
General §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Brush Settings (menu) | Window > Brush Settings | |
| Tool Preset (menu) | Window | |
| Adjust Brush Size and Hardness | Alt + Right Click | Move mouse horizontally to change size and vertically to change hardness |
| Adjust Brush Opacity | 1 - 0 | 1 is 10%, 9 is 90% and 0 is 100% |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | |
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Brush | B | |
| Eraser | E | |
| Lasso | L | |
| Eyedropper | Alt | |
| Clone Stamp | S | |
| Spot Healing | J | |
Interface §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Hide All Panels | Tab | |
| Hide Right Panel | Shift + Tab | |
Layers §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| New Layer | Ctrl + Shift + N | |
| Duplicate Layer | Ctrl + J | Works with tools |
| Merge Layer Down | Ctrl + E | When multiple layers are selected, all are merged together |
| Group Layers | Ctrl + G | |
| Ungroup Layers | Ctrl + Shift + G | |
| Create Layer Using All Selected Layers | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E | |
Selecting §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Select All Pixels On Layer | Ctrl + LMB (on layer thumbnail) | |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | |
| Deselect All | Ctrl + D | |
| Reload Last Selection | Ctrl + Shift + D | |
| Inverse selection | Ctrl + Shift + I | |
| Add To Selection | Hold Shift | |
| Remove From Selection | Hold Alt | |
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Move Tool | V | Click and pull around any layer |
| Image Size (window) | Ctrl + Alt + I | |
| Transform Object | Ctrl + T | More advanced version of move tool. Doesn’t work on locked layers |
| Scale Object from Center | Hold Alt (Transform Mode) | |
| Scale with Free Aspect Ratio | Hold Shift (Transform Mode) | |
| Pull Transform Points | Hold Ctrl (Transform Mode) | |
Dialog Boxes §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Reveal Reset Button in Menus | Hold Alt | |
Navigation §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Rotate View | R | HoldingR will revert to the previous tool when let go. |
| Move View | Hold Space or H | Holding H will revert to the previous tool when let go. |
| Zoom in / out | Hold Alt + Scroll Wheel or Ctrl + + / - | |
| Switch to Next Image | Ctrl + Tab | |
| Switch to Previous Image | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | |
| Maximize View | Ctrl + 0 | |
Other §
| Function | Key | Notes |
|---|
| Reset Colors | D | Resets foreground and background colors to default |
| Cycle Active Color | X | Flips foreground and background color |
| Fill Selection With Foreground Color | Alt + Backspace | |
| Fill Selection With Background Color | Ctrl + Backspace | |
| Desaturate Image | Ctrl + Shift + U | |
| Export (window) | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W | |
| Save As (window) | Ctrl + Shift + S | |
| Straight Line | Shift | |
| Layer Style (window) | | |
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html