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Table of Contents:

1. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools

2. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools in the Extracttoolbox

3. Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify,and Pattern Maker

4. Shortcut Keys for using the Filter Gallery

5. Shortcut Keys for using the Refine Edge dialogbox

6. Shortcut Keys for using the Black-and-White

dialog box7. Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialogbox

8. Shortcut Keys for using the Curves dialog box

9. Shortcut Keys for using Vanishing Point

10. Shortcut Keys for working with blendingmodes

11. Shortcut Keys for viewing images

12. Shortcut Keys for selecting and moving objects

13. Shortcut Keys for editing paths

14. Shortcut Keys for painting objects

15. Shortcut Keys for transforming selections,selection borders, and paths

16. Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing, andnavigating through text

17. Shortcut Keys for formatting type

18. Shortcut Keys for slicing and optimizing

19. Shortcut Keys for using panels

20. Shortcut Keys for using the Actions panel

21. Shortcut Keys for using the Adjustments panel

22. Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel

23. Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel in

A wiki-style reference database for keyboard shortcuts


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Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)

24. Shortcut Keys for using the Clone Source

25. Shortcut Keys for using the Brushes panel

26. Shortcut Keys for using the Channels panel

27. Shortcut Keys for using the Color panel

28. Shortcut Keys for using the History panel

29. Shortcut Keys for using the Info panel

30. Shortcut Keys for using the Layer Comps panel

31. Shortcut Keys for using the Layers panel32. Shortcut Keys for using the Paths panel

33. Shortcut Keys for using the Swatches panel

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1. Shortcut Keys for selecting tools

shift -press

shortcut

key (if

"Use shift

Key for

Tool

Switch"

preference

is

selected)

Cycle through tools with the

same shortcut key

alt - click+ tool

(except

add

anchor

point,

delete

anchor

point, and

convert

point

tools)

Cycle through hidden tools

v Move tool

mRectangular Marquee tool,

Elliptical Marquee tool

l Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso

tool, Magnetic Lasso tool

wMagic Wand tool, Quick

Selection tool

cCrop tool, Slice tool, Slice


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i Eyedropper tool

c Cleanup tool

t Edge Touchup tool

w Forward Warp tool

r Reconstruct tool

c Twirl Clockwise tool

s Pucker tool

b Bloat tool

o Push Left tool

m Mirror tool

t Turbulence tool

f Freeze Mask tool

d Thaw Mask tool

up

3. Shortcut Keys for working with

Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

tab

Cycle throughcontrols on right

from top (Extract,

Liquify, and

Pattern Maker)

shift + tab

Cycle through

controls on right

from bottom

(Extract, Liquify,

and Pattern

Maker)

space

Temporarilyactivate Hand tool

(Extract, Liquify,

and Pattern

Maker)

alt

Change Cancel to

Reset (Extract,

Liquify, and

Pattern Maker)

Decreases or

increases brush


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] o r [ size (Extract and

Liquify)

ctrl + 0

Fit in

window(Extract

and Pattern

Maker)

ctrl + + (plus)

Zoom in (Extract

and Pattern

Maker)

ctrl - - (hyphen)

Zoom out (Extract

and Pattern

Maker)

alt + Edge

Highlighter/Eraser tool

Toggle between

Edge Highlighter

tool and Eraser

tool (Extract only)

ctrl with Edge

Highlighter tool selected

Toggle Smart

Highlighting

(Extract only)

alt + delete

Remove current

highlight (Extract

only)

ctrl + delete

Highlight entire

image (Extract

only)

shift - click with Fill tool

selected

Fill foreground

area and preview

extraction (Extract

only)

ctrl - drag

Move mask whenEdge Touchup

tool is selected

(Extract only)

alt - drag

Add opacity when

Cleanup tool is

selected (Extract

only)

x

Toggle Show

menu options in

preview between

Original and

Extracted (Extract

only)

