- Photoshop Useful Shortcut Key Chart for Windows -

One of Photoshop's key features is that almost everything in it can be controlled using keyboard shortcuts. This allows the user to stay in a creative thought pattern and quickly change tools in monotonous work that requires it.

F1 - Toggles Adobe Online Help

F5 - Toggles Brush style palette

F6 - Toggles Colour, Swatches, Styles palette

F7 - Toggles Layers, Channels, Paths palette

F8 - Toggles Navigator, Info palette

F9 - Toggles Actions, History, Presets palette

Tab (Key) - Toggles all the palettes on screen

Shift + Tab (Key) - Toggles palettes on screen, excluding the Toolbar.

Main Toolbar
Key	Action	Action	Key
m	Marquee Tool	Move Tool	v
l	Lasso Tool	Magic Wand Tool	w
j	Airbrush Tool	Paintbrush Tool	b
s	Rubber Stamp Tool	History Brush Tool	y
e	Eraser Tool	Pencil Tool	n
r	Blur Tool	Dodge Tool	o
p	Pen Tool	Type Tool	t
u	Measure Tool	Linear Gradient Tool	g
k	Paint Bucket Tool	Eyedropper Tool	i
h	Hand Tool	Zoom Tool	z
d	Default foreground and background colors.
x	Switches between foreground and background colors.
q	Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.
f	Switches between screen modes.
TAB	Hides/Unhides open tools.

File Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + N	New
CTRL + O	Open
CTRL + ALT + O	Open As
CTRL + W	Close
CTRL + S	Save
CTRL + SHIFT + S	Save As
CTRL + ALT + S	Save a Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + P	Page Setup
CTRL + P	Print
CTRL + K	Preferences > General

Edit Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + Z	Undo
CTRL + X	Cut
CTRL + C	Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + C	Copy Merged
CTRL + V	Paste
CTRL + SHIFT + V	Paste Into
CTRL + T	Free Transform
CTRL + SHIFT + T	Transform > Again

Image Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + L	Adjust > Levels
CTRL + SHIFT + L	Adjust > Auto Levels
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + L	Adjust > Auto Contrast
CTRL + M	Adjust > Curves
CTRL + B	Adjust > Color Balance
CTRL + U	Adjust > Hue/Saturation
CTRL + SHIFT + U	Adjust > Desaturate
CTRL + I	Adjust > Invert
CTRL + ALT + X	Extract

Layer Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + SHIFT + N	New > Layer
CTRL + J	New > Layer Via Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + J	New > Layer Via Cut
CTRL + G	Group with Previous
CTRL + SHIFT + G	Ungroup
CTRL + SHIFT + ]	Arrange > Bring to Front
CTRL + ]	Arrange > Bring Forward
CTRL + [	Arrange > Send Backward
CTRL + SHIFT + [	Arrange > Send to Back
CTRL + E	Merge Down
CTRL + SHIFT + E	Merge Visible

Select Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + A	All
CTRL + D	Deselect
CTRL + SHIFT + D	Reselect
CTRL + SHIFT + I	Inverse
CTRL + ALT + D	Feather

Filter Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + F	Last Filter
CTRL + SHIFT + F	Fade

View Menu
Key	Action
CTRL + Y	Preview > CMYK
CTRL + SHIFT + Y	Gamut Warning
CTRL + +	Zoom In
CTRL + -	Zoom Out
CTRL + 0	Fit on Screen
CTRL + SHIFT + 0	Actual Pixels
CTRL + H	Hide Edges
CTRL + SHIFT + H	Hide Path
CTRL + R	Show Rulers
CTRL + ;	Hide Guides
CTRL + SHIFT + ;	Snap To Guides
CTRL + ALT + ;	Lock Guides
CTRL + "	Show Grid
CTRL + SHIFT + "	Snap To Grid

Help Menu
Key	Action
F1	Contents

Other Shortcuts
Key	Action
Page Up/Down	Move view up/down 1 screen.
SHIFT + Page Up/Down	Nudge view up/down.
CTRL + Page Up/Down	Move view left/right 1 screen.
CTRL + SHIFT + Page Up/Down	Nudge screen left/right.
CTRL + SHIFT + Z	Previous History entry.
CTRL + ALT + Z	Next History entry.
SHIFT + -	Previous blending mode.
SHIFT + +	Next blending mode.

Ctrl Short Cuts -


Ctrl + N - New Document Dialogue Box

Ctrl + M - Curves Dialogue Box

Ctrl + A - Selects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer

Ctrl + D - Deselects all in the currently foreground document or currently selected layer

Ctrl + J - Automatically creates a duplicate of the currently selected layer

Ctrl + K - Preferences Dialogue Box

Ctrl + L - Levels Dialogue Box

Ctrl + F4 - Closes current document

Ctrl + ' (Single Quote Key) - Toggles Grid Lines

Ctrl + Q - Quits Photoshop altogether

Ctrl + R - Toggles Rulers

Ctrl + U - Hue/Saturation Dialogue Box

Ctrl + O - Opens New File

Ctrl + P - Print Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Z - Undo last Action

