Note: In Photoshop, shortcuts are customizable by using the Keyboard Shortcuts command. Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for selecting tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | ||
| Shft-press shortcut key | Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) | |
| Optn-click + tool | Cycle through hidden tools (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools) | |
| V | Move tool | |
| M | Rectangular Marquee tool, Elliptical Marquee tool (in Photoshop) | |
| L | Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso tool, Magnetic Lasso tool | |
| W | Magic Wand tool,Quick Selection tool | |
| C | Crop tool | |
| K | Slice tool, Slice Select tool | |
| J | Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brushtool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool | |
| B | Brush tool, Pencil tool, ColorReplacement tool (in Photoshop) | |
| S | Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool | |
| Y | History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool | |
| E | Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool | |
| G | Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool | |
| R | Blur tool, Sharpen tool, Smudge tool | |
| O | Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool | |
| P | Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool | |
| T | Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool , Horizontal Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool | |
| A | Path Selection tool,Direct Selection tool | |
| U | Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, Line tool , Custom Shape tool | |
| N | Notes tool, Audio Annotation tool | |
| I | Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Measure tool, Count tool | |
| H | Hand tool | |
| Z | Zoom tool | |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| B | Edge Highlighter tool | ||
| G | Fill tool | ||
| I | Eyedropper tool | ||
| C | Cleanup tool | ||
| T | Edge Touchup tool | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| W | Forward Warp tool | ||
| R | Reconstruct tool | ||
| C | Twirl Clockwise tool | ||
| S | Pucker tool | ||
| B | Bloat tool | ||
| O | Push Left tool | ||
| M | Mirror tool | ||
| T | Turbulence tool | ||
| F | Freeze Mask tool | ||
| D | Thaw Mask tool | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Tab | Cycle through controls on right from top in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + Tab | Cycle through controls on right from bottom | ||
| Spacebar | Temporarily activate Hand tool in Photoshop | ||
| Optn | Change Cancel to Reset | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Extract and Liquify) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Up or Down arrow keys | Decreases or increases brush size | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Extract and Pattern Maker) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd + 0 | Fit in window | ||
| Cmnd + + (plus) | Zoom in | ||
| Cmnd + - (hyphen) | Zoom out | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Extract only) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool | Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd with Edge Highlighter tool selected | Toggle Smart Highlighting | ||
| Optn + Delete | Remove current highlight | ||
| Cmnd + Delete | Highlight entire image | ||
| Shft-click with Fill tool selected | Fill foreground area and preview extraction | ||
| Cmnd-drag | Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected | ||
| Optn-drag | Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected | ||
| X | Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted in Photoshop | ||
| Shft X | Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview | ||
| F | Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom in Photoshop | ||
| Shft F | Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top | ||
| Down Arrow or Up Arrow in Brush Size text box | Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing | Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| 0-9 | Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch-up tool | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Liquify only) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn + tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left,and Mirror tools | ||
| Optn-drag in preview with reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected | Continually sample the distortion in Photoshop | ||
| Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jittertext box | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Hold down Shiftto decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Hold down Shiftto decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Cmnd + Z | Redo last step | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Result (Pattern Maker only) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd + D | Delete current selection | ||
| Cmnd + Z | Undo a selection move | ||
| Cmnd + G | Generate or generate again | ||
| Shft + Optn + select | Intersect with current selection | ||
| X | Toggle view: original/generated pattern | ||
| Home | Go to first tile in Tile History | ||
| End | Go to last tile in Tile History | ||
| Left Arrow, Page Up | Go to previous tile in Tile History in Photoshop Pattern Maker | ||
| Right Arrow, Page Down | Go to next tile in Tile History | ||
| Delete | Delete current tile from Tile History | ||
| Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Nudge selection when viewing the original | ||
| Shft + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Increase selection nudging when viewing the original | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Filter Gallery keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click a filter | Apply a new filter on top of selected | ||
