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200 Adobe Photoshop Shortcut keys

Photoshop Shortcut keys are available for almost all functions and tasks in Photoshop. To make working with the entire software user-friendly. Adobe Photoshop offers a wide range of Shortcuts.

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I know the list below is long, as a lot of Photoshop shortcut keys are available. These Photoshop shortcuts will help you gain command over the program, work faster and smoother, and even boost your confidence.

Main Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
File Menu Alt + F Option + F
Edit Menu Alt + E Option + E
Image Menu Alt + I Option + I
Layer Menu Alt + L Option + L
Select Menu Alt + S Option + S
Filter Menu Alt + T Option + T
3D Menu Alt + D Option + D
Window Menu Alt + W Option + W
Preferences Ctrl + K Command + K
Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Command + Option + Shift + K

File Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
New File Ctrl + N Command + N
Open File Ctrl + O Command + O
Open/Browse in CC Bridge Ctrl + Alt + O Command + Option + O
Open/Browse in Bridge Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O Command + Option + Shift + O
Close Ctrl + W Command + W
Close all Ctrl + ALt + W Command + Option + W
Save Ctrl + S Command + S
Save As Ctrl + Alt + S Command + Option + S
Revert to the last saved state F12 F12
Export as Ctrl + Alt + Shift + W Command + Option + Shift + W
Save for Web Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Command + Option + Shift + S
File Info Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Command + Option + Shift + I
Print Ctrl + P Command + P
Print one copy Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P Option + Shift + Command + P
Quit Photoshop Ctrl + Q Command + Q

Edit Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Toggle Undo one step forward/backward only Ctrl + Z Command + Z
Undo Ctrl + Alt + Z Command + Option + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z
Fade Shift + Ctrl + F Shift + Command + F
Copy Merged Shift + Ctrl + C Shift + Command + C
Paste in Place Shift + Ctrl + V Shift + Command + V
Paste Into Alt + Shift + Ctrl + V Option + Shift + Command + V
Fill Shift + F5 Shift + F5
Content-Aware Scale Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C Option + Shift + Command + C
Free Transform Ctrl + T Command + T
Transform again Shift + Ctrl + T Shift + Command + T
Color Settings Shift + Ctrl + K Shift + Command + K

Image Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Adjust Levels Ctrl + L Command + L
Adjust Curves Ctrl + M Command + M
Adjust Hue or Saturation Ctrl + U Command + U
Adjust Color Balance Ctrl + B Command + B
Adjust to Black and White Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B Option + Shift + Command + B

Layers Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
New Layers Shift + Ctrl + N Shift + Command + N
Layer via Copy Ctrl + J Command + J
Layer via Cut Shift + Ctrl + J Shift + Command + J
Create or Release Clipping Mark Ctrl + Alt + G Command + Option + G
Group Layers Ctrl + G Command + G
Ungroup Layers Shift + Ctrl + G Shift + Command + G
Hide Layers Ctrl + , Command + ,
Bring Forwards Ctrl + ] Command + ]
Bring Backwards Ctrl + [ Command + [
Bring to Front Shift + Ctrl + ] Shift + Command + ]
Bring to Back Shift + Ctrl + [ Shift + Command + [
Lock Layers Ctrl + / Command + /
Merge Layers Ctrl + E Command + E
Merge Visible Ctrl + Shift + E Command + Shift + E

Select Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Select all Ctrl + A Command + A
Deselect Ctrl + D Command + D
Reselect Shift + Ctrl + D Shift + Command + D
Inverse selection Shift + Ctrl + I Shift + Command + I
Select All Layers Ctrl + Alt + A Command + Option + A
Find Layers Alt + Shift + Ctrl + F Option + Shift + Command + F
Refine Mask Ctrl + Alt + R Command + Option + R
Feather Shift + F6 Shift + F6

