Photoshop CS3 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts–Windowswww.nobledesktop.comTOOLS

V MoveM Rectangular Marquee, Elliptical MarqueeL Lasso toolsW Quick Selection, Magic WandC CropK Slice toolsJ Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red EyeB Brush, Pencil, Color ReplacementS Clone Stamp, Pattern StampY History Brush, Art History BrushE Eraser toolsG Gradient, Paint BucketR Blur, Sharpen, SmudgeO Dodge, Burn, SpongeP Pen toolsT Type tools A Path Selection, Direct SelectionU Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom ShapeN Notes toolsI Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, CountH HandZ ZoomX Switch Foreground and Background colorsD Default colorsQ Quick Mask ModeF Cycle through screen modes

SWITCHING TOOLSTo switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above.For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee ...........Shift-M

SELECTINGDraw Marquee from Center .............................................................. Alt-MarqueeAdd to a Selection ........................................................................................ ShiftSubtract from a Selection ................................................................................AltIntersection with a Selection ....................................................................Shift-AltMake Copy of Selection w/Move tool .........................................Alt-Drag SelectionMake Copy of Selection when not in Move tool ................... Ctrl-Alt-Drag SelectionMove Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) ...............................................Arrow KeysMove Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) .....................................Shift-Arrow KeysSelect all Opaque Pixels on Layer ....Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers palette)Restore Last Selection ........................................................................ Ctrl-Shift-DFeather Selection .................................................................Ctrl-Alt-D or Shift-F6Move Marquee while drawing selection ..........Hold Space while drawing marquee

VIEWINGFit on Screen .................................................Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0100% View Level (Actual Pixels) .............. Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0Zoom in .. ............................................................Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+)Zoom out ............................................................Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–)Hide all tools and palettes ............................................................................. TabHide all palettes except Toolbox and Options bar ................................... Shift-TabRotate through full screen modes ......................................................................FDisplay menu bar when viewing in full-screen mode ... Shift-F (then press F to hide)Scroll image left or right in window .................................Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/DownJump/Zoom to part of Image ................................... Ctrl-drag in Navigator paletteToggles layer mask on/off as rubylith................................................................... \

LAYER SHORTCUTSCreate new layer ................................................................................Ctrl-Shift-NSelect non-contiguous layers ....................................................... Ctrl-Click layersSelect contiguous layers ..................Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layerDelete Layer ....................................................Delete key (while in the Move tool)View contents of layer mask ...........................................Alt-Click layer mask iconTemporarily turn off layer mask....................................Shift-Click layer mask iconClone layer as you move it ...................................................................... Alt-DragFind/Select layer containing object ..............Right-Click on the object w/Move toolChange layer opacity .............................Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)Cycle down or up through blend modes ......................... Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)Change to a specifi c blend mode ...................... (w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)Switch to layer below/above current layer ........................................... Alt-[ or Alt-]

TYPE SHORTCUTSSelect all text on layer ...................... Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layer paletteIncrease/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts ............................... Ctrl-Shift->/<Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts ........................Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/<Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking ....................................... Alt-Right/Left Arrow

Align text left/center/right .............................................................. Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R

PAINTINGFill selection with background color ..............................................Ctrl-BackspaceFill selection with foreground color .................................................Alt-BackspaceFill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels .....................................................................................Shift-Alt-BackspaceFill selection with source state in History palette .......................Ctrl-Alt-BackspaceDisplay Fill dialog box ................................................................. Shift-BackspaceSample as background color ...................................... Alt-Click w/Eyedropper toolTo get Move tool ..................................While in any painting/editing tool-hold CtrlTo get Eyedropper with Paint tools ...................................................................AltChange paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) ....................................... Number keysChange paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) .................................Shift-Number keysChange Airbrush fl ow (with Airbrush ON) ....................................... Number keysChange Airbrush fl ow (with Airbrush OFF) ...............................Shift-Number keysCross-Hair Cursor .............................. Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock onDecrease/Increase Brush Size ..................................................................... [ or ]Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush ......................................... Shift-[ or Shift-]Switch between preset Brushes .................................................................< or >Open Brushes pop-up palette ...................................Right-Click in Image windowErase to History palette’s source state ................................................... Alt-EraserCycle down or up through blend modes ......................... Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)Change to a specifi c blend mode .... Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)Create fi xed color target from within a dialog box ....... Shift-Click in image windowDelete fi xed color target ........................Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler toolCreate new spot-color channel from current selection ..................................Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels palette

PEN TOOL SHORTCUTSTo get Direct Selection tool while using Pen ....................................................CtrlSwitch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools .............................AltSwitch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when

pointer is over anchor point .............................................................. Ctrl-AltTo Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool ..........................................Alt-click Convert path to a selection ................... Ctrl-click on path name (in Paths palette)

PALETTE SHORTCUTSShow/Hide Brushes palette ............................................................................F5Show/Hide Color palette ..................................................................................F6Show/Hide Layers palette ................................................................................F7Show/Hide Info palette ....................................................................................F8Show/Hide Actions palette ..........................................................................Alt-F9Open Adobe Bridge ...............................................................................Ctrl-Alt-O

OTHER SHORTCUTSSwitch between open documents ............................................................Ctrl-TabUndo or Redo operations beyond last one ............................Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-ZApply Last Filter ......................................................................................... Ctrl-FOpens Last Filter Dialog Box .................................................................. Ctrl-Alt-FHand Tool ............................................................................................ SpacebarReset Dialog Box ........................Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click itIncrease/Decrease value (in any option fi eld) by 1 unit .................Up/Down ArrowIncrease/Decrease value (in any option fi eld) by 10 units .....Shift-Up/Down ArrowReplay last Transformation ................................................................. Ctrl-Shift-TMeasure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function)

............................... After ruler is drawn, Alt-Drag end of line with Ruler ToolMove Crop Marquee while creating ...............................Hold Space while drawingSnap Guide to Ruler ticks ..............................................Hold Shift while draggingHighlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) ...........................................EnterDon’t Snap object edge while moving ........................Hold Control while dragging

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