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Free Transform	Control+T
Decrease Brush Size	[
Increase Brush Size	]
Decrease Brush Hardness	{
Increase Brush Hardness	}
Default Foreground/Background colors	D
Switch Foreground/Background colors	X
New layer via copy	Control+J
New layer via cut	Shift+Control+J
Add to a selection	Any selection tool+Shift+drag
Delete brush or swatch	Alt+Click brush/swatch
Toggle auto-select with move tool	Control-Click
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)	Escape
Select the first edit field of the tool bar	Enter
Navigate between fields	Tab
Navigate between fields in opposite direction	Tab+Shift
Change Cancel to Reset	Alt

Invoke the search experience

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Control+F

Use function keys

Start Help	F1
Cut	F2
Copy	F3
Paste	F4
Show/Hide Brush panel	F5
Show/Hide Color panel	F6
Show/Hide Layers panel	F7
Show/Hide Info panel	F8
Show/Hide Actions panel	F9
Revert	F12
Fill	Shift+F5
Feather Selection	Shift+F6
Inverse Selection	Shift+F7

Select tools

Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key	Shift+shortcut(if Use Shift for Tool Switch preference is selected)
Cycle through hidden tools	Alt+Click+tool(except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools)
Move tool	V
Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool	M
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool	L
Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool	W
Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool	C
Eyedropper tool Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool	I
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool	J
Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool	B
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool	S
History Brush tool Art History Brush tool	Y
Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool	E
Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool	G
Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool	O
Pen tool Freeform Pen tool	P
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool	T
Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool	A
Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool	U
Hand tool	H
Rotate View tool	R
Zoom tool	Z
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes	Q
Content-Aware Move tool	J
Perspective Crop tool	C
Artboard tool	V
Toggle Preserve Transparency	/
Previous Brush	,
Next Brush	.
First Brush	<
Last Brush	>

View images

Cycle through open documents	Control+Tab
Switch to previous document	Shift+Control+Tab
Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	Shift+Control+W
Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode	Q
Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode	F
Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode	Shift+F
Toggle (forward) canvas color	Spacebar+F(or right-Click canvas background and select color)
Toggle (backward) canvas color	Spacebar+Shift+F
Fit image in window	Double-Click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-Click Zoom tool Ctrl+1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar
Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool	Shift+drag
Switch to Zoom In tool	Control+Spacebar
Switch to Zoom Out tool	Alt+Spacebar
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool	Spacebar+drag
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active	Shift+Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box
Zoom in on specified area of an image	Control+drag over preview in Navigator panel
Temporarily zoom into an image	Hold down H and then Click in the image and hold down the mouse button
Scroll image with Hand tool	Spacebar+drag drag view area box in Navigator panel
Scroll up or down 1 screen	PageUp/PageDown
Scroll up or down 10 units	Shift+PageUp/PageDown
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner	Home или End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected)	\

Use Puppet Warp

Cancel completely	Esc
Undo last pin adjustment	Ctrl+Z
Select all pins	Ctrl+A
Deselect all pins	Ctrl+D
Select multiple pins	Shift+Click
Move multiple selected pins	Shift+drag
Temporarily hide pins	H

Use Refine Edge

Open the Refine Edge dialog box	Control+Alt+R
Cycle (forward) through preview modes	F
Cycle (backward) through preview modes	Shift+F
Toggle between original image and selection preview	X
Toggle between original selection and refined version	P
Toggle radius preview on and off	J
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools	Shift+E

Use the Filter Gallery

Apply a new filter on top of selected	Alt+Click a filter
Reapply last-used filter	Control+Alt+F
Open/close all disclosure triangles	Alt+Click a disclosure triangle
Change Cancel button to Default	Control
Change Cancel button to Reset	Alt
Undo/Redo	Control+Z
Step forward	Control+Shift+Z
Step backward	Control+Alt+Z

Use the Liquify filter

Forward Warp tool	W
Reconstruct tool	R
Twirl Clockwise tool	C
Pucker tool	S
Bloat tool	B
Push Left tool	O
Mirror tool	M
Turbulence tool	T
Freeze Mask tool	F
Thaw Mask tool	D
Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools	Alt+tool
Continually sample the distortion	Alt+drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1	↓/↑ in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1	←/→ with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider shoWin+g
Cycle through controls on right from top	Tab
Cycle through controls on right from bottom	Shift+Tab
Change Cancel to ResetTab	Alt

