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Adobe Photoshop shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop

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Basic Shortcuts for PhotoShop CC 2015

  • Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + k Add →
  • Preferences⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • File Menu⌥ (option) + f Add →
  • Edit Menu⌥ (option) + e Add →
  • Image Menu⌥ (option) + i Add →
  • Layer Menu⌥ (option) + l Add →
  • Select Menu⌥ (option) + s Add →
  • Filter Menu⌥ (option) + t Add →
  • 3D Menu⌥ (option) + d Add →
  • Window Menu⌥ (option) + w Add →
  • New File⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Open File⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Open/ Browse in CC Bridge⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + o Add →
  • Open/ Brows in Bridge⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Close⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Close all⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + w Add →
  • Save⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save as…⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + s Add →
  • Revert to last saved statef12 Add →
  • Export as…⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + w Add →
  • Save for Web⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • File Info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
  • Print⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Print one Copy⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Quit PhotoShop⌘ (command) + q Add →
  • Toggle Undo (one step forwards/ backwards only)⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Undo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards')⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + z Add →
  • Redo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards')⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Fade⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Copy Merged⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Paste in Place⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Paste Into⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Fill⇧ (shift) + f5 Add →
  • Content-Aware Scale⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Free Transform⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Transform again⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Color Settings⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Adjust Levels⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Adjsut Curves⌘ (command) + m Add →
  • Adjust Hue/ Saturation⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Adjust Color Balance⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Adjust to Black and White⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • New Layers⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Layer via Copy⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Layer via Cut⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Create/release Clipping Mark⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + g Add →
  • Group Layers⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Ungroup Layers⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Hide Layers⌘ (command) + , Add →
  • Bring forwards/ bring backwards⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Bring to front/ bring to back⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Lock Layers⌘ (command)Add →
  • Merge Layers⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Merge Visible⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + e Add →
  • Select all⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Deselect⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Reselect⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Inverse selection⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Select All Layers⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + a Add →
  • Find Layers⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Refine Mask⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + r Add →
  • Feather⇧ (shift) + f6 Add →
  • Last Filter⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Adaptive Wide Angle⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Camera Raw Filter⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Lens Correction⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Liquify⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Vanishing Point⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + v Add →
  • Show/Hide Polygons⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + x Add →
  • Reveal all⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Render 3D Layer⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Design Space Preview⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ` Add →
  • Toggle Brush Windowf5 Add →
  • Toggle Color Windowf6 Add →
  • Toggle Layers Windowf7 Add →
  • Toggle Info Windowf8 Add →
  • Toggle Actions Windowf9 Add →

Manage Views

  • Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents⌃ (control) + ⇥ Add →
  • Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwardsf Add →
  • Zoom in/ zoom out⌘ (command) + [  + ] Add →
  • Zoom to fit screen⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • Zoom to 100%⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Show/Hide Grid⌘ (command) + ' Add →
  • Show/Hide Guides⌘ (command) + ; Add →
  • Show/Hide Rulers⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Temporarily Switch to Hand Toolspace Add →
  • Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments⇧ (shift) + page up Add →
  • Scroll up/ down one screenpage up Add →
  • Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right cornerhome Add →
  • Toggle Snap⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ; Add →
  • Lock Guides⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ; Add →
  • Proof Colors⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Gamut Warning⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Extras⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Show Target Path⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + h Add →

Refine Edge Dialog Box

  • Open Refine Edge Dialog Box⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + r Add →
  • Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modesf Add →
  • Toggle between original image and selection previewx Add →
  • Toggle between original selection and refined versionp Add →
  • Toggle radius preview on and offj Add →
  • Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools⇧ (shift) + e Add →

Liquify Window

  • Open Liquify Window⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Forward Warp toolw Add →
  • Reconstruct toolr Add →
  • Twirl Clockwise toolc Add →
  • Pucker tools Add →
  • Bloat toolb Add →
  • Push Left toolo Add →
  • Mirror toolm Add →
  • Turbulence toolt Add →
  • Freeze Mask toolf Add →
  • Thaw Mask toold Add →
  • Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools⌥ (option) + tool Add →
  • Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing)↓ Add →
  • Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top⇥ Add →
  • Change Cancel to Reset⌥ (option)Add →

Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc)

  • Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools)[ Add →
  • Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardnewss⇧ (shift) + [ Add →

Black-and-White Dialog Box

  • Open Black-and-White Dialog Box⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + b Add →
  • Jump to next/ jump to previous slider⇥ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease selected value by 10%⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease selected value by 1%↑ Add →

Curves Dialog Box

  • Open Curves Dialog Box⌘ (command) + m Add →
  • Delete a point from the Curve⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Delete selected points on the curve⌫ Add →

Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths

  • Transform from center or reflect⌥ (option)Add →
  • Constrain⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Distort⌘ (command)Add →
  • Apply↵ Add →
  • Cancelesc Add →
  • Free transform with duplicate data⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + t Add →
  • Transform again with duplicate data⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add →

Painting Tools

  • Cycle through blending modes⇧ (shift) + [  + ] Add →
  • Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer⌫ Add →
  • Fill with foreground or background color⌥ (option) + ⌫ Add →
  • Fill from history⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⌫ Add →
  • Displays Fill dialog box⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →
  • Lock transparent pixels on/ off/ Add →

Blending Modes

  • Cycle through blending modes⇧ (shift) + [  + ] Add →
  • Normal⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + n Add →
  • Dissolve⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
  • Behind (Brush tool only)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + q Add →
  • Clear (Brush tool only)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add →
  • Darken⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + k Add →
  • Multiply⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + m Add →
  • Color Burn⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + b Add →
  • Linear Burn⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Lighten⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Screen⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • Color Dodge⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add →
  • Linear Dodge⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + w Add →
  • Overlay⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Soft Light⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Hard Light⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add →
  • Vivid Light⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + v Add →
  • Linear Light⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Pin Light⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Hard Mix⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + l Add →
  • Difference⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + e Add →
  • Exclusion⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add →
  • Hue⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + u Add →
  • Saturation⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add →
  • Color⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + c Add →
  • Luminosity⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + y Add →
  • Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + n Add →

Select and Edit Text

  • Hide/Show selection on selected type⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box)⌘ (command)Add →

Format Text Type

  • Choose 100% horizontal scale⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add →
  • Choose 100% vertical scale⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add →
  • Choose Auto leading⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Choose 0 for tracking⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + q Add →
  • Justify paragraph, left aligns last line⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Justify paragraph, justifies all⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Toggle paragraph hyphenation⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Toggle single/every-line composer⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add →
  • Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems⌥ (option) + ← Add →

Manage Panels

  • Apply value and keep text box active⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Show/Hide all panels⇥ Add →
  • Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Increase/decrease selected values by 10⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Choose specific channel (Red/Green/Blue) for adjustment⌥ (option) + 3 Add →
  • Choose composite channel for adjustment⌥ (option) + 2 Add →
  • Delete adjustment layer⌫ Add →
  • Select previous/ next brush size, Add →
  • Select first/last brush⇧ (shift) + , Add →
  • Display precise cross hair for brushescaps lock Add →
  • Toggle airbrush option⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + p Add →
  • Select individual channels (Red/Green/Blue)⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Select composite channel⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode~ Add →
  • Show Clone Source (overlays image)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Rotate Clone Source⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + < Add →
  • Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add →
  • Step forward through image states⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Step backward through image states⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + z Add →
  • Group layers⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Ungroup layers⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Create/release clipping mask⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + g Add →
  • Select all layers⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + a Add →
  • Merge visible layers⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + e Add →
  • Select top layer⌥ (option) + . Add →
  • Add to layer selection in Layers panel⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add →
  • Select next layer down/up⌥ (option) + [ Add →
  • Move target layer down/up⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + e Add →
  • Merge layers: highlight the layers you want to merge⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Move layer to bottom⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add →
  • Move layer to top⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ] Add →
  • Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock/ Add →
  • Hide path⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add →

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