shift + x

Enable Cleanup

and Edge

Touchup tools

before preview

(Extract only)

f

Cycle through

Display menu in


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preview from top

to bottom (Extract

only)

shift + f

Cycle through

Display menu in

preview from

bottom to top

(Extract only)

arrow down / arrow up

in Brush Size text box

Decrease/increase

brush size by 1(Extract only)

shift + arrow down /

shift + arrow up in

Brush Size text box

Decrease/increase

brush size by 10

(Extract only)

arrow left / arrow right

with Brush Size Slider

showing

Decrease/increase

brush size by 1

(Extract only)

shift +

arrow left / shift +

arrow right with Brush

Size Slider showing

Decrease/increasebrush size by 10

(Extract only)

0 9

Set strength of

Cleanup or Edge

Touch-up tool

(Extract only)

alt + tool

Reverse direction

for Bloat, Pucker,

Push Left, and

Mirror tools(Liquify only)

alt - drag in preview

with Reconstruct tool,

Displace, Amplitwist, or

Affine mode selected

Continually sample

the distortion

(Liquify only)

arrow down / arrow up

in Brush Size, Density,

Pressure, Rate, or

Turbulent Jitter text box

Decrease/increase

brush size by 2, or

density, pressure,

rate, or turbulent

jitter by 1 (Liquify

only)


with Brush Size, Density,

Pressure, Rate, or

Turbulent Jitter slider

showing

Decrease/increase

brush size by 2, or

density, pressure,

rate, or turbulent

jitter by 1 (Liquify

only)

ctrl + zRedo last step

(Liquify only)

Delete current


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ctrl + d selection (Pattern

Maker only)

ctrl + z

Undo a selection

move (Pattern

Maker only)

ctrl + g

Generate or

generate again

(Pattern Maker

only)

shift + alt + select

Intersect with

current selection

(Pattern Maker

only)

x

Toggle view:

original/generated

pattern (Pattern

Maker only)

home

Go to first tile in

Tile History

(Pattern Maker

only)

end

Go to last tile in

Tile History

(Pattern Maker

only)

arrow left , page up

Go to previous tile

in Tile History

(Pattern Maker

only)

arrow right ,

page down

Go to next tile inTile History

(Pattern Maker

only)

delete

Delete current tile

from Tile History

(Pattern Maker

only)

arrow right ,

arrow left , arrow up ,

or arrow down

Nudge selection

when viewing the

original (Pattern

Maker only)

shift + right arrow ,

arrow left , arrow up ,

or arrow down

Increase selection

nudging when

viewing the

original (Pattern

Maker only)

up

4. Shortcut Keys for using the Filter

Gallery


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alt - click

a filter

Apply a new filter on top of

selected

alt - click

a

disclosure

triangle

Open/close all disclosure

triangles

ctrlChange Cancel button to

Default

alt Change Cancel button to Reset

ctrl + z Undo/Redo

ctrl +

shift + zStep forward

ctrl +

alt + zStep backward

up

5. Shortcut Keys for using the Refine

Edge dialog box

ctrl +

alt + r

Open the Refine Edge dialog

box

fCycle (forward) through preview

modes

shift +

f

Cycle (backward) through

preview modes

xToggle between original image

and selection preview

up

6. Shortcut Keys for using the Black-

and-White dialog box

p

Toggle the

preview alt (on

and off)

shift + ctrl + alt + bOpen the Black-and-White dialog

box

arrow up / arrow down

Increase/decrease

selected value by

1%

shift +


Increase/decrease

selected value by

10%

Change the values


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Click-drag on the image of the closest

color slider

up

7. Shortcut Keys for using the Camera

Raw dialog box

z Zoom tool

h Hand tool

i White Balance tool

s Color Sampler tool

ctrl + alt +

shift + t

Parametric Curve

Targeted Adjustment

tool

ctrl + alt +

shift + h

Hue Targeted

Adjustment tool

ctrl + alt +

shift + s

Saturation Targeted

Adjustment tool

ctrl + alt +

shift + l

Luminance Targeted

Adjustment tool

ctrl + alt +

shift + g

Grayscale Mix Targeted

Adjustment tool

tLast-used Targeted

Adjustment tool

c Crop tool

a Straighten tool

b Spot Removal tool

e Red Eye Removal tool

k Adjustment Brush tool

g Graduated Filter tool

] / [Increase/decrease

brush size

shift + ] /

shift + [

Increase/decrease

brush feather

= (equal sign) /

- (hyphen)

