Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Edit images and create digital artwork.
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245 shortcuts / 24 sections
Popular shortcuts
10Free Transform
CtrlTControl T
Default Foreground/Background colors
DD
Switch Foreground/Background colors
XX
New layer via copy
CtrlJControl J
New layer via cut
CtrlShiftJControl Shift J
Cancel any modal dialog window
⎋Escape
Select the first edit field of the tool bar
↩Enter
Navigate between fields
⇥Tab
Navigate between fields in opposite direction
Shift⇥Shift Tab
Change Cancel to Reset
ALTALT
Select tools
60Move tool
VV
Rectangular Marquee tool
MM
Elliptical Marquee tool
MM
Lasso tool
LL
Polygonal Lasso tool
LL
Magnetic Lasso tool
LL
Magic Wand tool
WW
Quick Selection tool
WW
Crop tool
CC
Slice tool
CC
Slice Select tool
CC
Eyedropper tool
II
Color Sampler tool
II
Ruler tool
II
Note tool
II
Spot Healing Brush tool
JJ
Healing Brush tool
JJ
Patch tool
JJ
Red Eye tool
JJ
Brush tool
BB
Pencil tool
BB
Color Replacement tool
BB
Mixer Brush tool
BB
Clone Stamp tool
SS
Pattern Stamp tool
SS
History Brush tool
YY
Art History Brush tool
YY
Eraser tool
EE
Background Eraser tool
EE
Magic Eraser tool
EE
Gradient tool
GG
Paint Bucket tool
GG
Dodge tool
OO
Burn tool
OO
Sponge tool
OO
Pen tool
PP
Freeform Pen tool
PP
Horizontal Type tool
TT
Vertical Type tool
TT
Horizontal Type mask tool
TT
Vertical Type mask tool
TT
Path Selection tool
AA
Direct Selection tool
AA
Rectangle tool
UU
Rounded Rectangle tool
UU
Ellipse tool
UU
Polygon tool
UU
Line tool
UU
Custom Shape tool
UU
Hand tool
HH
Rotate View tool
RR
Zoom tool
ZZ
Default Foreground/Background colors
DD
Switch Foreground/Background colors
XX
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes
QQ
Content-Aware Move tool
JJ
Perspective Crop tool
CC
Artboard tool
VV
Next Brush
..
Last Brush
Shift.Shift .
Images
13Cycle through open documents
Ctrl⇥Control Tab
Switch to previous document
CtrlShift⇥Control Shift Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge
CtrlShiftWControl Shift W
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode
QQ
Toggle screen modes
FF
Toggle between Standard screen mode, Full scree...
ShiftFShift F
Toggle (backward) canvas color
ShiftSpaceShift SpacethenFF
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
SpaceSpace
Switch to Zoom In tool
CtrlSpaceControl Space
Switch to Zoom Out tool
AltSpaceAlt Space
Scroll up or down 1 screen
PgUpPage Up
Scroll up or down 10 units
ShiftPgUpShift Page Up
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right c...
HomeHome
Refine Edge
7Open the Refine Edge dialog box
CtrlAltRControl Alt R
Cycle (forward) through preview modes
FF
Cycle (backward) through preview modes
ShiftFShift F
Toggle between original image and selection pre...
XX
Toggle between original selection and refined v...
PP
Toggle radius preview on and off
JJ
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refineme...
ShiftEShift E
Filter Gallery
6Reapply last-used filter
CtrlAltFControl Alt F
Change Cancel button to Default
CTRLCTRL
Change Cancel button to Reset
ALTALT
Undo/Redo
CtrlZControl Z
Step forward
CtrlShiftZControl Shift Z
Step backward
CtrlAltZControl Alt Z
Liquify filter
13Forward Warp tool
WW
Reconstruct tool
RR
Twirl Clockwise tool
CC
Pucker tool
SS
Bloat tool
BB
Push Left tool
OO
Mirror tool
MM
Turbulence tool
TT
Freeze Mask tool
FF
Thaw Mask tool
DD
Cycle through controls on right from top
⇥Tab
Cycle through controls on right from bottom
Shift⇥Shift Tab
Change Cancel to Reset
ALTALT
Vanishing Point
10Zoom 2x (temporary)
XX
Undo last action
CtrlZControl Z
Redo last action
CtrlShiftZControl Shift Z
Deselect all
CtrlDControl D
Hide selection and planes
CtrlHControl H
Copy
CtrlCControl C
Paste
CtrlVControl V
Repeat last duplicate and move
CtrlShiftTControl Shift T
Create a floating selection from the current se...
CtrlAltTControl Alt T
Delete last node while creating plane
⌫Backspace
Camera Raw dialog box
48Zoom tool
ZZ
Hand tool
HH
White Balance tool
II
Color Sampler tool
SS
Crop tool
CC
Straighten tool
AA
Spot Removal tool
BB
Red Eye Removal tool
EE
Basic panel
CtrlAlt1Control Alt 1
Tone Curve panel
CtrlAlt2Control Alt 2
Detail panel
CtrlAlt3Control Alt 3
HSL/Grayscale panel
CtrlAlt4Control Alt 4
Split Toning panel
CtrlAlt5Control Alt 5
Lens Corrections panel
CtrlAlt6Control Alt 6
Camera Calibration panel
CtrlAlt7Control Alt 7
Presets panel
CtrlAlt9Control Alt 9
Open Snapshots panel
CtrlAlt9Control Alt 9
Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool
CtrlShiftAltTControl Shift Alt T
Hue Targeted Adjustment tool
CtrlShiftAltHControl Shift Alt H
Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool
CtrlShiftAltSControl Shift Alt S
Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool
CtrlShiftAltLControl Shift Alt L
Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool
CtrlShiftAltGControl Shift Alt G
Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool
TT
Adjustment Brush tool
KK
Graduated Filter tool
GG
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for t...
