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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop on Windows. Covers tool switching, layer management, and selection tools on Windows.
Key label style

Function keys

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
Shift+F5
Feather Selection
Shift+F6
Inverse Selection
Shift+F7

Select tools

Cycle through tools with the same shortcut keyNeeds the "Use Shift Key for Tool Switch" preference turned on.
Shift+<tool shortcut key>
Cycle through hidden tools
Alt+Clickthe tool in the toolbar
except the Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point and Convert Point tools
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
Default Foreground/Background colors
D
Switch Foreground/Background colors
X
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes
Q
Content-Aware Move tool
J
Perspective Crop tool
C
Artboard tool
V
Toggle Preserve Transparency
/
Decrease Brush Hardness
Shift+[
Increase Brush Hardness
Shift+]
Previous Brush
,
Next Brush
.
First Brush
Shift+,
Last Brush
Shift+.

Images

Cycle through open documents
Ctrl+Tab
Switch to previous document
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge
Ctrl+Shift+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
Shift+F
Toggle (forward) canvas color
Space+F
Toggle (backward) canvas color
Shift+Space+F
Fit image in window
Double-clickHand tool
Magnify 100%
Double-clickZoom tool
or
Ctrl+1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
Space
Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool
Shift+Drag
Switch to Zoom In tool
Ctrl+Space
Switch to Zoom Out tool
Alt+Space
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
Drag+Space
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active
Shift+Enter
Zoom in on specified area of an image
Ctrl+Drag
Temporarily zoom into an image
H,Clickand hold in the image
Scroll image with Hand tool
Space+Drag
or
Dragthe view area box in the Navigator panel
Scroll up or down 1 screen
Pg Up
or
Pg Dn
Scroll up or down 10 units
Shift+Pg Up
or
Shift+Pg Dn
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner
Home
or
End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)
\

Refine Edge

Open the Refine Edge dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+R
Cycle (forward) through preview modes
F
Cycle (backward) through preview modes
Shift+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
Shift+E

Filter Gallery

Apply a new filter on top of selected
Alt+Click
Reapply last-used filter
Ctrl+Alt+F
Open/close all disclosure triangles
Alt+Click
Change Cancel button to Default
Ctrl
Change Cancel button to Reset
Alt
Undo/Redo
Ctrl+Z
Step forward
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Step backward
Ctrl+Alt+Z

Liquify filter

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
Alt
with the Bloat, Pucker, Push Left or Mirror tool
Continually sample the distortion
Alt+Drag
with the Reconstruct tool in the preview
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
Down
or
Up
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1
Left
or
Right
Cycle through controls on right from top
Tab
Cycle through controls on right from bottom
Shift+Tab
Change Cancel to Reset
Alt

Vanishing Point

Zoom 2x (temporary)
X
Zoom in
Ctrl+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Fit in view
Ctrl+0
or
Double-clickHand tool
Zoom to center at 100%
Double-clickZoom tool
Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
]
Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)
[
Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shift+]
Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)
Shift+[
Undo last action
Ctrl+Z
Redo last action
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Deselect all
Ctrl+D
Hide selection and planes
Ctrl+H
Move selection 1 pixel
UpDownLeftRight
Move selection 10 pixels
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Copy
Ctrl+C
Paste
Ctrl+V
Repeat last duplicate and move
Ctrl+Shift+T
Create a floating selection from the current selection
Ctrl+Alt+T
Fill a selection with image under the pointer
Ctrl+Drag
Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection
Ctrl+Alt+Drag
Constrain selection to a 15° rotation
Alt+Shift
Select a plane under another selected plane
Ctrl+Click
Create 90 degree plane off parent plane
Ctrl+Drag
Delete last node while creating plane
Bksp
Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera
Double-clickthe Create Plane tool

Black-and-White dialog box

Open the Black-and-White dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B
Increase/decrease selected value by 1%
Up
or
Down
Increase/decrease selected value by 10%
Shift+UpDown
Change the values of the closest color slider
Dragin the image

