Popular shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Free Transform | ⌘+T |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X |
| New layer via copy | ⌘+J |
| New layer via cut | ⇧+⌘+J |
| Add to a selection | Anyselectiontool⇧drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | ⌥clickbrushorswatch |
| Toggle auto-select with move tool | ⌘click |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape |
| Navigate between fields | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in opposite direction | Tab+⇧ |
| Change Cancel to Reset | ⌥ |
| Zoom 2x (temporary) | X |
| Zoom in | ⌘(plus) |
| Zoom out | ⌘(hyphen) |
| Fit in view | ⌘+0(zero)orDoubleclickHandtool |
| Zoom to center at 100% | DoubleclickZoomtool |
| Free Transform | ⌃+T |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X |
| New layer via copy | ⌃+J |
| New layer via cut | ⇧+⌃+J |
| Add to a selection | Anyselectiontool⇧drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | ⌥clickbrushorswatch |
| Toggle auto-select with move tool | ⌃click |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape |
| Select the first edit field of the tool bar | Enter |
| Navigate between fields | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in opposite direction | Tab+⇧ |
| Change Cancel to Reset | ⌥ |
Function keys
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Start Help | Helpkey |
| Undo/Redo | F1 |
| Cut | F2 |
| Copy | F3 |
| Paste | F4 |
| Show/Hide Brush panel | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color panel | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers panel | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info panel | F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | ⌥+F9 |
| Revert | F12 |
| Fill | ⇧+F5 |
| Feather Selection | ⇧+F6 |
| Inverse Selection | ⇧+⌘+I |
| Start Help | F1 |
| Cut | F2 |
| Copy | F3 |
| Paste | F4 |
| Show/Hide Brush panel | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color panel | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers panel | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info panel | F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | F9 |
| Revert | F12 |
| Fill | ⇧+F5 |
| Feather Selection | ⇧+F6 |
| Inverse Selection | ⇧+F7 |
Select tools
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key | ⇧pressshortcutkey(ifUse⇧KeyforToolSwitchpreferenceisselected) |
| Cycle through hidden tools | ⌥clicktool(exceptAddAnchorPointorDeleteAnchorPointorandConvertPointtools) |
| Move tool | V |
| Rectangular Marquee tool / Elliptical Marquee tool | M |
| Lasso tool / Polygonal Lasso tool / Magnetic Lasso tool | L |
| Magic Wand tool / Quick Selection tool | W |
| Crop tool / Slice tool / Slice Select tool | C |
| Eyedropper tool / Color Sampler tool / Ruler tool / Note tool | I |
| Spot Healing Brush tool / Healing Brush tool / Patch tool / Red Eye tool | J |
| Brush tool / Pencil tool / Color Replacement tool / Mixer Brush tool | B |
| Clone Stamp tool / Pattern Stamp tool | S |
| History Brush tool / Art History Brush tool | Y |
| Eraser tool / Background Eraser tool / Magic Eraser tool | E |
| Gradient tool / Paint Bucket tool | G |
| Dodge tool / Burn tool / Sponge tool | O |
| Pen tool / Freeform Pen tool | P |
| Horizontal Type tool / Vertical Type tool / Horizontal Type mask tool / Vertical Type mask tool | T |
| Path Selection tool / Direct Selection tool | A |
| Rectangle tool / Rounded Rectangle tool / Ellipse tool / Polygon tool / Line tool / Custom Shape tool | U |
| Hand tool | H |
| Rotate View tool | R |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes | Q |
| Content-Aware Move tool | J |
| Perspective Crop tool | C |
| Artboard tool | V |
| Toggle Preserve Transparency | /(forwardslash) |
| Previous Brush | or |
| Next Brush | . |
| Last Brush | > |
| Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key | ⇧pressshortcutkey(ifUse⇧KeyforToolSwitchpreferenceisselected) |
| Cycle through hidden tools | ⌥clicktool(exceptAddAnchorPointorDeleteAnchorPointorandConvertPointtools) |
| Move tool | V |
| Rectangular Marquee tool | M |
| Elliptical Marquee tool | M |
| Lasso tool | L |
| Polygonal Lasso tool | L |
| Magnetic Lasso tool | L |
| Magic Wand tool | W |
| Quick Selection tool | W |
| Crop tool | C |
| Slice tool | C |
| Slice Select tool | C |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Color Sampler tool | I |
| Ruler tool | I |
| Note tool | I |
| Spot Healing Brush tool | J |
| Healing Brush tool | J |
| Patch tool | J |
| Red Eye tool | J |
| Brush tool | B |
| Pencil tool | B |
| Color Replacement tool | B |
| Mixer Brush tool | B |
| Clone Stamp tool | S |
| Pattern Stamp tool | S |
| History Brush tool | Y |
| Art History Brush tool | Y |
| Eraser tool | E |
| Background Eraser tool | E |
| Magic Eraser tool | E |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Paint Bucket tool | G |
| Dodge tool | O |
| Burn tool | O |
| Sponge tool | O |
| Pen tool | P |
| Freeform Pen tool | P |
| Horizontal Type tool | T |
| Vertical Type tool | T |
| Horizontal Type mask tool | T |
| Vertical Type mask tool | T |
| Path Selection tool | A |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Rectangle tool | U |
| Rounded Rectangle tool | U |
| Ellipse tool | U |
| Polygon tool | U |
