Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop on Windows. Covers tool switching, layer management, and selection tools on Windows.
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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 key
Shift+press shortcut key
Cycle through hidden tools
Alt+Click+Del+,+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
Rotate View tool
R
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
Right-click+Space+F
Toggle (backward) canvas color
Shift+Space+F
Fit image in window
Double-click+Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%
Double-click+Double-click Zoom 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,Click+Image+Button
Scroll image with Hand tool
Drag+Space+,
or
Drag
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

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+tool
Continually sample the distortion
Alt+Drag+,+Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool
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+Shift+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Fit in view
Ctrl+0
or
Double-click+Double-click Hand tool
Zoom to center at 100%
Double-click+Double-click Zoom 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-click+Double-click the Create Plane tool

Camera Raw dialog box

Zoom tool
Z
Hand tool
H
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
Ctrl+Alt+1
Tone Curve panel
Ctrl+Alt+2
Detail panel
Ctrl+Alt+3
HSL/Grayscale panel
Ctrl+Alt+4
Split Toning panel
Ctrl+Alt+5
Lens Corrections panel
Ctrl+Alt+6
Camera Calibration panel
Ctrl+Alt+7
Presets panel
Ctrl+Alt+9
Open Snapshots panel
Ctrl+Alt+9
Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool
T
Adjustment Brush tool
K
Graduated Filter tool
G
Increase/decrease brush size
]
or
[
Increase/decrease brush feather
Shift+]
or
Shift+[
Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
=
or
-
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
Alt
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size
Alt+]
or
Alt+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather
Alt+Shift+]
or
Alt+Shift+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10
Alt+=
or
Alt+-
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
L
or
Ctrl+]
Rotate image right
R
or
Ctrl+[
Zoom in
Ctrl+Shift+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool
Ctrl
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
Alt
Toggle preview
P
Full screen mode
F
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.
Shift
Select multiple points in Curves panel
Click,Shift+Click
Add point to curve in Curves panel
Ctrl+Click
Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)
UpDownLeftRight
Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge
Ctrl+R
Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box
Shift+Double-click+Image
Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview
Alt+Drag+,
Highlight clipping warning
O
Shadows clipping warning
U
(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating
Ctrl+[1-5]+1+5
(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating
Ctrl+.
or
Ctrl+,
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label
Ctrl+6
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label
Ctrl+7
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label
Ctrl+8
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
Ctrl+9
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label
Ctrl+Shift+0
Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl+K
Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl+Alt+Ctrl + Alt (on open)

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+Up
or
Shift+Down
Change the values of the closest color slider
Click+Drag+Image

Curves

Open the Curves dialog box
Ctrl+M
Select next point on the curve
Shift+=
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+Click+Image
Set a point to the channel curves
Ctrl+Shift+Click+Image
Toggle grid size
Alt+Click+Field

Select and move objects

Reposition marquee while selecting‡
Drag+Space+Any marquee tool
Add to a selection
Shift+Drag+Any selection tool+Selection
Subtract from a selection
Alt+Drag+Any selection tool+Selection
Intersect a selection
Alt+Shift+Drag+Any selection tool+Quick Selection tool+Selection+Any selection tool (except 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+,+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+Drag+Selection
Move selection area 1 pixel
Left+Right+Up+,
or
Down
Move selection 1 pixel
Left+Right+Up+,
or
Down
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Ctrl+Left+Right+Up+,
or
Ctrl+Down
Increase/decrease detection width
[+Magnetic Lasso tool
or
]
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+Drag+Guide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide
Alt+Drag+Guide

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Transform from center or reflect
Alt
Constrain
Shift
Distort
Ctrl
Apply
Enter
Cancel
Ctrl+.
or
Ctrl+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+Click+Direct selection tool+Selection
Select entire path
Alt+Click+Direct selection tool+Selection
Duplicate a path
,+Pen (any Pen tool+any Pen tool
or
Ctrl+Alt+Drag+Direct Selection tool+Selection
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