Curves

Open the Curves dialog box
Ctrl+M
Select next point on the curve
=
Select the previous point on the curve
-
Select multiple points on the curve
Shift+Click
Deselect a point
Ctrl+D
To delete a point on the curve
Del
Move the selected point 1 unit
UpDownLeftRight
Move the selected point 10 units
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped
Alt+Drag
Set a point to the composite curve
Ctrl+ClickImage
Set a point to the channel curves
Ctrl+Shift+ClickImage
Toggle grid size
Alt+ClickField

Select and move objects

Toggle auto-select with move tool
Ctrl+Click
Reposition marquee while selecting
Drag+Space
with Any marquee tool
Add to a selection
Shift+DragSelection
with Any selection tool
Subtract from a selection
Alt+DragSelection
with Any selection tool
Intersect a selection
Alt+Shift+Drag
with any selection tool except the Quick Selection tool
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)
Shift+Drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)
Alt+Drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center
Alt+Shift+Drag
Switch to Move tool
Ctrl
with any Pen tool
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool
Alt+Drag
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool
Alt+Click
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso
Enter
or
Esc
or
Ctrl+.
Move copy of selection
Alt+DragSelection
Move selection area 1 pixel
RightLeftUpDown
Move selection 1 pixel
RightLeftUpDown
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Ctrl+RightLeftUpDown
Increase/decrease detection width
[
or
]
with Magnetic Lasso tool
Accept cropping or exit cropping
Enter
or
Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on
/
Make protractor
Alt+Drag+End
Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)
Shift+DragGuide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide
Alt+DragGuide

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Free Transform
Ctrl+T
Transform from center or reflect
Alt
Constrain
Shift
Distort
Ctrl
Apply
Enter
Cancel
Ctrl+.
or
Esc
Free transform with duplicate data
Ctrl+Alt+T
Transform again with duplicate data
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T

Edit paths

Select multiple anchor points
Shift+ClickSelection
with Direct selection tool
Select entire path
Alt+ClickSelection
with Direct selection tool
Duplicate a path
Ctrl+Alt+Drag
with any Pen tool or the Direct Selection tool
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool
Ctrl
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Alt
Close path
Double-click
Close path with straight-line segment
Alt+Double-click

Painting

Decrease Brush Size
[
Increase Brush Size
]
Select foreground color from color picker
Alt+Shift+Dragwith the right mouse button
with Any painting tool
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool
Alt+Click
with any painting or shape tool
Select background color
Alt+Click
Color sampler tool
Shift+Click
with the Eyedropper tool
Deletes color sampler
Alt+Click
with Color sampler tool
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode0 is 100%; type two digits in quick succession for a precise value (4 then 5 is 45%)
<0-9>
with Any painting or editing tool
Sets flow for painting mode0 is 100%; type two digits in quick succession for a precise value (4 then 5 is 45%)
Shift+<0-9>
with Any painting or editing tool
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
Alt+Shift+<0-9>
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
<0-9>
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
0
Cycle through blending modes
Shift+=-
Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer
Bksp
or
Shift+Bksp
Fill with foreground or background color
Alt+Bksp
or
Ctrl+Bksp
Fill from history
Ctrl+Alt+Bksp
Displays Fill dialog box
Shift+Bksp
Lock transparent pixels on/off
/
Connects points with a straight line
Shift+Click
with Any painting tool

Blending modes

Cycle through blending modes
Shift+=-
Normal
Alt+Shift+N
Dissolve
Alt+Shift+I
Behind (Brush tool only)
Alt+Shift+Q
Clear (Brush tool only)
Alt+Shift+R
Darken
Alt+Shift+K
Multiply
Alt+Shift+M
Color Burn
Alt+Shift+B
Linear Burn
Alt+Shift+A
Lighten
Alt+Shift+G
Screen
Alt+Shift+S
Color Dodge
Alt+Shift+D
Linear Dodge
Alt+Shift+W
Overlay
Alt+Shift+O
Soft Light
Alt+Shift+F
Hard Light
Alt+Shift+H
Vivid Light
Alt+Shift+V
Linear Light
Alt+Shift+J
Pin Light
Alt+Shift+Z
Hard Mix
Alt+Shift+L
Difference
Alt+Shift+E
Exclusion
Alt+Shift+X
Hue
Alt+Shift+U
Saturation
Alt+Shift+T
Color
Alt+Shift+C
Luminosity
Alt+Shift+Y
Desaturate
Alt+Shift+D
Saturate
Alt+Shift+S
Dodge/burn shadows
Alt+Shift+S
with Dodge tool/Burn tool
Dodge/burn midtones
Alt+Shift+M
with Dodge tool/Burn tool
Dodge/burn highlights
Alt+Shift+H
with Dodge tool/Burn tool
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images
Alt+Shift+N

