Today we all want shortcuts in life so why not in Photoshop? So here we have a lot of shortcut keys to use Photoshop faster and more effectively. You can also download the shortcut pdf file at the bottom of this page.
File Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| New File | Ctrl N | Cmd N |
| Save File | Ctrl S | Cmd S |
| Save As | Ctrl Shift S | Cmd Shift S |
| Save For Web And devices | Ctrl Shift Alt S | Cmd Shift Option S |
| Open File | Ctrl O | Cmd O |
| Close file | Ctrl W | Cmd W |
| Close All | Alt Ctrl W | Option Cmd W |
| Ctrl P | Cmd P |
Selecting and Moving Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Draw Marquee in perfect shape (square or circle) | Shift + Marquee | Shift + Marquee |
| Draw Marquee from centre | Alt + Marquee | Option+ Marquee |
| Add to a Selection | Shift | Shift |
| Subtract from a Selection | Alt | Option |
| Deselect selection | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D |
| Reselect selection | Shift +Ctrl + D | Shift +Cmd + D |
| Inverse Selection | Shift + Ctrl +I | Shift + Cmd +I |
| Feather Selection | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
| Move Selection (in 1- pixel Increments) | Arrow Key | Arrow Key |
| Move Selection (in 10- pixel Increments) | Shift + Arrow Key | Shift + Arrow Key |
| Move Marquee while drawing selection | Hold Space while drawing marquee | Hold Space while drawing marquee |
| Copy Object | Alt + drag object | Option + drag object |
Viewing Document Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Fit on Screen | Ctrl + 0 or Double click on Hand tool | Cmd + 0 or Double click on Hand tool |
| 100% View Level (Actual Pixels) | Ctrl+Alt+0 or Double- Click on Zoom Tool | Cmd+Alt+0 or Double- Click on Zoom Tool |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+Space+ Click or Ctrl + (+) | Cmd+Space+ Click or Cmd+ (+) |
| Zoom out | Alt+Space+ Click or Ctrl + (-) | Option + Space+ Click or Cmd + (-) |
| Hide all tools and panels | Tab | Tab |
| Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Switch between full screen modes | F | F |
Layer Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Create a New Layer | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| Delete Layer | Delete Key | Delete Key |
| View contents of layer mask | Alt + Layer Mask icon | Option + Layer Mask icon |
| Temporarily turn off layer mask | Shift + Layer mask icon | Shift + Layer mask icon |
| Clone Layer | Alt + Drag or Select Layer + Alt + Any arrow key | Option + Drag or Select Layer + Option + Any arrow key |
| Change layer opacity | Number keys | Number keys |
| Switching through blend modes | Shift + (+) or (-) | Shift + (+) or (-) |
| Create Clipping Mask | Alt +click between two layers | Alt +click between two layers |
Type Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Select all text on layer | Dbl click on layer thumbnail | Dbl click on layer thumbnail |
| Select one word | Dbl click anywhere in word | Dbl click on word |
| Select a line | Triple click anywhere in line | Triple click anywhere in line |
| Select whole Paragraph | Four Times Click anywhere in paragraph | Four Times Click anywhere in paragraph |
| Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2pts | Ctrl +Shift + >/< | Cmd + Shift + >/< |
| Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pt | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + >/< | Cmd + Option +Shift + >/< |
| Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking | Atl + Right/Left Arrow | Option + Right/Left Arrow |
| Align text left/center/right | Alt + Shift + L/C/R | Cmd + Shift + L/C/R |
Painting Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Fill selection with foreground color | Alt + Backspace | Option + Del |
| Fill selection with Background color | Ctrl + Backspace | Cmd + Backspace |
| To get Move tool | While in any painting/editing tool- hold Ctrl | While in any painting/editing tool- hold Cmd |
| To get Eyedropper with Paint tools | Alt | Option |
| Decrease/Increase Brush Size | [ or ] | [ or ] |
| Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush | Shift+[ or Shift+] | Shift+[ or Shift+] |
| Switch between preset Brushes | < or > | < or > |
Pen Tools Shortcuts
| Results | Windows | Mac |
| Direct Selection tool while using Pen | Ctrl | Cmd |
| Switch between Add- Anchor and Delete- Anchor Point tools | Alt | Option |
| Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point | Ctrl + Alt | Cmd + Option |
| Convert path to a selection | Ctrl + Click on path name in path panel | Cmd + Click on path name in path panel |
Panel Shortcuts
| Result | Windows | Mac |
| Show / Hide brush Panel | F5 | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color panel | F6 | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers panel | F7 | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info panel | F8 | F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | F9 | Alt + F9 |
| Open Adobe Bridge | Ctrl + Alt + O | Cmd + Option + O |
Other Shortcuts
| Results | Windows | Mac |
| Switch between open documents | Ctrl + Tab | Cmd + tilde(~) |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z |
| Step Backward | Ctrl + Alt + Z | Cmd + Alt + Z |
| Step Forward | Shift + Ctrl + Z | Cmd + shift + Z |
| Apply Last Filter | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F |
| Hand Tool | Hold Spacebar | Hold Spacebar |
| Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow |
| Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units | Shift + Up/Down Arrow | Shift + Up/Down Arrow |
| Free Transform | Ctrl + T | Cmd + T |
| Repeat Last Transformation | Ctrl + shift +T | Cmd + Shift + T |
| Rulers | Ctrl + R | Cmd + R |
| Don’t Snap object edge while moving | Hold Control while dragging | Hold Control while dragging |
TOOL BAR SHORTCUTS
Note- To switch between the tools present in same icon.
Holding SHIFT and then pressing letter will switch the tools in same icon.
Example–
Hold down Shift key and press letter “L” the Lasso tool will be select. Now press L again now Polygonal Lasso tool will be selected.
Selecting Tools
| Tools | Windows | Mac |
| Move | V | V |
| Rectangular Marquee Elliptical Marquee |
M | M |
| Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso too |
L | L |
| Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool |
W | W |
| Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool |
C | C |
| Eyedropper tool Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool |
I | I |
Retouching & Painting Tools
| Tools | Window | Mac |
| Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool |
J | J |
| Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool |
B | B |
| Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool |
S | S |
| History Brush tool Art History Brush tool |
Y | Y |
| Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool |
E | E |
| Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool |
G | G |
| Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool |
O | O |
Shape Tools
| Tools | Window | Mac |
| Pen tool Freeform Pen tool |
P | P |
| Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool |
T | T |
| Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool |
A | A |
| Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool |
U | U |
3D Tools (In Photoshop extended only)
| Tools | Windows | Mac |
| 3D Object Rotate tool 3D Object Roll tool 3D Object Pan tool 3D Object Slide tool 3D Object Scale tool |
K | K |
| 3D Camera Rotate tool 3D Camera Roll tool 3D Camera Pan tool 3D Camera Walk tool 3D Camera Zoom |
N | N |
View Tools
| Tools | Windows | Mac |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Rotate View tool | R | R |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
Photoshop Shortcuts PDF FILE!!
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