Photoshop is a powerful tool. One of my favorite things about the program is that you can use your mouse in conjunction with your keyboard to save time and really get down to business. Keyboard shortcuts are a serious time-saver when working in the digital darkroom.
Keyboard Shortcuts are keystrokes used to quickly invoke a command. Shortcuts usually (but not always) involve a modifier key such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift. For example, instead of choosing Select » Deselect from the menus, you could simply press Ctrl+D.These commands are a little awkward and cumbersome at first, but once you pick up a couple of commands on the keyboard you’ll never go back. The whole idea is that while one hand is running the mouse, the other hand might as well be doing something too. This method of working with Photoshop can really decrease your time spent on the computer and give you more time to get behind the camera.
You can explore Photoshop's menus to see which commands have keystroke shortcuts. Also, if you float your pointer over any tool on the toolbar, a pop-up box will tell you the tool's name and key command.
Speed isn't the only benefit of using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts can improve your efficiency, and in some cases, they can even invoke commands that might not otherwise be available (e.g., zooming while a dialog box is open, or inserting a Select forward layer command into an action).
I've complied a lists of my favorite commands and keys that I use everyday. I thought it would be nice to share, ……………….Enjoy…..Rajendra
The Magical Keys
Here is a list of a few Magical Keyboard Shortcuts that I use everyday. The sweet thing about these shortcuts is that they are only one little keystroke.
M: The Marquee tool.
W: The Magic Wand selection tool.
V: The Move tool.
U: The Vector Shape tool.
B: The Brush tool.
F: The Paint Bucket (a/k/a Fill).
E: The Eraser tool.
[ or ]: Increase or decrease Brush or Eraser size by ten.
I: The Eyedroper tool.
D: Set your Pallet back to Black and White (default).
X: Switch foreground and background colors.
H: The Hand tool.
Space Bar: Whatever tool you're using, if you hold the Space Bar, the Hand tool will
What the "Shift" Key Can Do
The Shift key is another magical tool in Photoshop. It affects several different tools in different ways. For example:
Shift and the Marquee tool (M): Holding Shift while dragging the Marquee tool will turn your rectangle or sphere into a perfect square, circle or oval.
Shift and the Shape tool (U): Like the Marquee tool, this will make a perfect shape, either a square, circle or one of the custom shapes you select from the drop down menu.
Shift and a Guide Line: Holding Shift while moving a Guide Line will make the line snap to your ruler (so that you can line up your Guide at 1", 1 1/2" or 2", etc.).
Shift and the Brush tool (B): You can paint from point to point! Click once to paint and move cursor to where you would like to end your line. Hold Shift and click to paint. A line will magically appear in between Point A to Point B.
Shift and a Shortcut Key: This will cycle you through any hidden tools. For example holding Shift and tapping "B" will cycle through the Paint Brush, the Pencil and the Color Replacement tools. You can also edit your preferences (CTRL + K) and deselect " Use Shift Key for Tool Switch" so that simple tapping a key like "B" will cycle through your hidden tools.
Gain Control... with CTRL
Here is a list of my most frequently used CTRL Commands in Photoshop.
CTRL + N: Create a new document.
CTRL + O: Open a document.
CTRL + W: Close a document.
CTRL + S: Save a document.
CTRL + SHIFT + S: "Save as" (give document a new name or save in a different format).
CTRL + K: Edit your preferences.
CTRL + Z: Undo the last function.
CTRL + A: Select All (something you must do to cut or copy anything).
CTRL + D: Deselect All.
CTRL + X: Cut.
CTRL + C: Copy.
CTRL + SHIFT + C: Copy all the layers as a merge whole.
CTRL + V: Paste.
CTRL + T: The Transform tool.
CTRL + L: Adjust Levels (the magic photo saver!).
CTRL + U: Adjust Hue, Saturation and Lightness.
CTRL + SHIFT + U: Desaturate.
CTRL + I: Invert colors.
CTRL + J: Move selection to new layer via a Copy.
CTRL + SHIFT + J: Move selection to new layer via a Cut.
CTRL + ALT + G: Create Clipping Mask (make layer conform to the shape of the layer below it).
CTRL + E: Merge layer down.
CTRL + SHIFT + E: Merge every visible layer.
CTRL + ALT + R: Crop.