Select and edit text

Move type in image
Ctrl+Drag
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shift+LeftRightDownUp
or
Ctrl+Shift+LeftRight
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point
Shift+Click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Left
or
Right
or
Ctrl+Left
or
Ctrl+Right
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel
Shift+Click
Select a word, line, paragraph, or storyDouble-click selects a word and triple-click a line; four clicks select the paragraph and five the story
Double-click
or
Triple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type
Ctrl+H
Show the bounding box for transforming textIf the cursor is inside the bounding box, this activates the Move tool instead.
Ctrl
while editing text
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box
Ctrl+Drag
Move text box while creating text box
Drag+Space

Format type

Align left, center, or right
Ctrl+Shift+LCR
with Horizontal Type tool
Align top, center, or bottom
Ctrl+Shift+LCR
with Vertical Type tool
Choose 100% horizontal scale
Ctrl+Shift+X
Choose 100% vertical scale
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
Choose Auto leading
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
Choose 0 for tracking
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
Ctrl+Shift+J
Justify paragraph, justifies all
Ctrl+Shift+F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels
Ctrl+Shift+,
or
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels
Alt+DownUp
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels
Alt+Shift+DownUp
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
Alt+LeftRight

Panels

Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)
Alt+ClickNew button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)
Alt+ClickDelete button
Apply value and keep text box active
Shift+Enter
Show/Hide all panels
Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar
Shift+Tab
Highlight options bar
Enter
Increase/decrease selected values by 10
Shift+UpDown

Adjustment layers

Choose specific channel for adjustment
Alt+345
Choose composite channel for adjustment
Alt+2
Delete adjustment layer
Del
or
Bksp
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves
Alt+ClickAuto button

Brush panel

Delete brush
Alt+ClickBrush
Delete brush or swatch
Alt+Clicka brush or swatch
Rename brush
Double-clickBrush
Change brush size
Alt+Dragwith the right mouse button
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness
Alt+Dragwith the right mouse button
Select first/last brush
Shift+,.
Display precise cross hair for brushes
CapsLock
or
Shift+CapsLock
Toggle airbrush option
Alt+Shift+P

Clone Source panel

Show Clone Source (overlays image)
Alt+Shift
Nudge Clone Source
Alt+Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Rotate Clone Source
Alt+Shift+,
or
Alt+Shift+.
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source
Alt+Shift+[
or
Alt+Shift+]

Color panel

Select background color
Alt+ClickColor bar
Display Color Bar menu
Right-clickColor bar
Cycle through color choices
Shift+ClickColor bar

History panel

Create a new snapshot
Alt+ClickNew Snapshot
Rename snapshot
Double-clickSnapshot name
Step forward through image states
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Step backward through image states
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Duplicate any image state, except the current state
Alt+ClickImage state
Permanently clear history (no Undo)
Alt+ClickClear History

