02/08/2025
**Toolbar Shortcuts**
These shortcuts activate tools in the Photoshop Toolbar. Press the letter to select the tool; some tools share keys, so press repeatedly to cycle through grouped tools.
- **Move Tool**: V
- **Rectangular Marquee Tool**: M (cycle to Elliptical Marquee)
- **Lasso Tool**: L (cycle to Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso)
- **Quick Selection Tool**: W (cycle to Magic Wand Tool)
- **Crop Tool**: C (cycle to Perspective Crop, Slice Tool, Slice Select)
- **Eyedropper Tool**: I (cycle to Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count)
- **Spot Healing Brush Tool**: J (cycle to Healing Brush, Patch Tool, Content-Aware Move, Red Eye)
- **Brush Tool**: B (cycle to Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush)
- **Clone Stamp Tool**: S (cycle to Pattern Stamp)
- **History Brush Tool**: Y (cycle to Art History Brush)
- **Eraser Tool**: E (cycle to Background Eraser, Magic Eraser)
- **Gradient Tool**: G (cycle to Paint Bucket)
- **Dodge Tool**: O (cycle to Burn, Sponge)
- **Pen Tool**: P (cycle to Freeform Pen)
- **Type Tool**: T (cycle to Horizontal/Vertical Type, Mask Type)
- **Path Selection Tool**: A (cycle to Direct Selection)
- **Rectangle Tool**: U (cycle to Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape)
- **Hand Tool**: H
- **Zoom Tool**: Z
- **Default Foreground/Background Colors**: D
- **Switch Foreground/Background Colors**: X
- **Toggle Quick Mask Mode**: Q
# # # **Menu Bar Shortcuts**
These shortcuts correspond to commands found in Photoshop’s Menu Bar (File, Edit, Image, Layer, etc.). They’re grouped by menu for easy reference.
# # # # **File Menu**
- **New Document**: Cmd/Ctrl + N
- **Open Document**: Cmd/Ctrl + O
- **Close Document**: Cmd/Ctrl + W or Cmd/Ctrl + F4
- **Save**: Cmd/Ctrl + S
- **Save As**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S
- **Save for Web**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + S
- **Print**: Cmd/Ctrl + P
- **Close All**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + W
- **Revert**: F12
- **Export As**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + E
# # # # **Edit Menu**
- **Undo**: Cmd/Ctrl + Z
- **Step Backward (Multiple Undos)**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + Z
- **Step Forward (Redo)**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z
- **Cut**: Cmd/Ctrl + X
- **Copy**: Cmd/Ctrl + C
- **Paste**: Cmd/Ctrl + V
- **Paste in Place**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + V
- **Fill**: Shift + F5
- **Transform Selection**: Cmd/Ctrl + T
- **Free Transform**: Cmd/Ctrl + T
- **Content-Aware Scale**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + C
- **Define Brush Preset**: (No default shortcut; access via Edit > Define Brush Preset)
- **Keyboard Shortcuts (Customize)**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + K
# # # # **Image Menu**
- **Image Size**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + I
- **Canvas Size**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + C
- **Auto Tone**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L
- **Auto Contrast**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + L
- **Auto Color**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + B
- **Adjustments (Open Adjustments Panel)**: (No default shortcut; use panel or specific adjustment shortcuts below)
- **Levels**: Cmd/Ctrl + L
- **Curves**: Cmd/Ctrl + M
- **Hue/Saturation**: Cmd/Ctrl + U
- **Color Balance**: Cmd/Ctrl + B
- **Black & White**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + Shift + B
- **Invert**: Cmd/Ctrl + I
# # # # **Layer Menu**
- **New Layer**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N
- **Duplicate Layer**: Cmd/Ctrl + J
- **Delete Layer**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Delete
- **Layer Via Copy**: Cmd/Ctrl + J
- **Group Layers**: Cmd/Ctrl + G
- **Ungroup Layers**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + G
- **Merge Layers**: Cmd/Ctrl + E
