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To turn a path into a selection, type Command-Enter or Command-Return (doesn’t matter what tool is selected).

This works with all of the brush-like tools (eraser, clone, blur, etc.).

To stroke a path, first select the path, then change to the brush tool, select a brush, and type Enter or Return.

In some dialog boxes, holding the Opt key will turn the “Cancel” button into a most useful “Reset”.

Hold down Opt + Shift will activate the Color Sampler Tool.įinally, if you want to check or set your own custom shortcuts, press Cmd + Opt + Shift + K will bring up the Keyboard Shortcuts panel. If you have the Brush tool selected, hold down Opt key will quickly activate the Eyedropper tool.

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When you are using the Marquee tools or Free Transform, hold down Opt + Shift + drag will scale proportionally from the center. Opt + Shift + Delete (Backspace) = Fill non-transparent pixels with foreground colorĬtrl + Tab will switch between document windows.Ĭmd + click on the layer thumbnail will load its transparency. Opt + Delete (Backspace) = fill the layer with foreground color.Ĭmd + Delete (Backspace) = fill the layer with background colorĬmd + Shift + Delete (Backspace) = Fill non-transparent pixels with background color Update: right-click on the workspace area to get a dropdown menu – allows you to set the background to black, grey, or a custom color (commented by Todd Patrick). Hold down Shift + click on the working area (outside the document area) Press Cmd + Opt + Shift + E will copy the visible layers and paste in a new layer.īy default Photoshop use grey for the workspace background color.

Hold down Opt + drag within the Layers palette can also duplicate layers. Cmd + J will duplicate the active layer in exact position.Ĥ. Cmd + Opt + arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right).ģ. You can hold down Cmd + Opt + drag to duplicate the active layer.Ģ.

There are several shortcuts to duplicate layers.ġ.

When you have the brush tool selected, pressing the number keys will adjust the brush opacity. You can set the layer opacity by pressing the number keys (ie. Press Shift + will increase / decrease brush hardness. With the Brush tool selected, you can increase / decrease the brush size by pressing key (square bracket key). For example: B = Brush tool, if you press Shift + B again, you will switch to Pencil tool. You can navigate through the tool list by pressing Shift + tool shorcut. For example, press Cmd + Opt + 4 will load Alpha channel 1.Ĭaps lock will display tool cursor in precise mode. Press Cmd + Opt + number keys will load the selection. You probably know that Cmd + number keys (1, 2, 3) will activate the channels in sequent. Press forward slash ('/') to lock layer transparency. Opt + Shift + C, N, M, S, D… allows to set layer to specific blending mode. Opt + Shift + '-' or '+' key allows you to navigate through the blending mode dropdown. Hold down Opt + click on the visibility icon will hide all other layers. If you need to show / hide more than one layers, instead of clicking one by one, you can click on the visibility icon and drag in a row. Hold down Cmd + Opt + click on the triangle icon will collapse or expand all level layer groups. You can collapse or expand all root-level layer groups by holding down Cmd + click on the triangle icon. Hold down Shift and press arrow Up or Down will change value in 10 interval.ĭouble click on the Zoom tool will zoom document to 100%. Put the cursor in the input box, press arrow Up or Down to increase / decrease. This shortcut works in all dialog palettes. Put the cursor in the input box, scroll up or down to increase / decrease value. Hold down Cmd + Opt or Shift key and drag can change the value in decimal or 10 interval. Mouseover the input box, hold down Cmd + drag left or right to increase / decrease.

You can zoom in / out by Cmd + Opt + scroll up or down. Select the text that you want to scale the font size, press Cmd + Shift + > or < to increase / decrease font size. Put your cursor in the font list dropdown, you can browse the font list by pressing arrow Up or Down key. For example, hold down Cmd + scroll up will navigate to right. Hold down the Cmd key and scroll up or down allows you to navigate the document left or right. With the Marquee tool, drag on the document (do not release the mouse yet), now hold down Spacebar, it will let you drag the undefined selection. If you are using PC, Cmd = Ctrl and Opt = Alt.

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Note: this article is written in Mac Photoshop format. Keep reading and you will find how these shortcuts can speed up your productivity. Well, what I mean by 'secret' is that these shortcuts are not documented in the menus. Here are 30 secret Photoshop shortcuts that I’ve learned from years of experience.

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