Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows)

Painting and Brushes

Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color

Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Backspace

All hotkeys for Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows)

Tools
Cycle through nested tools

Alt + Click tool

Tools
Move

V

Tools
Zoom

Z

Tools
Hand

H

Tools
Eyedropper

I

Tools
Rectangular Marquee

M

Tools
Elliptical Marquee

M

Tools
Lasso

L

Tools
Polygon Lasso

L

Tools
Magnetic Lasso

L

Tools
Quick Selection

A

Tools
Selection Brush

A

Tools
Magic Wand

A

Tools
Refined Selection

A

Tools
Auto Selection

A

Tools
Horizontal Type

T

Tools
Vertical Type

T

Tools
Horizontal Type Mask

T

Tools
Vertical Type Mask

T

Tools
Text on Selection

T

Tools
Text on Shape

T

Tools
Text on Path

T

Tools
Crop

C

Tools
Perspective Crop

C

Tools
Recompose

W

Tools
Cookie Cutter

C

Tools
Straighten

P

Tools
Eye

Y

Tools
Spot Healing Brush

J

Tools
Healing Brush

J

Tools
Clone Stamp

S

Tools
Pattern Stamp

S

Tools
Eraser

E

Tools
Magic Eraser

E

Tools
Background Eraser

E

Tools
Pencil

N

Tools
Brush

B

Tools
Impressionist Brush

B

Tools
Color Replacement Brush

B

Tools
Smart Brush

F

Tools
Detailed Smart Brush

F

Tools
Paint Bucket

K

Tools
Gradient

G

Tools
Custom Shape

U

Tools
Rectangle Shape

U

Tools
Rounded Rectangle Shape

U

Tools
Ellipse Shape

U

Tools
Polygon Shape

U

Tools
Star Shape

U

Tools
Line Shape

U

Tools
Shape Select

U

Tools
Blur

R

Tools
Sharpen

R

Tools
Smudge

R

Tools
Sponge

O

Tools
Dodge

O

Tools
Burn

O

Tools
Show/Hide all panels

Tab

Tools
Default forground and background colors

D

Tools
Switch forgorund and background colors

X

Text
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point

Shift and Click

Text
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Arrow Keys / Ctrl + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Text
Select word, line, or paragraph

Double-click / Triple-click / Quadruple-click

Text
Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box

Ctrl and Drag a bounding box handle

Text
Return to default font style

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Text
Turn Underlining on/off

Ctrl + Shift + U

Text
Turn Strikethrough on/off

Ctrl + Shift + /

Text
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 1 pt/px

Ctrl + Shift + < / >

Selecting and Moving Object
Deselect a selection

Ctrl + D

Selecting and Moving Object
Reposition marquee while selecting

Spacebar and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Add to or subtract from a selection

Any selection tool + Shift / Alt and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)

Shift and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)

Alt and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center

Shift + Alt and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Polygonal Lasso tool

Alt-click and drag

Selecting and Moving Object
Delete last anchor point for Magnetic or Polygonal Lasso tool

Delete

Selecting and Moving Object
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool

Enter/Esc

Selecting and Moving Object
Move copy of selection

Move tool+ Alt-drag selection

Selecting and Moving Object
Move selection area 1 pixel

Any selection + Arrow Keys

Selecting and Moving Object
Move selection 1 pixel

Move tool + Arrow Keys

Selecting and Moving Object
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer

Ctrl + Arrow Keys

Selecting and Moving Object
Increase/decrease detection width

Magnetic Lasso tool + [ / ]

