘R |
Painting12
| Fill with background color | ⌘Delete |
| Fill with foreground color | ⌥Delete |
| Fill foreground (Lock Transparent) | ⌥⇧Delete |
| Display Fill dialog | ⇧Delete |
| Decrease brush size | [ |
| Increase brush size | ] |
| Decrease brush hardness | ⇧[ |
| Increase brush hardness | ⇧] |
| Previous brush | , |
| Next brush | . |
| Cross-hair cursor | Caps Lock |
| Sample as background color | ⌥Click |
Pen tool shortcuts5
| Direct Selection while using Pen | ⌘Drag |
| Toggle Add/Delete Anchor Points | ⌥Click |
| Convert Point tool | ⌘Click |
| Select whole path (Direct Selection) | ⌥Drag |
| Convert path to selection | ⌘↩ |
Panel shortcuts6
| Brushes panel | F5 |
| Color panel | F6 |
| Layers panel | F7 |
| Info panel | F8 |
| Actions panel | F9 |
| Open Adobe Bridge | ⌥⌘O |
Other / General19
| Increase value by 1 | ↑ |
| New document | ⌘N |
| Open file | ⌘O |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Save as | ⇧⌘S |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Undo multiple steps | ⌥⌘Z |
| Redo multiple steps | ⌥⇧⌘Z |
| Free Transform | ⌘T |
| Group layers | ⌘G |
| Apply last filter | ⌘F |
| Open last filter dialog | ⌥⌘F |
| Hand tool (temporary) | Space |
| Repeat last transformation | ⇧⌘T |
| Decrease value by 1 | ↓ |
| Increase value by 10 | ⇧↑ |
| Decrease value by 10 | ⇧↓ |
| Highlight fields in Options bar | ↩ |
| Don't snap while moving | ⌃Drag |
Popular shortcuts6
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } |
| New layer via cut | ⇧⌘J |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Esc |
| Zoom in | ⌘(plus) |
| Zoom out | ⌘(hyphen) |
Function keys8
| Undo/Redo | F1 |
| Cut | F2 |
| Copy | F3 |
| Paste | F4 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | ⌥F9 |
| Revert | F12 |
| Fill | ⇧F5 |
| Inverse Selection | ⇧⌘I |
Select tools1
| First Brush | < |
Images7
| Cycle through open documents | ⌃Tab |
| Switch to previous document | ⇧⌘` |
| Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | ⇧F |
| Switch to Zoom In tool | ⌘Space |
| Switch to Zoom Out tool | ⌥Space |
| Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner | Home |
| Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) | \\ |
Refine Edge2
| Open the Refine Edge dialog box | ⌥⌘R |
| Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools | ⇧E |
Filter Gallery2
| Reapply last-used filter | ⌃⌘F |
| Step forward | ⇧⌘Z |
Liquify filter1
| Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools | ⌥tool |
Vanishing Point4
| Deselect all | ⌘D |
| Hide selection and planes | ⌘H |
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Paste | ⌘V |
Camera Raw dialog box21
| Basic panel | ⌥⌘1 |
| Tone Curve panel | ⌥⌘2 |
| Detail panel | ⌥⌘3 |
| HSL/Grayscale panel | ⌥⌘4 |
| Split Toning panel | ⌥⌘5 |
| Lens Corrections panel | ⌥⌘6 |
| Camera Calibration panel | ⌥⌘7 |
| Open Snapshots panel | ⌥⌘9 |
| Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool | ⌥⇧⌘T |
| Hue Targeted Adjustment tool | ⌥⇧⌘H |
| Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool | ⌥⇧⌘S |
| Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool | ⌥⇧⌘L |
| Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool | ⌥⇧⌘G |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) | ⇧arrow |
| Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | ⌘R |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add red label | ⌘6 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label | ⌘7 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add green label | ⌘8 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add blue label | ⌘9 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add purple label | ⇧⌘0 |
| Camera Raw preferences | ⌘K |
Black-and-White dialog box3
| Open the Black-and-White dialog box | ⌥⇧⌘B |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 1% | ↑/↓ |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 10% | ⇧↑/↓ |
Curves2
| Open the Curves dialog box | ⌘M |
| Select next point on the curve | (plus) |
Transform selections, selection borders, and paths2
| Cancel | ⌘. |
| Free transform with duplicate data | ⌥⌘T |
Painting4
| Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | ⌥⇧number |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | 0 |
| Cycle through blending modes | ⇧(plus) |
| Fill from history | ⌥⌘Delete |
Blending modes25
| Normal | ⌥⇧N |
| Dissolve | ⌥⇧I |
| Behind (Brush tool only) | ⌥⇧Q |
| Clear (Brush tool only) | ⌥⇧R |
| Darken | ⌥⇧K |
| Multiply | ⌥⇧M |
| Color Burn | ⌥⇧B |
| Linear Burn | ⌥⇧A |
| Lighten | ⌥⇧G |
| Screen | ⌥⇧S |
| Color Dodge | ⌥⇧D |
| Linear Dodge | ⌥⇧W |
| Overlay | ⌥⇧O |
| Soft Light | ⌥⇧F |
| Hard Light | ⌥⇧H |
| Vivid Light | ⌥⇧V |
| Linear Light | ⌥⇧J |
| Pin Light | ⌥⇧Z |
| Hard Mix | ⌥⇧L |
| Difference | ⌥⇧E |
| Exclusion | ⌥⇧X |
| Hue | ⌥⇧U |
| Saturation | ⌥⇧T |
| Color | ⌥⇧C |
| Luminosity | ⌥⇧Y |
Select and edit text1
| Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ⇧←/→ |
Format type8
| Choose 100% horizontal scale | ⇧⌘X |
| Choose 100% vertical scale | ⌥⇧⌘X |
| Choose Auto leading | ⌥⇧⌘A |
| Choose 0 for tracking | ⌃⇧⌘Q |
| Justify paragraph, justifies all | ⇧⌘F |
| Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off | ⌃⌥⇧⌘H |
| Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels | ⌥↓ |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels | ⌥⇧↓ |
Panels1
| Apply value and keep text box active | ⇧↩ |
Adjustment layers1
| Choose composite channel for adjustment | ⌥2 |
Brush panel2
| Select first/last brush | ⇧, |
| Toggle airbrush option | ⌥⇧P |
Clone Source panel1
| Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source | ⌥⇧[ |
Layers panel7
| Ungroup layers | ⇧⌘G |
| Create/release clipping mask | ⌥⌘G |
| Select all layers | ⌥⌘A |
| Select top layer | ⌥. |
| Select bottom layer | ⌥, |
| Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | ⌥⇧⌘E |
| Move layer to bottom or top | ⇧⌘[ |
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Move toolV
Marquee toolsM
Lasso toolsL