Increase/decrease

Adjustment Brush tool

flow in increments of 10

Temporarily switch from


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alt

Add to Erase mode for

the Adjustment Brush

tool, or from Erase to

Add mode

alt + ] / a lt +

[

Increase/decrease

temporary Adjustment

Brush tool size

alt + shift + ]

/ alt + shift +

[

Increase/decrease


Brush tool feather

alt + = / alt -

-

Increase/decrease


Brush tool flow in

increments of 10

n

Switch to New mode

from Add or Erase

mode of the Adjustment

Brush tool or the

Graduated Filter

mToggle Auto Mask for


yToggle Show Mask for


vToggle pins for


v

Toggle overlay for

Graduated Filter, Spot

Removal tool, or Red

Eye Removal tool.

l o r ctrl + ] Rotate image left

r or ctrl + [ Rotate image right

ctrl + + (plus) Zoom in

ctrl - -

(hyphen)Zoom out

ctrlTemporarily switch to

Zoom In tool

alt

Temporarily switch to

Zoom Out tool and

change the Open Image

button to Open Copy

and the Cancel button

to Reset.

p Toggle preview

f Full screen mode


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shiftTemporarily activate the

White Balance tool and

change the Open Image

button to Open Object.Click the first

point; shift -click

additional points

Select multiple points in

Curves panel

ctrl -click in

preview

Add point to curve in

Curves panel

arrow keysMove selected point in

Curves panel (1 unit)

shift - arrow keyMove selected point in

Curves panel (10 units)

ctrl + r

Open selected images

in Camera Raw dialog

box from Bridge

shift + double-

click image

Open selected images

from Bridge bypass ing

Camera Raw dialog boxalt -drag

Exposure,

Recovery, or

Black sliders

Display highlights that

will be clipped in

Preview

oHighlight clipping

warning

uShadows clipping

warning

Right-click Context menu

ctrl + kCamera Raw

preferences

ctrl + alt (on

open)

Deletes Adobe Camera

Raw preferences

up

8. Shortcut Keys for using the Curves

dialog box

ctr l + m Open the Curves dialog box

+ (plus) Select next point on the curve

- (minus)Select the previous point on

the curve

shift -click

the points

Select multiple points on the

curve

ctrl + d Deselect a point

Select a


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point and

press

delete

To delete a point on the

curve

arrow keysMove the selected point 1

unit

shift +

arrow keys

Move the selected point 10

units

alt -drag

black/white

point

sliders

Display highlights and

shadows that will be clipped

ctrl -click

the image

Set a point to the composite

curve

shift +

ctrl -click

the image

Set a point to the channel

curves

alt - click

the fieldToggle grid size

up

9. Shortcut Keys for using Vanishing

Point

z Zoom tool

x Zoom 2x (temporary)

h Hand tool

spaceSwitch to Hand tool

(temporary)

ctrl + +

(plus)Zoom in

ctrl - -

(hyphen)Zoom out

ctrl + 0

(zero),Double-click

Hand tool

Fit in view

Double-click

Zoom toolZoom to center at 100%

]Increase brush size (Brush,

Stamp tools)

[Decrease brush size (Brush,

Stamp tools)

shift + ]Increase brush hardness

(Brush, Stamp tools)


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shift + [Decrease brush hardness