| Line tool | U |
| Custom Shape tool | U |
| Hand tool | H |
| Rotate View tool | R |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes | Q |
| Content-Aware Move tool | J |
| Perspective Crop tool | C |
| Artboard tool | V |
| Toggle Preserve Transparency | /(forwardslash) |
| Previous Brush | or |
| Next Brush | . |
| Last Brush | > |
Images
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Cycle through open documents | ⌃+Tab |
| Switch to previous document | ⇧+⌘`(graveaccent) |
| Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | F |
| Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | ⇧+F |
| Toggle (forward) canvas color | Spacebar+F(or⌃clickcanvasbackgroundandselectcolor) |
| Toggle (backward) canvas color | Spacebar+⇧+F |
| Fit image in window | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Magnify 100% | DoubleclickZoomtoolor⌘+1 |
| Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar |
| Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool | ⇧drag |
| Switch to Zoom In tool | ⌘+Spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom Out tool | ⌥+Spacebar |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebardrag |
| Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active | ⇧+ReturninNavigatorpanelzoompercentagebox |
| Zoom in on specified area of an image | ⌘dragoverpreviewinNavigatorpanel |
| Temporarily zoom into an image | HoldDown+HandthenclickintheimageandholdDownthemousebutton |
| Scroll image with Hand tool | SpacebardragorordragviewareaboxinNavigatorpanel |
| Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner | HomeorEnd |
| Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) | \(backslash) |
| Cycle through open documents | ⌃+Tab |
| Switch to previous document | ⇧+⌃+Tab |
| Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge | ⇧+⌃+W |
| Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode | Q |
| Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | F |
| Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | ⇧+F |
| Toggle (forward) canvas color | Spacebar+F(orRightclickcanvasbackgroundandselectcolor) |
| Toggle (backward) canvas color | Spacebar+⇧+F |
| Fit image in window | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Magnify 100% | DoubleclickZoomtoolor |
| Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar |
| Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool | ⇧drag |
| Switch to Zoom In tool | ⌃+Spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom Out tool | ⌥+Spacebar |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebardrag |
| Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active | ⇧+EnterinNavigatorpanelzoompercentagebox |
| Zoom in on specified area of an image | ⌃dragoverpreviewinNavigatorpanel |
| Temporarily zoom into an image | HoldDown+HandthenclickintheimageandholdDownthemousebutton |
| Scroll image with Hand tool | SpacebardragorordragviewareaboxinNavigatorpanel |
| Scroll up or down 1 screen | PageUporPageDown |
| Scroll up or down 10 units | ⇧PageUporPageDown |
| Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner | HomeorEnd |
| Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) | \(backslash) |
Refine Edge
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the Refine Edge dialog box | ⌘+⌥+R |
| Cycle (forward) through preview modes | F |
| Cycle (backward) through preview modes | ⇧+F |
| Toggle between original image and selection preview | X |
| Toggle between original selection and refined version | P |
| Toggle radius preview on and off | J |
| Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools | ⇧+E |
| Open the Refine Edge dialog box | ⌃+⌥+R |
| Cycle (forward) through preview modes | F |
| Cycle (backward) through preview modes | ⇧+F |
| Toggle between original image and selection preview | X |
| Toggle between original selection and refined version | P |
| Toggle radius preview on and off | J |
| Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools | ⇧+E |
Filter Gallery
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Apply a new filter on top of selected | ⌥clickAfilter |
| Reapply last-used filter | ⌃+⌘+F |
| Open/close all disclosure triangles | ⌥clickAdisclosuretriangle |
| Change Cancel button to Default | ⌘ |
| Change Cancel button to Reset | ⌥ |
| Undo/Redo | ⌘+Z |
| Step forward | ⌘+⇧+Z |
| Step backward | ⌘+⌥+Z |
| Apply a new filter on top of selected | ⌥clickAfilter |
| Reapply last-used filter | ⌃+⌥+F |
| Open/close all disclosure triangles | ⌥clickAdisclosuretriangle |
| Change Cancel button to Default | ⌃ |
| Change Cancel button to Reset | ⌥ |
| Undo/Redo | ⌃+Z |
| Step forward | ⌃+⇧+Z |
| Step backward | ⌃+⌥+Z |
Liquify filter
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Forward Warp tool | W |
| Reconstruct tool | R |
| Twirl Clockwise tool | C |
| Pucker tool | S |
| Bloat tool | B |
| Push Left tool | O |
| Mirror tool | M |
| Turbulence tool | T |
| Freeze Mask tool | F |
| Thaw Mask tool | D |
| Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools | ⌥tool |
| Continually sample the distortion | ⌥draginpreviewwithReconstructtoolorDisplaceorAmplitwistororAffinemodeselected |
| Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | ↓/↑inBrushSizeorDensityorPressureorRateororTurbulentJittertextbox |
| Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | ←/→withBrushSizeorDensityorPressureorRateororTurbulentJitterslidershowing |
| Cycle through controls on right from top | Tab |
| Cycle through controls on right from bottom | ⇧+Tab |
| Forward Warp tool | W |
| Reconstruct tool | R |
| Twirl Clockwise tool | C |
| Pucker tool | S |
| Bloat tool | B |
| Push Left tool | O |
| Mirror tool | M |
| Turbulence tool | T |
| Freeze Mask tool | F |
| Thaw Mask tool | D |
| Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools | ⌥tool |
| Continually sample the distortion | ⌥draginpreviewwithReconstructtoolorDisplaceorAmplitwistororAffinemodeselected |
| Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | DownArrow/UpArrowinBrushSizeorDensityorPressureorRateororTurbulentJittertextbox |
| Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | LeftArrow/RightArrowwithBrushSizeorDensityorPressureorRateororTurbulentJitterslidershowing |
| Cycle through controls on right from top | Tab |
| Cycle through controls on right from bottom | ⇧+Tab |
Vanishing Point
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | ] |
| Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | [ |
| Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | ⇧+] |
| Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | ⇧+[ |
| Undo last action | ⌘+Z |
| Redo last action | ⌘+⇧+Z |
| Deselect all | ⌘+D |
| Hide selection and planes | ⌘+H |
| Move selection 1 pixel | Arrowkeys |
| Move selection 10 pixels | ⇧arrowkeys |
| Copy | ⌘+C |
| Paste | ⌘+V |
| Repeat last duplicate and move | ⌘+⇧+T |
| Fill a selection with image under the pointer | ⌘drag |
| Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection | ⌘+⌥drag |
| Constrain selection to a 15° rotation | ⌥+⇧torotate |
| Select a plane under another selected plane | ⌘clicktheplane |
| Create 90 degree plane off parent plane | ⌘drag |
| Delete last node while creating plane | Delete |
| Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera | DoubleclicktheCreatePlanetool |
| Zoom 2x (temporary) | X |
| Zoom in | ⌃(plus) |
| Zoom out | ⌃(hyphen) |
| Fit in view | ⌃+0(zero)orDoubleclickHandtool |
| Zoom to center at 100% | DoubleclickZoomtool |
| Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | ] |
| Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | [ |
| Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | ⇧+] |
| Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | ⇧+[ |
| Undo last action | ⌃+Z |
| Redo last action | ⌃+⇧+Z |
| Deselect all | ⌃+D |
| Hide selection and planes | ⌃+H |
| Move selection 1 pixel | Arrowkeys |
| Move selection 10 pixels | ⇧arrowkeys |
| Copy | ⌃+C |
| Paste | ⌃+V |
| Repeat last duplicate and move | ⌃+⇧+T |
| Create a floating selection from the current selection | ⌃+⌥+T |
| Fill a selection with image under the pointer | ⌃drag |
| Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection | ⌃+⌥drag |
| Constrain selection to a 15° rotation | ⌥+⇧torotate |
| Select a plane under another selected plane | ⌃clicktheplane |
| Create 90 degree plane off parent plane | ⌃drag |
| Delete last node while creating plane | Backspace |
| Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera | DoubleclicktheCreatePlanetool |
Camera Raw dialog box
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| White Balance tool | I |
| Color Sampler tool | S |
| Crop tool | C |
| Straighten tool | A |
| Spot Removal tool | B |
| Red Eye Removal tool | E |
| 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 |
| Presets panel | ⌘+⌥+9(macOSUniversalAccesszoomshortcutmustbedisabledinSystemPreferences) |
| 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 |
| Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T |
| Adjustment Brush tool | K |
| Graduated Filter tool | G |
| Increase/decrease brush size | ]+/[ |
| Increase/decrease brush feather | ⇧+]+/⇧+[ |
| Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | =(equalsign)/(hyphen) |
| Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode | ⌥ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size | ⌥+]+/⌥+[ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather | ⌥+⇧+]+/⌥+⇧+[ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | ⌥+=(equalsign)/⌥(hyphen) |
| Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter | N |
| Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | M |
| Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | Y |
| Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool | V |
| Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. | V |
| Rotate image left | Lor⌘+] |
| Rotate image right | Ror⌘+[ |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool | ⌘ |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. | ⌥ |
| Toggle preview | P |
| Full screen mode | F |
| Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. | ⇧ |
| Select multiple points in Curves panel | Clickthefirstpoint;⇧clickadditionalpoints |
| Add point to curve in Curves panel | ⌘clickinpreview |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) | Arrowkeys |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) | ⇧arrow |
| Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | ⌘+R |
| Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | ⇧doubleclickimage |
| Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | ⌥dragExposureorRecoveryororBlacksliders |
