Photoshop CC 2014 Shortcuts: Mac

Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are many keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop CC 2014, including lesser known and hidden keystrokes!

Selecting
Draw marquee selection from center Option-drag selection
Add to a selection Shift
Subtract from a selection Option
Intersect with a selection Shift-Option
Make copy of selection w/Move tool Option-drag selection
Make Copy of selection when not in Move tool Cmd-Option-drag selection
Move selection (in 1-pixel Increments) Arrow Keys
Move selection (in 10-pixel Increments) Shift-Arrow Keys
Select all opaque pixels on layer Cmd-Click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Reselect last selection Cmd-Shift-D
Feather selection Shift-F6
Move marquee while drawing selection Hold Spacebar while drawing marquee
Viewing
Fit on Screen Double-click on Hand tool or Cmd-0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels) Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Cmd-1
Zoom in Cmd-Spacebar-Click or Cmd-Plus(+)
Zoom out Option-Spacebar-Click or Cmd-Minus(–)
Hide/Show all tools and panels Tab
Hide/Show all panels except Tools panel and Options bar Shift-Tab
Cycle through full screen modes F
Scroll image left or right in window Cmd-Shift-Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image Cmd-drag in Navigator panel
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith \
Layers
Create new layer Cmd-Shift-N
Select non-contiguous layers Cmd-Click layers
Select contiguous layers Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer
Delete Layer Delete key
View contents of layer mask Option-Click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask Shift-Click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it Option-Drag
Find/Select layer containing object Control-Click on object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity Number keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blending modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blending mode (w/Move tool) Shift-Option-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer Option-[ or Option-]
Move layer below/above current layer Cmd-[ or Cmd-]
Type
Select all text on layer Double-click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 1 pt Cmd-Shift-> or <
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 5 pts Cmd-Option-Shift-> or <
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Option-Right/Left arrow
Align text left/center/right Cmd-Shift-L/C/R
Painting
Fill selection with Background color Cmd-Delete
Fill selection with Foreground color Option-Delete
Fill selection with Foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels Option-Shift-Delete
Fill selection with source state in History panel Cmd-Option-Delete
Display Fill dialog box Shift-Delete
Sample as background color Option-click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool While in any painting/editing tool, hold Cmd
To get Eyedropper with painting tools Option
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) Shift-Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) Shift-Number keys
To get Crosshair Cursor While in any painting/editing tool, turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase brush size [ or ]
Decrease/Increase hardness of brush Shift-[ or Shift-]
Switch between preset brushes < or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel Ctrl-Click in image window
Erase to History panel's source state Option-Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode Shift-Opt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box Shift-click in image window
Delete fixed color target Option-click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new Spot Color Channel from current selection Cmd-click on New Channel button in Channels panel
Pen Tool & Paths
To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen tool Cmd
Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools Option
Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point Cmd-Option
To select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool Option-click
Convert path to a selection Cmd-click on path name (in Paths panel)
Panels
Show/Hide Brushes panel F5
Show/Hide Color panel F6
Show/Hide Layers panel F7
Show/Hide Info panel F8
Show/Hide Actions panel Option-F9
Open Adobe Bridge Cmd-Option-O
Miscellaneous Good Stuff
Switch between open documents Cmd-Tilde(~)
Undo or Redo operations beyond last one Cmd-Option-Z/-Shift-Z
Reapply last filter used Cmd-F
Rapply last filter used, but display dialog box to alter settings Cmd-Option-F
Temporarily switch to Hand Tool Spacebar
Reset dialog Box Hold Option, Cancel turns into Reset Button, click it
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units Shift-Up/Down Arrow
Reapply Last Transformation Cmd-Shift-T
Measure angle between lines (Protractor Function) After ruler is drawn, Option-drag end of line with Ruler Tool
Move Crop/Selection Marquee while creating Hold Spacebar while drawing
Snap Guide to Ruler ticks Hold Shift while dragging
Highlight fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) Return
Don't snap object edge while moving Hold Control while dragging
Tools
V Move
M Marquee tools
L Lasso tools
W Quick Selection, Magic Wand
C Crop and Slice Tools
I Eyedropper, 3D Material Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count
J Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Content-Aware Move Red Eye
B Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush
S Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
Y History Brush, Art History Brush
E Eraser tools
G Gradient, Paint Bucket, 3D Material Drop
O Dodge, Burn, Sponge
P Pen tools
T Type tools
A Path Selection, Direct Selection
U Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
H Hand
R Rotate
Z Zoom
D Default colors
X Switch Foreground and Background colors
Q Quick Mask Mode
To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above
For example, to switch between Rectangular and Elliptical marquee hit Shift-M
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