(Brush, Stamp tools)

ctrl + z Undo last action

ctrl +

shift + zRedo last action

ctrl + d Deselect all

ctr l + h Hide selection and planes

arrow keys Move selection 1 pixel

shift +

arrow keysMove selection 10 pixels

ctrl + c Copy

ctrl + v Paste

ctrl +

shift + t

Repeat last duplicate and

move

ctrl + alt

+ t

Create a floating selection

from the current selection

ctrl -dragFill a selection with image

under the pointer

ctrl + alt

-drag

Create a duplicate of the

selection as a floating

selection

alt + shift

to rotate

Constrain selection to a 15

rotation

ctrl -click

the plane

Select a plane under another

selected plane

ctrl -dragCreate 90 degree plane off

parent plane

backspacedelete last node while

creating plane

Double-click

the Create

Plane tool

Make a full canvas plane,square to the camera

ctrl +

shift + h

Show/hide measurements

(Photoshop Extended only)

ctrl + eExport to a DFX file


ctrl +

shift + e

Export to a 3DS file



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up

10. Shortcut Keys for working with

blending modes

shift +

+ (plus)

or -

(minus)

Cycle through blending modes

shift +

alt + nNormal

shift +

alt + iDissolve

shift +

alt + qBehind (Brush tool only)

shift +

alt + r Clear (Brush tool only)

shift +

alt + kDarken

shift +

alt + mMultiply

shift +

alt + bColor Burn

shift +alt + a

Linear Burn

shift +

alt + gLighten

shift +

alt + sScreen

shift +

alt + dColor Dodge

shift +

alt + wLinear Dodge

shift +

alt + oOverlay

shift +

alt + fSoft Light

shift +

alt + hHard Light


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- w and open Bridge

q

Toggle between Standard

mode and q uick Mask

mode

f

Toggle (forward) between

Standard screen mode,

Maximized screen mode, Full

screen mode, and Full screenmode with menu bar

shift + f

Toggle (backward) between

Standard screen mode,

Maximized screen mode, Full

screen mode, and Full screen

mode with menu bar

space + f

(or right-

click canvas

background

and selectcolor)

Toggle (forward) canvas

color

space +

shift + f

Toggle (backward) canvas

color

Double-click

Hand toolFit image in window

Double-click

Zoom toolMagnify 100%

spaceSwitch to Hand tool (when

not in text-edit mode)

shift -drag

Simultaneously pan multiple

documents s imultaneously

with Hand tool

ctrl +

spaceSwitch to Zoom In tool

alt +

spaceSwitch to Zoom Out tool

space -

drag

Move Zoom marquee while

dragging with the Zoom tool

shift +

enter in

Navigator

panel zoom

percentage

box

Apply zoom percentage, and

keep zoom percentage box

active

ctrl -drag

over Zoom in on specified area of


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preview in

Navigator

panel

an image

Hold down

h and then

click in the

image and

hold down

the mouse

button

Temporarily zoom into an

image

space -

drag, or

drag view

area box in

Navigator

panel

Scroll image with Hand tool

page up or

page downScroll up or down 1 screen

shift +

page up or

page down

Scroll up or down 10 units

home or

end

Move view to upper-left

corner or lower right corner

\

(backslash)

Toggle layer mask on/off as

rubylith (layer mask must be

selected)

up

12. Shortcut Keys for selecting and

moving objects

Any marquee

tool (except

single column

and single row)

+ space -drag

Reposition marquee while

selecting

Any selection

tool + shift -drag

Add to a selection

Any selection

tool + alt -

drag

Subtract from a selection

Any selection

tool (except

quick Selection

tool) +

shift - alt -drag

Intersect a selection


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shift -drag

Constrain marquee to

square or circle (if no

other selections are

active)

alt -drag

Draw marquee from

center (if no other

selections are active)

shift + alt -

drag

Constrain shape and

draw marquee fromcenter

ctrl (except

when Hand,

Slice, Path,

Shape, or any

Pen tool is

selected)

Switch to Move tool

alt - dragSwitch from Magnetic

Lasso tool to Lasso tool

alt - clickSwitch from MagneticLasso tool to polygonal

Lasso tool

enter / escape

or ctrl + .

