Adobe Photoshop is also a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. Whether you're a beginner or knowledgeable, these Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts will prevent hours of some time. Practice regularly and you'll learn them faster.
Adobe Photoshop Key board Shortcuts:
Basic Command Shortcuts:
These Basic commands allow users to fix simple mistakes quickly.
Mac(shortcuts) / Windows(shortcuts)
- Cmd + Z / Ctrl + Z - Undo a single action within your project
- Cmd + Z (repeatedly) / Ctrl + Alt + Z - Undo multiple actions within your project
- Z / Z - Zoom tool
- Cmd + "+" / Ctrl + "+" - Zoom in
- Cmd + "-" / Ctrl + "-" - Zoom out
- Cmd + D / Ctrl + D - Deselect a Photoshop selection
- H / H - Hand tool
- S / S - Color Sampler tool
- C / C - Crop tool
- G / G - Graduated Filter tool
- T / T - Text Tool
UI(User interface) Command Shortcuts:
- Tab / Tab - Remove all dialog boxes from your Photoshop window
- F / F - Toggle between screen sizes
- Right-click on workspace background / Right-click on workspace background - Change the default workspace background
- Option / Alt - Reset in a Dialogue Window
- Shift + Tool hotkey / Shift + Tool hotkey - Select an item from a tool submenu in your toolbar
- Cmd + Scroll Up / Ctrl + Scroll Up - Scroll left on artboard
- Cmd + Scroll Down / Cmd + Scroll Down - Scroll right on artboard
- Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Tab - Cycle through tabs
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab - Cycle right-to-left through tabs
Brush Command Shortcuts:
Brush commands allow users to modify various brush aspects quickly.
- [ / [ - Shrink brush
- ] / ] - Enlarge brush
- { or } / { or } - Increase or decrease brush hardness
- Caps Lock / Caps Lock - Change brush preview to crosshair
- Eyedropper tool + Option + Click / Eyedropper tool + Alt + Click - Select Background color
- Shift + Option + R / Shift + Alt + R - Clear brush tool
- Option + Click brush / Alt + Click brush - Delete brush
- Double-click brush name / Double-click brush name - Rename brush
Color Command Shortcuts:
Color commands allow the users to implement colors into their artwork using their keyboards.
- D / D - Set foreground and background colors to default
- Option + Delete / Alt + Backspace - Fill selections or a layer with a foreground color
- Cmd + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace - Fill selections or a layer with a background color
- X / X - Switch between foreground and background colors
- Control + Click Color Bar / Right-click Color Bar - Display Color Bar
Layer Command Shortcuts:
Layering is one of the most important aspect of Photoshop.
- Select a layer and press a number key (1-9) / Select a layer and press a number key (1-9) - Adjust the opacity of a layer
- Shift + Click in Layers panel / Shift + Click in Layers panel - Select multiple layers in your Layers panel within a set range
- Press and hold Cmd key while clicking individual layers / Press and hold Ctrl key while clicking individual layers - Select multiple, individual layers within your layers panel
- Cmd + J / Ctrl + J - Duplicate a layer
- Hold Cmd and click on your New Layer button / Hold Cmd and click on your New Layer button - Add a new layer underneath the currently selected layer
- Hold Shift and click on your New Layer button / Hold Shift and click on your New Layer button - Add new layer above currently selected layer
- Cmd + Shift + Option + E / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E - Copy and paste all visible elements into a new layer
- Hold Cmd and click on thumbnail in Layers Panel / Hold Ctrl and click on thumbnail in Layers Panel - Selects a layer's borders automatically
- Shift + "+" or "-" in Layers panel / Shift + "+" or "-" in Layers panel - Toggle through blending modes in Layers panel
- Cmd + Shift + N / Ctrl + Shift + N - New layer
- Cmd + G / Ctrl + G - Group layers
- Cmd + Shift + G / Ctrl + Shift + G - Ungroup layers
- Cmd + Option + A / Ctrl + Option + A - Select all layers
- Cmd + Shift + E / Ctrl + Shift + E - Merge visible layers
Transform Command Shortcuts:
This transform tool allows users to resize and skew layers as there wish.
- Cmd + T / Ctrl + T - Select a layer image to resize it
- Hold Cmd and drag square markers / Hold Ctrl and drag square markers - Distort an image instead of resizing it after the image has been selected
- Option + Shift + Drag / Alt + Shift + Drag - Resize an image while centered
- Option + Drag / Shift + Drag - Resize an image while preserving size ratio
