Most of the People today are using Adobe Photoshop to Edit images and to Make designs. But, It's ok for Normal users. But, for Regular PSD users, It's tough to choose the options with the Small mouse while designing. So, The Shortcut keys will help them a lot. Here i'm presenting the Shortcut keys in 3 ways. That may help for All categories of People.
The Most Useful 30 Shortcut Keys - Makes you like a Perfectionist:
- Control + Alt + I = Change the image size.
- Control + Alt C = Change canvas size.
- Control + + = Zoom in.
- Control + - = Zoom out.
- Control + ; = Show guides, the custom-placed single straight lines that help you align objects to one another.
- Control + ' = Show grid, the automatically generated horizontal and vertical lines that help align objects to the canvas.
- v = Pointer
- w = Magic wand
- m = Marquee
- l = Lasso
- i = Eyedropper
- c = Crop
- e = Eraser
- r = Blur
- u = Rectangle
- t = Type
- b = Brush
- Control + a = Select all objects.
- Control + d = Deselect all objects.
- Shift + Control + i = Select the inverse of the selected objects.
- d = Return colors back to default (black and white).
- x = Switch foreground and background colors.
- Control + t = Transform your object, which include resizing and rotating.
- Shift + Control + n = Create a new layer.
- Control + g = Group selected layers.
- Control + Shift + g = Ungroup selected layers.
- Control + e = Merge and flatten selected layers.
- Control + Shift + Alt + e = Combine all layers into a new layer on top of the other layers. This means that you'll have one combined layer and all the elements of that layer in separate layers below, unlike a traditional merge and flatten layers command.
- Control + Shift + s = Save your work as.
- Control + Shift + Alt + s= Save for web and devices.
All Shortcut Keys of Photoshop:
General Shortcut Keys:- 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.
- 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 + 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 Shortcut Keys:
- 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 Shortcut Keys:
- 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 Shortcut Keys:
- 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
- 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 Shortcut Keys:
- 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 Shortcut Keys:
- Ctrl+F: Last Filter
- Ctrl+Shift+F: Fade
- Ctrl+Alt+X: Extract
- Ctrl+Shift+X: Liquify
- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ X: Pattern Make
Selection Shortcut Keys:
- Ctrl+A: Select All
- Ctrl+D: Deselect
- Ctrl+Shift+D: Reselect
- Ctrl+Shift+I: Inverse
- Ctrl+Alt+D: Feather
Random Shortcut Keys:
- 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
The Super Secret Shortcut Keys of Photoshop - Exclusive by Aravind The King:
- Ctrl+F: Repeat the previous Filter
- Ctrl+Alt+F: Reopen the Previous filter with Same settings loaded
- Ctrl+Shift+F: Fade the Previous filter