Filter Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Last Filter Ctrl + F Command + F
Adaptive Wide Angle Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A
Camera Raw Filter Shift + Ctrl + A Shift + Command + A
Lens Correction Shift + Ctrl + R Shift + Command + R
Liquify Shift + Ctrl + X Shift + Command + X
Vanishing Point Ctrl + Alt + V Command + Option + V

3D Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Photoshop Shortcut keys
Show or Hide Polygons Ctrl + Alt + X Command + Option + X
Reveal all Alt + Shift + Ctrl + X Option + Shift + Command + X
Render 3D Layer Alt + Shift + Ctrl + R Option + Shift + Command + R

Windows Menu Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Photoshop Shortcuts
Design Space Preview Ctrl + Alt + ‘ Command + Option + ‘
Toggle Brush Window F5 F5
Toggle Color Window F6 F6
Toggle Layers Window F7 F7
Toggle Info Window F8 F8
Toggle Actions Window F9 F9

Selecting Tools Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Hand Tool Shift + H Shift + H
Move Tool Shift + V Shift + V
Marquee Tool Shift + M Shift + M
Lasso Tool Shift + L Shift + L
Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool Shift + W Shift + W
Crop and Slice Tools Shift + C Shift + C
Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler Shift + I Shift + I
Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool Shift + J Shift + J
Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement Shift + B Shift + B
Clone Stamp tool Shift + S Shift + S
History Brush tool Shift + Y Shift + Y
Eraser tool Shift + E Shift + E
Gradient tool Shift + G Shift + G
Dodge tool Shift + O Shift + O
Pen tool Shift + P Shift + P
Type tool Shift + T Shift + T
Path Selection tool Shift + A Shift + A
Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line Tool Shift + U Shift + U
3D Object Tools Shift + K Shift + K
3D Camera Tools Shift + N Shift + N
Rotate View tool Shift + R Shift + R
Zoom tool Shift + Z Shift + Z

Liquify Window Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Photoshop Shortcut keys
Open Liquify Window Shift + Ctrl + X Shift + Command + X
Forward Warp tool W W
Reconstruct tool R R
Twirl Clockwise tool C C
Pucker tool S S
Bloat tool B B
Push Left tool O O
Mirror tool M M
Turbulence tool T T
Freeze Mask tool F F
Thaw Mask tool D D

Manage views Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Cycle forwards through open documents Ctrl + Tab Command + Tab
Cycle backward through open documents Ctrl + Shift + Tab Command + Shift + Tab
Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward F F
Toggle Fullscreen Modes backward Shift + F Shift + F
Zoom IN Ctrl + [ Command + [
Zoom OUT Ctrl + ] Command + ]
Zoom to fit the screen Ctrl + O Command + O
Zoom to 100% Ctrl + 1 Command + 1
Show or Hide Grid Ctrl + ‘ Command + ‘
Show or Hide Guides Ctrl + ; Command + ;
Show or Hide Rulers Ctrl + R Command + R
Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool Spacebar Spacebar
Scroll up in small increments Shift + Page Up Key Shift + Page Up key
Scroll down in small increments Shift + Page Down key Shift + Page Down key
Scroll up one screen Page Up key Page Up key
Scroll down one screen Page Down key Page Down key
Scroll to the upper-left corner Home Home
Scroll to the lower-right corner End End
Toggle Snap Ctrl + Shift + ; Command + Shift + ;
Lock Guides Ctrl + Alt + ; Command + Option + ;
Proof Colors Ctrl + Y Command + Y
Gamut Warning Shift + Ctrl + Y Shift + Command + Y
Toggle Quick Mask Mode Q Q
Extras Ctrl + H Command + H
Show Target Path Shift + Ctrl + H Shift + Command + H

Refine Edge dialog box Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Open Refine Edge Dialog Box Ctrl + Alt + R Command + Option + R
Cycle Forwards through preview modes F F
Cycle Backward through preview modes Shift + F Shift + F
Toggle between the original image and the selection preview X X
Toggle between the original selection and the refined version P P
Toggle radius preview on and off J J

