(Click pathname) Add path to selection

(Click pathname) Subtract path from selection

(Click layer mask thumbnail) Toggle layer mask on/off

(Click filter mask thumbnail) Toggle between filter mask/composite image

(Double-click type layer thumbnail) Select all type; temporarily select Type tool

(Click the line dividing two layers) Create a clipping mask

(Double-click the layer name) Rename layer

Move layer to bottom or top

(Use Merge Down command from the Panel pop‑up menu) Copy current layer to layer below

(Use Merge Visible command from the Panel pop‑up menu) Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer

(Right click the eye icon) Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups

(Click the eye icon) Show/hide all other currently visible layers

Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock

(Double-click layer effect/style) Edit layer effect/style, options

(Double-click layer effect/style) Hide layer effect/style

(Double-click the layer) Edit layer style

(Click vector mask thumbnail) Disable/enable vector mask

Move target layer down/up

Select next layer down/up

New layer via copy

New layer via cut

Group layers

(Click New Layer button) Create new layer below target layer

Select top layer

Select bottom layer

Add to layer selection in Layers panel

(Click layer thumbnail) Add to current selection

(Click layer thumbnail) Subtract from current selection

(Click layer thumbnail) Intersect with current selection

(Click filter mask thumbnail) Load filter mask as a selection

Step forward through image states

Step backward through image states

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

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

Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off

Select composite channel

(Click channel thumbnail) Load channel as selection

Load channel as selection (red)

Load channel as selection (green)

Load channel as selection (blue)

(Click channel thumbnail) Intersect with current selection

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

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

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

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

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

Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode

Show Clone Source (overlays image)

Nudge Clone Source

Rotate Clone Source

Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source

(Click color in color bar) Select background color

(Right click color bar) Display Color Bar menu

(Click color bar) Cycle through color choices

Color Dodge

Linear Dodge

Multiply

Linear Light

Soft Light

Hard Light

Saturation

Hard Mix

(Sponge tool) Desaturate

(Sponge tool) Saturate

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn shadows

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn midtones

(Dodge tool/Burn tool) Dodge/burn highlights

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

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

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

Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point

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

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

Select a word

Select a line

(Quadruple-click) Select paragraph

(Quintuple click) Select story

(Direct selection tool) Select multiple anchor points

(Direct selection tool) Select entire path

(On Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool) Duplicate a path

Distort

Apply

Cancel

Lock transparent pixels on/off

(Any painting tool) Connects points with a straight line

Behind (Brush tool only)

Cycle through blending modes

Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point

(Magnetic pen tool) Close path

(Magnetic pen tool) Close path with straight-line segment

(Any painting tool) Select foreground color from color picker

(Any painting tool or any shape tool) Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool (except when Paths option is selected)

(Eyedropper tool) Select background color

(Eyedropper tool) Color sampler tool

(Color sampler tool) Deletes color sampler

(Any painting or editing tool  + number keys) Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode

(Any painting or editing tool)  (when airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift) Sets flow for painting mode (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%)

Mixer Brush changes Mix setting

Mixer Brush changes Wet setting

Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero

Cycle through blending modes

Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer

Fill with foreground or background color. Hold down Shift to preserve transparency

Fill from history. Hold down Shift to preserve transparency

Show/Hide all panels

Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar

(Select tool and then press Enter) Highlight options bar

Increase/decrease selected values by 10

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

Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls

action or action set  Change action or action set options

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

Play entire action

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

Play a command

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

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

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

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Red)

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Green)

Choose specific channel for adjustment (Blue)

Choose composite channel for adjustment

Delete adjustment layer

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

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

(Click multiple frames) Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames

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