Use Vanishing Point

Zoom 2x (temporary)	X
Zoom in	Control++
Zoom out	Control++ -
Fit in view	Control+0(zero), Double-Click Hand tool
Zoom to center at 100%	Double-Click Zoom tool
Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)	]
Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)	[
Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)	Shift+]
Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)	Shift+[
Undo last action	Control+Z
Redo last action	Control+Shift+Z
Deselect all	Control+D
Hide selection and planes	Control+H
Move selection 1 pixel	↑↓←→
Move selection 10 pixels	Shift+↑↓←→
Copy	Control+C
Paste	Control+V
Repeat last duplicate and move	Control+Shift+T
Create a floating selection from the current selection	Control+Alt+T
Fill a selection with image under the pointer	Control-drag
Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection	Control+Alt+drag
Constrain selection to a 15° rotation	Alt+Shift to rotate
Select a plane under another selected plane	Control-Click the plane
Create 90 degree plane off parent plane	Control-drag
Delete last node while creating plane	Backspace
Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera	Double-Click the Create Plane tool

Use the Camera Raw dialog box

Zoom tool	Z
White Balance tool	I
Color Sampler tool	S
Crop tool	C
Straighten tool	A
Spot Removal tool	B
Red Eye Removal tool	E
Basic panel	Ctrl+Alt+1
Tone Curve panel	Ctrl+Alt+2
Detail panel	Ctrl+Alt+3
HSL/Grayscale panel	Ctrl+Alt+4
Split Toning panel	Ctrl+Alt+5
Lens Corrections panel	Ctrl+Alt+6
Camera Calibration panel	Ctrl+Alt+7
Presets panel	Ctrl+Alt+9
Open Snapshots panel	Ctrl+Alt+9
Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool	Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Hue Targeted Adjustment tool	Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool	Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool	Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool	Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool	T
Adjustment Brush tool	K
Graduated Filter tool	G
Increase/decrease brush size	/
Increase/decrease brush feather	Shift+] Shift+[
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode	Alt
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size	Alt+] Alt+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather	Alt+Shift+] Alt+Shift+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10	Alt+-
Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter	N
Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool	M
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool	Y
Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool	V
Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.	V
Rotate image left	L+] Ctrl+]
Rotate image right	R+[ Ctrl+[
Zoom in	Ctrl++
Zoom out	Ctrl+-
Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)	Ctrl
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.	Alt
Toggle preview	P
Full screen mode	F
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. (Does not work if Crop tool is active)	Shift
Select multiple points in Curves panel	Click the first point; Shift+Click additional points
Add point to curve in Curves panel	Control-Click in preview
Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)	↑↓←→
Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)	Shift+←→↓↑
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge	Ctrl+R
Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box	Shift+Double-Click image
Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview	Alt+drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders
Highlight clipping warning	O
Shadows clipping warning	U
(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating	Ctrl+1–5
(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating	Ctrl+. Ctrl+,
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label	Ctrl+6
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label	Ctrl+7
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label	Ctrl+8
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label	Ctrl+9
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label	Ctrl+Shift+0
Camera Raw preferences	Ctrl+K
Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences	Ctrl+Alt(on open)

Use the Black-and-White dialog box

Open the Black-and-White dialog box	Shift+Control+Alt
Increase/decrease selected value by 1%	↑ ↓
Increase/decrease selected value by 10%	Shift+↑ ↓
Change the values of the closest color slider	Click-drag on the image

Use Curves

Open the Curves dialog box	Control+M
Select next point on the curve	+
Select the previous point on the curve	-
Select multiple points on the curve	Shift+Click the points
Deselect a point	Control+D
To delete a point on the curve	Select a point and press Delete
Move the selected point 1 unit	↑↓←→
Move the selected point 10 units	Shift+↑↓←→
Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped	Alt+drag black/white point sliders
Set a point to the composite curve	Control-Click the image
Set a point to the channel curves	Shift+Control-Click the image
Toggle grid size	Alt+Click the field

