Many combinations may already be known to you.
Ctrl + A - select ALL
Ctrl + C - copy
Ctrl + V - paste
Ctrl + N - new document
Shift + Ctrl + N - new layer
Ctrl + S - save
Shift + Ctrl + S - save as...
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S - save for Web
Ctrl + Z - go back
Alt + Ctrl + Z - go back a few steps
Shift + Ctrl + Z - go back one step
Ctrl (-) - zoom out
Ctrl (+) - zoom in
Alt + Ctrl + 0 - natural image size
●Call frequently used tools:
B - brush
E - eraser
H - hand (the same action is performed by the "spacebar")
L - lasso
M - selection
P - pen
T - text
V - move
D - set colors black/white
X - swap colors
[ - decreases brush size
] - increases brush size
Ctrl + T – free transform;
Ctrl + U – hue/saturation;
Ctrl + D - deselect;
Ctrl + Shift + U - desaturate the graphic image;
Ctrl + I - invert colors;
Ctrl + Shift + I - invert selection;
Ctrl + Shift + L - auto image levels;
F6 - show/hide the color palette;
Ctrl + B – color balance;
Ctrl + Alt + B - previous color balance setting;
Ctrl + X or F2 – cut;
Ctrl + M – curves;
Ctrl + Alt + M - last curve settings;
Ctrl + Shift + U – reduce image saturation;
Ctrl + Q and ALT + F4 – exit the program;
Shift + Space or Shift + F5 – fill;
Ctrl + ALT + D or Shift + F6 - feathering the selected area;
Ctrl + 0 – stretch or shrink the image to fit the screen.
●Hotkeys in Photoshop for working with layers:
F7 – hide or show the layers palette;
Alt + click on the eye image of the layers palette - view a separate layer;
Ctrl+Shift+N - creating a new layer and adjusting blending parameters;
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N - creating a new layer and bypassing the setting of blending parameters;
Ctrl + J - cloning the selection to a new layer;
Ctrl + Shift + J - converts the selection into a new layer and removes it from the background layer;
Ctrl + A, Ctrl + J - duplicating the layer into a new layer;
Shift + Alt + ] - go to the top layer;
Alt + ] – move one layer up;
Alt + [ - move one layer down;
Shift + Alt + ( - go to the bottom layer;
Shift + Alt + right-click on the image with any Photoshop tool - go to the layer that contains the specified image;
Ctrl + click on the layer name in the layers palette - convert the transparency mask of the selected layer to selection outline;
Ctrl + Alt + click on the layer name in the layers palette - subtract the transparency mask from the selection;
Ctrl + Shift + click on the layer name in the layers palette - add the transparency mask of the selected layer to the selection outline;
+ (+) and +(- ) with the selection tool active - change layer blending modes;
Ctrl + ] - Move the layer one level forward;
Ctrl + Shift + ] - Move the layer to the foreground;
Ctrl + [ - Move the layer to the background;
Ctrl + Shift + [ - moving the layer back and placing it in front of the background layer;
Shift + Alt + N - return to normal blending mode;
Ctrl + E - merge the current layer with the bottom one;
Ctrl + Shift + E - merge visible layers;
Ctrl + Alt + E - clone content all connected layers to active;
Ctrl + G - group with the previous layer;
Ctrl + Shift + G - ungroup layers;
Ctrl + E - merge related layers;
Alt + click on the horizontal straight line of the layers palette or Ctrl + G – group adjacent layers;
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E - clones the contents of all visible layers into the active one;
Alt + click on the dotted straight layer palette or Ctrl + Shift + G – ungroup adjacent layers;
From Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 5 in the effects dialog - switch layer effects;
Ctrl + click on the page icon at the bottom of the layers palette - create an adjustment layer;
Alt + effects command - locks the effects of a specific layer;
Ctrl + Shift + S - save a “flat” copy of the image with layers.
Ctrl + A - select ALL
Ctrl + C - copy
Ctrl + V - paste
Ctrl + N - new document
Shift + Ctrl + N - new layer
Ctrl + S - save
Shift + Ctrl + S - save as...
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S - save for Web
Ctrl + Z - go back
Alt + Ctrl + Z - go back a few steps
Shift + Ctrl + Z - go back one step
Ctrl (-) - zoom out
Ctrl (+) - zoom in
Alt + Ctrl + 0 - natural image size
●Call frequently used tools:
B - brush
E - eraser
H - hand (the same action is performed by the "spacebar")
L - lasso
M - selection
P - pen
T - text
V - move
D - set colors black/white
X - swap colors
[ - decreases brush size
] - increases brush size
Ctrl + T – free transform;
Ctrl + U – hue/saturation;
Ctrl + D - deselect;
Ctrl + Shift + U - desaturate the graphic image;
Ctrl + I - invert colors;
Ctrl + Shift + I - invert selection;
Ctrl + Shift + L - auto image levels;
F6 - show/hide the color palette;
Ctrl + B – color balance;
Ctrl + Alt + B - previous color balance setting;
Ctrl + X or F2 – cut;
Ctrl + M – curves;
Ctrl + Alt + M - last curve settings;
Ctrl + Shift + U – reduce image saturation;
Ctrl + Q and ALT + F4 – exit the program;
Shift + Space or Shift + F5 – fill;
Ctrl + ALT + D or Shift + F6 - feathering the selected area;
Ctrl + 0 – stretch or shrink the image to fit the screen.
●Hotkeys in Photoshop for working with layers:
F7 – hide or show the layers palette;
Alt + click on the eye image of the layers palette - view a separate layer;
Ctrl+Shift+N - creating a new layer and adjusting blending parameters;
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N - creating a new layer and bypassing the setting of blending parameters;
Ctrl + J - cloning the selection to a new layer;
Ctrl + Shift + J - converts the selection into a new layer and removes it from the background layer;
Ctrl + A, Ctrl + J - duplicating the layer into a new layer;
Shift + Alt + ] - go to the top layer;
Alt + ] – move one layer up;
Alt + [ - move one layer down;
Shift + Alt + ( - go to the bottom layer;
Shift + Alt + right-click on the image with any Photoshop tool - go to the layer that contains the specified image;
Ctrl + click on the layer name in the layers palette - convert the transparency mask of the selected layer to selection outline;
Ctrl + Alt + click on the layer name in the layers palette - subtract the transparency mask from the selection;
Ctrl + Shift + click on the layer name in the layers palette - add the transparency mask of the selected layer to the selection outline;
+ (+) and +(- ) with the selection tool active - change layer blending modes;
Ctrl + ] - Move the layer one level forward;
Ctrl + Shift + ] - Move the layer to the foreground;
Ctrl + [ - Move the layer to the background;
Ctrl + Shift + [ - moving the layer back and placing it in front of the background layer;
Shift + Alt + N - return to normal blending mode;
Ctrl + E - merge the current layer with the bottom one;
Ctrl + Shift + E - merge visible layers;
Ctrl + Alt + E - clone content all connected layers to active;
Ctrl + G - group with the previous layer;
Ctrl + Shift + G - ungroup layers;
Ctrl + E - merge related layers;
Alt + click on the horizontal straight line of the layers palette or Ctrl + G – group adjacent layers;
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E - clones the contents of all visible layers into the active one;
Alt + click on the dotted straight layer palette or Ctrl + Shift + G – ungroup adjacent layers;
From Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 5 in the effects dialog - switch layer effects;
Ctrl + click on the page icon at the bottom of the layers palette - create an adjustment layer;
Alt + effects command - locks the effects of a specific layer;
Ctrl + Shift + S - save a “flat” copy of the image with layers.