| Optn-click a disclosure triangle | Open/close all disclosure triangles | ||
| Cmnd | Change Cancel button to Default | ||
| Optn | Change Cancel button to Reset | ||
| Cmnd + Z | Undo/Redo | ||
| Cmnd Shft Z | Step forward in Photoshop Filter | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Z | Step backward | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Refine Edge dialog box keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd + Optn + R | Open the Refine Edge dialog box | ||
| F | Cycle (forward) through preview modes | ||
| Shft + F | Cycle (backward) through preview modes | ||
| X | Toggle between original image and selection preview in Photoshop Refine Edge dialog box | ||
| P | Toggle the preview option (on and off) | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Black-and-White dialog box keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft + Cmnd + Optn+ B | Open the Black-and-White dialog box | ||
| Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Increase/decrease selected value by %1 | ||
| Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Increase/decrease selected value by %10 | ||
| Click-drag on the image | Change the values of the closest color slider in Photoshop Black and White dialog box | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Z | Zoom tool | ||
| H | Hand tool | ||
| I | White Balance tool | ||
| S | Color Sampler tool | ||
| C | Crop tool | ||
| A | Straighten tool | ||
| L | Rotate image left | ||
| R | Rotate image right | ||
| Cmnd + + (plus) | Zoom in | ||
| Cmnd + - (hyphen) | Zoom out | ||
| Cmnd | Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool in Photoshop (Doesn't work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.) | ||
| Shft | Temporarily active the White Balance tool (does not work if Crop tool is active) | ||
| Click the first point; Shft-click additional points | Select multiple points in Curves panel | ||
| Cmnd-click in preview | Add point to curve in Curves panel | ||
| Arrow keys | Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) | ||
| Shft-arrow | Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + R | Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | ||
| Shft + double-click image | Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | ||
| Optn | Change Cancel button to Reset and Save button to bypass Save dialog box | ||
| Optn-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders | Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Curves dialog box keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd + M | Open the Curves dialog box | ||
| Ctrl + Tab | Select next point on the curve | ||
| Shft + Ctrl + Tab | Select the previous point on the curve | ||
| Cmnd-click on the points | Select multiple points on the curve | ||
| Cmnd + D | Deselect a point | ||
| Select a point and press Delete. | To delete a point on the curve | ||
| Arrow keys | Move the selected point 1 unit | ||
| Shft + Arrow keys | Move the selected point 10 units | ||
| Optn-drag black/white point sliders | Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped when working with Photoshop Curves dialog box | ||
| Cmnd-click the image | Set a point to the composite curve | ||
| Shft + Cmnd-click the image | Set a point to the channel curves | ||
| Optn-click the field | Toggle grid size | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using Photomerge keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| A | Select Image tool when using Photoshop Photomerge | ||
| R | Rotate Image tool | ||
| V | Set Vanishing Point tool | ||
| Z | Zoom tool | ||
| H | Move View tool | ||
| Spacebar | Switch to Move View tool (temporary) | ||
| Cmnd Z | Step backward when using Photoshop Photomerge | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Z | Step forward | ||
| Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move selected image 1 pixel | ||
| Optn | Change Cancel to Reset | ||
| Optn-move pointer over image | Show individual image border | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using Vanishing Point keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Z | Zoom tool | ||
| X | Zoom 2x (temporary) | ||
| H | Hand tool | ||
| Spacebar | Switch to Hand tool (temporary) when using Photoshop Vanishing point | ||
| Cmnd + + (plus) | Zoom in | ||
| Cmnd + - (hyphen) | Zoom out | ||
| Cmnd + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool | Fit in view | ||
| Double-click Zoom tool | Zoom to center at 100% | ||
| ] | Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | ||
| [ | Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + ] | Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | ||
| Shft [ | Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + Z | Undo last action | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Z | Redo last action | ||
| Cmnd + D | Deselect all | ||
| Cmnd + H | Hide selection and planes | ||
| Arrow keys | Move selection 1 pixel | ||
| Shft + arrow keys | Move selection 10 pixels | ||
| Cmnd + C | Copy | ||
| Cmnd + V | Paste | ||
| Cmnd Shft T | Repeat last duplicate and move in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + T | Create a floating selection from the current selection | ||
| Cmnd-drag | Fill a selection with image under the pointer | ||
| Cmnd + Opt-drag | Create a duplicate of a floating selection | ||
| Optn + Shft to rotate | Constrain a rotate plan to a 15º rotation | ||
| Cmnd-click the plane | Select a plane under another selected plane | ||
| Optn-click OK | Render plane grids in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd-drag | Create 90 degree plane off parent plane | ||
| Backspace | Delete last node while creating plane | ||
| Double-click the Create Plane tool | Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + H | Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only) | ||