ALTALT
Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of th...
NN
Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
MM
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
YY
Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool
VV
Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Remov...
VV
Rotate image left
LL
Rotate image right
RR
Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool
CTRLCTRL
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change ...
ALTALT
Toggle preview
PP
Full screen mode
FF
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and...
SHIFTSHIFT
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box f...
CtrlRControl R
Highlight clipping warning
OO
Shadows clipping warning
UU
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label
Ctrl6Control 6
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label
Ctrl7Control 7
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label
Ctrl8Control 8
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
Ctrl9Control 9
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label
CtrlShift0Control Shift 0
Camera Raw preferences
CtrlKControl K
Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences
CtrlALTControl ALT
Black-and-White dialog box
1Open the Black-and-White dialog box
CtrlShiftAltBControl Shift Alt B
Curves
2Open the Curves dialog box
CtrlMControl M
Deselect a point
CtrlDControl D
Select and move objects
1Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Ctrl→Control Right Arrow
Transform selections, selection borders, and paths
7Transform from center or reflect
ALTALT
Constrain
SHIFTSHIFT
Distort
CTRLCTRL
Apply
↩Enter
Cancel
Ctrl.Control .
Free transform with duplicate data
CtrlAltTControl Alt T
Transform again with duplicate data
CtrlShiftAltTControl Shift Alt T
Edit paths
2Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Poi...
CTRLCTRL
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Co...
ALTALT
Painting
4Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
00
Fill with foreground or background color
Alt⌫Alt Backspace
Fill from history
CtrlAlt⌫Control Alt Backspace
Displays Fill dialog box
Shift⌫Shift Backspace
Blending modes
26Normal
ShiftAltNShift Alt N
Dissolve
ShiftAltIShift Alt I
Behind (Brush tool only)
ShiftAltQShift Alt Q
Clear (Brush tool only)
ShiftAltRShift Alt R
Darken
ShiftAltKShift Alt K
Multiply
ShiftAltMShift Alt M
Color Burn
ShiftAltBShift Alt B
Linear Burn
ShiftAltAShift Alt A
Lighten
ShiftAltGShift Alt G
Screen
ShiftAltSShift Alt S
Color Dodge
ShiftAltDShift Alt D
Linear Dodge
ShiftAltWShift Alt W
Overlay
ShiftAltOShift Alt O
Soft Light
ShiftAltFShift Alt F
Hard Light
ShiftAltHShift Alt H
Vivid Light
ShiftAltVShift Alt V
Linear Light
ShiftAltJShift Alt J
Pin Light
ShiftAltZShift Alt Z
Hard Mix
ShiftAltLShift Alt L
Difference
ShiftAltEShift Alt E
Exclusion
ShiftAltXShift Alt X
Hue
ShiftAltUShift Alt U
Saturation
ShiftAltTShift Alt T
Color
ShiftAltCShift Alt C
Luminosity
ShiftAltYShift Alt Y
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap image...
ShiftAltNShift Alt N
Select and edit text
2Show/Hide selection on selected type
CtrlHControl H
Display the bounding box for transforming text ...
CTRLCTRL
Format type
11Choose 100% horizontal scale
CtrlShiftXControl Shift X
Choose 100% vertical scale
CtrlShiftAltXControl Shift Alt X
Choose Auto leading
CtrlShiftAltAControl Shift Alt A
Choose 0 for tracking
CtrlShiftQControl Shift Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
CtrlShiftJControl Shift J
Justify paragraph, justifies all
CtrlShiftFControl Shift F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off
CtrlShiftAltHControl Shift Alt H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off
CtrlShiftAltTControl Shift Alt T
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels
Alt↓Alt Down Arrow
Decrease or increase baseline 2 points or pixels
ShiftAlt↓Shift Alt Down Arrow
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems
Alt←Alt Left Arrow
Panels
3Apply value and keep text box active
Shift↩Shift Enter
Show/Hide all panels
⇥Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and opt...
Shift⇥Shift Tab
Adjustment layers
3Choose specific channel for adjustment
Alt3Alt 3
Choose composite channel for adjustment
Alt2Alt 2
Delete adjustment layer
⌫Backspace
Brush panel
2Display precise cross hair for brushes
⇪Caps Lock
Toggle airbrush option
ShiftAltPShift Alt P
Clone Source panel
1Show Clone Source (overlays image)
AltSHIFTAlt SHIFT
History panel
2Step forward through image states
CtrlShiftZControl Shift Z
Step backward through image states
CtrlAltZControl Alt Z
Layers panel
10New layer
CtrlShiftNControl Shift N
New layer via copy
CtrlJControl J
New layer via cut
CtrlShiftJControl Shift J
Group layers
CtrlGControl G
Ungroup layers
CtrlShiftGControl Shift G
Create/release clipping mask
CtrlAltGControl Alt G
Select all layers
CtrlAltAControl Alt A
Merge visible layers
CtrlShiftEControl Shift E
Select top layer
Alt.Alt .
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target ...
CtrlShiftAltEControl Shift Alt E
Paths panel
1Hide path
CtrlShiftHControl Shift H