19 Top Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

"19 Top Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts"

 

 19 Top Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

1. B = Brush tool
2. Left and Right Bracket Keys [ ] = Decrease and increase the Brush’s size (works for all painting tools, such as the Healing Brush, Eraser, Etc.)
   (Tip: Add the Shift key to decrease or increase the Brush’s hardness)
3. V = Move tool
   (Tip: Press the CMD/CTRL key with the Move tool active, and then click within the image to select different layers)
4. Cmd + D (PC: Ctrl + D) = Deselect current selection
5. Cmd + Opt + Shift + E (PC: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E) = Merge all layers below and create a new flattened layer. This shortcut is great when working with several layers or layer adjustments and you want to apply a new adjustment or technique to a rasterized layer of the entire document. You get to keep all of the layers intact without having to flatten the entire document.
6. Cmd + J (PC: Ctrl + J) = Duplicate the active layer.
7. J = Spot Healing Brush
8. G = Gradient Tool
9. X = Exchange swatches (flip the foreground/background colors back and forth; very useful when doing layer masking to go back and forth between painting with black or white).
10. Numbers 0 through 9 (when a non-brush tool is active, such as the Move tool) = Changes the layer opacity. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% … etc. … 9 = 90%, 0 = 100%. If you type two numbers quickly then you can set the layer opacity level to a specific number (such as 56%).
11. Numbers 0 through 9 (when a Brush tool is active, such as the Brush or Dodge tool) = Changes the brush opacity. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% … etc. … 9 = 90%, 0 = 100%.
    (Tip: Add the Shift key to change the Brush’s Flow opacity)
12. Opt + Comma (PC: Alt + Comma) = In the Layers panel, this will select the bottom-most layer. (Useful for recording actions.)
13. Opt + Period (PC: Alt + Period) = In the Layers panel, this will select thetop-most layer. (Useful for recording actions.)
14. Cmd + T (PC: Ctrl + T) = Activates the transform boxes on the selected layer (will not work on the Background layer).
15. While transforming: Hold the Shift key to retain proportions, and hold the Opt (PC: Alt) key to transform inwards or outwards from the center.
16. F = Toggles screen mode (Standard, Full-screen with Menu Bar, or Full Screen
17. Shift + plus/minus keys = Scroll through and change the Blending Mode of a layer (NOTE: You must have an unlocked layer active in the Layers panel with a non-brush tool active for this to work; if you have a Brush tool active then it will change the Blending Mode of the Brush!)
18. Cmd + plus/minus keys (PC: Ctrl + plus/minus keys) = Zoom in and out of the canvas.
19. Cmd + Opt + 0 (PC: Ctrl + Alt + 0) = Zoom in to 100%.
    (Tip: Use the shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + 0 to fit the image to your workspace)