PHOTOSHOP
Shortcuts
Essential shortcuts for high-speed design and non-destructive editing
Keyboard cheat sheet
Select a shortcut below to locate its keys.
Core shortcuts · 10
View in list ↓An editorial selection to learn recurring tasks first, in the same order as the core list below.
How core shortcuts are selected
These are editorial recommendations, not usage rankings. We prioritize recurring tasks, fewer mouse trips, and combinations that are easy to learn. App-specific actions are labeled.
The same layout at every screen size.
Core shortcuts · 10
CmdTFree Transform (Resize & Rotate)
CmdJDuplicate Layer (Basis of non-destructive editing)
CmdShiftOptEStamp Visible (Merge visible layers into a new layer)
AltClick between layersCreate/Release Clipping Mask
[ / ]Adjust Brush Size
Shift[ / ]Adjust Brush Hardness
CmdShiftIInvert Selection
CmdDelete / OptDeleteFill with Background / Foreground color
CmdOptRSelect and Mask (Refined edge detection)
TabToggle all panels (Wide screen view)
01 — Tools
VMove Tool
MMarquee Tool
LLasso Tool
WMagic Wand Tool
CCrop Tool
IEyedropper Tool
BBrush Tool
SClone Stamp Tool
EEraser Tool
GGradient / Paint Bucket Tool
TType Tool
PPen Tool
APath Selection Tool
HHand Tool
ZZoom Tool
02 — Layers
CmdJNew Layer via Copy
CmdShiftNNew Layer
CmdGGroup Layers
CmdShiftGUngroup Layers
CmdEMerge Down
CmdShiftEMerge Visible
Cmd]Bring Forward
Cmd[Send Backward
03 — Image Adjustments
CmdLLevels
CmdMCurves
CmdUHue/Saturation
CmdBColor Balance
CmdIInvert
CmdShiftUDesaturate
04 — View & Navigation
SpaceHand Tool (Hold)
Cmd+Zoom In
Cmd-Zoom Out
Cmd0Fit to Screen
Cmd1100% View
TabShow/Hide Toolbars and Panels
FCycle Screen Modes
05 — Selection
CmdASelect All
CmdDDeselect
CmdShiftIInverse Selection
CmdOptRSelect and Mask