(period)

Apply/cancel an

operation of the

Magnetic Lasso

Move tool +

alt -drag

selection

Move copy of selection

Any selection +

arrow right ,

arrow left ,

arrow up , or

arrow down

Move selection area 1

pixel

Move tool +

arrow right ,

arrow left ,

arrow up , or

arrow down

Move selection 1 pixel

ctrl +

arrow right ,

arrow left ,

arrow up , or

arrow down

Move layer 1 pixel when

nothing selected on layer

Magnetic Lasso

tool + [ or ]

Increase/decrease

detection width


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Crop tool +

enter or

escape

Accept cropping or exit

cropping

/ (forward

slash)

Toggle crop shield off

and on

Ruler tool +

alt -drag end

point

Make protractor

shift -drag

guide

Snap guide to ruler ticks

(except when View Snap

is unchecked)

alt -drag guide

Convert between

horizontal and vertical

guide

up

13. Shortcut Keys for editing paths

Direct

selection

tool +

shift -

click

Select multiple anchor points

Direct

selection

tool +

alt -

click

Select entire path

Pen (any

Pen

tool),

Path

Selection

or Direct

Selection

tool +

ctrl +

alt -

drag

Duplicate a path

ctrl

Switch from Path Selection, Pen,

Add Anchor Point, delete

Anchor Point, or Convert Point

tools, to Direct Selection tool

alt

Switch from Pen tool or

Freeform Pen tool to Convert

Point tool when pointer is over

anchor or direction point

Magnetic


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Pen tool-

double-

click

Close path

Magnetic

Pen tool

+ alt -

double-

click

Close path with straight-line

segment

up

14. Shortcut Keys for painting objects

Any painting

tool + alt

or any

shape tool

+ alt

(except

when Pathsalt is

selected)

Eyedropper tool

Eyedropper

tool + alt -

click

Select background color

Eyedropper

tool + shiftColor sampler tool

Color

sampler

tool + alt -

click

delete s color sampler

Any painting

or editing

tool +

number

keys (e.g., 0

= 100%, 1 =

10%, 4 then

5 in quick

succession= 45%)

(When

airbrush

alt is

enabled,

use shift +

number

keys)

Sets opacity, tolerance,

strength, or exposure for

painting mode

Any painting


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or editing

tool + shift

+ number

keys (e.g., 0

= 100%, 1 =

10%, 4 then

5 in quick

succession

= 45%)(When

airbrush

alt is

enabled,

omit shift )

Sets flow for painting mode

shift + +

(plus) or -

(minus)

Cycles through blending

modes

alt +

backspace ,

or ctrl +

backspace

Fills selection/layer with

foreground or background

color

ctrl + alt

+

backspace

Fills from history

shift +

backspaceDisplays Fill dialog box

/ (forward

slash)

Lock transparent pixels

on/off

Any painting

tool +

shift -click

Connects points with a

straight line

up

15. Shortcut Keys for transforming

selections, selection borders, and paths

alt Transform from center or reflect

shift Constrain

ctrl Distort

Enter Apply

ctrl + .

(period)