Select foreground color from color picker
Alt+Shift+Right-click and Drag+Any painting tool
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool
Alt+Any painting tool
or
Alt+any shape tool
Select background color
Alt+Click
Color sampler tool
Shift+Eyedropper tool
Deletes color sampler
Alt+Click+Color sampler tool
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode
Number keys+,+0+1+4+Any painting or editing tool,Alt+Shift+Number keys+,+5
Sets flow for painting mode
Any painting
or
Shift+Number keys+,+0+1+4,Alt+Shift+,+5
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
Alt+Shift+Number keys
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
Number keys
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
0
Cycle through blending modes
Shift+=
or
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+Any painting tool

Blending modes

Cycle through blending modes
Shift+=
or
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+Dodge tool/Burn tool
Dodge/burn midtones
Alt+Shift+M+Dodge tool/Burn tool
Dodge/burn highlights
Alt+Shift+H+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+Left
or
Shift+Right
or
Shift+Down
or
Shift+Up
or
Ctrl+Shift+Left
or
Ctrl+Shift+Right
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 story
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click+,
or
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type
Ctrl+H
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box
Ctrl
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+,+L+C+Horizontal Type tool
or
Ctrl+Shift+R
Align top, center, or bottom
Ctrl+Shift+,+L+C+Vertical Type tool
or
Ctrl+Shift+R
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+Down
or
Alt+Up
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels
Alt+Shift+Down
or
Alt+Shift+Up
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
Alt+Left
or
Alt+Right

Panels

Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)
Alt+Click+New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)
Alt+Click+Del+Delete 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+Select tool
Increase/decrease selected values by 10
Shift+Up
or
Shift+Down

Adjustment layers

Choose specific channel for adjustment
Alt+345+,+3+4+5
Choose composite channel for adjustment
Alt+2
Delete adjustment layer
Del
or
Bksp
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves
Alt+Click+Auto button

Brush panel

Delete brush
Alt+Click+Brush
Rename brush
Double-click+Brush
Change brush size
Alt+Right-click and Drag
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness
Alt+Right-click and Drag
Select previous/next brush size
,
or
.
Select first/last brush
Shift+,
or
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+Click+Color bar
Display Color Bar menu
Right-click+Color bar
Cycle through color choices
Shift+Click+Color bar

History panel

Create a new snapshot
Alt+New Snapshot
Rename snapshot
Double-click+Snapshot 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+Click+Image state
Permanently clear history (no Undo)
Alt+Clear History

Layers panel

Load layer transparency as a selection
Ctrl+Click+Layer thumbnail
Add to current selection
Ctrl+Shift+Click+Layer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection
Ctrl+Alt+Click+Layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click+Layer thumbnail
Load filter mask as a selection
Ctrl+Click+Filter 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+Click+New Layer button
Create new layer below target layer
Ctrl+Click+New 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+,+Merge Down command
Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer
Alt+,+Merge Visible command
Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
Right-click+Eye icon
Show/hide all other currently visible layers
Alt+Click+Eye 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+Click+Vector mask thumbnail
Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Double-click+Layer mask thumbnail
Toggle layer mask on/off
Shift+Click+Layer mask thumbnail
Toggle filter mask on/off
Shift+Click+Filter mask thumbnail
Toggle between layer mask/composite image
Alt+Click+Layer mask thumbnail
Toggle between filter mask/composite image
Alt+Click+Filter mask thumbnail
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
\+,
or
Alt+Shift+Click
Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
Double-click+Type 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+Click+New Group button
Create new layer group with dialog box
Alt+Click+New Group button
Create layer mask that hides all/selection
Alt+Click+Add Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that reveals all/path area
Ctrl+Click+Add Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
Ctrl+Alt+Click+Add Layer Mask button
Display layer group properties
Right-click+,
or
Double-click
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
Shift+Click
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers
Ctrl+Click

Paths panel

Load path as selection
Ctrl+Click+Pathname
Add path to selection
Ctrl+Shift+Click+Pathname
Subtract path from selection
Ctrl+Alt+Click+Pathname
Retain intersection of path as selection
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click+Pathname
Hide path
Ctrl+Shift+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
Alt+Click+Button

Swatches panel

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

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