In Photoshop CS2 and CS3, many of the shortcuts for the application menus, palette menus and tools can be customized using the Keyboard Shortcuts editor. Although this is not a completely comprehensive list of all of the keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop , it is my goal to present the shortcuts and additional functionality that enable me to use Photoshop both more freely and efficiently.
Shortcuts for File Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| New | Ctrl+N |
| Open | Ctrl+O |
| Close | Ctrl+W |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save a Copy | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Page Setup | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Exit/Quit | Ctrl+Q |
| Help | F1 |
Shortcuts for Edit Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Step Forward in History | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Free Transform | Ctrl+T |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K |
Shortcuts for Image Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| Adjust Levels | Ctrl+L |
| Adjust Auto Contrast | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L |
| Adjust Color Balance | Ctrl+B |
| Desaturate | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Extract | Ctrl+Alt+X |
Shortcuts for Layers Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| New Layer | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Layer via Cut | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Ungroup | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Bring Forward | Ctrl+] |
| Send Back | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Merge Layers | Ctrl+E |
Shortcuts for Select Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Reselect | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Feather | Ctrl+Alt+D |
Shortcuts for Filter Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| Last Filter | Ctrl+F |
Shortcuts for View Menu
| Action | Shortcut |
| Preview CMYK | Ctrl+Y |
| Zoom In | Ctrl++ |
| Zoom In & Resize Window | Ctrl+Alt++ |
| Fit on Screen | Ctrl+0 |
| Hide Edges | Ctrl+H |
| Show/Hide Rulers | Ctrl+R |
| Show/Hide Extras | Ctrl+H |
| Show Guides | Ctrl+; |
Misc. Useful Commands
| Action | Shortcut |
| Fill with Forground Color | Alt+Backspace |
| Fill from History | Ctrl+Alt+Backspace |
| Move a Copy 10 Pixels | Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys |
| Decrease Font Size by 2 | Ctrl+Alt+< |
| Decrease Font Size by 10 | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+< |
| Descend through Layers | Alt+[ |
| Select Bottom Layer | Shift+Alt+[ |
October 31st, 2008 at 6:31 pm
very helpful
thx!
November 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Yeah very helpful!
Thanks