- **Merge Visible**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E
- **Flatten Image**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + E
- **New Adjustment Layer**: (No default shortcut; access via Layer > New Adjustment Layer)
- **Layer Mask (Reveal All)**: (No default; add via Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All)
- **Clipping Mask**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + G
# # # # **Select Menu**
- **Select All**: Cmd/Ctrl + A
- **Deselect**: Cmd/Ctrl + D
- **Reselect**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D
- **Inverse Selection**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I
- **Modify Selection > Expand/Contract**: (No default; access via Select > Modify)
- **Refine Edge/Select and Mask**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + R
- **Select All Layers**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + A
- **Find Layers (Filter Layers Panel)**: Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + Shift + F
# # # # **Filter Menu**
- **Last Filter (Reapply)**: Cmd/Ctrl + F
- **Adaptive Wide Angle**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + A
- **Liquify**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + X
- **Camera Raw Filter**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A
- **Lens Correction**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R
- **Filter Gallery**: (No default; access via Filter > Filter Gallery)
# # # # **View Menu**
- **Zoom In**: Cmd/Ctrl + +
- **Zoom Out**: Cmd/Ctrl + -
- **Fit on Screen**: Cmd/Ctrl + 0
- **100% Zoom (Actual Pixels)**: Cmd/Ctrl + 1 or Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 0
- **Show/Hide Guides**: Cmd/Ctrl + ;
- **Show/Hide Rulers**: Cmd/Ctrl + R
- **Show/Hide Grid**: Cmd/Ctrl + '
- **Snap**: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + ;
- **Toggle Extras (Guides, Grid, etc.)**: Cmd/Ctrl + H
- **Proof Colors**: Cmd/Ctrl + Y
- **Full Screen Mode**: F (cycle through screen modes)
# # # # **Window Menu**
- **Show/Hide Layers Panel**: F7
- **Show/Hide Actions Panel**: Option/Alt + F9
- **Show/Hide Brushes Panel**: F5
- **Show/Hide Info Panel**: F8
- **Arrange Documents (Tile/Cascade)**: (No default; access via Window > Arrange)
- **Workspace Reset**: (No default; access via Window > Workspace > Reset)
# # # # **Help Menu**
- **Photoshop Help**: Cmd/Ctrl + / or F1
- **System Info**: (No default; access via Help > System Info)
# # # **Additional Common Shortcuts**
These are frequently used shortcuts that don’t directly tie to a specific menu but are essential for workflows:
- **Toggle Brush Opacity**: 1–0 (1 = 10%, 2 = 20%, etc.; 00 = 100%)
- **Toggle Brush Flow**: Shift + 1–0
- **Increase/Decrease Brush Size**: ] / [
- **Increase/Decrease Brush Hardness**: } / {
- **Fill with Foreground Color**: Option/Alt + Backspace
- **Fill with Background Color**: Cmd/Ctrl + Backspace
- **Cycle Blend Modes**: Shift + + / -
- **Toggle Layer Visibility**: Click eye icon or no default shortcut
- **Switch to Hand Tool (Temporary)**: Spacebar
- **Switch to Eyedropper (Temporary)**: Hold Option/Alt while painting
- **Toggle Between Painting and Erasing**: Hold ` (tilde key)
# # # **Notes and Tips**
- **Customization**: You can customize shortcuts in Photoshop via **Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts** (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Option/Alt + K). Save your custom set for reuse.
- **Context-Sensitive Shortcuts**: Some shortcuts change based on the active tool (e.g., Option/Alt with Brush Tool samples color).
- **Multi-Key Sequences**: Some commands (e.g., Transform Again) use combinations like Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + T.
- **Language and Keyboard Layout**: Shortcuts may differ slightly for non-QWERTY keyboards or non-English versions of Photoshop.
- **Learning Resources**: Adobe provides printable cheat sheets at **helpx.adobe.com**. Websites like shortcuts.design or noble-desktop.com offer visual guides.