Ctrl + Tab - Toggle between open documents

Ctrl + Shift + C - Copy Merged

Ctrl + C - Copy

Ctrl + H - Toggle Extras

Ctrl + ; - Toggle Guides

Ctrl + Shift + ; - Toggle Snap

Ctrl + X - Cut

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X - Pattern Maker

Ctrl + V - Paste

Ctrl + Shift + V - Paste into selection

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V - Paste Outside

Ctrl + T - Transform Tool

Ctrl + Shift + T - Repeats the last performed Transform

Shift + F5 / Shift + Backspace (Key) - Fill Layer Dialogue Box


Combination Number 9 Shortcuts - Ctrl + Shift / Alt -


Ctrl + Shift + O - Photoshop's File Browser

Ctrl + Shift + P - Page Setup Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + S - Save As Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + K - Color Setting Preferences Box

Ctrl + Shift + F - Fade Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Shift + X - Liquify Filter Tool

Ctrl + Shift + N - Create New Layer Preferences Box

Ctrl + Shift + M - Launches ImageReady

Ctrl + Shift + E - Merges all layers into a single layer

Ctrl + Alt + Z - Step Backward

Ctrl + Shift + - (Minus Sign Key) - Zoom Out

Ctrl + Shift + + (Plus Sign Key) - Zoom In

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N - Creates a new empty layer

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S - Save For The Web Dialogue

Ctrl + Alt (in most Dialogue Boxes) - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset'

Ctrl + Alt (in the 'Save For Web Dialogue') - Changes the 'Cancel' command to 'Reset' & the 'Done' command to 'Remember'

Ctrl + Alt + ~(Tild Symbol) - Selects the brightest area of the currently selected layer

Ctrl + Shift + I - Inverts a selection

Ctrl + Alt + X - Extract

Shift + -/+ signs(on a layer) - Toggles the different layer modes

Shift + Ctrl + Z - Step Forward


File Menu Shortcuts:


Ctrl+N: New Document

Ctrl+O: Open Document

Shift+Ctrl+O: Browse

Alt+Ctrl+O:Open As

Ctrl+W: Close

Ctrl+Shift+W: Close All

Ctrl+S: Save

Ctrl+Shift+S: Save As

Ctrl+Alt+S: Save a Copy

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ S: Save for Web

Ctrl+Shift+P: Page Setup

Ctrl+Shift+M: Jump to Image Ready


Ctrl+Q: Exit


Viewing Shortcuts:


Ctrl+Y: Proof Colors

Ctrl++: Zoom In

Ctrl+-: Zoom Out

Ctrl+Alt++: Zoom In & Resize Window

Ctrl+Alt+-: Zoom Out & Resize Window

Ctrl+Alt+0: Actual Pixels

Ctrl+Shift+H: Show/Hide Target Path

Ctrl+R: Show/Hide Rulers

Ctrl+Shift+; : On/Off Snap

Ctrl+H: Show/Hide Extras

Ctrl+Alt+;: Lock Guides

Ctrl+;: Show Guides

Ctrl+': Show Grid


Tools Shortcuts:


A: Path Component Selection Tool

B: Paintbrush Tool

C: Crop Tool

D: Changes Default Colour Palettes To Black Foreground, White Background

E: Eraser Tool

F: Cycle Screen Modes

G: Gradient Tool

H: Hand Tool

I: Eyedropper Tool

J: Airbrush Tool

K: Slice Tool

L: Lasso Tool

M: Marquee Tool

N: Notes

O: Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool

P: Pen Tool

Q: Quick Mask

R: Blur/Sharpen/ Smudge Tool

S: Clone Stamp

T: Type Tool

U: Shape Tool

V: Move Tool

W: Magic Wand

X: Swap Colours On Colour Pallete

Y: History Brush

Z: Zoom Tool


Layer Shortcuts:


Ctrl+Shift+N: New Layer

Ctrl+J: Layer via Copy

Ctrl+Shift+J: Layer via Cut

Ctrl+G: Group with Previous

Ctrl+Shift+] : Bring to Front

Ctrl+]: Bring Forward

Ctrl+[: Send Backward

Ctrl+Shift+[ : Send Back

Ctrl+E: Merge Layers

Ctrl+Shift+E: Merge Visible


Image Manipulation Shortcuts:


Ctrl+L: Adjust Levels

Ctrl+Shift+L: Adjust Auto Levels

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ L: Adjust Auto Contrast

Ctrl+M: Adjust Curves

Ctrl+B: Adjust Color Balance

Ctrl+U: Adjust Hue/Saturation

Ctrl+Shift+U: Desaturate

Ctrl+I: Invert

Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract


Filters Shortcuts:


Ctrl+F: Last Filter

Ctrl+Shift+F: Fade

Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract

Ctrl+Shift+X: Liquify

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ X: Pattern Make


Selection Shortcuts:


Ctrl+A: Select All

Ctrl+D: Deselect

Ctrl+Shift+D: Reselect

Ctrl+Shift+I: Inverse

Ctrl+Alt+D: Feather


Random Shortcuts:


Alt+Backspace: Fill with Forground Color

Shift+Backspace: Fill with Background Color

Alt+]: Ascend through Layers

Alt+[: Descend through Layers

Shift+Alt+]: Select Top Layer

Shift+Alt+[: Select Bottom Layer

Tab: Show/Hide All Palettes