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110 hot keys for productive work in Photoshop

Photoshop

Photoshop: Ordinary Paint is no longer suitable for processing photos and creating images. Its functionality is limited to curly and text inserts. You need an editor more serious, where you can change the background, improve color correction, retouch and so on. Adobe Photoshop comes to the rescue.

This is the best editor among the existing ones, the founder of Photoshop. In principle, it was with this program that Photoshop began. However, work in the editor is both creative and routine. To save time and nerves, let’s talk about 55 combinations and hotkeys in the program.

Please note that hotkeys do not work on all versions, so if some combinations do not work, update the program to the latest version.

Image

ActionKeys
Dynamic contrastCtrl + Alt + Shift + L
AutoconCtrl + Shift + L
InversionCtrl + I
CurvesCtrl + M
DiscoloringCtrl + Shift + U
The size of the imageCtrl + Alt + I
The size of the canvasCtrl + Alt + C
LevelsCtrl + L
Color balanceCtrl + B
Hue/saturationCtrl + U
Black-whiteCtrl + Alt + Shift + B

Tools

ActionKeys
Archival brushY
Quick selectionW
OutlineA
Horizontal textT
GradientG
BrushB
LassoL
EraserE
ScaleZ
ClarifierO
MovingV
PenP
PipetteI
CameraN
The rotation of the objectK
A rectangular areaM
RectangleU
FrameC
HandH
The spot healing brushJ
StampS

Selection

ActionKeys
All layersCtrl + Alt + A
Select allCtrl + A
To allocate againCtrl + Shift + D
InversionCtrl + Shift + IBack: Shift + F7
DeselectCtrl + D
FeatherShift + F6
Refine edgeCtrl + Alt + R

Edit

ActionKeys
Insert intoCtrl + Alt + Shift + V
Insert insteadCtrl + Shift + V
FillShift + F5
CutCtrl + X or F2
Keyboard shortcutsCtrl + Alt + Shift + K
Scale content-awareCtrl + Alt + Shift + C
MenuCtrl + Alt + Shift + M
Color settingsCtrl + Shift + K
LoosenCtrl + Shift + F
Undo/RedoCtrl + Z
Free formattingCtrl + T
CopyCtrl + C or F3
Copy the combined dataCtrl + Shift + C
Transform. Apply againCtrl + Shift + T
Installation mainCtrl + K
Step forward/backwardCtrl + Shift + ZBack: Ctrl + Alt + Z

Layers

ActionKeys
Cut to a new layerCtrl + Shift + J
A new layerCtrl + Shift + N
Merge visible layersCtrl + Shift + E
Merge layersCtrl + E
Ungroup layersCtrl + Shift + G
To group the layersCtrl + G
To copy to a new layerCtrl + J
Layer on the back burnerCtrl + Shift + [
Layer to frontCtrl + Shift + ]
Layer to shift forwardCtrl +]
The layer to shift backCtrl + [
Create/Cancel clipping maskCtrl + Alt + G

Filter

ActionKeys
Correct perspectiveCtrl + Shift + I
Lens correctionCtrl + Shift + R
PlasticCtrl + Shift + X
The last filterCtrl + F

3D

ActionKeys
Show all surfacesCtrl + Alt + Shift + X
Hide nearest surfaceCtrl + Alt + X

Viewing

ActionKeys
AccessoriesCtrl + H
To fix guidesCtrl + Alt + ;
LineCtrl + R
Show full screenCtrl + 0
Show guidesCtrl + ;
Show gridCtrl + ‘
Show the target circuitCtrl + Shift + H
Warnings. when you go outside of the flowers. coverageCtrl + Shift + Y
BindingCtrl + Shift + ;
Real size (100%)Ctrl + 1Back: Ctrl + Alt + 0
Increase/decreaseCtrl + +Back: Ctrl + —
ProofCtrl + Y

File

ActionKeys
To restoreF12
OutputCtrl + Q
CloseCtrl + W
Close allCtrl + Alt + W
All close and go to BridgeCtrl + Shift + W
Browse in BridgeCtrl + Alt + O
OpenCtrl + O
OpenCtrl + Alt + Shift + O
To cancelCtrl + Z
PrintCtrl + P
Print a single instanceCtrl + Alt + Shift + P
File informationCtrl + Alt + Shift + I
To createCtrl + N
Save in PSD formatCtrl + S
Save for Web and devicesCtrl + Alt + Shift + S
Save asCtrl + Shift + S
To cancel the dialog boxEscape

Window

ActionKeys
InfoF8
OperationsF9
LayersF7
ColorF6

Different

ActionKeys
Quick maskQ
Brush selection forward/backward>Back: <
The size of the brush bigger/smaller]Back: [
Color foreground and background defaultD

 

Work in Photoshop for Windows and macOS is virtually identical. The keybindings are identical. The only difference is in Windows you use the Ctrl key on macOS – Cmd.

Hotkeys in Photoshop is not only acceleration but also the ability to use two input tools at the same time while each is in his hand. For example, while the right hand holding the mouse or a pen tablet and draw, and left hand to change the brush size by keyboard, you get the picture higher quality.

To say that the hotkeys are only effective if you are well familiar with them and you don’t need to spend time to remember the right combination and find buttons on your keyboard. It will only slow down the work. But if more practice and not succumb to the temptation to do everything with the mouse, and regularly use hotkeys, the fingers themselves remember the key combination, and work in Photoshop will be faster and more convenient.

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