| Cmnd + E | Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only) | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + E | Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only) | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for working with blending modes keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft (plus) or - (minus) | Cycle through blending modes in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + Optn + N | Normal | ||
| Shft + Optn + I | Dissolve | ||
| Shft + Optn + Q | Behind (Brush tool only) | ||
| Shft + Optn + R | Clear (Brush tool only) | ||
| Shft + Optn + K | Darken | ||
| Shft + Optn + M | Multiply | ||
| Shft + Optn + B | Color Burn | ||
| Shft + Optn + A | Linear Burn | ||
| Shft + Optn + G | Lighten | ||
| Shft + Optn + S | Screen | ||
| Shft + Optn + D | Color Dodge | ||
| Shft + Optn + W | Linear Dodge | ||
| Shft + Optn + O | Overlay | ||
| Shft + Optn + F | Soft Light | ||
| Shft + Optn + H | Hard Light | ||
| Shft + Optn + V | Vivid Light | ||
| Shft + Optn + J | Linear Light | ||
| Shft + Optn + Z | Pin Light | ||
| Shft + Optn + L | Hard Mix | ||
| Shft + Optn + E | Difference | ||
| Shft + Optn + X | Exclusion | ||
| Shft + Optn + U | Hue | ||
| Shft + Optn + T | Saturation | ||
| Shft + Optn + C | Color | ||
| Shft + Optn + Y | Luminosity | ||
| Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + D | Desaturate | ||
| Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + S | Saturate | ||
| Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +S | Dodge/burn shadows | ||
| Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +M | Dodge/burn midtones | ||
| Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +H | Dodge/burn highlights | ||
| Shft Optn N | Set Photoshop blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images,Normal for all other images | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for viewing images keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Ctrl Tab | Cycles through open documents in Photoshop | ||
| Shft-Cmnd-W | Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge | ||
| Q | Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Maskmode in Photoshop | ||
| F | Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode,Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode withmenu bar | ||
| Shft + F | Toggle (backward) between Standard screenmode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen modewith menu bar | ||
| Space + F (or Ctrl-click canvas background and select color) | Toggle (forward) canvas color in Photoshop | ||
| Space + Shft + F | Toggle (backward) canvas color | ||
| Double-click Hand tool | Fit image in window | ||
| Double-click Zoom tool | Magnify 100% | ||
| Spacebar | Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | ||
| Cmnd + spacebar | Switch to Zoom In tool | ||
| Optn spacebar | Switch to Zoom Out tool in Photoshop | ||
| Spacebar-drag | Move Zoom marquee while dragging with theZoom tool | ||
| Shft + Return in Navigator palette zoom percentage box | Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentagebox active | ||
| Cmnd-drag over preview in Navigator palette | Zoom in on specified area of an image | ||
| Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator palette | Scroll image with Hand tool | ||
| Page Up or Page Down | Scroll up or down 1 screen | ||
| Shft + Page Up or Page Down | Scroll up or down 10 units | ||
| Home or End | Move view to upper left corner or lower rightcorner in Photoshop | ||
| \ (backslash) | Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer maskmust be selected) | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for selecting and moving objects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag | Reposition marquee while selecting* | ||
| Any selection tool Shft-drag | Add to a selection in Photoshop | ||
| Any selection tool + Optn-drag | Subtract from a selection | ||
| Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shft-Optn-drag | Intersect a selection | ||
| Shft-drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle (ifno other selections are active)* | ||
| Optn-drag | Draw marquee from center (if no other selectionsare active)* | ||
| Shft + Optn-drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center* | ||
| Cmnd (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) | Switch to Move tool in Photoshop | ||
| Optn-drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool | ||
| Optn-click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonalLasso tool | ||
| Return/Esc or Cmnd + . (period) | Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso | ||
| Move tool + Optn-drag selection* | Move copy of selection | ||
| Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move selection area 1 pixel | ||
| Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move selection 1 pixel | ||
| Cmnd + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | ||
| Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] | Increase/decrease detection width | ||
| Crop tool + Return or Esc | Accept cropping or exit cropping | ||
| / (forward slash) | Toggle crop shield off and on | ||
| Ruler tool Optn-drag end point | Make protractor in Photoshop | ||
| Shft-drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View >Snap is unchecked) | ||
| Optn-drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for editing paths keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Direct selection tool + Shft-click | Select multiple anchor points | ||
| Direct selection tool Optn-click | Select entire path in Photoshop | ||
| Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Cmnd + Optn-drag | Duplicate a path | ||
| Cmnd | Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool | ||
| Optn | Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point | ||
