Photoshop Shortcut Key Chart for Windows

One of Photoshop's key features is that almost everything in it can be controlled

using keyboard shortcuts. This allows the user to stay in a creative thought pattern
and quickly change tools in monotonous work that requires it.

Main Toolbar
Key Action Action Key

m Marquee Tool Move Tool v

l Lasso Tool Magic Wand Tool w

j Airbrush Tool Paintbrush Tool b

s Rubber Stamp Tool History Brush Tool y

e Eraser Tool Pencil Tool n

r Blur Tool Dodge Tool o

p Pen Tool Type Tool t

u Measure Tool Linear Gradient Tool g

k Paint Bucket Tool Eyedropper Tool i

h Hand Tool Zoom Tool z

d Default foreground and background colors.
x Switches between foreground and background colors.
q Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.
f Switches between screen modes.
TAB Hides/Unhides open tools.
File Menu
Key Action

CTRL + N New
CTRL + O Open
CTRL + ALT + O Open As
CTRL + W Close
CTRL + S Save
CTRL + SHIFT + S Save As
CTRL + ALT + S Save a Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + P Page Setup
CTRL + P Print
CTRL + K Preferences > General
Edit Menu
Key Action

CTRL + Z Undo
CTRL + X Cut
CTRL + C Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + C Copy Merged
CTRL + V Paste
CTRL + SHIFT + V Paste Into
CTRL + T Free Transform
CTRL + SHIFT + T Transform > Again
Image Menu
Key Action

CTRL + L Adjust > Levels

CTRL + SHIFT + L Adjust > Auto Levels
CTRL + ALT +
Adjust > Auto Contrast
SHIFT + L
CTRL + M Adjust > Curves
CTRL + B Adjust > Color Balance
CTRL + U Adjust > Hue/Saturation
CTRL + SHIFT + U Adjust > Desaturate
CTRL + I Adjust > Invert
CTRL + ALT + X Extract
Layer Menu
Key Action

CTRL + SHIFT + N New > Layer

CTRL + J New > Layer Via Copy
CTRL + SHIFT + J New > Layer Via Cut
CTRL + G Group with Previous
CTRL + SHIFT + G Ungroup
CTRL + SHIFT + ] Arrange > Bring to Front
CTRL + ] Arrange > Bring Forward
CTRL + [ Arrange > Send Backward
CTRL + SHIFT + [ Arrange > Send to Back
CTRL + E Merge Down
CTRL + SHIFT + E Merge Visible
Select Menu
Key Action

CTRL + A All
CTRL + D Deselect
CTRL + SHIFT + D Reselect
CTRL + SHIFT + I Inverse
CTRL + ALT + D Feather
Filter Menu
 Key Action

CTRL + F Last Filter

CTRL + SHIFT + F Fade
View Menu
Key Action

CTRL + Y Preview > CMYK

CTRL + SHIFT + Y Gamut Warning
CTRL + + Zoom In
CTRL + - Zoom Out
CTRL + 0 Fit on Screen
CTRL + SHIFT + 0 Actual Pixels
CTRL + H Hide Edges
CTRL + SHIFT + H Hide Path
CTRL + R Show Rulers
CTRL + ; Hide Guides
CTRL + SHIFT + ; Snap To Guides
CTRL + ALT + ; Lock Guides
CTRL + " Show Grid
CTRL + SHIFT + " Snap To Grid
Help Menu
Key Action

F1 Contents
Other Shortcuts
Key Action

Page Up/Down Move view up/down 1 screen.

SHIFT + Page
Nudge view up/down.
Up/Down
CTRL + Page
Move view left/right 1 screen.
Up/Down
CTRL + SHIFT +
Nudge screen left/right.
Page Up/Down
CTRL + SHIFT + Z Previous History entry.
CTRL + ALT + Z Next History entry.
SHIFT + - Previous blending mode.
SHIFT + + Next blending mode.

61 Toolbox Keyboard Shortcuts

 + – Add Shape
 - – Subtract Shape
 / – Preserve Transparency (toggle)
 [ - Decrease Brush Size
 ] – Increase Brush Size
 Shift+ [ - Decrease Brush Softness by 25%
 Shift+ ] – Increase Brush Hardness by 25%
 < – Previous Brush
 > – Next Brush
 Shift+ < – First Brush
 Shift+ > – >Last Brush
 1 → 0 – Tool Opacity 10% → 100%
 Shift+1 → 0 – Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% → 100%
 A – Path / Direct Selection Tool
 B – Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement Tool
 C – Crop Tool
 D – Default Colors
 E – Eraser Tool
 F – Cycle Screen Modes
 G – Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool
 H – Hand Tool
 I – Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Tool
 J – Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
 K – Slice Tool
 L – Lasso Tool
 M – Marquee Tool
 N – Notes / Audio Annotation Tool
 O – Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool
 P – Pen / Freeform Pen Tool
 Q – Standard / Quick Mask Mode
 R – Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool
 S – Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool
 T – Type Tool (Vertical / Horizontal)
 U – Shape Tool
 V – Move Tool
 W – Magic Wand Tool
 X – Switch Colors
 Y – History / Art History Brush Tool
 Z – Zoom Tool
 Space – >Hand Tool (toggle)
 Ctrl+Space -Zoom In (toggle)
 Alt+Space – Zoom Out (toggle)
 Shift+A – Cycle Path / Direct Selection Tools
 Shift+B – Cycle Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement
 Shift+E – Cycle Eraser Tools
 Shift+F – Menubar (show / hide)
 Shift+G – Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Tools
 Shift+ I – Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure
 Shift+J – Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
 Shift+K – Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools
 Shift+L – Cycle Lasso Tools
 Shift+M – Toggle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee
 Shift+N – Toggle Notes / Audio Annotation Tools
 Shift+O – Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tools
 Shift+P – Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools
 Shift+R – Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tools
 Shift+S – Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Tools
 Shift+T – Cycle Type Tools (Vertical / Horizontal)
 Shift+U – Cycle Shape / Line Tools
 Shift+Y – Toggle History / Art History Brush
 Alt+Shift+P – Airbrush (Brush Tool)