Keyboard Shortcuts

Photoshop Tutorial

I have found these keyboard shortcuts very useful when working in photoshop. Although this list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, but is very helpful in common photoshop tasks.

Zoom In & Zoom Out

Control and "+" = Zoom in

Control and "-" = Zoom out

Control+0 = Fit to Screen

Alt+Control+0 = Actual Pixels

Control+Spacebar and clicking = Zooming in the part where we have clicked.

Alt+Spacebar and clicking = Zooming out in the part where we have clicked.

You can also zoom in or zoom out either by entering the value in the percentage box or by moving the slider to the left or right. Alternatively, you can also click on two triangles. As the picture showing, clicking on smaller triangles will result in zoom out action. On the other hand, clicking on bigger two triangles will result in zoom in.

You can zoom upto 1600% in photoshop.

Copy and Paste

Control+C = Copy.jpg">

Shift+Control+C = Copy mereged.

Control+V = Paste.jpg">

Shift+Control+V = Paste Into (paste into the selection)

Color Filling & Color Swaping

Alt+Backspace = Filling the selection with foreground color.

Ctrl+Backspace = Filling the selection with background color.

X = Swaping foreground and background

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Control+' = Show gridlines.

If you press control + ' again, it will hide gridlines

Control + : = Show/Hide Guides

Control + R = Show/Hide Ruler

Control + J = Duplicating the layer

Control + T = Transform the layer

Control + ] = Bringing the layer forward to the previous layer

Control + [ = Sending the layer backward to the previous layer

Shift +Control + ] = Bringing the layer forward

Shift+Control+[ = Sending the layer backward

Shift + click on layers will result in grouping of those layers. Pressing Shift and clicking on the layers again will result in ungrouping

Control + E = Merge all the grouped layers

Control + F = Applying the last used filter

Alt + Control + F = Applying the last used filter with filter settings.

Shift+Control+F = Fading the last used filter

When move tool selected, pressing the alt key and any of the arrow key will duplicated the active layer.

When move tool selected, pressing any arrow key will move the layer one pixel depending upon which arrow key was pressed

When move tool selected, pressing shift+arrow key will move the active layer 10 pixels depending upon which arrow key was pressed.

When typing with type tool, pressing Enter from alphabetic key pad will result in creating a new paragraph. Pressing Enter from numeric keypad will result in end of typing.

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