# Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts | Ultimate Cheatsheet ⭐

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**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-photoshop-keyboard-shortcuts-ultimate-cheatsheet/248968 "2023-06-20T21:37:00Z")\
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This post combines all the keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop into a single list that you can bookmark. So whenever you forget a certain Photoshop short key, you can refer to this list.

##### Selection Tools

| Select between | macOS Shortcut | Windows Shortcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hidden (non-visible) tools | Option + tool | Alt + tool |
| Path Selection and Direct Selection tools | Shift + A | Shift + A |
| Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and Mixer Brush tools | Shift + B | Shift + B |
| Crop, Slice, Slice Select, and Perspective Crop tools | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Default Foreground and Background colors | Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Eraser, Background Eraser, and Magic Eraser tools | Shift + E | Shift + E |
| Gradient and Paint Bucket tools | Shift + G | Shift + G |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, and Note tools | Shift + I | Shift + I |
| Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye, Content-Aware Move tools | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, and Magnetic Lasso tools | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Rectangular Marquee and Elliptical Marquee tools | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Pen and Freeform Pen tools | Shift + P | Shift + P |
| Switch Standard/Quick Mask modes | Shift + Q | Shift + Q |
| Rotate View tool | R | R |
| Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp tools | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Horizontal Type, Vertical Type, Horizontal Type mask, and Vertical Type mask tools | Shift + T | Shift + T |
| Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape tools | Shift + U | Shift + U |
| Move and Artboard tools | Shift + V | Shift + V |
| Magic Wand and Quick Selection tools | Shift + W | Shift + W |
| Foreground and Background colors | Shift + X | Shift + X |
| History Brush and Art History Brush tools | Shift + Y | Shift + Y |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Previous Brush | , | , |
| Next Brush | . | . |
| Switch Preserve Transparency | / | / |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| First Brush | \< | \< |
| Last Brush | &Rt; | &Rt; |

##### Camera Raw Dialog Box

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| White Balance tool | I | I |
| Color Sampler tool | S | S |
| Crop tool | C | C |
| Straighten tool | A | A |
| Spot Removal tool | B | B |
| Red Eye Removal tool | E | E |
| Basic panel | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Cmd + Option + 1 |
| Tone Curve panel | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Cmd + Option + 2 |
| Detail panel | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Cmd + Option + 3 |
| HSL/Grayscale panel | Ctrl + Alt + 4 | Cmd + Option + 4 |
| Split Toning panel | Ctrl + Alt + 5 | Cmd + Option + 5 |
| Lens Corrections panel | Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Cmd + Option + 6 |
| Camera Calibration panel | Ctrl + Alt + 7 | Cmd + Option + 7 |
| Presets panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Cmd + Option + 9 |
| Open Snapshots panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Cmd + Option + 9 |
| Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | Cmd + Option + Shift + T |
| Hue Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Cmd + Option + Shift + H |
| Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Cmd + Option + Shift + S |
| Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L | Cmd + Option + Shift + L |
| Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Cmd + Option + Shift + G |
| Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T | T |
| Adjustment Brush tool | K | K |
| Graduated Filter tool | G | G |
| Increase / decrease brush size | ] / [|] / [ |
| Increase / decrease brush feather | Shift + ] / Shift + [| Shift +] / Shift + [ |
| Increase / decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow | | |

_(In increments of 10)_|= / –|= / –|  
|Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or vice versa|Alt|Option|  
|Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size|Alt + ] / Alt + [|Option +] / Option + [|  
|Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather|Alt + Shift + ] / Alt + Shift + [|Option + Shift +] / Option + Shift + [|  
|Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow

_(In increments of 10)_|Alt + = / Alt + –|Option + = / Option + –|  
|Change to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter|N|N|  
|Switch Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool|M|M|  
|Switch Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool|Y|Y|  
|Switch pins for Adjustment Brush tool|V|V|  
|Switch overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.|V|V|  
|Rotate image left / right|L / Ctrl + ]|L / Cmd + ]|  
|Rotate image right|R / Ctrl + [|R / Cmd + [|  
|Zoom in|Ctrl + +|Cmd + +|  
|Zoom out|Ctrl + –|Cmd + –|  
|Temporarily change to Zoom In tool|Ctrl|Cmd|  
|Temporarily change to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.|Alt|Option|  
|Switch preview|P|P|  
|Full screen mode|F|F|  
|Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.|Shift|Shift|  
|Choose multiple points in Curves panel|Click the first point, Shift + click additional points|Click the first point, Shift + click additional points|  
|Add point to curve in Curves panel|Ctrl + click in preview|Cmd + click in preview|  
|Move selected point in Curves panel

_(1 unit)_|Arrow keys|Arrow keys|  
|Move selected point in Curves panel

_(10 units)_|Shift + arrow key|Shift + arrow key|  
|Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge|Ctrl + R|Cmd + R|  
|Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box|Shift + double-click image|Shift + double-click image|  
|Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview|Alt + drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders|Option + drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders|  
|Highlight clipping warning|O|O|  
|Shadows clipping warning|U|U|  
|Add 1 – 5 star rating

