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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Tools File Alt+F Type
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Add Shape + Browse (Launch Adobe Bridge) Ctrl+Alt+O Align Left Ctrl+Shift+L
Subtract Shape - Close Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4 Align Right Ctrl+Shift+R
Preserve Transparency (toggle) / Close All Ctrl+Alt+W / Ctrl+Shift+F4 Bold (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+B
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Decrease Brush Size [ Close and Go To Bridge Ctrl+Shift+W Center Text Ctrl+Shift+C
Increase Brush Size ] Edit in ImageReady Ctrl+Shift+M Change Kerning by 100/1000em Ctrl+Alt+ ←, →
Decrease Brush Softness by 25% Shift+ [ Exit Ctrl+Q Change Kerning by 20/1000em Alt+ ←, →
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Increase Brush Hardness by 25% Shift+ ] File Info Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I Decrease / Increase Baseline by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓
Previous Brush < New Document Ctrl+N Decrease / Increase Baseline by 2pt Alt+Shift+ ↑, ↓
Next Brush > New Document (last settings) Ctrl+Alt+N Decrease / Increase Leading by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+ ↑, ↓
First Brush Shift+ < Open Ctrl+O Decrease / Increase Leading by 2pt Alt+ ↑, ↓
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Last Brush Shift+ > Open As Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O Decrease / Increase Type Size by 10pt Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ <, >
Tool Opacity 10% → 100% 1→0 Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P Decrease / Increase Type Size by 2pt Ctrl+Shift+ <, >
Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% → 100% Shift+1 → 0 Print Ctrl+P Hyphenation (toggle) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Path / Direct Selection Tool A Print One Copy Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Italic (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+I
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Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement Tool B Print with Preview Ctrl+Alt+P Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+F
Crop Tool C Revert F12 Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) Ctrl+Shift+J
Default Colors D Save Ctrl+S Move Cursor One Word Left or Right Ctrl+ ←, →
Eraser Tool E Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Move Cursor to End of Line End
Cycle Screen Modes F Save As (Copy) Ctrl+Alt+S Move Cursor to End of Story Ctrl+End
Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool G Save for Web Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Move Cursor to Start of Line Home
Hand Tool H Move Cursor to Start of Story Ctrl+Home
Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Tool I Edit Alt+E Move to Previous / Next Paragraph Ctrl+ ↑, ↓
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Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye J Clear (selection) Delete / Backspace Regular (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+Y
Slice Tool K Color Settings Ctrl+Shift+K Select One Character to Left or Right Shift+ ←, →
Lasso Tool L Copy Ctrl+C Select One Line (to end) Up or Down Ctrl+Shift+ ↑, ↓
Marquee Tool M Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C Select One Line Up or Down Shift+ ↑, ↓
Notes / Audio Annotation Tool N Cut Ctrl+X Select One Word to Left or Right Ctrl+Shift+ ←, →
Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool O Duplicate Free Transform Ctrl+Alt+T Select Type to End of Line Shift+End
Pen / Freeform Pen Tool P Duplicate Transform Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Select Type to End of Story Ctrl+Shift+End
Standard / Quick Mask Mode Q Fade (last filter / adjustment) Ctrl+Shift+F Select Type to Start of Line Shift+Home
Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool R Fill Dialog Shift+Backspace Select Type to Start of Story Ctrl+Shift+Home
Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool S Fill from History Ctrl+Alt+Backspace Set Horizontal Scale to 100% Ctrl+Shift+X
Type Tool (Vertical / Horizontal) T Fill from History & Preserve Trans. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace Set Leading to Auto Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
Shape Tool U Fill w/ Background & Preserve Trans. Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Set Tracking to 0 Ctrl+Shift+Q
Move Tool V Fill w/ Foreground & Preserve Trans. Alt+Shift+Backspace Set Vertical Scale to 100% Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
Magic Wand Tool W Fill with Background Color Ctrl+Backspace Show / Hide Type Ctrl+H
Switch Colors X Fill with Foreground Color Alt+Backspace Small Caps (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+H
History / Art History Brush Tool Y Free Transform Ctrl+T Strikethrough (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+ /
Zoom Tool Z Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K Subscript (toggle) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ +
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Hand Tool (toggle) Space Menus Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M Superscript (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+ +
Zoom In (toggle) Ctrl+Space Paste Ctrl+V Toggle Single / Every-Line Composer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Zoom Out (toggle) Alt+Space Paste Into (selection) Ctrl+Shift+V Underlining (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+U
Cycle Path / Direct Selection Tools Shift+A Paste Outside (selection) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Uppercase (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+K
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Cycle Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement Shift+B Preferences (General) Ctrl+K Cancel Type Changes Esc
Cycle Eraser Tools Shift+E Preferences (last used) Ctrl+Alt+K Commit Type Changes Ctrl+Return / Enter
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Menubar (show / hide) Shift+F Preset Manager Ctrl+Alt+ /
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Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Tools Shift+G Purge All Ctrl+Shift+ ' Select Alt+S
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Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Shift+ I Purge All (no dialog) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ' All Ctrl+A
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Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye Shift+J Step Backward (History) Ctrl+Alt+Z All Layers Ctrl+Alt+A
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Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools Shift+K Step Forward (History) Ctrl+Shift+Z Color Range Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B
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Cycle Lasso Tools Shift+L Stroke Ctrl+Alt+H Deselect Ctrl+D
Toggle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee Shift+M Transform Again Ctrl+Shift+T Feather Ctrl+Alt+D
Toggle Notes / Audio Annotation Tools Shift+N Undo/Redo Ctrl+Z Inverse Ctrl+Shift+ I
Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tools Shift+O Move Duplicate of Selection 10px Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools Shift+P Miscellaneous Move Duplicate of Selection 1px Ctrl+Alt+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tools Shift+R Help F1 Move Selection (while creating) Space
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Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Tools Shift+S About Photoshop Shift+F1 Move Selection 10px Ctrl+Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Cycle Type Tools (Vertical / Horizontal) Shift+T Accept Operation Return / Enter Move Selection 1px Ctrl+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Cycle Shape / Line Tools Shift+U Cancel Operation Esc / Ctrl+ . Move Selection Area 10px Shift+ ←, ↑, →, ↓
Toggle History / Art History Brush Shift+Y Apply Zoom & Keep Zoom Field Active Shift+Return Move Selection Area 1px ←, ↑, →, ↓
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Airbrush (Brush Tool) Alt+Shift+P New Frame (Animation) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D