| Highlight clipping warning | O |
| Shadows clipping warning | U |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating | ⌘+1+5 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating | ⌘+.(period)/⌘or(comma) |
| (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 |
| Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences | ⌥+⇧(onopen) |
| White Balance tool | I |
| Color Sampler tool | S |
| Straighten tool | A |
| Spot Removal tool | B |
| Red Eye Removal tool | E |
| 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 |
| Presets panel | ⌃+⌥+9 |
| 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 |
| Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T |
| Adjustment Brush tool | K |
| Graduated Filter tool | G |
| Increase/decrease brush size | ]+/[ |
| Increase/decrease brush feather | ⇧+]+/⇧+[ |
| Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | =(equalsign)/(hyphen) |
| Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode | ⌥ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size | ⌥+]+/⌥+[ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather | ⌥+⇧+]+/⌥+⇧+[ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | ⌥+=(equalsign)/⌥(hyphen) |
| Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter | N |
| Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | M |
| Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | Y |
| Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool | V |
| Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. | V |
| Rotate image left | Lor⌃+] |
| Rotate image right | Ror⌃+[ |
| Zoom in | ⌃(plus) |
| Zoom out | ⌃(hyphen) |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool | ⌃ |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. | ⌥ |
| Toggle preview | P |
| Full screen mode | F |
| Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. | ⇧ |
| Select multiple points in Curves panel | Clickthefirstpoint;⇧clickadditionalpoints |
| Add point to curve in Curves panel | ⌃clickinpreview |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) | Arrowkeys |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) | ⇧arrow |
| Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | ⌃+R |
| Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | ⇧doubleclickimage |
| Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | ⌥dragExposureorRecoveryororBlacksliders |
| Highlight clipping warning | O |
| Shadows clipping warning | U |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating | ⌃+1+5 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating | ⌃+.(period)/⌃or(comma) |
| (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 |
| Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences | ⌃+⌥(onopen) |
Black-and-White dialog box
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the Black-and-White dialog box | ⇧+⌘+⌥+B |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 1% | ↑/↓ |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 10% | ⇧↑/↓ |
| Change the values of the closest color slider | Clickdragontheimage |
| Open the Black-and-White dialog box | ⇧+⌃+⌥+B |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 1% | UpArrow/DownArrow |
| Increase/decrease selected value by 10% | ⇧+UpArrow/DownArrow |
| Change the values of the closest color slider | Clickdragontheimage |
Curves
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the Curves dialog box | ⌘+M |
| Select next point on the curve | (plus) |
| Select the previous point on the curve | –(minus) |
| Select multiple points on the curve | ⇧clickthepoints |
| Deselect a point | ⌘+D |
| To delete a point on the curve | SelectApointandpressDelete |
| Move the selected point 1 unit | Arrowkeys |
| Move the selected point 10 units | ⇧Arrowkeys |
| Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped | ⌥dragblack/whitepointsliders |
| Set a point to the composite curve | ⌘clicktheimage |
| Set a point to the channel curves | ⇧+⌘clicktheimage |
| Toggle grid size | ⌥clickthefield |
| Open the Curves dialog box | ⌃+M |
| Select next point on the curve | (plus) |
| Select the previous point on the curve | –(minus) |
| Select multiple points on the curve | ⇧clickthepoints |
| Deselect a point | ⌃+D |
| To delete a point on the curve | SelectApointandpressDelete |
| Move the selected point 1 unit | Arrowkeys |
| Move the selected point 10 units | ⇧Arrowkeys |
| Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped | ⌥dragblack/whitepointsliders |
| Set a point to the composite curve | ⌃clicktheimage |
| Set a point to the channel curves | ⇧+⌃clicktheimage |
| Toggle grid size | ⌥clickthefield |
Select and move objects
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Reposition marquee while selecting | Anymarqueetool(exceptsinglecolumnandsinglerow)Spacebardrag |
| Subtract from a selection | Anyselectiontool⌥drag |
| Intersect a selection | Anyselectiontool(exceptQuickSelectiontool)⇧+⌥drag |
| Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) | ⇧drag |
| Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) | ⌥drag |
| Constrain shape and draw marquee from center | ⇧+⌥drag |
| Switch to Move tool | ⌘(exceptwhenHandorSliceorPathorShapeororanyPentoolisselected) |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool | ⌥drag |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool | ⌥click |
