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Photoshop Shortcuts

Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts for retouching, compositing and design. v2024

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Cheat sheet guide

Photoshop shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 75 searchable Photoshop keyboard shortcuts across 7 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Tools, Selecting, Layers, Painting & Brush, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

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Tools 20 shortcuts
Move tool
V
Rectangular / Elliptical marquee
M
Lasso tool
L
Quick Selection / Magic Wand
W
Crop tool
C
Eyedropper
I
Healing Brush / Patch
J
Brush tool
B
Clone Stamp
S
History Brush
Y
Eraser
E
Gradient / Paint Bucket
G
Dodge / Burn / Sponge
O
Pen tool
P
Type tool
T
Path Selection / Direct Selection
A
Hand tool
H
Zoom tool
Z
Switch foreground/background
X
Default colors (black/white)
D
Selecting 10 shortcuts
Select all
Ctrl+A
Deselect
Ctrl+D
Reselect
Ctrl+Shift+D
Inverse selection
Ctrl+Shift+I
Select all layers
Ctrl+Alt+A
Feather selection
Shift+F6
Move selection 1px
Arrowkeys
Move selection 10px
Shift+Arrow
Add to selection
Shift+drag
Subtract from selection
Alt+drag
Layers 12 shortcuts
New layer
Ctrl+Shift+N
New layer via copy
Ctrl+J
New layer via cut
Ctrl+Shift+J
Group layers
Ctrl+G
Ungroup layers
Ctrl+Shift+G
Merge down
Ctrl+E
Merge visible
Ctrl+Shift+E
Flatten image
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
Select layer above/below
Alt+]/Alt+[
Move layer to top/bottom
Ctrl+Shift+]/Ctrl+Shift+[
Toggle layer visibility
Clickeyeicon
Lock transparent pixels
/
Painting & Brush 7 shortcuts
Increase/decrease brush size
]/[
Increase/decrease hardness
Shift+]/Shift+[
Set opacity 10–100%
1–0
Set flow 10–100%
Shift+1–0
Sample color (eyedropper)
Alt(whilepainting)
Fill with foreground color
Alt+Backspace
Fill with background color
Ctrl+Backspace
Image Adjustments 8 shortcuts
Levels
Ctrl+L
Curves
Ctrl+M
Hue/Saturation
Ctrl+U
Color Balance
Ctrl+B
Desaturate
Ctrl+Shift+U
Invert
Ctrl+I
Auto Tone
Ctrl+Shift+L
Auto Contrast
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
View & Zoom 9 shortcuts
Zoom in
Ctrl
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Fit on screen
Ctrl+0
100% zoom (actual pixels)
Ctrl+1
Toggle rulers
Ctrl+R
Toggle guides
Ctrl+;
Toggle snapping
Ctrl+Shift+;
Toggle extras
Ctrl+H
Full screen mode
F
File 9 shortcuts
New document
Ctrl+N
Open
Ctrl+O
Save
Ctrl+S
Save As
Ctrl+Shift+S
Export as
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W
Print
Ctrl+P
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Step backward (history)
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Step forward
Ctrl+Shift+Z

Frequently asked questions

What is the fastest way to find Photoshop shortcuts on this page?

Use the search box or press /, then type an action such as move tool.

Can I print this Photoshop shortcut cheat sheet?

Yes. Use the Print / PDF button or your browser print command to save a compact cheat sheet.

Does this page include Windows and Mac shortcuts for Photoshop?

Yes. Use the OS tabs to switch between Windows and macOS shortcuts. For example, Move tool is V on Windows and V on macOS where available.

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