Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 3

Keys for viewing images

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Cycles through open documents	Control + Tab	Control + Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	Shift-Control-W	Shift-Command-W
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick mask mode*	Q	Q
Toggle between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar	F	F
Toggle image maps visibility§	A	A
Toggle slices visibility§	Q	Q
Preview document§	Y	Y
Preview in default browser§	Control + Alt + P	Command + Option + P
Edit in ImageReady* Edit in Photoshop§	Control + Shift + M	Command + Shift + M
Fit image in window	Double-click Hand tool	Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-click zoom tool	Double-click zoom tool
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar	Spacebar
Switch to Zoom In tool	Control + Spacebar	Command + Spacebar
Switch to Zoom Out tool	Alt + Spacebar	Option + Spacebar
Move zoom marquee while dragging with the zoom tool*	Spacebar-drag	Spacebar-drag
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active*	Shift + Enter in Navigator palette	Shift + Return in Navigator palette
Zoom in on specified area of an image*	Control-drag over preview in Navigator palette	Command-drag over preview in Navigator palette
Scroll image with Hand tool*	Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator palette	Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator palette
Scroll up or down 1 screen	Page Up or Page Down†	Page Up or Page Down†
Scroll up or down 10 units	Shift + Page Up or Page Down†	Shift + Page Up or Page Down†
Move view to upper left corner or lower right corner	Home or End	Home or End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith*	\ (backslash)	\ (backslash)
* Not in ImageReady § ImageReady only †Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down)

Keys for selecting and moving objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Reposition marquee while selecting‡	Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag	Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag
Add to, or intersect a selection	Any selection tool + Shift-drag	Any selection tool + Shift-drag
Subtract from a selection	Any selection tool + Alt-drag	Any selection tool + Option-drag
Intersect a selection	Any selection tool + Shift-Alt-drag	Any selection tool + Shift-Option-drag
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)‡	Shift-drag	Shift-drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)‡	Alt-drag	Option-drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center‡	Shift + Alt-drag	Shift + Option-drag
Switch to Move tool	Control (except when Hand, Slice, Path*, Shape*, Rectangle Image map§, Circle Image Map§, Polygon Image Map§, or any Pen* tool is selected)	Command (except when Hand, Slice, Path*, Shape*, Rectangle Image map§, Circle Image Map§, Polygon Image Map§, or any Pen* tool is selected)
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool*	Alt-drag	Option-drag
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool*	Alt-click	Option-click
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso*	Enter/Esc or Control + period	Return/Esc or Command + period
Move copy of selection	Move tool + Alt-drag selection‡	Move tool + Option-drag selection‡
Move selection area 1 pixel	Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†	Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†
Move selection 1 pixel	Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†‡	Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†‡
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer on layer	Control + RightArrow, LeftArrow, UpArrow, or Down Arrow†	Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow†
Increase/decrease detection width*	Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]	Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]
Accept cropping or exit cropping	Crop tool + Enter or Esc	Crop tool + Return or Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on*	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)
Make protractor*	Measure tool + Alt-drag end point	Measure tool + Option-drag end point
Snap guide to ruler ticks (*except when View > Snap is unchecked)	Shift-drag guide	Shift-drag guide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	Alt-drag guide	Option-drag guide
* Not in ImageReady
§ ImageReady only
†Hold down Shift to move 10 pixels
‡Applies to shape tools

Keys for editing paths

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Select multiple anchor points	Direct selection tool + Shift-click	Direct selection tool + Shift-click
Select entire path	Direct selection tool + Alt-click	Direct selection tool + Option-click
Duplicate a path	Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag	Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Command + Option-drag
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool	Control	Command
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point	Alt	Option
Close path	Magnetic Pen tool-double-click	Magnetic Pen tool-double-click
Close path with straight-line segment	Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click	Magnetic Pen tool + Option-double-click

Keys for painting objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Eyedropper tool	Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (*except when Paths option is selected)	Any painting tool + Option or any shape tool + Option (*except when Paths option is selected)
Select background color	Eyedropper tool + Alt-click	Eyedropper tool + Option-click
Color sampler tool*	Eyedropper tool + Shift	Eyedropper tool + Shift
Deletes color sampler*	Color sampler tool + Alt-click	Color sampler tool + Option-click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool + number keys (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 + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (*When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Sets flow for painting mode*	Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (*When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)	Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (*When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)
Cycles through blending modes	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color	Alt + Backspace, or Control + Backspace†	Option + Delete, or Command + Delete†
Fills from history*	Control + Alt + Backspace†	Command + Option + Delete†
Displays Fill dialog box	Shift + Backspace	Shift + Delete
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)
Connects points with a straight line	Any painting tool + Shift-click	Any painting tool + Shift-click
* Not in ImageReady
§ ImageReady only
†Hold down Shift to preserve transparency