Selecting and Moving Object
Accept cropping or exit cropping

Crop tool + Enter /Esc

Selecting and Moving Object
Toggle crop shield off and on

/

Layers Panel
Set layer options

Alt-click New button

Layers Panel
Delete without confirmation

Alt-click Trash button

Layers Panel
Apply value and keep text box active

Shift + Enter

Layers Panel
Load layer transparency as a selection

Ctrl-click layer thumbnail

Layers Panel
Add to current selection

Ctrl + Shift-click layer

Layers Panel
Subtract from current selection

Ctrl + Alt-click layer thumbnail

Layers Panel
Intersect with current selection

Ctrl + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail

Layers Panel
Merge visible layers

Ctrl + Shift + E

Layers Panel
Create new empty layer with dialog

Alt-click New Layer button

Layers Panel
Create new layer below target layer

Ctrl-click New Layer button

Layers Panel
Activate bottom/top layer

Alt + . / ,

Layers Panel
Select next layer down/up

Alt + [ / ]

Layers Panel
Move target layer down/up

Ctrl + [ / ]

Layers Panel
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E

Layers Panel
Merge down

Ctrl + E

Layers Panel
Show/hide all other currently visible layers

Alt-click the eye icon

Layers Panel
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock

/

Layers Panel
Select all text; temporarily select Type tool

Double-click text layer thumbnail

Layers Panel
Create a clipping mask

Alt-click the line dividing two layers

Layers Panel
Rename layer

Double-click the layer name

Layers Panel
Add to layer selection in Layers panel

Shift + Alt + [ / ]

Layers Panel
Copy the mask from one layer to another, and ask to replace if the mask is already present

Alt + drag layer mask

Painting and Brushes
Switch to Eyedropper tool

Any painting tool or shape tool + Alt

Painting and Brushes
Select background color

Eyedropper tool + Alt-click

Painting and Brushes
Cycle through blending modes

Shift + + / -

Painting and Brushes
Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color

Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Backspace

Painting and Brushes
Display Fill dialog box

Shift + Backspace

Painting and Brushes
Lock transparent pixels on/off

/

Painting and Brushes
Connect points with a straight line (draw a straight line)

Any painting tool + Shift-click

Painting and Brushes
Delete brush

Alt-click brush

Painting and Brushes
Decrease/increase brush size

[ / ]

Painting and Brushes
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments

Shift+ [ / ]

Painting and Brushes
Select previous/next brush size

, / .

Painting and Brushes
Select first/last brush

Shift + , / .

Painting and Brushes
Display precise cross hair for brushes

Caps Lock

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Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the left / right.
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ctrl + backspace / ctrl + delete


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Delete previous word
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Delete previous word
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Delete previous word
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Delete word
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete word to left of cursor
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete word to left of cursor
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Delete word to left of cursor
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Ctrl + Backspace


Sublime Text (Windows)
Delete word to the left
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Show active cell within selection.
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Ctrl + Backspace


UltraEdit (Windows)
Delete the word preceding the cursor
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Ctrl + Backspace


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
Remove selected photo(s) from catalog
Managing photos and catalog

Alt + Backspace


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
Delete rejected photo(s)
Managing photos and catalog

Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the left.
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Show active cell within selection.
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IntelliJ (Linux)
Delete to word start
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to word start
Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


Notepad2 (Windows)
Delete word before/left
Char, Word

Ctrl + Backspace


Beyond Compare (Windows)
Delete to start of word
Edit Menu

Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Show active cell within selection
Navigate Inside Selected Text Blocks

Ctrl + Backspace


Directory Opus (Windows)
Go root
Misc.

Ctrl + Backspace


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Delete Next word
Layout Mode Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Undo
Layout Mode Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Z


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Show active cell within selection.
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Ctrl + Backspace


Virtual DJ (Windows)
Goto last folder
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Ctrl + Backspace


Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Undo
Edit menu

Alt + Backspace


Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)
Delete word left to the Cursor
Enter and Manipulate Text

Ctrl + Backspace


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Fill with foreground or background color
Painting

Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Backspace


Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Delete to start of word
Edit menu

Ctrl + Backspace


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Delete Next word
Text Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Undo
Text Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Z


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Delete one word to the left of cursor
Basic Editing and Formatting

Ctrl + Backspace


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
Remove selected photo(s) from catalog
Managing Photos and Catalogs