or Esc

Cancel


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ctrl +

alt + t

Free transform with duplicate

data

ctrl +

shift +

alt + t

Transform again with duplicate

data

up

16. Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing,

and navigating through text

ctrl -drag type when

Type layer is selected

Move type in

image

shift +


or

arrow down / arrow up ,

or ctrl + shift +


Select 1

character

left/right or 1

line down/up, or

1 word left/right

shift -click

Select

characters from

insertion point

to mouse click

point

arrow left / arrow right ,

arrow down / arrow up ,

or ctrl +


Move 1

character

left/right, 1 line

down/up, or 1

word left/right

shift -click

Create a new

text layer, when

a text layer is

selected in the

Layers panel

Double-click, triple-click,

quadruple-click, or

quintuple-click

Select a word,

line, paragraph,

or story

ctrl + hShow/Hideselection on

selected type

ctrl

Display the

bounding box

for transforming

text when

editing text, or

activate Move

tool if cursor is

inside the


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bounding box

ctrl -drag a bounding

box handle

Scale text within

a bounding box

when resizing

the bounding

box

space-drag

Move text box

while creating

text box

up

17. Shortcut Keys for formatting type

Horizontal

Type tool +

ctrl + shift +

l , c , or r

Align left, center, or right

Vertical Typetool + ctrl +

shift + l , c ,

or r

Align top, center, or

bottom

ctrl + shift +

x

Choose 100% horizontal

scale

ctrl + shift +

alt + x

Choose 100% vertical

scale

ctrl + shift +

alt + aChoose Auto leading

ctrl + shift +

qChoose 0 for tracking

ctrl + shift +

j

Justify paragraph, left

aligns last line

ctrl + shift +

f

Justify paragraph, justifies

all

ctrl + shift +

alt + h

Toggle paragraph

hyphenation on/off

ctrl + shift +

alt + t

Toggle single/every-line

composer on/off

ctrl + shift +

< or >

Decrease or increase type

size of selected text 2

points or pixels

alt +


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arrow down or

arrow up

Decrease or increase

leading 2 points or pixels

shift + alt +

arrow down

or arrow up


baseline shift 2 points or

pixels

alt +

arrow left or

arrow right


kerning/tracking 20/1000ems

up

18. Shortcut Keys for slicing and

optimizing

ctrlToggle between Slice tool and

Slice Selection tool

shift -

drag

Draw square slice

alt -

dragDraw from center outward

shift +

alt -

drag

Draw square slice from center

outward

space -

drag

Reposition slice while creating

slice

Right-

click sliceOpen context-sensitive menu

up

19. Shortcut Keys for using panels

alt - click New button

Set options

(except for

Actions,

Animation, Styles,

Brushes, Tool

Presets, and Layer

Comps panels)

alt - click delete

button

delete without

confirmation

(except for the

Brushes panel)

shift + enter

Apply value and

keep text box

active

ctrl -click channel, layer,Load as a


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or path thumbnail. selection

ctrl + shift -click

channel, layer, or path

thumbnail.

Add to current

selection

ctrl + alt - click

channel, path, or layer

thumbnail.

Subtract from

current selection

ctrl + shift + alt -click channel, path, or

layer thumbnail

Intersect with

current selection

tabShow/Hide all

panels

shift + tab

Show/Hide all

panels except the

toolbox and

options bar

Select tool and press

enter

Highlight options

bar

shift +


Increase/decrease

units by 10 in a

pop-up menu

up

20. Shortcut Keys for using the Actions

panel

alt - click the

check mark next

to a command.

Turn command on and

all others off, or turns all

commands on

alt - click

Turn current modal

control on and toggle all

other modal controls

alt + double-

click action or

action set

Change action or action

set options

Double-click

recorded

command

Display Options dialog

box for recorded

command

ctrl + double-

click an actionPlay entire action

alt - click the

triangle

Collapse/expand all

components of an action

ctrl -click the

Play button Play a command

alt - click the

New Action

Create new action and

begin recording without


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button confirmation

shift -click the

action/command

Select contiguous items

of the same kind

ctrl -click the

action/command

Select discontiguous

items of the same kind

up

21. Shortcut Keys for using theAdjustments panel

alt + 3

(red), 4

(green), 5

(blue)

Choose a channel for

adjustment

ctrl + 3

(red), 4(green), 5

(blue)

Select individual channels inthe Channels panel

alt + ctrl

+ 3 (red),

4 (green),

5 (blue)

Load individual channel as

selection

alt + 2Choose composite channel

for adjustment

ctrl + 2Select composite channel in

Channel panel

\

(backslash)

