Adobe Photoshop (macOS) keyboard shortcuts

Adobe Photoshop (macOS)

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- Shortcuts
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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + M

Multiply

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + B

Color Burn

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + A

Linear Burn

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + G

Lighten

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + S

Screen

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + D

Color Dodge

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + W

Linear Dodge

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + O

Overlay

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + F

Soft Light

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + H

Hard Light

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + V

Vivid Light

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + J

Linear Light

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + Z

Pin Light

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + L

Hard Mix

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + E

Difference

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + X

Exclusion

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + U

Hue

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + T

Saturation

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + C

Color

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + Y

Luminosity

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + D

(Sponge tool) Desaturate

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + S

(Sponge tool) Saturate

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + S

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn shadows

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + M

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn midtones

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + H

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn highlights

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + N

Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images

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⌘ Cmd +

(Drag type when Type layer is selected) Move type in image

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↑  Shift +

Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

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or ⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift +   
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↑  Shift +

Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point

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Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

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↑  Shift +

Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel

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Select a word

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Select a line

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(Quadruple-click) Select paragraph

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(Quintuple click) Select story

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⌘ Cmd + H

Show/Hide selection on selected type

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⌘ Cmd

Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box

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⌘ Cmd +

(Drag a bounding box handle) Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box

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Space +

Move text box while creating text box

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + L

(Horizontal Type tool) Align left

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + C

(Horizontal Type tool) Align center

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + R

(Horizontal Type tool) Align right

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + L

(Vertical Type tool) Align left

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + C

(Vertical Type tool) Align center

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + R

(Vertical Type tool) Align right

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + X

Choose 100% horizontal scale

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + X

Choose 100% vertical scale

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + A

Choose Auto leading

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + Q

Choose 0 for tracking

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + J

Justify paragraph, left aligns last line

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + F

Justify paragraph, justifies all

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⌘ Cmd + Control + ↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + H

Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + T

Toggle single/every-line composer on/off

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + <

Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels. Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (macOS) to decrease/increase by 10

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or ⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + >
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⌥ Opt +   

Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) to decrease/increase by 10

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt +   

Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) to decrease/increase by 10

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⌥ Opt +   

Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) to decrease/increase by 10

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⌘ Cmd

Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool

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↑  Shift +

Draw square slice

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⌥ Opt +

Draw from center outward

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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt +

Draw square slice from center outward

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Space +

Reposition slice while creating slice

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Control +

(click on slice) Open context-sensitive menu

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⌥ Opt +

(Click the check mark next to a command) Turn command on and all others off, or turn all commands on

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⌥ Opt +

Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls

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⌥ Opt +

(double click action or action set) Change action or action set options

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(To recorded command) Display Options dialog box for recorded command

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⌘ Cmd +

Play entire action

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⌥ Opt +

(To triangle) Collapse/expand all components of an action

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⌘ Cmd +

Play a command

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⌥ Opt +

(Click the New Action button) Create new action and begin recording without confirmation

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↑  Shift +

(Click the action/command) Select contiguous items of the same kind

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⌘ Cmd +

(Click the action/command) Select discontiguous items of the same kind

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.
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⌥ Opt + 3

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Red)

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⌥ Opt + 4

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Green)

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⌥ Opt + 5

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Blue)

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⌥ Opt + 2

Choose composite channel for adjustment

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Del

Delete adjustment layer

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⌥ Opt +

(To Auto button) Define Auto options for Levels or Curves

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↑  Shift +

(Click on second frame) Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames

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⌘ Cmd +

(Click multiple frames) Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames

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Alt

(Use Paste Frames command from the Panel pop‑up menu) Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box

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⌥ Opt +

(Click on the brush) Delete brush

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(Double click on the brush) Rename brush

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Control + ⌥ Opt +

Drag left or right to change brush size

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Control + ⌥ Opt +

Drag mouse down or up to decrease/increase brush softness/hardness

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Select previous/next brush size

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or ,
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↑  Shift + ,

Select first/last brush

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or ↑  Shift + .
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⇪ Caps Lock

Display precise cross hair for brushes

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or ↑  Shift + ⇪ Caps Lock
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↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt + P

Toggle airbrush option

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⌥ Opt +

(Click new button) Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)

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⌥ Opt +

(Click Delete button) Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Apply value and keep text box active

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Tab

Show/Hide all panels

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↑  Shift + Tab

Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar

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⤶ Enter

(Select tool and then press Enter) Highlight options bar

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↑  Shift +   

Increase/decrease selected values by 10

Note: If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.
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⌘ Cmd + 3

(Red) Select individual channels

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⌘ Cmd + 4

(Green) Select individual channels

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⌘ Cmd + 5

(Blue) Select individual channels

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⌘ Cmd + 2

Select composite channel

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⌘ Cmd +

(Click channel thumbnail) Load channel as selection

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Load channel as selection (red)

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 4

Load channel as selection (green)

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + 5

Load channel as selection (blue)

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift +

(Click channel thumbnail) Add to current selection

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +

(Click channel thumbnail) Subtract from current selection

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + ⌥ Opt +

(Click channel thumbnail) Intersect with current selection

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⌥ Opt +

(Click Save Selection As Channel button) Set options for Save Selection As Channel button

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⌘ Cmd +

(Click Create New Channel button) Create a new spot channel

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↑  Shift +

(Click color channel) Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection

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↑  Shift +

(Click alpha channel) Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay

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(Double click alpha spot or spot channel thumbnail) Display channel options

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Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift

Show Clone Source (overlays image)

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Nudge Clone Source

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + <

Rotate Clone Source

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or ⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + >
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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + [

Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source

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or ⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ]
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⌥ Opt +

(Click color in color bar) Select background color

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Control +

(click color bar) Display Color Bar menu

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↑  Shift +

(Click color bar) Cycle through color choices

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⌥ Opt

(Click New Snapshot) Create a new snapshot

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Rename snapshot

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⌘ Cmd + ↑  Shift + Z

Step forward through image states

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⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + Z

Step backward through image states

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⌥ Opt +

(Click the image state) Duplicate any image state, except the current state

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⌥ Opt

(Click Clear History in History panel pop‑up menu) Permanently clear history (no Undo)

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⌘ Cmd +

(Click layer thumbnail) Load layer transparency as a selection


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Program information

Program name: Adobe Photoshop (macOS) Adobe Photoshop (macOS) (Imaging)

Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor for Windows and macOS. It can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports masks, alpha compositing and more. Adobe Photoshop was first released in 1990.

Web page: adobe.com/products/photoshop.h...

Last update: 6/16/2020 8:24 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 83%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (2 updates.) 5/12/2020 7:16:41 PM New program added.
6/16/2020 10:24:38 AM Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 672

Platform detected: Windows and macOS mixed

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