Invoke the search experience

Result	Windows
Search across Photoshop UI, Help & Learn content, and Adobe Stock assets. For more information, see Photoshop search.	Control + F

Use function keys

Note:

For macOS, press and hold the Fn key along with the function key (F1-F12) to override default macOS functions such as screen brightness, volume, etc. For more information on the behaviour of function keys on your Mac, refer to these Apple documentations:

· macOS Sierra: Use keyboard function keys

· Change the behavior of function keys on your Mac

Result	Windows
Start Help	F1
Undo/Redo
Cut	F2
Copy	F3
Paste	F4
Show/Hide Brush panel	F5
Show/Hide Color panel	F6
Show/Hide Layers panel	F7
Show/Hide Info panel	F8
Show/Hide Actions panel	F9
Revert	F12
Fill	Shift + F5
Feather Selection	Shift + F6
Inverse Selection	Shift + F7

Select 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.

Result	Windows
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key	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)
Move tool	V
Rectangular Marquee tool† Elliptical Marquee tool	M
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool	L
Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool	W
Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool	C
Eyedropper tool† Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool	I
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool	J
Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool	B
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool	S
History Brush tool Art History Brush tool	Y
Eraser tool† Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool	E
Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool	G
Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool	O
Pen tool Freeform Pen tool	P
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool	T
Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool	A
Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool	U
Hand tool†	H
Rotate View tool	R
Zoom tool†	Z
Default Foreground/Background colors	D
Switch Foreground/Background colors	X
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes	Q
Content-Aware Move tool	J
Perspective Crop tool	C
Artboard tool	V
Rotate View tool	R
Toggle Preserve Transparency	/ (forward slash)
Decrease Brush Hardness	{
Increase Brush Hardness	}
Previous Brush	,
Next Brush	.
First Brush	<
Last Brush	>

View images

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows
Cycle through open documents	Control + Tab
Switch to previous document	Shift + Control + Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	Shift-Control-W
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode	Q
Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode	F
Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode	Shift + F
Toggle (forward) canvas color	Spacebar + F (or right-click canvas background and select color)
Toggle (backward) canvas color	Spacebar + Shift + F
Fit image in window	Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl + 1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar
Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool	Shift-drag
Switch to Zoom In tool	Control + spacebar
Switch to Zoom Out tool	Alt + spacebar
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool	Spacebar-drag
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active	Shift + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box
Zoom in on specified area of an image	Control-drag over preview in Navigator panel
Temporarily zoom into an image	Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button
Scroll image with Hand tool	Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel
Scroll up or down 1 screen	Page Up or Page Down†
Scroll up or down 10 units	Shift + Page Up or Page Down†
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner	Home or End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)	\ (backslash)

Use Puppet Warp

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Result	Windows
Cancel completely	Esc
Undo last pin adjustment	Ctrl + Z
Select all pins	Ctrl + A
Deselect all pins	Ctrl + D
Select multiple pins	Shift-click
Move multiple selected pins	Shift-drag
Temporarily hide pins	H

Use Refine Edge

Result	Windows
Open the Refine Edge dialog box	Control + Alt + R
Cycle (forward) through preview modes	F
Cycle (backward) through preview modes	Shift + F
Toggle between original image and selection preview	X
Toggle between original selection and refined version	P
Toggle radius preview on and off	J
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools	Shift + E

Use the Filter Gallery

Result	Windows
Apply a new filter on top of selected	Alt-click a filter
Reapply last-used filter	Control + Alt + F
Open/close all disclosure triangles	Alt-click a disclosure triangle
Change Cancel button to Default	Control
Change Cancel button to Reset	Alt
Undo/Redo	Control + Z
Step forward	Control + Shift + Z
Step backward	Control + Alt + Z

Use the Liquify filter

Result	Windows
Forward Warp tool	W
Reconstruct tool	R
Twirl Clockwise tool	C
Pucker tool	S
Bloat tool	B
Push Left tool	O
Mirror tool	M
Turbulence tool	T
Freeze Mask tool	F
Thaw Mask tool	D
Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools	Alt + tool
Continually sample the distortion	Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1	Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box†
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1	Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing†
Cycle through controls on right from top	Tab
Cycle through controls on right from bottom	Shift + Tab
Change Cancel to Reset	Alt

Use Vanishing Point

Result	Windows
Zoom 2x (temporary)	X
Zoom in	Control + + (plus)
Zoom out	Control + - (hyphen)
Fit in view	Control + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool
Zoom to center at 100%	Double-click Zoom tool
Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)	]
Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)	[
Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)	Shift + ]
Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)	Shift + [
Undo last action	Control + Z
Redo last action	Control + Shift + Z
Deselect all	Control + D
Hide selection and planes	Control + H
Move selection 1 pixel	Arrow keys
Move selection 10 pixels	Shift + arrow keys
Copy	Control + C
Paste	Control + V
Repeat last duplicate and move	Control + Shift + T
Create a floating selection from the current selection	Control + Alt + T
Fill a selection with image under the pointer	Control-drag
Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection	Control + Alt-drag
Constrain selection to a 15° rotation	Alt + Shift to rotate
Select a plane under another selected plane	Control-click the plane
Create 90 degree plane off parent plane	Control-drag
Delete last node while creating plane	Backspace
Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera	Double-click the Create Plane tool