Alt + Backspace


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Delete rejected photo(s)
Managing Photos and Catalogs

Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Backspace


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Delete a Footage item without a warning
Footage

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete Next word
Database Management Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


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Undo
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Alt + Backspace / Ctrl + Z


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
When navigated away while editing formula; jump back to active cell while keeping formula intact.
Format Cells - Basics

Ctrl + Backspace


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When navigated away while editing formula; jump back to active cell while keeping formula intact.
Formulas - Basics

Ctrl + Backspace


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When navigated away while editing formula; jump back to active cell while keeping formula intact.
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Ctrl + Backspace


AutoCad Architecture 2017 (Windows)
Deletes the word
Text Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


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When navigated away while editing formula; jump back to active cell while keeping formula intact.
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms - Basics

Ctrl + Backspace


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Fill with foreground or background color
Painting Tools

Alt + Backspace


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Delete to word start
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Show active cell within selection; helps with large selections when active cell is off screen
Navigate Multi-Cell Selections

Ctrl + Backspace


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Delete to word start
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Backspace


Logic Pro X (MacOS)
Clear cables only
Environment

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete word left
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to word start
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Ctrl + Backspace


Logic Pro X (MacOS)
Silence
Audio File Editor

Ctrl + Backspace


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Remove to Line Start
Remove Text

Alt + Backspace


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Remove Word Left
Remove Text

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to word start
Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete all of the word in front of the cursor, but not the previous space
Rich Text Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to word start
Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete Word Before
Text Editing

Ctrl +Backspace


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Collaps Fold
Folding and Narrowing

Alt + Backspace


Corel PhotoPaint X6 (Windows)
Fill
Edit Menu

Ctrl + Backspace


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Undo
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Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete One word From Left
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete one word from Left/Right
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Ctrl + Backspace / Ctrl + Delete


InCopy CC (Windows)
Delete word in front of insertion point (Galley and Story views)
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Backspace/Delete


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Delete Group Before
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + Backspace


Informix Genero 2.5.0 (Windows)
Delete to start of word (backward-kill-word)
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to word start
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Backspace


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word start
Basic Editing

Ctrl + Backspace


Aptana Studio 3 (Windows)
Delete Word from Left Side
Deletion

Ctrl + Backspace


Editpad 7 (Windows)
Delete the start of the current word
Select and Edit Text

Ctrl + Backspace


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Delete text to beginning of word In a list
General

Ctrl + Backspace


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DVD Control

Ctrl + Backspace


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Undo
193 Shortcuts for Delphi 10 (Windows)

Alt + Backspace


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Delete the word to the beginning
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Alt + Backspace


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Delete to start of word.
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete word left
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete the previous word
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Forward delete
34 Shortcuts for Chromebook (Linux)

Alt + Backspace


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Collapse
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Redo
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Ctrl + Y / Alt + Backspace


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Go to parent group/layer
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Ctrl + BackSpace


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Delete without preserving shape
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Ctrl + BackSpace/ Ctrl + Del


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Undo
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Ctrl + Z / Alt + Backspace


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Redo
CAM Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl + Y / Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete to beginning of previous word
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Ctrl + Backspace


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Scroll to the active cell when multiple cells are selected
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Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the right / to the left
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Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


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Delete text to beginning of word
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Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Undo.
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Ctrl + Z / Alt + Backspace


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Delete a footage item without a warning
Footage

Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the right / to the left
Edit Documents - Move and Delete Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Delete one word to the left.
Smart-Art Graphics : Work with Text

Ctrl + Backspace


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor)
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Ctrl + Backspace / Delete


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the right / to the left
Formats - Move and Delete Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color
Shortcut Keys for painting objects

Alt + backspace , / Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the right / to the left
Manage Word View - Move and Delete Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Delete one word to the right / to the left
Tables - Move and Delete Text

Ctrl + Delete / Ctrl + Backspace