Master Adobe Photoshop: Essential Shortcut Keys for Graphic Designers | Design Tools ...
Master Adobe Photoshop: Essential Shortcut Keys for Graphic Designers | Design Tools
Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard software for image manipulation, graphic design, and digital art. It's an indispensable tool for photographers, web designers, illustrators, and anyone working with digital images. Photoshop offers a vast array of features, from basic photo corrections to complex compositing, 3D rendering, and sophisticated painting tools.
Key features include its powerful layer-based editing system, non-destructive adjustments, advanced selection tools, and extensive brush engine. Photoshop integrates seamlessly with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Illustrator and InDesign, making it a central hub in many creative workflows.
Using shortcut keys can significantly speed up your workflow in Adobe Photoshop, allowing you to access tools and commands quickly without navigating through menus. This comprehensive list of essential shortcut keys for Windows users will help you master the software. (Note: Mac users often substitute 'Ctrl' with 'Command' and 'Alt' with 'Option').
Mobile Tip: On touch devices, press & hold tables to scroll horizontally if needed.
🚀 General & File Management
| Description |
Shortcut |
| New Document | Ctrl + N |
| Open Document | Ctrl + O |
| Save Document | Ctrl + S |
| Save As | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Save for Web (Legacy) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S |
| Close Document | Ctrl + W |
| Quit Photoshop | Ctrl + Q |
| Undo/Step Backward | Ctrl + Z |
| Step Forward | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Fill | Shift + F5 |
| Fade (last filter/adjustment) | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Paste Special (Paste In Place) | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Free Transform | Ctrl + T |
| Select All | Ctrl + A |
| Deselect | Ctrl + D |
| Reselect | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Invert Selection | Ctrl + Shift + I |
✨ Canvas & View Controls
| Description |
Shortcut |
| Hand Tool (Pan Canvas) | H or Hold Spacebar + Drag Mouse |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
| Zoom In | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + - |
| Actual Pixels (100% Zoom) | Ctrl + 1 |
| Fit Screen | Ctrl + 0 |
| Toggle Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar | F |
| Toggle Full Screen Mode without Menu Bar | Shift + F |
| Show/Hide Rulers | Ctrl + R |
| Show/Hide Guides | Ctrl + ; |
| Show/Hide Grid | Ctrl + ' |
| Snap To (Toggle) | Ctrl + Shift + ; |
🎨 Brush & Tool Controls
| Tool |
Shortcut |
| Move Tool | V |
| Rectangular Marquee Tool | M |
| Lasso Tool | L |
| Quick Selection Tool / Magic Wand Tool | W |
| Crop Tool | C |
| Eyedropper Tool | I |
| Spot Healing Brush Tool | J |
| Brush Tool | B |
| Clone Stamp Tool | S |
| History Brush Tool | Y |
| Eraser Tool | E |
| Gradient Tool / Paint Bucket Tool | G |
| Tool |
Shortcut |
| Blur Tool / Sharpen Tool / Smudge Tool | R |
| Dodge Tool / Burn Tool / Sponge Tool | O |
| Pen Tool | P |
| Horizontal Type Tool | T |
| Path Selection Tool / Direct Selection Tool | A |
| Rectangle Tool (Shape Tools) | U |
| Hand Tool | H |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
| Default Foreground/Background Colors | D |
| Swap Foreground/Background Colors | X |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | Shift + [ |
| Increase Brush Hardness | Shift + ] |
叠 Layer & Panel Controls
| Description |
Shortcut |
| New Layer | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| New Layer via Copy | Ctrl + J |
| New Layer via Cut | Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Duplicate Layer | Ctrl + Alt + J |
| Group Layers | Ctrl + G |
| Ungroup Layers | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Merge Down (Merge with Layer Below) | Ctrl + E |
| Merge Visible | Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Move Layer to Front | Ctrl + Shift + ] |
| Move Layer to Back | Ctrl + Shift + [ |
| Move Layer Up One | Ctrl + ] |
| Move Layer Down One | Ctrl + [ |
| Load Layer Transparency as Selection | Ctrl + Click Layer Thumbnail |
| Create Clipping Mask | Ctrl + Alt + G |
| Panel/Docker |
Shortcut |
| Toggle Layers Panel | F7 |
| Toggle Channels Panel | F9 |
| Toggle Actions Panel | Alt + F9 |
| Toggle History Panel | F10 |
| Toggle Info Panel | F8 |
| Toggle Brush Settings Panel | F5 |
| Toggle Swatches Panel | F6 |
| Toggle Color Panel | F6 |
| Toggle Character Panel | Ctrl + T (after selecting text tool) |
🌈 Adjustments & Effects
| Description |
Shortcut |
| Levels Adjustment | Ctrl + L |
| Curves Adjustment | Ctrl + M |
| Hue/Saturation Adjustment | Ctrl + U |
| Color Balance Adjustment | Ctrl + B |
| Black & White Adjustment | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + B |
| Desaturate (Grayscale) | Ctrl + Shift + U |
| Invert (Colors) | Ctrl + I |
| Duplicate Layer and Merge (Stamp Visible) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E |
| Apply Last Filter | Ctrl + F |
| Open Filter Gallery | Alt + F |
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