| Magnetic Pen tool-double-click | Close path in Photoshop | ||
| Magnetic Pen tool + Optn-double-click | Close path with straight-line segment | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for painting objects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Any painting tool + Optn or any shape tool + Optn (except when Paths optn is selected) | Eyedropper tool | ||
| Eyedropper tool Optn-click | Select background color in Photoshop | ||
| Eyedropper tool + Shft | Color sampler tool | ||
| Color sampler tool + Optn-click | Deletes color sampler | ||
| Any painting or editing tool number keys | Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) | ||
| Any painting or editing tool + Shft + number keys | Sets flow for painting mode in Photoshop (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift) | ||
| Shft + + (plus) or - (minus) | Cycles through blending modes | ||
| Optn + Delete, or Cmnd + Delete | Fills selection/layer with foreground or backgroundcolor (Hold down Shift to preserve transparency) | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Delete | Fills from history (Hold down Shift to preserve transparency) | ||
| Shft + Delete | Displays Fill dialog box | ||
| / (forward slash) | Lock transparent pixels on/off | ||
| Any painting tool + Shft-click | Connects points with a straight line | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn | Transform from center or reflect | ||
| Shft | Constrain | ||
| Cmnd | Distort | ||
| Return | Apply | ||
| Cmnd + . (period) or Esc | Cancel | ||
| Cmnd Optn T | Free transform with duplicate data in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T | Transform again with duplicate data | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd-drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image | ||
| Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ||
| Shft-click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point | ||
| Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ||
| Shft-click | Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers palette | ||
| Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click | Select word, line, paragraph, or story in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + H | Show/Hide selection on selected type | ||
| Cmnd | Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | ||
| Cmnd-drag a bounding box handle | Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | ||
| Spacebar-drag | Move text box while creating text box in Photoshop | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for formatting type keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Horizontal type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R | Align left, center, or right | ||
| Vertical type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R | Align top, center, or bottom | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Y | Return to default font style | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + X | Choose 100% horizontal scale | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn + X | Choose 100% vertical scale | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn + A | Choose Auto leading | ||
| Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Q | Choose 0 for tracking | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + J | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + F | Justify paragraph, justifies all | ||
| Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Optn + H | Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T | Toggle single/every-line composer on/off | ||
| Cmnd Shft < or > | Decrease or increase Photoshop type size of selected text 2 points or pixels (Hold down Option key to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow | Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Shft + Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
| Optn Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Decrease or increase Photoshop kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10) | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for slicing and optimizing keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd | Toggle between Photoshop Slice tool and Slice Selection tool | ||
| Shft-drag | Draw square slice | ||
| Optn-drag | Draw from center outward | ||
| Shft + Optn-drag | Draw square slice from center outward | ||
| Spacebar-drag | Reposition slice while creating slice | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using palettes keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click New button | Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles,Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps palettes) in Photoshop | ||
| Optn-click Delete button | Delete without confirmation (except forthe Brushes palette) | ||
| Shft + Return | Apply value and keep text box active | ||
| Cmnd-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. | Load as a selection | ||
| Cmnd + Shft-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. | Add to current selection | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail. | Subtract from current selection | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click channel, path,or la | Intersect with current selection | ||
| Tab | Show/Hide all palettes in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + Tab | Show/Hide all palettes except the toolbox andoptions bar | ||
| Select tool and press Return | Highlight options bar | ||
| Shft + Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop-up menu | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Actions palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click the check mark next to a cmnd. | Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on | ||
