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Photoshop CS5 Shortcut Keys

This document lists many keyboard shortcuts for common tasks in Photoshop CS5 such as selecting, viewing, working with layers, painting, and using tools. Shortcuts are provided for selecting and moving objects, zooming and fitting images on screen, creating and deleting layers, changing layer properties, filling selections, sampling colors, and switching between tools and panels in Photoshop.

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Photoshop CS5 Shortcut Keys

This document lists many keyboard shortcuts for common tasks in Photoshop CS5 such as selecting, viewing, working with layers, painting, and using tools. Shortcuts are provided for selecting and moving objects, zooming and fitting images on screen, creating and deleting layers, changing layer properties, filling selections, sampling colors, and switching between tools and panels in Photoshop.

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Shortcuts for Photoshop CS5

SELECTING
Draw Marquee from Center Add to a Selection Subtract from a Selection Intersection with a Selection Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer Restore Last Selection Feather Selection Move Marquee while drawing selection Alt-Marquee Shift Alt Shift-Alt Alt-Drag Selection Ctrl-Alt-Drag Selection Arrow Keys Shift-Arrow Keys Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel) Ctrl-Shift-D Shift-F6 Hold Space while drawing marquee

VIEWING
Fit on Screen 100% View Level (Actual Pixels) Zoom in .. Zoom out Hide all tools and panels Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar Rotate through full screen modes Scroll image left or right in window Jump/Zoom to part of Image Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0 Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0 Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+) Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus() Tab Shift-Tab F Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down Ctrl-drag in Navigator panel

LAYER SHORTCUTS
Create new layer Select non-contiguous layers Select contiguous layers Delete Layer View contents of layer mask Ctrl-Shift-N Ctrl-Click layers Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer Delete key (while in the Move tool) Alt-Click layer mask icon

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Shortcuts for Photoshop CS5


Temporarily turn off layer mask Clone layer as you move it Find/Select layer containing object Change layer opacity Cycle down or up through blend modes Change to a specific blend mode Switch to layer below/above current layer Shift-Click layer mask icon Alt-Drag Right-Click on the object w/Move tool Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected) Shift-Plus(+) or Minus() (w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.) Alt-[ or Alt-]

TYPE SHORTCUTS
Select all text on layer Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Align text left/center/right Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel Ctrl-Shift->/< Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/< Alt-Right/Left Arrow Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R

PAINTING
Fill selection with background color Fill selection with foreground color Fill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels Fill selection with source state in History panel Display Fill dialog box Sample as background color To get Move tool To get Eyedropper with Paint tools Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) Cross-Hair Cursor Decrease/Increase Brush Size Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush Switch between preset Brushes Ctrl-Backspace Alt-Backspace Shift-Alt-Backspace Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Shift-Backspace Alt-Click w/Eyedropper tool While in any painting/editing tool-hold Ctrl Alt Number keys Shift-Number keys Number keys Shift-Number keys Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock on [ or ] Shift-[ or Shift-] < or >

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Shortcuts for Photoshop CS5


Open Brushes pop-up panel Erase to History panel's source state Cycle down or up through blend modes Change to a specific blend mode Create fixed color target from within a dialog box Delete fixed color target Create new spot-color channel from current selection Right-Click in Image window Alt-Eraser Shift-Plus(+) or Minus() Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.) Shift-Click in image window Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler tool Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel

PEN TOOL SHORTCUTS


To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool Convert path to a selection Ctrl Alt Ctrl-Alt Alt-click Ctrl-click on path name (in Paths panel)

PANEL SHORTCUTS
Show/Hide Brushes panel Show/Hide Color panel Show/Hide Layers panel Show/Hide Info panel Show/Hide Actions panel Open Adobe Bridge F5 F6 F7 F8 Alt-F9 Ctrl-Alt-O

OTHER SHORTCUTS
Switch between open documents Undo or Redo operations beyond last one Apply Last Filter Opens Last Filter Dialog Box Hand Tool Reset Dialog Box Ctrl-Tab Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z Ctrl-F Ctrl-Alt-F Spacebar Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click it

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Shortcuts for Photoshop CS5


Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit Up/Down Arrow Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 Shift-Up/Down Arrow units Replay last Transformation Measure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function) Move Crop Marquee while creating Snap Guide to Ruler ticks Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) Don't Snap object edge while moving Ctrl-Shift-T After ruler is drawn, Alt-Drag end of line with Ruler Tool Hold Space while drawing Hold Shift while dragging Enter Hold Control while dragging

TOOLS
V M L Move Marquee tools Lasso tools

W Quick Selection, Magic Wand C I J B S Y E G O P T A U K N H R Z D Crop and Slice Tools Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp History Brush, Art History Brush Eraser tools Gradient, Paint Bucket Dodge, Burn, Sponge Pen tools Type tools Path Selection, Direct Selection Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape 3D Tools 3D Camera Tools Hand Rotate View Zoom Default colors

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Shortcuts for Photoshop CS5


X Q Switch Foreground and Background colors Quick Mask Mode To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee hit Shift-M

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