| Move copy of selection | Movetool⌥dragselection |
| Move selection area 1 pixel | Anyselection→or←or↑oror↓ |
| Move selection 1 pixel | Movetool→or←or↑oror↓ |
| Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | ⌘+→or←or↑oror↓ |
| Increase/decrease detection width | MagneticLassotool[or] |
| Accept cropping or exit cropping | CroptoolReturnorEsc |
| Toggle crop shield off and on | /(forwardslash) |
| Make protractor | Rulertool⌥dragEndpoint |
| Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) | ⇧dragguide |
| Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | ⌥dragguide |
| Reposition marquee while selecting‡ | Anymarqueetool(exceptsinglecolumnandsinglerow)Spacebardrag |
| Subtract from a selection | Anyselectiontool⌥drag |
| Intersect a selection | Anyselectiontool(exceptQuickSelectiontool)⇧+⌥drag |
| Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)‡ | ⇧drag |
| Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)‡ | ⌥drag |
| Constrain shape and draw marquee from center‡ | ⇧+⌥drag |
| Switch to Move tool | ⌃(exceptwhenHandorSliceorPathorShapeororanyPentoolisselected) |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool | ⌥drag |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool | ⌥click |
| Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso | Enter/Escor⌃+.(period) |
| Move copy of selection | Movetool⌥dragselection‡ |
| Move selection area 1 pixel | AnyselectionRightArroworLeftArroworUpArrowororDownArrow |
| Move selection 1 pixel | MovetoolRightArroworLeftArroworUpArrowororDownArrow‡ |
| Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | ⌃+RightArroworLeftArroworUpArrowororDownArrow |
| Increase/decrease detection width | MagneticLassotool[or] |
| Accept cropping or exit cropping | CroptoolEnterorEsc |
| Toggle crop shield off and on | /(forwardslash) |
| Make protractor | Rulertool⌥dragEndpoint |
| Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) | ⇧dragguide |
| Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | ⌥dragguide |
Transform selections, selection borders, and paths
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Transform from center or reflect | ⌥ |
| Constrain | ⇧ |
| Distort | ⌘ |
| Apply | Return |
| Cancel | ⌘+.(period)orEsc |
| Free transform with duplicate data | ⌘+⌥+T |
| Transform again with duplicate data | ⌘+⇧+⌥+T |
| Transform from center or reflect | ⌥ |
| Constrain | ⇧ |
| Distort | ⌃ |
| Apply | Enter |
| Cancel | ⌃+.(period)orEsc |
| Free transform with duplicate data | ⌃+⌥+T |
| Transform again with duplicate data | ⌃+⇧+⌥+T |
Edit paths
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select multiple anchor points | Directselectiontool⇧click |
| Select entire path | Directselectiontool⌥click |
| Duplicate a path | Pen(anyPentool)orPathSelectionorDirectSelectiontool⌘+⌥drag |
| Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool | ⌘ |
| Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point | ⌥ |
| Close path | MagneticPentooldoubleclick |
| Close path with straight-line segment | MagneticPentool⌥doubleclick |
| Select multiple anchor points | Directselectiontool⇧click |
| Select entire path | Directselectiontool⌥click |
| Duplicate a path | Pen(anyPentool)orPathSelectionorDirectSelectiontool⌃+⌥drag |
| Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool | ⌃ |
| Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point | ⌥ |
| Close path | MagneticPentooldoubleclick |
| Close path with straight-line segment | MagneticPentool⌥doubleclick |
Painting
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select foreground color from color picker | Anypaintingtool⌃+⌥+⌘anddrag |
| Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool | Anypaintingtool⌥oranyshapetool⌥(exceptwhenPaths⌥isselected) |
| Select background color | Eyedroppertool⌥click |
| Color sampler tool | Eyedroppertool⇧ |
| Deletes color sampler | Colorsamplertool⌥click |
| Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode | Anypaintingoreditingtoolnumberkeys(e.g.or0+=100%or1+=10%or4then5inquicksuccession=45%)(whenairbrush⌥isenabledoruse⇧numberkeys) |
| Sets flow for painting mode | Anypaintingoreditingtool⇧numberkeys(e.g.or0+=100%or1+=10%or4then5inquicksuccession=45%)(whenairbrush⌥isenabledoromit⇧) |
| Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | ⌥+⇧number |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet setting | Numberkeys |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | 0 |
| Cycle through blending modes | ⇧(plus)or–(minus) |
| Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer | Deleteor⇧+Delete |
| Fill with foreground or background color | ⌥+Deleteor⌘+Delete |
| Fill from history | ⌘+⌥+Delete |
| Displays Fill dialog box | ⇧+Delete |
| Lock transparent pixels on/off | /(forwardslash) |
| Connects points with a straight line | Anypaintingtool⇧click |
| Select foreground color from color picker | Anypaintingtool⇧+⌥+Rightclickanddrag |
| Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool | Anypaintingtool⌥oranyshapetool⌥(exceptwhenPaths⌥isselected) |
| Select background color | Eyedroppertool⌥click |
| Color sampler tool | Eyedroppertool⇧ |
| Deletes color sampler | Colorsamplertool⌥click |
| Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode | Anypaintingoreditingtoolnumberkeys(e.g.or0+=100%or1+=10%or4then5inquicksuccession=45%)(whenairbrush⌥isenabledoruse⇧numberkeys) |
| Sets flow for painting mode | Anypaintingoreditingtool⇧numberkeys(e.g.or0+=100%or1+=10%or4then5inquicksuccession=45%)(whenairbrush⌥isenabledoromitShift) |
| Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | ⌥+⇧number |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet setting | Numberkeys |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | 0 |
| Cycle through blending modes | ⇧(plus)or–(minus) |
| Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer | Backspaceor⇧+Backspace |
| Fill with foreground or background color | ⌥+Backspaceor⌃+Backspace |
| Fill from history | ⌃+⌥+Backspace |
| Displays Fill dialog box | ⇧+Backspace |
| Lock transparent pixels on/off | /(forwardslash) |
| Connects points with a straight line | Anypaintingtool⇧click |
Blending modes
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Desaturate | Spongetool⇧+⌥+D |
| Saturate | Spongetool⇧+⌥+S |
| Dodge/burn shadows | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+S |
| Dodge/burn midtones | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+M |
| Dodge/burn highlights | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+H |
| Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images | ⇧+⌥+N |
| 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 |
| Desaturate | Spongetool⇧+⌥+D |
| Saturate | Spongetool⇧+⌥+S |
| Dodge/burn shadows | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+S |
| Dodge/burn midtones | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+M |
| Dodge/burn highlights | Dodgetool/Burntool⇧+⌥+H |
| Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images | ⇧+⌥+N |
Select and edit text
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move type in image | ⌘dragtypewhenTypelayerisselected |
| Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ⇧←/→or↓/↑oror⌘+⇧←/→ |
| Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point | ⇧click |
| Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ←/→or↓/↑oror⌘←/→ |
| Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | ⇧click |
| Select a word, line, paragraph, or story | Doubleclickortripleclickorquadrupleclickororquintupleclick |
| Show/Hide selection on selected type | ⌘+H |
| Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | ⌘ |
| Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | ⌘dragAboundingboxhandle |
| Move text box while creating text box | Spacebardrag |
| Move type in image | ⌃dragtypewhenTypelayerisselected |
| Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ⇧+LeftArrow/RightArroworDownArrow/UpArroworor⌃+⇧+LeftArrow/RightArrow |
| Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point | ⇧click |
| Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | LeftArrow/RightArroworDownArrow/UpArroworor⌃+LeftArrow/RightArrow |
| Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | ⇧click |
| Select a word, line, paragraph, or story | Doubleclickortripleclickorquadrupleclickororquintupleclick |
| Show/Hide selection on selected type | ⌃+H |
| Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | ⌃ |
| Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | ⌃dragAboundingboxhandle |
| Move text box while creating text box | Spacebardrag |
Format type
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Align left, center, or right | HorizontalTypetool⌘+⇧+LorCororR |
| Align top, center, or bottom | VerticalTypetool⌘+⇧+LorCororR |
| Choose 100% horizontal scale | ⌘+⇧+X |
| Choose 100% vertical scale | ⌘+⇧+⌥+X |
| Choose Auto leading | ⌘+⇧+⌥+A |
| Choose 0 for tracking | ⌘+⌃+⇧+Q |
| Justify paragraph, left aligns last line | ⌘+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph, justifies all | ⌘+⇧+F |
| Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off | ⌘+⌃+⇧+⌥+H |
| Toggle single/every-line composer on/off | ⌘+⇧+⌥+T |
| Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels | ⌥+↓or↑ |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels | ⇧+⌥+↓or↑ |
| Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems | ⌥+←or→ |
| Align left, center, or right | HorizontalTypetool⌃+⇧+LorCororR |
| Align top, center, or bottom | VerticalTypetool⌃+⇧+LorCororR |
| Choose 100% horizontal scale | ⌃+⇧+X |
| Choose 100% vertical scale | ⌃+⇧+⌥+X |
| Choose Auto leading | ⌃+⇧+⌥+A |
| Choose 0 for tracking | ⌃+⇧+Q |
| Justify paragraph, left aligns last line | ⌃+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph, justifies all | ⌃+⇧+F |
| Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off | ⌃+⇧+⌥+H |
| Toggle single/every-line composer on/off | ⌃+⇧+⌥+T |
| Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels | ⌥+DownArroworUpArrow |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels | ⇧+⌥+DownArroworUpArrow |
| Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems | ⌥+LeftArroworRightArrow |
Panels
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels) | ⌥clickNewbutton |
| Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel) | ⌥clickDeletebutton |
| Apply value and keep text box active | ⇧+Return |
| Show/Hide all panels | Tab |
| Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar | ⇧+Tab |
| Highlight options bar | SelecttoolandpressReturn |
| Increase/decrease selected values by 10 | ⇧↑/↓ |
| Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels) | ⌥clickNewbutton |
| Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel) | ⌥clickDeletebutton |
| Apply value and keep text box active | ⇧+Enter |
| Show/Hide all panels | Tab |
| Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar | ⇧+Tab |
| Highlight options bar | SelecttoolandpressEnter |
| Increase/decrease selected values by 10 | ⇧+UpArrow/DownArrow |
Adjustment layers
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Choose specific channel for adjustment | ⌥+3(red)or4(green)or5(blue) |
| Choose composite channel for adjustment | ⌥+2 |
| Delete adjustment layer | Delete |
| Define Auto options for Levels or Curves | ⌥clickAutobutton |
| Choose specific channel for adjustment | ⌥+3(red)or4(green)or5(blue) |
| Choose composite channel for adjustment | ⌥+2 |
| Delete adjustment layer | DeleteorBackspace |
| Define Auto options for Levels or Curves | ⌥clickAutobutton |
Brush panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Delete brush | ⌥clickbrush |
| Rename brush | Doubleclickbrush |
| Change brush size | ⌃+⌥dragLeftorRight |
| Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness | ⌃+⌥dragUporDown |
| Select previous/next brush size | or(comma)or.(period) |
| Select first/last brush | ⇧or(comma)or.(period) |
| Display precise cross hair for brushes | CapsLock |
| Toggle airbrush option | ⇧+⌥+P |
| Delete brush | ⌥clickbrush |
| Rename brush | Doubleclickbrush |
| Change brush size | ⌥+RightclickdragLeftorRight |
| Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness | ⌥+RightclickdragUporDown |
| Select previous/next brush size | or(comma)or.(period) |
| Select first/last brush | ⇧or(comma)or.(period) |
| Display precise cross hair for brushes | CapsLockor⇧CapsLock |
| Toggle airbrush option | ⇧+⌥+P |
Clone Source panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show Clone Source (overlays image) | ⌥+⇧ |
| Nudge Clone Source | ⌥+⇧arrowkeys |
| Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source | ⌥+⇧+[or] |
| Show Clone Source (overlays image) | ⌥+⇧ |
| Nudge Clone Source | ⌥+⇧arrowkeys |
| Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source | ⌥+⇧+[or] |
Color panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select background color | ⌥clickcolorincolorbar |
| Display Color Bar menu | ⌃clickcolorbar |
| Cycle through color choices | ⇧clickcolorbar |
| Select background color | ⌥clickcolorincolorbar |
| Display Color Bar menu | Rightclickcolorbar |
| Cycle through color choices | ⇧clickcolorbar |
History panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new snapshot | ⌥NewSnapshot |
| Rename snapshot | Doubleclicksnapshotname |
| Step forward through image states | ⌘+⇧+Z |
| Step backward through image states | ⌘+⌥+Z |
| Duplicate any image state, except the current state | ⌥clicktheimagestate |
| Permanently clear history (no Undo) | ⌥+ClearHistory(inHistorypanelpop‑upmenu) |
| Create a new snapshot | ⌥NewSnapshot |
| Rename snapshot | Doubleclicksnapshotname |
| Step forward through image states | ⌃+⇧+Z |
| Step backward through image states | ⌃+⌥+Z |
| Duplicate any image state, except the current state | ⌥clicktheimagestate |
| Permanently clear history (no Undo) | ⌥+ClearHistory(inHistorypanelpop‑upmenu) |
Layers panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Load layer transparency as a selection | ⌘clicklayerthumbnail |
| Add to current selection | ⌘+⇧clicklayerthumbnail |
| Subtract from current selection | ⌘+⌥clicklayerthumbnail |
| Intersect with current selection | ⌘+⇧+⌥clicklayerthumbnail |
| Load filter mask as a selection | ⌘clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| New layer | ⌘+⇧+N |
| Group layers | ⌘+G |
| Ungroup layers | ⌘+⇧+G |
| Create/release clipping mask | ⌘+⌥+G |
| Select all layers | ⌘+⌥+A |
| Merge visible layers | ⌘+⇧+E |
| Create new empty layer with dialog box | ⌥clickNewLayerbutton |
| Create new layer below target layer | ⌘clickNewLayerbutton |
| Select top layer | ⌥+.(period) |
| Select bottom layer | ⌥or(comma) |
| Add to layer selection in Layers panel | ⇧+⌥+[or] |
| Select next layer down/up | ⌥+[or] |
| Move target layer down/up | ⌘+[or] |
| Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | ⌘+⇧+⌥+E |
| Merge layers | Highlightthelayersyouwanttomergeorthen⌘+E |
| Move layer to bottom or top | ⌘+⇧+[or] |
| Copy current layer to layer below | ⌥MergeDown+⌘fromthePanelpop‑upMenu |
| Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer | ⌥MergeVisible⌘fromthePanelpop‑upMenu |
| Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | ⌃clicktheeyeicon |
| Show/hide all other currently visible layers | ⌥clicktheeyeicon |
| Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock | /(forwardslash) |
| Edit layer effect/style, options | Doubleclicklayereffect/style |
| Hide layer effect/style | ⌥doubleclicklayereffect/style |
| Edit layer style | Doubleclicklayer |
| Disable/enable vector mask | ⇧clickvectormaskthumbnail |
| Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | Doubleclicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle layer mask on/off | ⇧clicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle filter mask on/off | ⇧clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle between layer mask/composite image | ⌥clicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle between filter mask/composite image | ⌥clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | \(backslash)oror⇧+⌥click |
