Adobe Photoshop is a widely used digital design software by graphic designers, web designers, digital artists, photographers, and numerous other professionals. Adobe Photoshop offers a comprehensive range of features to enable users to edit photos, retouch images, as well as create detailed digital art. Key features include text tools, photo editing tools, selection tools, filters, effects, brush tools, smart objects, retouching tools, 3D capabilities, and integration with other Adobe Creative Cloud services and applications.
The following popular desktop keyboard shortcuts will greatly improve your efficiency with Adobe Photoshop on your computer.
- Free Transform CTRL + T
- Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush Hold down ~ (tilde accent)
- Deselect selections CTRL + D
- Undo last command CTRL + Z
- Decrease Brush Size [
- Increase Brush Size ]
- Decrease Brush Hardness {
- Increase Brush Hardness }
- Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise)
- Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow
- Default Foreground/Background colours D
- Switch Foreground/Background Colors X
- Fit layer(s) to screen Alt + click layer
- New layer via copy CTRL + J
- New layer via cut Shift + CTRL + J
- Add to a selection Any selection tool + Shift + drag
- Delete brush or swatch Alt+click brush or swatch
- Toggle auto-select checkbox in the Options bar with Move tool selected CTRL+Click
- Close all open documents other than the current document Ctrl + Alt + P
- Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) Esc
- Selects the first edit field of the toolbar Enter
- Navigate between fields Tab
- Navigate between fields in the opposite direction Tab + Shift
- Change Cancel to Reset Alt