| Optn-click | Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls | ||
| Optn + double-click action set | Change action set options | ||
| Double-click set or actions | Display Options dialog box | ||
| Cmnd + double-click an action | Play entire action | ||
| Optn-click the triangle | Collapse/expand all components of an action | ||
| Cmnd-click the Play button | Play a command in Photoshop | ||
| Optn-click the New Action button | Create new action and begin recording without confirmation | ||
| Shft-click the action/cmnd | Select contiguous items of the same kind | ||
| Cmnd-click the action/cmnd | Select discontiguous items of the same kind | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Animation palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft-click second frame. | Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames via the Photoshop Animation palette | ||
| Cmnd-click multiple frames. | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames | ||
| Optn + Paste Frames cmnd from the Palette popup menu | Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Animation palette Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended Only) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Spacebar | Start playing the timeline or Animation palette in Photoshop | ||
| Optn + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline. | Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view) | ||
| Optn + click on list triangles | Expand and collapse list of layers | ||
| Hold down the Shft key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play bu | Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline (during playback) | ||
| Hold down the Shft key while dragging the current time. | Increase playback speed | ||
| Hold down the Cmnd key while dragging the current time. | Decrease playback speed | ||
| Shft-drag | Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline | ||
| Optn-drag (first or last keyframe in the group) | Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Clone Source keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Opt + Shft | Show Clone Source (overlays image) | ||
| Opt Shft arrow keys | Nudge Clone Source in Photoshop | ||
| Opt + Shft + < or > | Rotate Clone Source | ||
| Opt + Shft + [ or ] | Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Brushes palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click brush | Delete brush | ||
| Double-click brush | Rename brush | ||
| [ or ] | Decrease/increase brush size in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + [ or ] | Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments | ||
| , (comma) or . (period) | Select previous/next brush size | ||
| Shft + , (comma) or . (period) | Select first/last brush | ||
| Caps Lock | Display precise cross hair for brushes in Photoshop | ||
| Shft + Optn + P | Toggle airbrush option | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Channels palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click button | Set options for Save Selection as Channel button | ||
| Cmnd-click Create New Channel button | Create a new spot channel in Photoshop | ||
| Shft-click color channel | Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection | ||
| Shft-click alpha channel | Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay | ||
| Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail | Display channel options in Photoshop | ||
| ~ (tilde) | Display composite | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Color palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click color in color bar | Select background color | ||
| Ctrl-click color bar | Display Color Bar menu in Photoshop | ||
| Shft-click color bar | Cycle through color choices | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the History palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn + New Snapshot | Create a new snapshot | ||
| Double-click snapshot name | Rename snapshot | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Z | Step forward through image states | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Z | Step backward through image states | ||
| Optn-click the image state | Duplicate any image state, except the current state | ||
| Optn + Clear History | Permanently clear history (no Undo) in Photoshop (in History palette pop*'up menu) | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Info palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Click eyedropper icon | Change color readout modes | ||
| Click cross-hair icon | Change measurement units | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Layer Comps palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click Create New Layer Comp button | Create new layer comp + box | ||
| Double-click layer comp | Open Layer Comp Options dialog box | ||
| Double-click layer comp name | Rename inline | ||
| Shft-click | Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps | ||
| Cmnd-click | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Layers palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd-click layer thumbnail | Load layer transparency as a selection in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd-click filter mask thumbnail | Load filter mask as a selection | ||
| Cmnd + G | Group layers | ||
| Cmnd-Shft + G | Ungroup layers | ||
| Cmnd-Optn + G | Create/release clipping mask | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + A | Select all layers | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + E | Merge visible layers | ||
| Optn-click New Layer button | Create new empty layer with dialog box | ||
| Cmnd-click New Layer button | Create new layer below target layer in Photoshop | ||
| Optn + . (period) | Select top layer | ||
| Optn + , (comma) | Select bottom layer | ||
| Shft + Optn + [ or ] | Add to layer selection in Layers palette | ||