| Select all type; temporarily select Type tool | Doubleclicktypelayerthumbnail |
| Create a clipping mask | ⌥clickthelinedividingtwolayers |
| Rename layer | Doubleclickthelayername |
| Edit filter settings | Doubleclickthefiltereffect |
| Edit the Filter Blending options | DoubleclicktheFilterBlendingicon |
| Create new layer group below current layer/layer set | ⌘clickNewGroupbutton |
| Create new layer group with dialog box | ⌥clickNewGroupbutton |
| Create layer mask that hides all/selection | ⌥clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Create vector mask that reveals all/path area | ⌘clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area | ⌘+⌥clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Display layer group properties | ⌃clickthelayergroupandchooseGroupPropertiesorordoubleclickgroup |
| Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | ⇧click |
| Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | ⌘click |
| Load layer transparency as a selection | ⌃clicklayerthumbnail |
| Add to current selection | ⌃+⇧clicklayerthumbnail |
| Subtract from current selection | ⌃+⌥clicklayerthumbnail |
| Intersect with current selection | ⌃+⇧+⌥clicklayerthumbnail |
| Load filter mask as a selection | ⌃clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| New layer | ⌃+⇧+N |
| Group layers | ⌃+G |
| Ungroup layers | ⌃+⇧+G |
| Create/release clipping mask | ⌃+⌥+G |
| Select all layers | ⌃+⌥+A |
| Merge visible layers | ⌃+⇧+E |
| Create new empty layer with dialog box | ⌥clickNewLayerbutton |
| Create new layer below target layer | ⌃clickNewLayerbutton |
| Select top layer | ⌥+.(period) |
| Select bottom layer | ⌥or(comma) |
| Add to layer selection in Layers panel | ⇧+⌥+[or] |
| Select next layer down/up | ⌥+[or] |
| Move target layer down/up | ⌃+[or] |
| Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | ⌃+⇧+⌥+E |
| Merge layers | Highlightlayersyouwanttomergeorthen⌃+E |
| Move layer to bottom or top | ⌃+⇧+[or] |
| Copy current layer to layer below | ⌥MergeDown+⌘fromthePanelpop‑upMenu |
| Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer | ⌥MergeVisible⌘fromthePanelpop‑upMenu |
| Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | Rightclicktheeyeicon |
| Show/hide all other currently visible layers | ⌥clicktheeyeicon |
| Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock | /(forwardslash) |
| Edit layer effect/style, options | Doubleclicklayereffect/style |
| Hide layer effect/style | ⌥doubleclicklayereffect/style |
| Edit layer style | Doubleclicklayer |
| Disable/enable vector mask | ⇧clickvectormaskthumbnail |
| Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | Doubleclicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle layer mask on/off | ⇧clicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle filter mask on/off | ⇧clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle between layer mask/composite image | ⌥clicklayermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle between filter mask/composite image | ⌥clickfiltermaskthumbnail |
| Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | \(backslash)oror⇧+⌥click |
| Select all type; temporarily select Type tool | Doubleclicktypelayerthumbnail |
| Create a clipping mask | ⌥clickthelinedividingtwolayers |
| Rename layer | Doubleclickthelayername |
| Edit filter settings | Doubleclickthefiltereffect |
| Edit the Filter Blending options | DoubleclicktheFilterBlendingicon |
| Create new layer group below current layer/layer set | ⌃clickNewGroupbutton |
| Create new layer group with dialog box | ⌥clickNewGroupbutton |
| Create layer mask that hides all/selection | ⌥clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Create vector mask that reveals all/path area | ⌃clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area | ⌃+⌥clickAddLayerMaskbutton |
| Display layer group properties | RightclicklayergroupandchooseGroupPropertiesorordoubleclickgroup |
| Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | ⇧click |
| Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | ⌃click |
Paths panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Load path as selection | ⌘clickpathname |
| Add path to selection | ⌘+⇧clickpathname |
| Subtract path from selection | ⌘+⌥clickpathname |
| Retain intersection of path as selection | ⌘+⇧+⌥clickpathname |
| Hide path | ⌘+⇧+H |
| Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button | ⌥clickbutton |
| Load path as selection | ⌃clickpathname |
| Add path to selection | ⌃+⇧clickpathname |
| Subtract path from selection | ⌃+⌥clickpathname |
| Retain intersection of path as selection | ⌃+⇧+⌥clickpathname |
| Hide path | ⌃+⇧+H |
| Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button | ⌥clickbutton |
Swatches panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create new swatch from foreground color | Clickinemptyareaofpanel |
| Set swatch color as background color | ⌘clickswatch |
| Delete swatch | ⌥clickswatch |
| Create new swatch from foreground color | Clickinemptyareaofpanel |
| Set swatch color as background color | ⌃clickswatch |
| Delete swatch | ⌥clickswatch |