By Design Bundles
14 Nov 2016
5 Mins

Adobe Photoshop Short Cuts / Hot Keys

Welcome to the Photoshop Short Cuts and Hot Keys tutorial. Here we display a handy table on how you can cut down time on your design work with these easy to use short cuts.

TOOLS SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
Move Tool	V	V
Rectangular Marquee Tool	M	M
Elliptical Marquee Tool	M	M
Lasso Tool	L	L
Polygonal lasso tool	L	L
Magnetic lasso tool	L	L
Magic wand tool	W	W
Quick selection tool	W	W
Crop tool	C	C
Slice select tool	C	C
Slice	C	C
Eyedropper tool	I	I
Color sampler tool	I	I
Ruler tool	I	I
Note tool	I	I
Count tool	I	I
Spot healing tool	J	J
Healing brush tool	J	J
Patch tool	J	J
Red eye tool	J	J
Brush tool	B	B
Pencil tool	B	B
Color replacement tool	B	B
Mixer brush tool	B	B
Clone stamp tool	S	S
Pattern stamp tool	S	S
History brush tool	Y	Y
Art history tool	Y	Y
Eraser tool	E	E
Background eraser tool	E	E
Magic Eraser tool	E	E
Gradient tool	G	G
Paint bucket tool	G	G
Dodge tool	O	O
Burn tool	O	O
Sponge tool	O	O
Pen tool	P	P
Freeform pen tool	P	P
Horizontal type tool	T	T
Vertical type tool	T	T
Horizontal type mask tool	T	T
Vertical type mask tool	T	T
Path selection tool	A	A
Direct selection tool	A	A
Rectangle tool	U	U
Rounded rectangle tool	U	U
Ellipse tool	U	U
Polygon tool	U	U
Line tool	U	U
Custom shape tool	U	U
3D object rotate tool	K	K
3D object roll tool	K	K
3D object slide tool	K	K
3D object pan tool	K	K
3D object scale tool	K	K
3D camera rotate tool	N	N
3D camera roll tool	N	N
3D camera pan tool	N	N
3D camera walk tool	N	N
3D camera zoom tool	N	N
Hand tool	H	H
Rotate view tool	R	R
Zoom tool	Z	Z

IMAGE COMMAND SHORTCUT	WINDOWS	MAC
Adjustment > Levels	Ctrl+L	Cmd+L
Adjustment > Curves	Ctrl+M	Cmd+M
Adjustment > Hue/saturation	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U
Adjustment > Color balance	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Adjustment > Black and white	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B	Opt+Shift+Cmd+B
Adjustment > Invert	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Adjustment > Desaturate	Shift+Ctrl+U	Shift+Cmd+U
Auto Tone	Shift+Ctrl+L	Shift+Cmd+L
Auto contrast	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L	Opt+Shift+Cmd+L
Auto color	Shift+Ctrl+B	Shift+Cmd+B
Image size	Alt+Ctrl+I	Opt+Cmd+I
Canvas size	Alt+Ctrl+C	Opt+Cmd+C
Record measurements	Shift+Ctrl+M	Shift+Cmd+M

LAYER COMMAND SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
New > Layer	Shift+Cnrl+N	Shift+Cmd+N
New > Layer via copy	Ctrl+J	Cmd+J
New > Layer via cut	Shift+ Ctrl+J	Shift+Cmd+J
Create/release clipping mask	Alt+ Ctrl+G	Opt+Cmd+G
Group layers	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Ungroup layers	Shift+ Ctrl+G	Shift+Cmd+G
Arrange > Bring to front	Shift+ Ctrl+]	Shift+Cmd+]
Arrange > Bring forward	Ctrl+]	Cmd+]
Arrange > Send backward	Ctrl+[	Cmd+[
Arrange > Send to back	Shift+ Ctrl+[	Shift+Cmd+[
Merge layers	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Merge visible	Shift+ Ctrl+E	Shift+Cmd+E

SELECT COMMAND SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
Select all	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Deselect all	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Reselect	Shift+ Ctrl+D	Shift+Cmd+D
Inverse	Shift+ Ctrl+I or Shift+F7	Shift+Cmd+I or Shift F7
All layers	Alt+ Ctrl+A	Opt+Cmd+A
Find layers	Alt+shift+ Ctrl+F	Opt+Shift+Cmd+F
Refine edges	Alt+ Ctrl+R	Opt+Cmd+R
Modify > feather	Shift+F6	Shift+F6

VIEW COMMANDS SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
Proof colors	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Gamut warning	Shift+ Ctrl+Y	Shift+ Cmd+Y
Zoom in	Ctrl++ Ctrl+=	Cmd+ + Cmd+=
Zoom out	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Fit on screen	Ctrl+0	Cmd+0
100%	Ctrl+1 or Alt+ Ctrl+0	Cmd+1 or Opt+ Cmd+0
Extras	Ctrl+H	Cmd+H
Show > target path	Shift+ Ctrl+H	Shift+ Cmd+H
Show > grid	Ctrl+’	Cmd+’
Show > guides	Ctrl+;	Cmd+;
Rulers	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R
Snap	Shift+ Ctrl+;	Shift+ Cmd+;
Lock guides	Alt+ Ctrl+;	Opt+ Cmd+;

3D COMMANDS SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
Show/Hide Polygons > Within selection	Alt+ Ctrl+X	Opt+ Cmd+X
Show/Hide Polygons > Reveal all	Alt+shift+ Ctrl+X	Opt+shift+Cmd+X
Show/Hide Polygons > Render	Alt+shift+ Ctrl+R	Opt+shift+ Cmd+R

FILTER COMMANDS SHORTCUTS	WINDOWS	MAC
Last filter	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Adaptive wide angle	Alt+shift+ Ctrl+A	Opt+Shift+ Cmd+A
Camera raw filter	Shift+ Ctrl+A	Shift+ Cmd+A
Lens correction	Shift+ Ctrl+R	Shift+ Cmd+ R
Liquefy	Shift+ Ctrl+X	Shift+ Cmd+X
Vanishing point	Alt+ Ctrl+V	Opt+Cmd+V

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