| Optn + [ or ] | Select next layer down/up | ||
| Cmnd + [ or ] | Move target layer down/up | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn + E | Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | ||
| Cmnd + E | Merge down | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + [ or ] | Move layer to bottom or top | ||
| Optn + Merge Down cmnd from the Palette popup menu | Copy current layer to layer below | ||
| Optn + Merge Visible cmnd from the Palette popup menu | Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer | ||
| Ctrl-click the eye icon | Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | ||
| Optn-click the eye icon | Show/hide all other currently visible layers | ||
| / (forward slash) | Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock | ||
| Double-click layer effect/style | Edit layer effect/style, options | ||
| Optn-double-click layer effect/style | Hide layer effect/style in Photoshop | ||
| Double-click layer | Edit layer style | ||
| Shft-click vector mask thumbnail | Disable/enable vector mask | ||
| Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | ||
| Shft-click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle layer mask on/off | ||
| Shft-click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle filter mask on/off | ||
| Optn-click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle between layer mask/composite image | ||
| Optn-click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle between filter mask/composite image | ||
| \ (backslash), or Shft + Optn-click | Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | ||
| Double-click type layer thumbnail | Select all type; temporarily select type tool | ||
| Optn-click the line dividing two layers | Create a clipping mask in Photoshop | ||
| Double-click the layer name | Rename layer | ||
| Double-click the filter effect | Edit filter settings | ||
| Double-click the Filter Blending icon | Edit the Filter Blending options | ||
| Cmnd-click New Layer Set button | Create new layer set below current layer/layer set | ||
| Optn-click New Layer Set button | Create new layer set with dialog box | ||
| Optn-click Add Layer Mask button | Create layer mask that hides all/selection | ||
| Cmnd-click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that reveals all/selection | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that hides all/selection | ||
| Ctrl-click the layer group or double-click group | Display layer group properties in Photoshop | ||
| Shft-click | Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | ||
| Cmnd-click | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Paths palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd Shft-click pathname | Add path to selection in Photoshop | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click pathname | Subtract a path from selection | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click pathname | Retain intersection of path as a selection | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + H | Hide path | ||
| Optn-click button | Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using the Swatches palette keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Click in empty area of palette | Create new swatch from foreground color | ||
| Cmnd-click swatch | Select background color in Photoshop Swatches palette | ||
| Optn-click swatch | Delete color | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended Only) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft + Cmnd + M | Record a measurement | ||
| Cmnd + D | Deselects all measurements | ||
| Cmnd + A | Selects all measurements | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + H | Hide/show all measurements | ||
| Delete | Removes a measurement | ||
| Arrow keys | Nudge the measurement | ||
| Shft + arrow keys | Nudge the measurement in increments | ||
| Left/right arrow key | Extend/shorten selected measurement | ||
| Shft + left/right arrow key | Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments | ||
| Cmnd + arrow key | Rotate selected measurement | ||
| Shft Cmnd arrow key | Rotate selected measurement in increments in Photoshop | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for using 3D tools (Photoshop Extended) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| O | Enable 3D object tools | ||
| C | Enable 3D camera tools in Photoshop | ||
| Shft | Constrain 3D object tool/3D camera tool to a single direction of movement | ||
| R | Rotate the 3D object/Orbit the 3D camera | ||
| L | Roll the 3D object/Roll the 3D camera | ||
| H | Drag the 3D object/Pan the 3D camera | ||
| S | Slide the 3D object/Walk the 3D camera | ||
| Z | Scale the 3D object/Zoom the 3D camera | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Keys for working with DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Z | Zoom tool | ||
| H | Hand tool | ||
| W | Window Level tool | ||
| Cmnd + A | Select all frames | ||
| Cmnd + D | Deselect all frames | ||
| Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Navigate through frames | ||
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Function keys keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Help key | Invoke Help | ||
| F1 | Undo/Redo | ||
| F2 | Cut | ||
| F3 | Copy | ||
| F4 | Paste | ||
| F5 | Show/Hide Brushes palette in Photoshop | ||
| F6 | Show/Hide Color palette | ||
| F7 | Show/Hide Layers palette | ||
| F8 | Show/Hide Info palette in Photoshop | ||
| Optn + F9 | Show/Hide Actions palette | ||
| F12 | Revert | ||
| Shft + F5 | Fill | ||
| Shft + F6 | Feather Selection | ||
| Shft + F7 | Inverse Selection | + – | |
Each version of photoshop tool should having the same shortcut keys for making the design to the images.
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