Select and move objects

Reposition marquee while selecting	Any marquee tool (except single column and single row)+Spacebar+drag
Subtract from a selection	Any selection tool+Alt+drag
Intersect a selection	Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool)+Shift+Alt
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)	Shift+drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)	Alt+drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center	Shift+Alt+drag
Switch to Move tool	Control(except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool	Alt+drag
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool	Alt+Click
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso	Enter/Esc Control+.
Move copy of selection	Move tool+Alt+drag selection
Move selection area 1 pixel	Any selection+↑↓←→
Move selection 1 pixel	Move tool+↑↓←→
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer	Control+↑↓←→
Increase/decrease detection width	Magnetic Lasso tool+/
Accept cropping or exit cropping	Crop tool+Enter Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on	/
Make protractor	Ruler tool+Alt+drag End point
Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)	Shift+drag guide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	Alt+drag guide

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Transform from center or reflect	Alt
Constrain	Shift
Distort	Control
Apply	Enter
Cancel	Control+. Esc
Free transform with duplicate data	Control+Alt+T
Transform again with duplicate data	Control+Shift+Alt

Edit paths

Select multiple anchor points	Direct selection tool+Shift+Click
Select entire path	Direct selection tool+Alt+Click
Duplicate a path	Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection Direct Selection tool+Control+drag
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool	Control
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point	Alt
Close path	Magnetic Pen tool-Double-Click
Close path with straight-line segment	Magnetic Pen tool+Alt+Double-Click

Use for painting

Select foreground color from color picker	Any painting tool+Shift+Alt
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool	Any painting tool+Alt any shape tool
Select background color	Eyedropper tool+Alt+Click
Color sampler tool	Eyedropper tool+Shift
Deletes color sampler	Color sampler tool+Alt+Click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool+0-9(e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush Option is enabled, use Shift+0-9
Sets flow for painting mode	Any painting or editing tool+Shift+0-9(e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (when airbrush Option is enabled, omit Shift)
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting	Alt+Shift+number
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting	0-9
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero	0
Cycle through blending modes	Shift++/-
Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer	Backspace Shift+Backspace
Fill with foreground or background color	Alt+Backspace Control
Fill from history	Control+Alt+Backspace
Displays Fill dialog box	Shift+Backspace
Lock transparent pixels on/off	/
Connects points with a straight line	Any painting tool+Shift+Click

Use for blending modes

Cycle through blending modes	Shift++/-
Normal	Shift+Alt+N
Dissolve	Shift+Alt+I
Behind (Brush tool only)	Shift+Alt+Q
Clear (Brush tool only)	Shift+Alt+R
Darken	Shift+Alt+K
Multiply	Shift+Alt+M
Color Burn	Shift+Alt+B
Linear Burn	Shift+Alt+A
Lighten	Shift+Alt+G
Screen	Shift+Alt+S
Color Dodge	Shift+Alt+D
Linear Dodge	Shift+Alt+W
Overlay	Shift+Alt+O
Soft Light	Shift+Alt+F
Hard Light	Shift+Alt+H
Vivid Light	Shift+Alt+V
Linear Light	Shift+Alt+J
Pin Light	Shift+Alt+Z
Hard Mix	Shift+Alt+L
Difference	Shift+Alt+E
Exclusion	Shift+Alt+X
Hue	Shift+Alt+U
Saturation	Shift+Alt+T
Color	Shift+Alt+C
Luminosity	Shift+Alt+Y
Desaturate	Sponge tool+Shift+Alt
Saturate	Sponge tool+Shift+Alt
Dodge/burn shadows	Dodge tool/Burn tool+Shift+Alt
Dodge/burn midtones	Dodge tool/Burn tool+Shift+Alt
Dodge/burn highlights	Dodge tool/Burn tool+Shift+Alt
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images	Shift+Alt+N

Select and edit text

Move type in image	Control-drag type when Type layer is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	Shift+←→↓↑ Control+←/→
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point	Shift+Click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	←→↓↑ Control+←/→
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel	Shift+Click
Select a word, line, paragraph, or story	Double-Click, triple-Click, quadruple-Click, quintuple-Click
Show/Hide selection on selected type	Control+H
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box	Control
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box	Control-drag a bounding box handle
Move text box while creating text box	Spacebar+drag

