Useful Popular Keyboard Shortcuts Keys
Result | Windows | MacOS |
---|---|---|
Free Transform | Control + T | Command + T |
Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ` (grave accent) | Hold down ` (grave accent) |
Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer | Option-click layer |
New layer via copy | Control + J | Command + J |
New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J | Shift + Command + J |
Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch | Option-click brush or swatch |
Toggle auto-select with the move tool | Control-click | Command-click |
Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P |
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape | Escape |
Select the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter | Return |
Navigate between fields | Tab | Tab |
Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift | Tab + Shift |
Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key | Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) | Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) |
Cycle through hidden tools | Alt-click + tool (except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools) | Option-click + tool (except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools) |
Move tool | V | V |
Rectangular Marquee tool† Elliptical Marquee tool | M | M |
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool | L | L |
Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool | W | W |
Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool | C | C |
Eyedropper tool† Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool | I | I |
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool | J | J |
Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool | B | B |
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool | S | S |
History Brush tool Art History Brush tool | Y | Y |
Eraser tool† Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool | E | E |
Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool | G | G |
Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool | O | O |
Pen tool Freeform Pen tool | P | P |
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool | T | T |
Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool | A | A |
Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool | U | U |
Hand tool† | H | H |
Rotate View tool | R | R |
Zoom tool† | Z | Z |
Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes | Q | Q |
Content-Aware Move tool | J | J |
Perspective Crop tool | C | C |
Artboard tool | V | V |
Rotate View tool | R | R |
Toggle Preserve Transparency | / (forward slash) | / (forward slash) |
Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
Previous Brush | , | , |
Next Brush | . | . |
First Brush | < | < |
Last Brush | > | > |
