Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

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

Result	Windows
Transform from center or reflect	Alt
Constrain	Shift
Distort	Control
Apply	Enter
Cancel	Control +. (period) or Esc
Free transform with duplicate data	Control + Alt + T
Transform again with duplicate data	Control + Shift + Alt + T

Edit paths

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

Result	Windows
Select multiple anchor points	Direct selection tool + Shift-click
Select entire path	Direct selection tool + Alt-click
Duplicate a path	Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool	Control
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point	Alt
Close path	Magnetic Pen tool-double-click
Close path with straight-line segment	Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click

Use for painting

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

Result	Windows
Select foreground color from color picker	Any painting tool + Shift + Alt + right-click and drag
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool	Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool + Alt (except when Paths option is selected)
Select background color	Eyedropper tool + Alt-click
Color sampler tool	Eyedropper tool + Shift
Deletes color sampler	Color sampler tool + Alt-click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Sets flow for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting	Alt + Shift + number
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting	Number keys
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero	00
Cycle through blending modes	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer	Backspace or Shift + Backspace
Fill with foreground or background color	Alt + Backspace or Control + Backspace†
Fill from history	Control + Alt + Backspace†
Displays Fill dialog box	Shift + Backspace
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/ (forward slash)
Connects points with a straight line	Any painting tool + Shift-click

Use for blending modes

Result	Windows
Cycle through blending modes	Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Normal	Shift + Alt + N
Dissolve	Shift + Alt + I
Behind (Brush tool only)	Shift + Alt + Q
Clear (Brush tool only)	Shift + Alt + R
Darken	Shift + Alt + K
Multiply	Shift + Alt + M
Color Burn	Shift + Alt + B
Linear Burn	Shift + Alt + A
Lighten	Shift + Alt + G
Screen	Shift + Alt + S
Color Dodge	Shift + Alt + D
Linear Dodge	Shift + Alt + W
Overlay	Shift + Alt + O
Soft Light	Shift + Alt + F
Hard Light	Shift + Alt + H
Vivid Light	Shift + Alt + V
Linear Light	Shift + Alt + J
Pin Light	Shift + Alt + Z
Hard Mix	Shift + Alt + L
Difference	Shift + Alt + E
Exclusion	Shift + Alt + X
Hue	Shift + Alt + U
Saturation	Shift + Alt + T
Color	Shift + Alt + C
Luminosity	Shift + Alt + Y
Desaturate	Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + D
Saturate	Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + S
Dodge/burn shadows	Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + S
Dodge/burn midtones	Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + M
Dodge/burn highlights	Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + H
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images	Shift + Alt + N

Select and edit text

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

Result	Windows
Move type in image	Control-drag type when Type layer is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point	Shift-click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel	Shift-click
Select a word, line, paragraph, or story	Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type	Control + H
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box	Control
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box	Control-drag a bounding box handle
Move text box while creating text box	Spacebar-drag

Format type

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

Result	Windows
Align left, center, or right	Horizontal Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R
Align top, center, or bottom	Vertical Type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R
Choose 100% horizontal scale	Control + Shift + X
Choose 100% vertical scale	Control + Shift + Alt + X
Choose Auto leading	Control + Shift + Alt + A
Choose 0 for tracking	Control + Shift + Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line	Control + Shift + J
Justify paragraph, justifies all	Control + Shift + F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off	Control + Shift + Alt + H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off	Control + Shift + Alt + T
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels	Control + Shift + < or >†
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels	Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels	Shift + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	Alt + Left Arrow or Right Arrow††

Slice and optimize

Result	Windows
Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool	Control
Draw square slice	Shift-drag
Draw from center outward	Alt-drag
Draw square slice from center outward	Shift + Alt-drag
Reposition slice while creating slice	Spacebar-drag
Open context-sensitive menu	Right-click slice

Use panels

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

Result	Windows
Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)	Alt-click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)	Alt-click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift + Enter
Show/Hide all panels	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar	Shift + Tab
Highlight options bar	Select tool and press Enter
Increase/decrease selected values by 10	Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Use the Actions panel

Result	Windows
Turn command on and all others off, or turn all commands on	Alt-click the check mark next to a command
Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls	Alt-click
Change action or action set options	Alt + double-click action or action set
Display Options dialog box for recorded command	Double-click recorded command
Play entire action	Control + double-click an action
Collapse/expand all components of an action	Alt-click the triangle
Play a command	Control-click the Play button
Create new action and begin recording without confirmation	Alt-click the New Action button
Select contiguous items of the same kind	Shift-click the action/command
Select discontiguous items of the same kind	Control-click the action/command

Use adjustment layers

Note:

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.

Result	Windows
Choose specific channel for adjustment	Alt + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
Choose composite channel for adjustment	Alt + 2
Delete adjustment layer	Delete or Backspace
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves	Alt-click Auto button