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + 1 … 5|Cmd + 1 … 5|  
|Increase / decrease rating

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + . / Ctrl + ,|Cmd + . / Cmd + ,|  
|Add red label

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + 6|Cmd + 6|  
|Add yellow label

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + 7|Cmd + 7|  
|Add green label

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + 8|Cmd + 8|  
|Add blue label

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + 9|Cmd + 9|  
|Add purple label

_(Filmstrip mode)_|Ctrl + Shift + 0|Cmd + Shift + 0|  
|Camera Raw preferences|Ctrl + K|Cmd + K|  
|Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences|Ctrl + Al

_(on open)_|Option + Shift

_(on open)_|

##### Move and copy selections

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reposition marquee while selecting | \*Any marquee tool + Spacebar + drag | |

\*\*(except single column and single row)\*|\*Any marquee tool + Spacebar + drag

\*\*(except single column and single row)\*|  
|Add to a selection|Any selection tool + Shift + drag|Any selection tool + Shift + drag|  
|Subtract from a selection|Any selection tool + Alt + drag|Any selection tool + Option + drag|  
|Intersect a selection|\*Any selection tool + Shift + Alt + drag

\*\*(except Quick Selection tool)\*|\*Any selection tool + Shift + Option + drag

\*\*(except Quick Selection tool)\*|  
|Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)|Shift + drag|Shift + drag|  
|Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)|Alt + drag|Option + drag|  
|Constrain shape and draw marquee from center|Shift + Altdrag|Shift + Option + drag|  
|Change to Move tool|Ctrl

_(except when Hand, Path, any Pen, Shape, or Slice tool is selected)_|Cmd

_(except when Hand, Path, any Pen, Shape, or Slice tool is selected)_|  
|Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool|Alt + drag|Option + drag|  
|Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool|Alt + click|Option + click|  
|Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso|Enter / Esc or Ctrl + .|Return / Esc or Cmd + .|  
|Move copy of selection|Move tool + Alt + drag selection|Move tool + Option + drag selection|  
|Move selection area 1 pixel|Any selection + Arrow|Any selection + Arrow|  
|Move selection 1 pixel|Move tool + Arrow|Move tool + Arrow|  
|Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer|Ctrl + Arrow|Cmd + Arrow|  
|Increase / decrease detection width|Magnetic Lasso tool + [or]|Magnetic Lasso tool + [or]|  
|Accept cropping or exit cropping|Crop tool + Enter or Esc|Crop tool + Return or Esc|  
|Switch crop shield off and on|/|/|  
|Make protractor|Ruler tool + Alt + drag end point|Ruler tool + Option + drag end point|  
|Snap guide to ruler ticks

_(except Quick Selection tool)_|Shift + rag guide|Shift + drag guide|  
|Convert between horizontal and vertical guide|Alt + drag guide|Option + drag guide|

##### Painting

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Choose foreground color with Eyedropper | Any painting tool + Shift + Alt + right-click and drag | Any painting tool + Ctrl + Option + Cmd and drag |
| Choose foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool | Any painting / shape tool + Alt | |

_(except when Paths option is selected)_|Any painting / shape tool + Option

_(except when Paths option is selected)_|  
|Choose background color|Eyedropper tool + Alt + click|Eyedropper tool + Option + click|  
|Color sampler tool|Eyedropper tool + Shift|Eyedropper tool + Shift|  
|Deletes color sampler|Color sampler tool + Alt + click|Color sampler tool + Option + click|  
|Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode|Any painting / editing tool + number keys|Any painting / editing tool + number keys|  
|Sets flow for painting mode|Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys|Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys|  
|Mixer Brush changes Mix setting|Alt + Shift + number keys|Option + Shift + number keys|  
|Mixer Brush changes Wet setting|Number keys|Number keys|  
|Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero|0|0|  
|Cycle through blending modes|Shift + + / —|Shift + + / —|  
|Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer|Backspace, or

Shift + Backspace|Delete, or

Shift + Delete|  
|Fill with foreground or background color|Alt + Backspace, or

Ctrl + Backspace|Option + Delete, or

Cmd + Delete|  
|Fill from history|Ctrl + Alt + Backspace|Cmd + Option + Delete|  
|Displays Fill dialog box|Shift + Backspace|Shift + Delete|  
|Lock transparent pixels on/off|/|/|  
|Connects points with a straight line|Any painting tool + Shift + click|Any painting tool + Shift + click|

##### Text

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Move type in image | Ctrl + drag type when Type layer is selected | Cmd + drag type when Type layer is selected |
| Choose 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | Shift + ←/→ or ↓/↑ / Ctrl + Shift + ←/→ | Shift + ←/→ or ↓/↑ / Cmd + Shift + ←/→ |
| Choose characters from insertion point to mouse click point | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ←/→, ↓/↑, or Ctrl + ←/→ | ←/→, or Cmd + ←/→ |
| Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Choose a word, line, paragraph, or story | Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click | Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click |
| Show/Hide selection on selected type | Ctrl + H | Cmd + H |
| Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | Ctrl | Cmd |
| Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | Ctrl + drag a bounding box handle | Cmd + drag a bounding box handle |
| Move text box while creating text box | Spacebar + drag | Spacebar + drag |

