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Keyboard Shortcuts
Default keyboard shortcuts
Keys for selecting tools
Keys for viewing images
Keys for Puppet Warp
Keys for Refine Edge
Keys for the Filter Gallery
Keys for Liquify
Keys for Vanishing Point
Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
Keys for the Black-and-White dialog box
Keys for Curves
Keys for selecting and moving objects
Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths
Keys for editing paths
Keys for painting
Keys for blending modes
Keys for selecting and editing text
Keys for formatting type
Keys for slicing and optimizing
Keys for using panels
Keys for the Actions panel
Keys for adjustment layers
Keys for the Animation panel in Frames mode
Keys for the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for the Brush panel
Keys for the Channels panel
Keys for the Clone Source panel
Keys for the Color panel
Keys for the History panel
Keys for the Info panel
Keys for the Layers panel
Keys for the Layer Comps panel
Keys for the Paths panel
Keys for the Swatches panel
Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for measurement (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins)
Function keys
Keys for selecting tools
Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.
Note: In rows with multiple tools, repeatedly press the same shortcut to toggle through the group.


Keys for viewing images
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for Puppet Warp
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for Refine Edge

Keys for the Filter Gallery

Keys for Liquify

Keys for Vanishing Point

Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
Note: Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.

Keys for the Black-and-White dialog box

Keys for Curves

Keys for selecting and moving objects
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for editing paths
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for painting
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for blending modes

Keys for selecting and editing text
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for formatting type
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for slicing and optimizing

Keys for using panels
This partial list provides shortcuts that don�t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for the Actions panel

Keys for adjustment layers
If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Alt/Option + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts. Then restart Photoshop.

Keys for the Animation panel in Frames mode

Keys for the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
Note: To enable all shortcuts, choose Enable Timeline Shortcut Keys from the Animation (Timeline) panel menu.

Keys for the Brush panel

Keys for the Channels panel
If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.

Keys for the Clone Source panel

Keys for the Color panel

Keys for the History panel

Keys for the Info panel

Keys for the Layers panel

Keys for the Layer Comps panel

Keys for the Paths panel

Keys for the Swatches panel

Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended)


Keys for measurement (Photoshop Extended)

Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)

Keys for Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins)




Function keys
