Tool selection
(press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled)) Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut
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↑ Shift
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Painting and brushes
(click on a brush) Delete brush
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⌥ Option + Mouse left click
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Tool selection
Move tool
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V
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Tool selection
Zoom tool
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Z
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Tool selection
Hand tool
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H
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Tool selection
Eyedropper tool
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I
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Tool selection
Elliptical Marquee tool
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M
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Tool selection
Polygonal Lasso tool
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L
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Tool selection
Auto Selection tool
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A
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Tool selection
Text on Path
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T
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Tool selection
Cookie Cutter tool
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C
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Tool selection
Recompose tool
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W
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Tool selection
Straighten tool
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P
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Tool selection
Eye tool
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Y
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Tool selection
Healing Brush tool
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J
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Tool selection
Pattern Stamp tool
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S
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Tool selection
Magic Eraser tool
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E
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Tool selection
Pencil tool
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N
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Tool selection
Color Replacement tool
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B
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Tool selection
Detail Smart Brush tool
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F
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Tool selection
Paint Bucket tool
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K
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Tool selection
Gradient tool
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G
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Tool selection
Shape Selection tool
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U
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Tool selection
Smudge tool
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R
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Tool selection
Burn tool
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O
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Tool selection
Show/Hide all panels
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⭾ Tab
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Tool selection
Default foreground and background colors
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D
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Tool selection
Switch foreground and background colors
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X
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Layers panel
Apply value and keep text box active
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↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter
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Layers panel
(click New Layer button) Create new layer below target layer
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
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Layers panel
(click layer thumbnail) Add to current selection
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + Mouse left click
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Layers panel
(click layer thumbnail) Subtract from current selection
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⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click
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Layers panel
(click layer thumbnail) Intersect with current selection
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click
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Layers panel
Merge visible layers
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + E
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Layers panel
Activate bottom/top layer
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⌥ Option + .
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Layers panel
Activate bottom/top layer
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⌥ Option + ,
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Layers panel
Select next layer down/up
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⌥ Option + [
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Layers panel
Select next layer down/up
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⌥ Option + ]
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Layers panel
Move target layer down/up
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⌘ Cmd + [
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Layers panel
Move target layer down/up
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⌘ Cmd + ]
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Layers panel
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + E
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Layers panel
Merge down
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⌘ Cmd + E
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Painting and brushes
(on any painting tool or shape tool, except Impressionist Brush) Switch to Eyedropper tool
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⌥ Option
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Painting and brushes
Lock transparent pixels on/off
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Using text
Select word
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Mouse double click
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Layers panel
Add to layer selection in Layers panel
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↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + [
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Layers panel
Add to layer selection in Layers panel
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↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + ]
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Layers panel
(drag layer mask) Copy the mask from one layer to another, and ask to replace if the mask is already present
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Alt + Mouse movement
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Using text
(drag a bounding box handle) Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Using text
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
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↑ Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
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Using text
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
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Painting and brushes
(on any painting tool) Connect points with a straight line (draw a straight line)
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↑ Shift + Mouse left click
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Selecting and moving objects
(move tool) Move selection 1 pixel
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← ↑ → ↓
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Using text
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
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⌘ Cmd + ← →
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Using text
Select line
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Mouse triple click
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Using text
Select paragraph
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Mouse double click
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Using text
(when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align top
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + L
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Using text
(when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align center
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + C
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Using text
(when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align bottom
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + R
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Using text
Return to default font style
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + Y
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Using text
Turn Underlining on/off
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + U
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Using text
Turn Strikethrough on/off
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + /
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Using text
Decrease type size of selected text 1 pt/px
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + <
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Using text
Increase type size of selected text 1 pt/px
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⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + >
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Selecting and moving objects
Deselect a selection
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⌘ Cmd + D
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Selecting and moving objects
Reposition marquee while selecting
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Space + Mouse movement
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Selecting and moving objects
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)
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↑ Shift + Mouse movement
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Selecting and moving objects
(when move tool selected, Option + drag selection) Move copy of selection
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⌥ Option + Mouse movement
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Selecting and moving objects
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center
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↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse movement
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Selecting and moving objects
(except when Hand or any shape tool is selected) Switch to Move tool
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⌘ Cmd
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Selecting and moving objects
Delete last anchor point for Magnetic or Polygonal Lasso tool
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Del
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Selecting and moving objects
(crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping
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⤶ Enter
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Selecting and moving objects
(crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping
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Esc
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Selecting and moving objects
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
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⌘ Cmd + ← ↑ → ↓
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Painting and brushes
Decrease brush size
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[
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Painting and brushes
Increase brush size
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]
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Painting and brushes
(on any painting or editing tool. When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting
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0 - 9
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Painting and brushes
Cycle through blending modes
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↑ Shift + +
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Painting and brushes
Cycle through blending modes
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↑ Shift + -
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Painting and brushes
Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color
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⌥ Option + ⬅ Backspace
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Painting and brushes
Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color
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⌘ Cmd + ⬅ Backspace
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Painting and brushes
Display Fill dialog box
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↑ Shift + ⬅ Backspace
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Painting and brushes
Decrease brush softness/hardness in 25% increments
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↑ Shift + [
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Painting and brushes
Increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments
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↑ Shift + ]
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Painting and brushes
Select previous brush size
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,
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Painting and brushes
Select next brush size
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Painting and brushes
Select first brush
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↑ Shift + ,
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Painting and brushes
Select last brush
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↑ Shift + .
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Painting and brushes
Display precise crosshair for brushes
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⇪ Caps Lock
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