Photoshop Hotkeys

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Creating graphics in Photoshop can be both time-consuming and frustrating, but knowing the following standard hotkeys helps speed the process along. You probably already know some/most of them, but a comprehensive list of the most useful shortcuts can't hurt:

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Key

|

Action

V |

Move Tool

|
Z |

Zoom Tool

|
M |

Marquee Tool

|
I |

Eyedropper/Colour Sampler/Measure Tool

|
X |

Switch Foreground/Background Colours

|
D |

Reset Foreground/Background Colours to default (Black & White)

|
B |

Brush/Pencil Tool

|
E |

Eraser Tool

|
C |

Crop Tool

|
T |

Type Tool

|
P |

Pen Tool

|
W |

Magic Wand Tool

|
Spacebar |

Temporarily activate Hand Tool (while held)

|
Ctrl + A |

Select All

|
Ctrl + C |

Copy Selection

|
Ctrl + D |

Deselect

|
Ctrl + E |

Merge Layers

|
Ctrl + F |

Apply most recently used Filter

|
Ctrl + G |

Create Group

|
Ctrl + H |

Hide Selection

|
Ctrl + I |

Invert Colours

|
Ctrl + J |

Duplicate Layer

|
Ctrl + N |

New

|
Ctrl + O |

Open

|
Ctrl + Q |

Quit Photoshop

|
Ctrl + S |

Saves As...

|
Ctrl + T |

Free Transform

|
Ctrl + V |

Paste

|
Ctrl + W |

Close current project

|
Ctrl + X |

Cut selection

|
Ctrl + Z |

Undo

|
Ctrl + Alt + Z |

Step back (undo)

|
Ctrl + Shift + Z |

Step forward (redo)

|
Ctrl + Click (layers menu) |

Select Layer Transparency

|
Tab |

Hide Workspace

|
Shift + Backspace |

Fill Menu (with pattern as default)

|
Ctrl + Backspace |

Fill section with background colour

|
Alt + Backspace |

Fill section with foreground colour

|
Alt + Scroll |

Zoom In/Out

|
Alt + Shift + Scroll |

Incremental Zoom In/Out

|
[ |

Decrease Brush size (when Brush Tool active)

|
] |

Increase Brush size (when Brush Tool active)

|
Ctrl + ] |

Bring Layer forward one

|
Ctrl + [ |

Push Layer back one

|
Ctrl + Shift + ] |

Bring Layer to the front

|
Ctrl + Shift + [ |

Push Layer to the back

|
Ctrl + Tab |

Switch between open projects

|
Ctrl + 0 |

Fit to screen

|
Ctrl + Shift + N |

New Layer

|
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N |

New Layer, no dialogue box

|
Ctrl + Alt + Shift +E |

Stamp Visibile Layers

|
Ctrl + Alt + I |

Image Size

|
Ctrl + Alt + C |

Canvas Size

|
Ctrl + Shift + U |

Desaturate

|
Ctrl + Alt + 0 |

Actual Pixels

|
G |

Gradient/Bucket Tool

|
H |

Hand Tool See Spacebar for superior alternative

|
L |

Lasso Tool

|
Q |

Enter/Exit Quick Mask Mode

|
R |

Blur/Sharpen/Smooth Tool

|
U |

Shape Tool

|
Ctrl + B |

Alter Colour Balance

|
Ctrl + K |

Preferences Menu

|
Ctrl + L |

Alter Levels

|
Ctrl + M |

Alter Curves

|
Ctrl + P |

Print

|
Ctrl + R |

Toggle Ruler

|
Ctrl + U |

Hue/Saturation

|
Ctrl + Y |

Toggle Colour Modes

|
Caps Lock|

Toggle Cursor Mode Very annoying, often happens accidently

|
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If all else fails using Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K brings up the Shortcuts menu where all these hotkeys can be altered to something more memorable for you.

Any questions, post below. <3

[Captain America]

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E = Stamp Visible.

Not important enough to add?

[.A²]

Wasn't aware of that tool, seems pretty handy. So it duplicates and merges all your visibile layers yeah? Added.