RB24x7
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 | > | > |