Format type

Align left, center, or right	Horizontal Type tool+Control+Shift
Align top, center, or bottom	Vertical Type tool+Control+Shift
Choose 100% horizontal scale	Control+Shift+X
Choose 100% vertical scale	Control+Shift+Alt
Choose Auto leading	Control+Shift+Alt
Choose 0 for tracking	Control+Shift+Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line	Control+Shift+J
Justify paragraph, justifies all	Control+Shift+F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off	Control+Shift+Alt
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off	Control+Shift+Alt
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels	Control+Shift+</>
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels	Alt+↓/↑
Decrease or increase baseline SHIFT 2 points or pixels	Shift+Alt+↓/↑
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems	Alt+←→

Slice and optimize

Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool	Control
Draw square slice	Shift+drag
Draw from center outward	Alt+drag
Draw square slice from center outward	Shift+Alt+drag
Reposition slice while creating slice	Spacebar+drag
Open context-sensitive menu	Right-Click slice

Use panels

Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels)	Alt+Click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel)	Alt+Click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift+Enter
Show/Hide all panels	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar	Shift+Tab
Highlight options bar	Select tool and press Enter
Increase/decrease selected values by 10	Shift+↑/↓

Use the Actions panel

Turn command on and all others off, or turn all commands on	Alt+Click the check mark next to a ⌘
Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls	Alt+Click
Change action or action set options	Alt+Double-Click action or action set
Display Options dialog box for recorded command	Double-Click recorded ⌘
Play entire action	Control+Double-Click an action
Collapse/expand all components of an action	Alt+Click the triangle
Play a command	Control-Click the Play button
Create new action and begin recording without confirmation	Alt+Click the New Action button
Select contiguous items of the same kind	Shift+Click the action/⌘
Select discontiguous items of the same kind	Control-Click the action/⌘

Use adjustment layers

Choose specific channel for adjustment	Alt+3(red),4(green),5(blue)
Choose composite channel for adjustment	Alt+2
Delete adjustment layer	Delete/Backspace
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves	Alt+Click Auto button

Use the Animation panel in Frames mode

Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames	Shift+Click second frame
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames	Control-Click multiple frames
Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box	Alt+Paste Frames ⌘ from the Panel pop-up menu

Use the Brush panel

Delete brush	Alt+Click brush
Rename brush	Double-Click brush
Change brush size	Alt+Right-Click+drag left/right
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness	Alt+Right-Click+drag up/down
Select previous/next brush size	,/.
Select first/last brush	Shift+,/.
Display precise cross hair for brushes	CapsLock or Shift+CapsLock
Toggle airbrush option	Shift+Alt+P

Use the Channels panel

Select individual channels	Ctrl+3(red),4(green),5(blue)
Select composite channel	Ctrl+2
Load channel as selection	Control-Click channel thumbnail Alt+Ctrl
Add to current selection	Control+Shift+Click channel thumbnail
Subtract from current selection	Control+Alt+Click channel thumbnail
Intersect with current selection	Control+Shift+Alt
Set options for Save Selection As Channel button	Alt+Click Save Selection As Channel button
Create a new spot channel	Control-Click Create New Channel button
Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection	Shift+Click color channel
Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay	Shift+Click alpha channel
Display channel options	Double-Click alpha или spot channel thumbnail
Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode	~

Use the Clone Source panel

Show Clone Source (overlays image)	Alt+Shift
Nudge Clone Source	Alt+Shift+↑↓←→
Rotate Clone Source	Alt+Shift+</>
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source	Alt+Shift+/

Use the Color panel

Select background color	Alt+Click color in color bar
Display Color Bar menu	Right-Click color bar
Cycle through color choices	Shift+Click color bar

Use the History panel

Create a new snapshot	Alt+New Snapshot
Rename snapshot	Double-Click snapshot name
Step forward through image states	Control+Shift+Z
Step backward through image states	Control+Alt+Z
Duplicate any image state, except the current state	Alt+Click the image state
Permanently clear history (no Undo)	Alt+Clear History (in History panel pop-up menu)

Use the Info panel

Change color readout modes	Click eyedropper icon
Change measurement units	Click crosshair icon

