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Adobe Photoshop shortcut keys

Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts. Adobe Photoshop is a raster pix editor developed and posted by using Adobe systems for macOS and home windows. Photoshop was created in 1988 by using Thomas and John Knoll. since then, it has grow to be the de facto industry trendy in raster snap shots editing

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Shortcut Key Information State
Ctrl + T Free Trasnform  
[ Decrease Brush Size  
] Increase Brush Size  
{ Decrease Brush Hardness  
} Increase Brush Hardness  
D Default Foreground/Background colors  
X Switch Foreground/Background colors  
Ctrl + J New layer via copy  
Shift + Ctrl + J New layer via cut  
Esc Cancel any modal dialog window  
Enter Select the first edit field of the tool bar  
Tab Navigate between fields  
Tab + Shift Navigate between fields in opposite direction  
Alt Change Cancel to Reset  
F1 Start Help  
F5 Show/Hide Brush panel  
F6 Show/Hide Color panel  
F7 Show/Hide Layers panel  
F8 Show/Hide Info panel  
F9 Show/Hide Actions panel  
F12 Revert  
Shift + F5 Fill  
Shift + F6 Feather Selection  
Shift + F7 Inverse Selection  
V Move tool  
M Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool  
L Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool  
W Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool  
C Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool  
I Eyedropper tool,Color Sampler tool,Ruler tool ,Note tool  
J Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool  
B Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool  
S Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool  
Y History Brush tool Art History Brush tool  
E Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool  
G Gradient tool Paint Bucket toolGradient tool Paint Bucket tool  
O Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool  
P Pen tool Freeform Pen tool  
T Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool  
A Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool  
U Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool  
H Hand tool  
R Rotate View tool  
D Default Foreground/Background colors  
X Switch Foreground/Background colors  
Q Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes  
J Content-Aware Move tool  
C Perspective Crop tool  
Ctrl + Tab Cycle through open documents  
Shift + Ctrl + Tab Switch to previous document  
Shift + Ctrl + W Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge  
Q Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode  
F Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode  
Shift + F Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode  
Space + F Toggle (forward) canvas color  
Space + Shift + F Toggle (backward) canvas color  
Space Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)  
Alt + Space Switch to Zoom Out tool  
PgUp Scroll up or down 1 screen  
Shift + PgUp Scroll up or down 10 units  
Home Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner  
Esc Cancel completely Use Puppet Warp
Ctrl + Z Undo last pin adjustment Use Puppet Warp
Ctrl + A Select all pins Use Puppet Warp
Ctrl + D Deselect all pins Use Puppet Warp
H Temporarily hide pins Use Puppet Warp
Ctrl + Alt + R Open the Refine Edge dialog box Use Refine Edge
F Cycle (forward) through preview modes Use Refine Edge
Shift + F Cycle (backward) through preview modes Use Refine Edge
X Toggle between original image and selection preview Use Refine Edge
P Toggle between original selection and refined version Use Refine Edge
J Toggle radius preview on and off Use Refine Edge
Shift + E Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools Use Refine Edge
Ctrl + Alt + F Reapply last-used filter Use the Filter Gallery
Ctrl Change Cancel button to Default Use the Filter Gallery
Alt Change Cancel button to Reset Use the Filter Gallery
Ctrl + Z Undo/Redo Use the Filter Gallery
Ctrl + Shift + Z Step forward Use the Filter Gallery
Ctrl + Alt + Z Step backward Use the Filter Gallery
W Forward Warp tool Use the Liquify filter
R Reconstruct tool Use the Liquify filter
C Twirl Clockwise tool Use the Liquify filter
S Pucker tool Use the Liquify filter
B Bloat tool Use the Liquify filter
O Push Left tool Use the Liquify filter
M Mirror tool Use the Liquify filter
T Turbulence tool Use the Liquify filter
F Freeze Mask tool Use the Liquify filter
D Thaw Mask tool Use the Liquify filter
Alt + T Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools Use the Liquify filter
Alt Continually sample the distortion( Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected) Use the Liquify filter
Bottom Arrow + Top Arrow Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box†) Use the Liquify filter
Left Arrow + Right Arrow Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1(Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing†)  
Tab Cycle through controls on right from top Use the Liquify filter
Shift + Tab Cycle through controls on right from bottom  
Alt Change Cancel to Reset Use the Liquify filter
X Zoom 2x (temporary) Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + + Zoom in Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + – Zoom out Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + 0 Fit in view Use Vanishing Point
Double-click Zoom tool Zoom to center at 100% Use Vanishing Point
Shift + ] Increase brush hardness Use Vanishing Point
Shift + [ Decrease brush hardness Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Z Undo last action Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo last action Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + D Deselect all Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + H Hide selection and planes Use Vanishing Point
Arrow keys Move selection 1 pixel Use Vanishing Point
Shift + Arrow Keys Move selection 10 pixels Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Shift + T Repeat last duplicate and move Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Alt + T Create a floating selection from the current selection Use Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Drag Fill a selection with image under the pointer Use Vanishing Point
Backspace Delete last node while creating plane Use Vanishing Point
Double-click the Create Plane tool Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera Use Vanishing Point
V Move Tools
M Marquee tools Tools
L Lasso tools Tools
W Quick Selection, Magic Wand Tools
C Crop and Slice Tools Tools
I Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count Tools
J Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye Tools
B Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush Tools
S Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp Tools
Y History Brush, Art History Brush Tools
E Eraser tools Tools
G Gradient, Paint Bucket Tools
O Dodge, Burn, Sponge Tools
P Pen tools Tools
T Type tools Tools
A Path Selection, Direct Selection Tools
U Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape Tools
K 3D Tools Tools
N 3D Camera Tools Tools
H Hand Tools
R Rotate View Tools
Z Zoom Tools
D Default colors Tools
X Switch Foreground and Background colors Tools
Q Quick Mask Mode Tools

FAQs – Photoshop Shortcut Keys

Absolutely! Photoshop allows you to assign custom shortcut keys to your preferred actions.

No, focus on mastering a few frequently used shortcuts first, and gradually expand your knowledge.

Yes, you can easily reset the shortcut keys to their default configurations through the "Keyboard Shortcuts" dialog box.

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