Layers panel

Load layer transparency as a selection
Ctrl+ClickLayer thumbnail
Add to current selection
Ctrl+Shift+ClickLayer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection
Ctrl+Alt+ClickLayer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ClickLayer thumbnail
Load filter mask as a selection
Ctrl+ClickFilter mask thumbnail
New layer
Ctrl+Shift+N
New layer via copy
Ctrl+J
New layer via cut
Ctrl+Shift+J
Group layers
Ctrl+G
Ungroup layers
Ctrl+Shift+G
Create/release clipping mask
Ctrl+Alt+G
Select all layers
Ctrl+Alt+A
Merge visible layers
Ctrl+Shift+E
Create new empty layer with dialog box
Alt+ClickNew Layer button
Create new layer below target layer
Ctrl+ClickNew Layer button
Select top layer
Alt+.
Select bottom layer
Alt+,
Add to layer selection in Layers panel
Alt+Shift+[
or
Alt+Shift+]
Select next layer down/up
Alt+[
or
Alt+]
Move target layer down/up
Ctrl+[
or
Ctrl+]
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
Merge layers
Ctrl+E
Move layer to bottom or top
Ctrl+Shift+[
or
Ctrl+Shift+]
Copy current layer to layer below
Alt+ClickMerge Visible in the Layers panel menu
Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
Right-clickEye icon
Show/hide all other currently visible layers
Alt+ClickEye icon
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock
/
Edit layer effect/style, options
Double-click
Hide layer effect/style
Alt+Double-click
Edit layer style
Double-click
Disable/enable vector mask
Shift+ClickVector mask thumbnail
Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Double-clickLayer mask thumbnail
Toggle layer mask on/off
Shift+ClickLayer mask thumbnail
Toggle filter mask on/off
Shift+ClickFilter mask thumbnail
Toggle between layer mask/composite image
Alt+ClickLayer mask thumbnail
Toggle between filter mask/composite image
Alt+ClickFilter mask thumbnail
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
\
or
Alt+Shift+Click
Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
Double-clickType layer thumbnail
Create a clipping mask
Alt+Click
Rename layer
Double-click
Edit filter settings
Double-click
Edit the Filter Blending options
Double-click
Create new layer group below current layer/layer set
Ctrl+ClickNew Group button
Create new layer group with dialog box
Alt+ClickNew Group button
Create layer mask that hides all/selection
Alt+ClickAdd Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that reveals all/path area
Ctrl+ClickAdd Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
Ctrl+Alt+ClickAdd Layer Mask button
Display layer group properties
Right-clickthe layer group
or
Double-clickgroup
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
Shift+Click
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers
Ctrl+Click

Paths panel

Load path as selection
Ctrl+ClickPathname
Add path to selection
Ctrl+Shift+ClickPathname
Subtract path from selection
Ctrl+Alt+ClickPathname
Retain intersection of path as selection
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ClickPathname
Hide path
Ctrl+Shift+H
Set options for a Paths panel buttonFill Path with Foreground Color, Stroke Path with Brush, Load Path as a Selection, Make Work Path from Selection, and Create New Path.
Alt+ClickButton

Swatches panel

Create new swatch from foreground color
Click
Set swatch color as background color
Ctrl+ClickSwatch
Delete swatch
Alt+ClickSwatch

Dialogs and fields

Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
Esc
Select the first edit field of the tool bar
Enter
Navigate between fields
Tab
Navigate between fields in opposite direction
Shift+Tab

Intro

Photoshop on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier throughout. The shortcut set is the version most Photoshop tutorials and documentation reference by default, and includes the complete tool, layer, selection, and adjustment shortcut library.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Single-key tools. Same bare-key activation as Mac: V, M, L, W, C, E, G, B, T, P, I, H, Z, D, X. Press to switch tools.

Layer operations. Ctrl+J duplicates the active layer. Ctrl+E merges down. Ctrl+Shift+E merges visible. Ctrl+G groups; Ctrl+Shift+G ungroups.

Free Transform. Ctrl+T enters Free Transform. Proportional scaling is on by default in current Photoshop. Enter confirms; Escape cancels.

Adjustment shortcuts. Ctrl+L (Levels), Ctrl+M (Curves), Ctrl+U (Hue/Saturation), Ctrl+B (Color Balance). The most-used image adjustment shortcuts open the relevant dialog directly without navigating to the Image menu.

Selection operations. Ctrl+D deselects. Ctrl+Shift+I inverts the selection. Ctrl+A selects all. Ctrl+Shift+D reselects the last selection.

Undo. Ctrl+Z steps backward through history in current Photoshop. Ctrl+Shift+Z steps forward.

F-keys. F-keys work without Fn on Windows. F5 opens the Brushes panel. F7 opens the Layers panel. These panel shortcuts are less commonly used now that panels can be docked, but they remain available.

Printable PDF

The Photoshop Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The adjustment shortcuts section (Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation) and the single-key tools list are the most useful sections to have printed during editing sessions.

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