Use the Layers panel

Load layer transparency as a selection	Control-Click layer thumbnail
Add to current selection	Control+Shift+Click layer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection	Control+Alt+Click layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection	Control+Shift+Alt
Load filter mask as a selection	Control-Click filter mask thumbnail
New layer	Control+Shift+N
Group layers	Control+G
Ungroup layers	Control+Shift+G
Create/release clipping mask	Control+Alt+G
Select all layers	Control+Alt+A
Merge visible layers	Control+Shift+E
Create new empty layer with dialog box	Alt+Click New Layer button
Create new layer below target layer	Control-Click New Layer button
Select top layer	Alt+.
Select bottom layer	Alt+,
Add to layer selection in Layers panel	Shift+Alt+/
Select next layer down/up	Alt+/
Move target layer down/up	Control+/
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer	Control+Shift+Alt
Merge layers	Highlight layers you want to merge, then Control+E
Move layer to bottom or top	Control+Shift+/
Copy current layer to layer below	Alt+Merge Down ⌘ from the Panel pop-up menu
Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer	Alt+Merge Visible ⌘ from the Panel pop-up menu
Right-click the eye icon	Control-Click the eye icon
Show/hide all other currently visible layers	Alt+Click the eye icon
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock	/
Edit layer effect/style, options	Double-Click layer effect/style
Hide layer effect/style	Alt+Double-Click layer effect/style
Edit layer style	Double-Click layer
Disable/enable vector mask	Shift+Click vector mask thumbnail
Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box	Double-Click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle layer mask on/off	Shift+Click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle filter mask on/off	Shift+Click filter mask thumbnail
Toggle between layer mask/composite image	Alt+Click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle between filter mask/composite image	Alt+Click filter mask thumbnail
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off	\ or Shift+Alt-Click
Select all type; temporarily select Type tool	Double-Click type layer thumbnail
Create a clipping mask	Alt+Click the line dividing two layers
Rename layer	Double-Click the layer name
Edit filter settings	Double-Click the filter effect
Edit the Filter Blending options	Double-Click the Filter Blending icon
Create new layer group below current layer/layer set	Control-Click New Group button
Create new layer group with dialog box	Alt+Click New Group button
Create layer mask that hides all/selection	Alt+Click Add Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that reveals all/path area	Control-Click+Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area	Control+Alt+Click Add Layer Mask button
Display layer group properties	Right-Click layer group+choose Group Properties, or Double-Click group
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers	Shift+Click
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers	Control-Click

Use the Layer Comps panel

Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box	Alt+Click Create New Layer Comp button
Open Layer Comp Options dialog box	Double-Click layer comp
Rename in-line	Double-Click layer comp name
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps	Shift+Click
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps	Control-Click

Use the Paths panel

Load path as selection	Control-Click pathname
Add path to selection	Control+Shift+Click pathname
Subtract path from selection	Control+Alt+Click pathname
Retain intersection of path as selection	Control+Shift+Alt
Hide path	Control+Shift+H
Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button	Alt+Click button

Use the Swatches panel

Create new swatch from foreground color	Click in empty area of panel
Set swatch color as background color	Control-Click swatch
Delete swatch	Alt+Click swatch

Use Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins)

Fit in window	Control+0
Temporarily activate Hand tool	Spacebar
Edge Highlighter tool	B
Fill tool	G
Eyedropper tool	I
Cleanup tool	C
Edge Touchup tool	T
Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool	Alt+Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool
Toggle Smart Highlighting	Control+Edge Highlighter tool selected
Remove current highlight	Alt+Delete
Highlight entire image	Control+Delete
Fill foreground area and preview extraction	Shift+Click with Fill tool selected
Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected	Control-drag
Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected	Alt+drag
Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted	X
Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview	Shift+X
Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom	F
Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top	Shift+F
Decrease/increase brush size by 1	↓/↑(in Brush Size text box)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1	←+Brush Size Slider showing
Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch‑up tool	0–9
Delete current selection	Control+D
Undo a selection move	Control+Z
Generate or generate again	Control+G
Intersect with current selection	Shift+Alt+select
Toggle view: original/generated pattern	X
Go to first tile in Tile History	Home
Go to last tile in Tile History	End
Go to previous tile in Tile History	←,PageUp
Go to next tile in Tile History	→,PageDown
Delete current tile from Tile History	Delete
Nudge selection when viewing the original	↑↓←→
Increase selection nudging when viewing the original	Shift+↑↓←→