##### Brush Panel

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delete brush | Alt + click brush | Option + click brush |
| Rename brush | Double-click brush | Double-click brush |
| Change brush size | Alt + right-click + drag left or right | Ctrl + Option + drag left or right |
| Increase/decrease brush softness/hardness | Alt + right-click + drag up or down | Ctrl + Option + drag up or down |
| Choose previous/next brush size | , / . | , / . |
| Choose first/last brush | Shift + , or | |

Shift + .|Shift + , or

Shift + .|  
|Display precise cross hair for brushes|Caps Lock, or

Shift + Caps Lock|Caps Lock|  
|Switch airbrush option|Shift + Alt + P|Shift + Option + P|

##### Layers Panel

| | macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Load layer transparency as a selection | Ctrl + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + click layer thumbnail |
| Add to present selection | Ctrl + Shift + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Shift + click layer thumbnail |
| Subtract from present selection | Ctrl + Alt + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Option + click layer thumbnail |
| Intersect with present selection | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Shift + Option + click layer thumbnail |
| Load filter mask as a selection | Ctrl + click filter mask thumbnail | Cmd + click filter mask thumbnail |
| New layer | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| New layer via copy | Ctrl + J | Cmd + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Ctrl + J | Shift + Cmd + J |
| Group layers | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
| Ungroup layers | Ctrl + Shift + G | Cmd + Shift + G |
| Create/release clipping mask | Ctrl + Alt + G | Cmd + Option + G |
| Choose all layers | Ctrl + Alt + A | Cmd + Option + A |
| Merge visible layers | Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmd + Shift + E |
| Create new empty layer with dialog box | Alt + click New Layer button | Option + click New Layer button |
| Create new layer below target layer | Ctrl + click New Layer button | Cmd + click New Layer button |
| Choose top layer | Alt + . | Option + . |
| Choose bottom layer | Alt + , | Option + , |
| Add to layer selection in Layers panel | Shift + Alt + [or] | Shift + Option + [or] |
| Choose next layer down/up | Alt + [or] | Option + [or] |
| Move target layer down/up | Ctrl + [or] | Cmd + [or] |
| Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E | Cmd + Shift + Option + E |
| Merge layers | Highlight layers you want to merge, then Ctrl + E | Highlight the layers you want to merge, then Cmd + E |
| Move layer to bottom or top | Ctrl + Shift + [or] | Cmd + Shift + [or] |
| Copy present layer to layer below | Alt + Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu | Option + Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu |
| Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the presently selected layer | Alt + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu | Option + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu |
| Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | Right-click the eye icon | Ctrl + click the eye icon |
| Show/hide all other presently visible layers | Alt + click the eye icon | Option + click the eye icon |
| Switch lock transparency for target layer, or last applied Lock | / | / |
| Edit layer effect/style, options | Double-click layer effect/style | Double-click layer effect/style |
| Hide layer effect/style | Alt + double-click layer effect/style | Option + double-click layer effect/style |
| Edit layer style | Double-click layer | Double-click layer |
| Disable/enable vector mask | Shift + click vector mask thumbnail | Shift + click vector mask thumbnail |
| Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Double-click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch layer mask on/off | Shift + click layer mask thumbnail | Shift + click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch filter mask on/off | Shift + click filter mask thumbnail | Shift + click filter mask thumbnail |
| Switch between layer mask/composite image | Alt + click layer mask thumbnail | Option + click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch between filter mask/composite image | Alt + click filter mask thumbnail | Option + click filter mask thumbnail |
| Switch rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | \ or Shift + Alt + click | \ or Shift + Option + click |
| Choose all type; temporarily select Type tool | Double-click type layer thumbnail | Double-click type layer thumbnail |
| Create a clipping mask | Alt + click the line dividing two layers | Option + click the line dividing two layers |
| Rename layer | Double-click the layer name | Double-click the layer name |
| Edit filter settings | Double-click the filter effect | Double-click the filter effect |
| Edit the Filter Blending options | Double-click the Filter Blending icon | Double-click the Filter Blending icon |
| Create new layer group below present layer/layer set | Ctrl + click New Group button | Cmd + click New Group button |
| Create new layer group with dialog box | Alt + click New Group button | Option + click New Group button |
| Create layer mask that hides all/selection | Alt + click Add Layer Mask button | Option + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Create vector mask that reveals all/path area | Ctrl + click Add Layer Mask button | Cmd + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area | Ctrl + Alt + click Add Layer Mask button | Cmd + Option + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Display layer group properties | Right-click layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group | Ctrl + click the layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group |
| Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | Ctrl + click | Cmd + click |

**Happy learning!**