Blending Modes Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Windows Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Cycle through blending modes Shif + [ + ] Shif + [ + ]
Normal Shift + Alt + N Shift + Option + N
Dissolve Shift + Alt + I Shift + Option + I
Behind (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + Q Shift + Option + Q
Clear (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + R Shift + Option + R
Darken Shift + Alt + K Shift + Option + K
Multiply Shift + ALt + M Shift + Option + M
Color Burn Shift + Alt + B Shift + Option + B
Linear Burn Shift + Alt + A Shift + Option + A
Lighten Shift + Alt + G Shift + Option + G
Screen Shift + Alt + S Shift + Option + S
Color Dodge Shift + Alt + D Shift + Option + D
Linear Dodge Shift + Alt + W Shift + Option + W
Overlay Shift + Alt + O Shift + Option + O
Soft Light Shift + Alt + F Shift + Option + F
Hard Light Shift + Alt + H Shift + Option + H
Vivid Light Shift + Alt + V Shift + Option + V
Linear Light Shift + Alt + J Shift + Option + J
Pin Light Shift + Alt + Z Shift + Option + Z
Hard Mix Shift + Alt + L Shift + Option + L
Difference Shift + Alt + E Shift + Option + E
Exclusion Shift + Alt + X Shift + Option + X
Hue Shift + Alt + U Shift + Option + U
Saturation Shift + Alt + T Shift + Option + T
Color Shift + Alt + C Shift + Option + C
Luminosity Shift + Alt + Y Shift + Option + Y

Format Text Type Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Photoshop Shortcut keys
Align left Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L
Align Center Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C
Align Right Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R
Choose a 100% horizontal scale Ctrl + Shift + X Command + Shift + X
Choose a 100% vertical scale Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X Command + Option + Shift + X
Choose Auto leading Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A
Choose 0 for tracking Ctrl + Shift + Q Command + Shift + Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns the last line Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Shift + J
Justify paragraph, justifies all Ctrl + Shift + F Command + Shift + F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H Command + Option + Shift + H
Toggle single/every-line composer Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T Command + Option + Shift + T
Decrease Type Size by 2 points or pixels Ctrl + Shift + < Command + Shift + <
Increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels Ctrl + Shift + > Command + Shift + >
Decrease leading 2 points or pixels Alt + Down Arrow key Option + Down Arrow key
Increase leading 2 points or pixels Alt + Up Arrow key Option + Up Arrow key
Decrease Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels Shift + Alt + Down Arrow key Shift + Option + Down Arrow key
Increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels Shift + Alt + Up Arrow key Shift + Option + Up Arrow key

Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcut keys Photoshop Shortcut keys
Transform from the center or reflect Alt Option
Constrain Shift Shift
Distort Ctrl Command
Apply Enter Enter
Cancel Esc Esc
Free transformation with duplicate data Ctrl + Alt + T Command + Option + T
Transform again with duplicate data Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T Command + Option + Shift + T

Black & White dialog box Shortcuts

Action Photoshop Shortcuts Photoshop Shortcuts
Open Black & White Dialog Box Shift + Ctrl + Alt + B Shift + Command + Option + B
Jump to the next slider Tab Tab
Jump to the previous slider Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Increase selected value by 10% Shift + Up Arrow key Shift + Up Arrow key
Decrease selected value by 10% Shift + Down Arrow key Shift + Down Arrow key
Increase selected value by 1% Up Arrow key Up Arrow key
Decrease selected value by 1% Down Arrow key Down Arrow key

Photoshop Shortcuts are used when performing multiple commands simultaneously. You might take some time to get used to it, but once you start using it, you can get the most out of Photoshop. GIMP, an image manipulation program, acts as an alternative to Photoshop. Have a look at the GIMP shortcuts.

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