Photoshop Shortcuts

• hold alt +right mouse -drag left or right (to change diameter of quick selection tool)

Layer

• Create new layer ==> Ctrl–Shift–N
• Select non-contiguous layers ==> Ctrl–click layers
• Select contiguous layers ==> Click one layer, then Shift–click another layer
• Delete Layer  ==> Delete key (while in the Move tool)
• View contents of layer mask ==> Alt–click layer mask icon
• Temporarily turn off layer mask ==> Shift–click layer mask icon
• Clone layer as you move it ==> Alt–drag
• Find/Select layer containing object ==> Right–click on the object w/Move tool
• Change layer opacity ==> Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)
• Cycle down or up through blending modes ==> Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)
• Change to a specific blending mode ==> (w/Move tool) Shift–Alt–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
• Switch to layer below/above current layer ==> Alt–[ or Alt–]
• Move layer below/above current layer ==> Ctrl–[ or Ctrl–]

Painting

• Fill selection with Background color ==> Ctrl–Backspace
• Fill selection with Foreground color ==> Alt–Backspace
• Fill selection with Foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels ==> Shift–Alt–Backspace
• Fill selection with source state in History panel ==> Ctrl–Alt–Backspace
• Display Fill dialog box ==> Shift–Backspace
• Sample as background color ==> Alt–click w/Eyedropper tool
• To get Move tool ==> While in any painting/editing tool, hold Ctrl
• To get Eyedropper with painting tools ==> Alt
• Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) ==> Number keys
• Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) ==> Shift–Number keys
• Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) ==> Number keys
• Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) ==> Shift–Number keys
• To get Crosshair Cursor ==> While in any painting/editing tool, turn Caps Lock on
• Decrease/Increase brush size ==> [ or ]
• Decrease/Increase hardness of brush ==> Shift–[ or Shift–]
• Switch between preset brushes ==> < or >
• Open Brushes pop-up panel ==> Right–click in image window
• Erase to History panel's source state ==> Alt–Eraser
• Cycle down or up through blend modes ==> Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)
• Change to a specific blend mode ==> Shift–Alt–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
• Create fixed color target from within a dialog box ==> Shift–click in image window
• Delete fixed color target ==> Alt–click on target with Color Sampler tool
• Create new Spot Color channel from current selection ==> Ctrl–click on New Channel button in Channels panel

Pen Tool & Paths

• To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen tool ==> Ctrl
• Switch between Add Anchor and Delete Anchor Point tools ==> Alt
• Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point ==> Ctrl–Alt
• To select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool ==> Alt–click
• Convert path to a selection ==> Ctrl–click on path name (in Paths panel)

Panels

• Show/Hide Brushes panel ==> F5
• Show/Hide Color panel ==> F6
• Show/Hide Layers panel ==> F7
• Show/Hide Info panel ==> F8
• Show/Hide Actions panel ==> Alt–F9
• Open Adobe Bridge ==> Ctrl–Alt–O