================================================= Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) keyboard shortcuts ================================================= First published at 10/26/2018 on https://defkey.com/adobe-photoshop-elements-mac-shortcuts Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster graphics editor for entry-level image editors, photographers, and casual users. Being a successor of Adobe Photoshop LE, It allows to create, edit, organize and share images. Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) has 152 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Tool selection -------------- Shift (press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled)) Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut Option + Left click (click on a tool) Cycle through nested tools V Move tool Z Zoom tool H Hand tool I Eyedropper tool M Rectangular Marquee tool M Elliptical Marquee tool L Lasso tool L Magnetic Lasso tool L Polygonal Lasso tool A Magic Wand tool A Selection Brush tool A Quick Selection tool A Refined Selection tool A Auto Selection tool T Horizontal Type tool T Vertical Type tool T Horizontal Type Mask tool T Vertical Type Mask tool T Text on Selection T Text on Shape T Text on Path C Crop tool C Perspective Crop C Cookie Cutter tool W Recompose tool P Straighten tool Y Eye tool J Spot Healing Brush tool J Healing Brush tool S Clone Stamp tool S Pattern Stamp tool E Eraser tool E Background Eraser tool E Magic Eraser tool N Pencil tool B Brush tool B Impressionist Brush B Color Replacement tool F Smart Brush tool F Detail Smart Brush tool K Paint Bucket tool G Gradient tool U Custom Shape tool U Rectangle tool U Rounded Rectangle tool U Ellipse tool U Polygon tool U Star tool U Line tool U Shape Selection tool R Blur tool R Sharpen tool R Smudge tool O Sponge tool O Dodge tool O Burn tool Tab Show/Hide all panels D Default foreground and background colors X Switch foreground and background colors Layers panel ------------ Option + Left click (click New button) Set layer options Option + Left click (click Trash button) Delete without confirmation Shift + Enter Apply value and keep text box active Cmd + Left click (click layer thumbnail) Load layer transparency as a selection Cmd + Shift + Left click (click layer thumbnail) Add to current selection Cmd + Option + Left click (click layer thumbnail) Subtract from current selection Cmd + Shift + Option + Left click (click layer thumbnail) Intersect with current selection Cmd + Shift + E Merge visible layers Option + Left click (click New Layer button) Create new empty layer with dialog Cmd + Left click (click New Layer button) Create new layer below target layer Option + . Activate bottom/top layer Option + , Activate bottom/top layer Option + [ Select next layer down/up Option + ] Select next layer down/up Cmd + [ Move target layer down/up Cmd + ] Move target layer down/up Cmd + Shift + Option + E Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer Cmd + E Merge down Option (use Merge Down command from the panel pop-up menu) Copy current layer to layer below Option (use Merge Visible command from the panel pop-up menu) Copy all visible layers to active layer Option + Left click (click the eye icon) Show/hide all other currently visible layers / Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock Double click (double click the text layer thumbnail) Select all text; temporarily select Type tool Option + Left click (click the line dividing two layers) Create a clipping mask Double click (Double-click the layer name) Rename layer Shift + Option + [ Add to layer selection in Layers panel Shift + Option + ] Add to layer selection in Layers panel Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag layer mask) Copy the mask from one layer to another, and ask to replace if the mask is already present Using text ---------- Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag type when Type layer is selected) Move type in image Shift + Arrow keys Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Cmd + Shift + Arrow keys Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Shift + Left click Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point Arrow keys Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Cmd + Left arrow / Right arrow Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Double click Select word Click three times (rapidly) Select line Double click then Double click Select paragraph Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a bounding box handle) Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box Cmd + Shift + L (when Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool selected) Align left Cmd + Shift + C (when Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool selected) Align center Cmd + Shift + R (when Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool selected) Align right Cmd + Shift + L (when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align top Cmd + Shift + C (when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align center Cmd + Shift + R (when Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool selected) Align bottom Cmd + Shift + Y Return to default font style Cmd + Shift + U Turn Underlining on/off Cmd + Shift + / Turn Strikethrough on/off Cmd + Shift + < Decrease type size of selected text 1 pt/px Cmd + Shift + > Increase type size of selected text 1 pt/px Selecting and moving objects ---------------------------- Cmd + D Deselect a selection Space + Left click + Move the mouse Reposition marquee while selecting Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (on any selection tool) Add to or subtract from a selection Option + Left click + Move the mouse (on any selection tool) Add to or subtract from a selection Shift + Option + Left click + Move the mouse (on any selection tool except Quick Selection tool and Selection Brush tool) Intersect a selection Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) Option + Left click + Move the mouse Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) Shift + Option + Left click + Move the mouse Constrain shape and draw marquee from center Cmd (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected) Switch to Move tool Option + Left click + Move the mouse Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Polygonal Lasso tool Del Delete last anchor point for Magnetic or Polygonal Lasso tool Enter Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool Esc Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool Option + Left click + Move the mouse (when move tool selected, Option + drag selection) Move copy of selection Arrow keys (on any selection) Move selection area 1 pixel Arrow keys (move tool) Move selection 1 pixel Cmd + Arrow keys Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer [ (Magnetic Lasso tool) Increase detection width ] (Magnetic Lasso tool) Decrease detection width Enter (crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping Esc (crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping / Toggle crop shield off and on Painting and brushes -------------------- Option (on any painting tool or shape tool, except Impressionist Brush) Switch to Eyedropper tool Option + Left click (on Eyedropper tool) Select background color [0 - 9] (on any painting or editing tool. When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting Shift + + Cycle through blending modes Shift + - Cycle through blending modes Option + Backspace Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color Cmd + Backspace Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color Shift + Backspace Display Fill dialog box / Lock transparent pixels on/off Shift + Left click (on any painting tool) Connect points with a straight line (draw a straight line) Option + Left click (click on a brush) Delete brush [ Decrease brush size ] Increase brush size Shift + [ Decrease brush softness/hardness in 25% increments Shift + ] Increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments , Select previous brush size . Select next brush size Shift + , Select first brush Shift + . Select last brush Caps Lock Display precise crosshair for brushes Last modified on(UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.