Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 5

Keys for using palettes

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
Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes*, Tool Presets*, and Layer Comps palettes)	Alt-click New button	Option-click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brushes* palette)	Alt-click Delete button	Option-click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active*	Shift + Enter	Shift + Return
Load as a selection	Control-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Alt-click layer in ImageReady	Command-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Option-click layer in ImageReady
Add to current selection	Control + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Shift + Alt-click layer in ImageReady	Command + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Shift + Option-click layer in ImageReady
Subtract from current selection*	Control + Alt-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail	Command + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection*	Control + Shift + Alt-click channel, path or layer thumbnail	Command + Shift + Option-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail
Show/Hide all palettes	Tab	Tab
Show/Hide all palettes except the toolbox and options bar	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Highlight options bar	Select tool and press Enter	Select tool and press Return
Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop-up menu	Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow
* Not in ImageReady

Keys for using the Actions palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on*	Alt-click the check mark next to a command	Option-click the check mark next to a command
Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls*	Alt-click	Option-click
Change action set options	Alt + double-click action set	Option + double-click action set
Display Options dialog box	Double-click set or actions. Alt + doubleclick set or action in ImageReady	Double-click set or actions. Alt + doubleclick set or action in ImageReady
Play entire action	Control + double-click an action	Command + double-click an action
Collapse/expand all components of an action	Alt-click the triangle	Option-click the triangle
Play a command	Control-click the Play button	Command-click the Play button
Create new action and begin recording without confirmation	Alt-click the New Action button	Option-click the New Action button
Select contiguous items of the same kind*	Shift-click the action/command	Shift-click the action/command
Select non-contiguous items of the same kind*	Control-click the action/command	Command-click the action/command
* Not in ImageReady

Keys for using the Animation palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames	Shift-click on second frame	Shift-click on second frame
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames	Control-click on multiple frames	Command-click multiple frames
Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog	Alt + Paste Frames command from the palette pop-up menu	Option + Paste Frames command from the palette pop-up menu

Keys for using the Brushes palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Delete brush*	Alt-click brush	Option-click brush
Rename brush*	Double-click brush	Double-click brush
Decrease/increase brush size*	[ or ]	[ or ]
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments*	Shift + [ or ]	Shift + [ or ]
Select previous/next brush size*	, (comma) or . (period)	, (comma) or . (period)
Select previous/next brush size§	[ or ]	[ or ]
Select first/last brush*	Shift + , (comma) or . (period)	Shift + , (comma) or . (period)
Select first/last brush§	Shift + [ or ]	Shift + [ or ]
Display precise cross hair for brushes	Caps Lock	Caps Lock
Toggle airbrush option*	Shift + Alt + P	Shift + Option + P
* Not in ImageReady § ImageReady only

Keys for using the Channels palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Set options for Save Selection as Channel button	Alt-click button	Option-click button
Create a new spot channel	Control-click Create New Channel button	Command-click Create New Channel button
Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection	Shift-click color channel	Shift-click color channel
Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay	Shift-click alpha channel	Shift-click alpha channel
Display channel options	Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail	Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail
Display composite	~ (tilde)	~ (tilde)

Keys for using the Color palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Select background color	Alt-click color in color bar	Option-click color in color bar
Display Color Bar menu	Right-click color bar	Control-click color bar
Cycle through color choices	Shift-click color bar	Shift-click color bar

Keys for using the Color Table palette (ImageReady)

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Select background color	Alt-click swatch	Option-click swatch
Select multiple contiguous colors; last color clicked becomes foreground color	Shift-click a second swatch	Shift-click a second swatch
Select discontiguous colors; last color clicked becomes foreground color	Control-click multiple swatches	Command-click multiple swatches
Add current background color	Alt-click New Color button or drag color proxy from Tools palette onto color table	Option-click New Color button or drag color proxy from Tools palette onto color table
Add current foreground color	Click New Color button or drag color proxy from Tools palette to New Color button	Click New Color button or drag color proxy from Tools palette to New Color button

Keys for using the History palette

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Rename snapshot*	Double-click snapshot name	Double-click snapshot name
Step forward through image states	Control + Shift + Z	Command + Shift + Z
Step backward through image states*	Alt + Shift + Z	Option + Shift + Z
Duplicate any image state, except the current state*	Alt-click the image state	Option-click the image state
Permanently clear history (no Undo)*	Alt + Clear History (in History palette pop-up menu)	Option + Clear History (in History palette pop-up menu)
* Not in ImageReady