Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Photoshop shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 99 searchable Photoshop keyboard shortcuts across 7 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Tools, Selecting, Layers, Painting & Brush, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Move toolV
Select allCtrlA
New layerCtrlShiftN
Increase/decrease brush size][
LevelsCtrlL
Zoom inCtrl+

Tools

27 shortcuts

Move tool

V

Rectangular / Elliptical marquee

M

Lasso tool

L

Quick Selection / Magic Wand

W

Crop tool

C

Eyedropper

I

Healing Brush / Patch

J

Brush tool

B

Clone Stamp

S

History Brush

Y

Eraser

E

Gradient / Paint Bucket

G

Dodge / Burn / Sponge

O

Pen tool

P

Type tool

T

Path Selection / Direct Selection

A

Hand tool

H

Zoom tool

Z

Switch foreground/background

X

Default colors (black/white)

D

Show or hide Brushes panel

F5

Show or hide Color panel

F6

Show or hide Info panel

F8

Show or hide Actions panel

F9

Frame tool

K

Shape tools

U

Rotate View tool

R

Selecting

12 shortcuts

Select all

CtrlA

Ctrl+A · Cmd+A

Deselect

CtrlD

Ctrl+D · Cmd+D

Reselect

CtrlShiftD

Ctrl+Shift+D · Cmd+Shift+D

Inverse selection

CtrlShiftI

Ctrl+Shift+I · Cmd+Shift+I

Select all layers

CtrlAltA

Ctrl+Alt+A · Cmd+Opt+A

Feather selection

ShiftF6

Shift+F6

Move selection 1px

Arrowkeys

Move selection 10px

ShiftArrow

Add to selection

Shiftdrag

Subtract from selection

Altdrag

Toggle Quick Mask mode

Q

Open Select and Mask workspace

CtrlAltR

Ctrl+Alt+R · Cmd+Opt+R

Layers

19 shortcuts

New layer

CtrlShiftN

Ctrl+Shift+N · Cmd+Shift+N

New layer via copy

CtrlJ

Ctrl+J · Cmd+J

New layer via cut

CtrlShiftJ

Ctrl+Shift+J · Cmd+Shift+J

Group layers

CtrlG

Ctrl+G · Cmd+G

Ungroup layers

CtrlShiftG

Ctrl+Shift+G · Cmd+Shift+G

Merge down

CtrlE

Ctrl+E · Cmd+E

Merge visible

CtrlShiftE

Ctrl+Shift+E · Cmd+Shift+E

Flatten image

CtrlAltShiftE

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E · Cmd+Opt+Shift+E

Select layer above/below

Alt]Alt[

Alt+] · Alt+[ · Opt+] · Opt+[

Move layer to top/bottom

CtrlShift]CtrlShift[

Ctrl+Shift+] · Ctrl+Shift+[ · Cmd+Shift+] · Cmd+Shift+[

Toggle layer visibility

Clickeyeicon

Lock transparent pixels

/

Free Transform

CtrlT

Ctrl+T · Cmd+T

Show or hide Layers panel

F7

Select all pins in Puppet Warp

CtrlA

Ctrl+A · Cmd+A

Deselect pins in Puppet Warp

CtrlD

Ctrl+D · Cmd+D

Cancel Puppet Warp

Esc

Esc

Target layer pixels

Ctrl2

Ctrl+2 · Cmd+2

Target layer mask

Ctrl\

Ctrl+\

Painting & Brush

13 shortcuts

Increase/decrease brush size

][

Increase/decrease hardness

Shift]Shift[

Shift+] · Shift+[

Set opacity 10–100%

1–0

Set flow 10–100%

Shift1–0

Sample color (eyedropper)

Alt(whilepainting)

Fill with foreground color

AltBackspace

Alt+Backspace · Opt+Delete

Fill with background color

CtrlBackspace

Ctrl+Backspace · Cmd+Delete

Open Fill dialog

ShiftF5

Shift+F5

Previous brush preset

,

Next brush preset

.

First brush preset

Shift,

Shift+,

Last brush preset

Shift.

Shift+.

Fill from history

CtrlAltBackspace

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace · Cmd+Opt+Backspace

Image Adjustments

9 shortcuts

Levels

CtrlL

Ctrl+L · Cmd+L

Curves

CtrlM

Ctrl+M · Cmd+M

Hue/Saturation

CtrlU

Ctrl+U · Cmd+U

Color Balance

CtrlB

Ctrl+B · Cmd+B

Desaturate

CtrlShiftU

Ctrl+Shift+U · Cmd+Shift+U

Invert

CtrlI

Ctrl+I · Cmd+I

Auto Tone

CtrlShiftL

Ctrl+Shift+L · Cmd+Shift+L

Auto Contrast

CtrlAltShiftL

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L · Cmd+Opt+Shift+L

Open Black and White adjustment

ShiftCtrlAltB

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B · Shift+Cmd+Opt+B

View & Zoom

9 shortcuts

Zoom in

Ctrl+

Ctrl++ · Cmd++

Zoom out

Ctrl-

Ctrl+- · Cmd+-

Fit on screen

Ctrl0

Ctrl+0 · Cmd+0

100% zoom (actual pixels)

Ctrl1

Ctrl+1 · Cmd+1

Toggle rulers

CtrlR

Ctrl+R · Cmd+R

Toggle guides

Ctrl;

Ctrl+; · Cmd+;

Toggle snapping

CtrlShift;

Ctrl+Shift+; · Cmd+Shift+;

Toggle extras

CtrlH

Ctrl+H · Cmd+H

Full screen mode

F

File

10 shortcuts

New document

CtrlN

Ctrl+N · Cmd+N

Open

CtrlO

Ctrl+O · Cmd+O

Save

CtrlS

Ctrl+S · Cmd+S

Save As

CtrlShiftS

Ctrl+Shift+S · Cmd+Shift+S

Export as

CtrlAltShiftW

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W · Cmd+Opt+Shift+W

CtrlP

Ctrl+P · Cmd+P

Undo

CtrlZ

Ctrl+Z · Cmd+Z

Step backward (history)

CtrlAltZ

Ctrl+Alt+Z · Cmd+Opt+Z

Step forward

CtrlShiftZ

Ctrl+Shift+Z · Cmd+Shift+Z

Revert document to saved version

F12

F12

Documentation check for this addition

24 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-02, 2026-11-06. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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