Toggle layer or smart filter

masks

Hold down

\

(backslash)

Temporarily view the state of

previous adjustment layer

ctrl + 1 100% view

ctrl + tab Switch to next document

shift +

ctrl + tabSwitch to previous document

delete or

backspacedelete layer

up

22. Shortcut Keys for using the

Animation panel


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shift -

click

second

frame

deselect multiple contiguous

frames

ctrl -click

multiple

frames

Select/deselect multiple

discontiguous frames

alt +

Paste

Frames

command

from the

Panel

pop-up

menu

Paste using previous settings

without displaying the dialog

box

up

23. Shortcut Keys for using theAnimation panel in Timeline Mode

(Photoshop Extended)

spaceStart playing the timeline or

Animation panel

alt + click

the current-

time display

in the upper-

left corner of

the timeline.

Switch between timecode

and frame numbers

(current time view)

alt + clickExpand and collapse list of

layers

Hold down

the shift key

when clicking

the

Next/Previous

Frame

buttons (on

either s ide of

the Playbutton).

Jump to the next/previous

whole second in timeline

Hold down

the shift key

while

dragging the

current time.

Increase playback speed

Hold down

the ctrl key

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dragging the

current time.

shift -drag

Snap an object (keyframe,

the current time, layer in

point, and so on) to the

nearest object in timeline

alt-drag (first

or last

keyframe inthe selection)

Scale (evenly distribute to

condensed or extended

length) a selected group ofmultiple keyframes

arrow left or

page upBack one frame

arrow right

or

page down

Forward one frame

shift +

arrow left or

shift +

page up

Back ten frames

shift +

right arrow

or shift +

page down

Forward ten frames

homeMove to the beginning of

the timeline

end Move to the end of thetimeline

shift +

h ome

Move to the beginning of

the work area

shift + e ndMove to the end of the

work area

arrow upMove to In point of the

current layer

arrow downMove to the Out point of

the current layer

shift +

arrow upBack 1 second

shift +

d own ArrowFoward 1 second

escapeReturn a rotated document

to its original orientation

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24. Shortcut Keys for using the Clone

Source

alt + shiftShow Clone Source (overlays

image)

alt + shift

+

arrow keys

Nudge Clone Source

alt + shift

+ < or >Rotate Clone Source

alt + shift

+ [ or ]

Scale (increase or reduce

size) Clone Source

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25. Shortcut Keys for using the Brushes

panel

alt -

click

brush

delete brush

Double-

click

brush

Rename brush

alt +

right

click +

drag

Change brush size

alt +shift +

right

click +

drag

Decrease/increase brush

softness/hardness

,

(comma)

or .

(period)

Select previous/next brush size

shift + ,

(comma)or .

(period)

Select first/last brush

Caps

Lock or

shift +

c aps

Lock

Display precise cross hair for

brushes

shift +

alt + PToggle airbrush alt


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26. Shortcut Keys for using the

Channels panel

alt -

click Save

Selection

AsChannel

button

Set options for Save Selection

As Channel button

ctrl -click

Create

New

Channel

button

Create a new spot channel

shift -

click

colorchannel

Select/deselect multiple color-

channel selection

shift -

click

alpha

channel

Select/deselect alpha channel

and show/hide as a rubylith

overlay

Double-

click

alpha or

spot

channelthumbnail

Display channel options

~ (tilde)

Toggle composite and

grayscale mask in q uick Mask

mode

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27. Shortcut Keys for using the Color

panel

alt -

click

color in

color bar

Select background color

Right-

click

color bar

Display Color Bar menu

shift -

click

color bar

Cycle through color choices


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28. Shortcut Keys for using the History

panel

alt +

n ew

Snapshot

Create a new snapshot

Double-click

snapshot

name

Rename snapshot

ctrl +

shift +

z

Step forward through image

states

ctrl +

alt + z

Step backward through image

states