Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

NOTE:

I did not write or compile this list. Trouble is, I can’t remember where I got it. It must have been on someone’s website somewhere, but I certainly cannot take credit for it. I only prettyed it up and posted it here.

TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
Fit image in window	Double-click , or CTRL + 0 (zero)
100% magnification	Double-click , or ALT + CTRL + 0 (zero)
Zoom in	CTRL +
Zoom out	CTRL +
	CTRL + SPACEBAR
	ALT + SPACEBAR
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active	SHIFT + ENTER in Navigator palette
Zoom in on specified area of image	CTRL + drag over preview in Navigator palette
Scroll image with hand tool	SPACEBAR + drag
Scroll up 1 screen	PAGE UP
Scroll down 1 screen	PAGE DOWN
Scroll up 10 units	SHIFT + PAGE UP
Scroll down 10 units	SHIFT + PAGE DOWN
Move view to upper left corner	HOME
Move view to lower right corner	END
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith	\
Selecting & Moving Objects
TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
Repositions marquee while selecting	Any marquee tool (except single-column and single row) + drag
Add to selection	Selection Tool + SHIFT + drag
Remove from selection	Selection Tool + ALT + drag
Intersect a selection	Selection Tool + SHIFT + ALT + drag
Constrain marquee to square or circle	SHIFT + drag
Draw marquee from center	ALT + drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center	SHIFT + ALT + drag
	CTRL (except when pen, path, shape, slice, or image map tool is selected)
Switch from  to	ALT + drag
Switch from  to	ALT + click
Move copy of selection	+ ALT + drag selection
Move selection area 1 pixel	Selection +
Move selection 1 pixel	+
Move layer 1 pixel	CTRL +
Move selection area 10 pixels	Selection +
Move selection 1 pixels	+
Move layer 10 pixels	CTRL +
Increase detection width	+ [
Decrease detection width	+ ]
Accepts cropping	+ ENTER
Exits cropping	+ ESC
Make protractor	+ ALT + drag end point
Snap guide to ruler ticks	SHIFT + drag guide
Toggle guide orientation	ALT + drag guide
Painting
TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
	Any painting or shape tool + ALT
Select background color	+ ALT + Click
	+ SHIFT
Delete	+ ALT + Click
Set opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode	Any paint or edit tool + number keys (1 = 10%, 0 = 100%)
Set flow for paint mode	Any paint or edit tool + SHIFT + number keys (1 = 10%, 0 = 100%)
Cycle through blending modes	SHIFT +  or
Fill selection/layer with foreground color	ALT + backspace
Fill selection/layer with background color	CTRL + backspace
Fill from history	ALT + CTRL + backspace
Display fill dialog box	SHIFT + backspace
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/
Connect points with straight line	Any painting tool + SHIFT + click
Editing Text
TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
Move type in image	CTRL + drag type when Type layer is selected
Align left	+ SHIFT + CTRL + L
Align horizontal center	+ SHIFT + CTRL + C
Align right	+ SHIFT + CTRL + R
Align top	+ SHIFT + CTRL + L
Align vertical center	+ SHIFT + CTRL + C
Align bottom	+ SHIFT + CTRL + R
Select 1 character left	SHIFT +
Select 1 character right	SHIFT +
Select 1 line up	SHIFT +
Select 1 line down	SHIFT +
Select 1 word left	SHIFT + CTRL +
Select 1 word right	SHIFT + CTRL +
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point	SHIFT + click
Move 1 character left
Move 1 character right
Move 1 line up
Move 1 line down
Move 1 word left	CTRL +
Move 1 word right	CTRL +
Designate a new origin over existing type	SHIFT + click or click + drag
Select word	Double-click
Select line	Triple-click
Select paragraph	Quadruple-click
Select story	Quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type	CTRL + H
Toogle Underlining On/Off	SHIFT + CTRL + U
Toggle Strikethrough On/Off	SHIFT + CTRL + /
Toggle All Uppercase On/Off	SHIFT + CTRL + K
Toggle Small Caps On/Off	SHIFT + CTRL + H
Toggle Superscript On/Off	SHIFT + CTRL +
Toggle Subscript On/Off	SHIFT + ALT + CTRL +
Choose 100% horizontal scale	SHIFT + CTRL + X
Choose 100% vertical scale	SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + X
Choose Auto-leading	SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + A
Choose 0 for tracking	SHIFT + CTRL + Q
Justifies paragraph, left aligns last line	SHIFT + CTRL + J
Justifies paragraph, forces last line	SHIFT + CTRL + F
Toggles paragraph hyphenation On/Off	SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + H
Toggles single/every line composer On/Off	SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + T
Decrease type size of selected text 2 pts/px	SHIFT + CTRL + <
Increase type size of selected type 2 pts/px	SHIFT + CTRL + >
Decrease leading 2 pts/px	ALT +
Increase leading 2 pts/px	ALT +
Decrease baseline shift 2 pts/px	SHIFT + ALT +
Increase baseline shift 2 pts/px	SHIFT + ALT +
Decrease kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	ALT +
Increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	ALT +
Editing Paths
TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
Select multiple anchor points	+ SHIFT + click
Select entire path	+ ALT + click
Duplicates a path	+ ALT + CTRL + drag
Switch from	CTRL
Switch from (regular arrow) to (arrow with +) when over path	ALT
Switch from  to  when pointer is over anchor or direction point	ALT + CTRL
Switch from  or  to  when pointer is over anchor point or direction point	ALT
Closes path	+ double-click
Closes path with straight-line segment	+ ALT + double-click
Slicing and Optimizing
TO:	PRESS ( or PRESS & CLICK )
Toggle browser dither for selected image pane (optimized view)	SHIFT + CTRL + Y
Toggle through gamma previews in selected image pane	ALT + CTRL + Y
Toggle through optimized/2up/4up/original window	CTRL + Y
Toggle between slice tool and slice selection tool	CTRL
Draw square slice	SHIFT + drag
Draw from center outward	ALT + drag
Draw square slice from center outward	ALT + SHIFT + drag
Reposition slice while creating slice	SPACEBAR + drag
Open context-sensitive menu	Right mouse button on slice