CTRL + F: Repeat the last Filter
CTRL + New Layer Button: Creates a new layer under your current layer
Keyboard Shortcuts are keystrokes used to quickly invoke a command. Shortcuts usually (but not always) involve a modifier key such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift. For example, instead of choosing Select » Deselect from the menus, you could simply press Ctrl+D.These commands are a little awkward and cumbersome at first, but once you pick up a couple of commands on the keyboard you’ll never go back. The whole idea is that while one hand is running the mouse, the other hand might as well be doing something too. This method of working with Photoshop can really decrease your time spent on the computer and give you more time to get behind the camera.
You can explore Photoshop's menus to see which commands have keystroke shortcuts. Also, if you float your pointer over any tool on the toolbar, a pop-up box will tell you the tool's name and key command.
Speed isn't the only benefit of using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts can improve your efficiency, and in some cases, they can even invoke commands that might not otherwise be available (e.g., zooming while a dialog box is open, or inserting a Select forward layer command into an action).
I've complied a lists of my favorite commands and keys that I use everyday. I thought it would be nice to share, ……………….Enjoy…..Rajendra
The Magical Keys
Here is a list of a few Magical Keyboard Shortcuts that I use everyday. The sweet thing about these shortcuts is that they are only one little keystroke.
M: The Marquee tool.
W: The Magic Wand selection tool.
V: The Move tool.
U: The Vector Shape tool.
B: The Brush tool.
F: The Paint Bucket (a/k/a Fill).
E: The Eraser tool.
[ or ]: Increase or decrease Brush or Eraser size by ten.
I: The Eyedroper tool.
D: Set your Pallet back to Black and White (default).
X: Switch foreground and background colors.
H: The Hand tool.
Space Bar: Whatever tool you're using, if you hold the Space Bar, the Hand tool will
What the "Shift" Key Can Do
The Shift key is another magical tool in Photoshop. It affects several different tools in different ways. For example:
Shift and the Marquee tool (M): Holding Shift while dragging the Marquee tool will turn your rectangle or sphere into a perfect square, circle or oval.
Shift and the Shape tool (U): Like the Marquee tool, this will make a perfect shape, either a square, circle or one of the custom shapes you select from the drop down menu.
Shift and a Guide Line: Holding Shift while moving a Guide Line will make the line snap to your ruler (so that you can line up your Guide at 1", 1 1/2" or 2", etc.).
Shift and the Brush tool (B): You can paint from point to point! Click once to paint and move cursor to where you would like to end your line. Hold Shift and click to paint. A line will magically appear in between Point A to Point B.
Shift and a Shortcut Key: This will cycle you through any hidden tools. For example holding Shift and tapping "B" will cycle through the Paint Brush, the Pencil and the Color Replacement tools. You can also edit your preferences (CTRL + K) and deselect " Use Shift Key for Tool Switch" so that simple tapping a key like "B" will cycle through your hidden tools.
Gain Control... with CTRL
Here is a list of my most frequently used CTRL Commands in Photoshop.
CTRL + N: Create a new document.
CTRL + O: Open a document.
CTRL + W: Close a document.
CTRL + S: Save a document.
CTRL + SHIFT + S: "Save as" (give document a new name or save in a different format).
CTRL + K: Edit your preferences.
CTRL + Z: Undo the last function.
CTRL + A: Select All (something you must do to cut or copy anything).
CTRL + D: Deselect All.
CTRL + X: Cut.
CTRL + C: Copy.
CTRL + SHIFT + C: Copy all the layers as a merge whole.
CTRL + V: Paste.
CTRL + T: The Transform tool.
CTRL + L: Adjust Levels (the magic photo saver!).
CTRL + U: Adjust Hue, Saturation and Lightness.
CTRL + SHIFT + U: Desaturate.
CTRL + I: Invert colors.
CTRL + J: Move selection to new layer via a Copy.
CTRL + SHIFT + J: Move selection to new layer via a Cut.
CTRL + ALT + G: Create Clipping Mask (make layer conform to the shape of the layer below it).
CTRL + E: Merge layer down.
CTRL + SHIFT + E: Merge every visible layer.
CTRL + ALT + R: Crop.
CTRL + F: Repeat the last Filter
CTRL + New Layer Button: Creates a new layer under your current layer
There are too many shortcuts but above are just a listing of my favorites. Do you have one that I left off th
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