
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Click in empty area of panel | Create new swatch from foreground color | |
| Command+Click swatch | Set swatch color as background color | |
| Option+Click swatch | Delete swatch |
Selecting Tools
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| For selecting tools, press Shift+Letter to cycle through the sub-tools of each. Alt+Click on Tool cycles through hidden tools | H | |
| Hand tool | V | |
| Move Tool | M | |
| Marquee Tools | L | |
| Lasso Tools | W | |
| Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool | C | |
| Crop and Slice Tools | I | |
| Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, and Count Tool | J | |
| Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool | B | |
| Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and | S | |
| Clone Stamp tool | Y | |
| History Brush tool | E | |
| Eraser tool | G | |
| Gradient tool | O | |
| Dodge tool | P | |
| Pen tool | T | |
| Type tool | A | |
| Path Selection tool | U | |
| Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tool | K | |
| 3D Object Tools | N | |
| 3D Camera Tools | R | |
| Rotate View tool | Z | |
| Zoom tool |
Manage Views
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents | |
| F/Shift+F | Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwards | |
| Command+[+]/- | Zoom in/ zoom out | |
| Command+0 | Zoom to fit screen | |
| Command+1 | Zoom to 100% | |
| Press and hold H, then Click | Temporarily Zoom into an Image | |
| Command+' | Show/Hide Grid | |
| Command+; | Show/Hide Guides | |
| Command+R | Show/Hide Rulers | |
| Space | Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool | |
| Shift+Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments | |
| Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ down one screen | |
| Home/End | Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner | |
| Command+Shift+; | Toggle Snap | |
| Command+Option+; | Lock Guides | |
| Command+Y | Proof Colors | |
| Shift+Command+Y | Gamut Warning | |
| Command+H | Extras | |
| Shift+Command+H | Show Target Path |
Refine Edge Dialog Box
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+Option+R | Open Refine Edge Dialog Box | |
| F/Shift+F | Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modes | |
| X | Toggle between original image and selection preview | |
| P | Toggle between original selection and refined version | |
| J | Toggle radius preview on and off | |
| Shift+E | Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools |
Liquify Window
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Command+X | Open Liquify Window | |
| W | Forward Warp tool | |
| R | Reconstruct tool | |
| C | Twirl Clockwise tool | |
| S | Pucker tool | |
| B | Bloat tool | |
| O | Push Left tool | |
| M | Mirror tool | |
| T | Turbulence tool | |
| F | Freeze Mask tool | |
| D | Thaw Mask tool | |
| Option+tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools | |
| Option+Drag in preview | Continually sample the distortion | |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing) | |
| Tab | Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top | |
| Option | Change Cancel to Reset |
Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc)
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| [/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools) | |
| Shift+[/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardnewss |
Black-and-White Dialog Box
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Command+Option+B | Open Black-and-White Dialog Box | |
| Tab/Shift+Tab | Jump to next/ jump to previous slider | |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 10% | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 1% |
Curves Dialog Box
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+M | Open Curves Dialog Box | |
| Click | Add a point to the Curve | |
| +/- | Cycle through point on the curve | |
| Command+D | Delete a point from the Curve | |
| Shift+Click | Select one or multiple points on the curve | |
| Delete | Delete selected points on the curve | |
| Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 1 unit | |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 10 unit | |
| Command+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the composite curve | |
| Shift+Command+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the channel curve |
Select and Move Objects
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Any selection tool+Shift+Drag | Add to a selection | |
| Any selection tool+Option+Drag | Subtract from a selection | |
| Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool)+Shift-Option+Drag | Intersect a selection | |
| Shift+Drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle | |
| Option+Drag | Draw marquee from center | |
| Option+Shift+Drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center | |
| Command | Switch to Move Tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen Tool is selected | |
| Option+Drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool | |
| Option+Click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to polygonal Lasso Tool | |
| Enter | Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso; press Escape to cancel | |
| Move Tool+Option+Drag selection | Move copy of selection | |
| Any selection+Arrow Keys | Move selection area 1 pixel | |
| Move Tool+Arrow Keys | Move selection 1 pixel | |
| Command+Arrow Keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | |
| Magnetic Lasso Tool+[/] | Increase/decrease detection width (follow width in status bar) | |
| Crop tool+Enter | Accept cropping. Press Escape to exit croppoing | |
| / | Toggle crop shield off and on | |
| Ruler Tool+Option+Drag end point | Make protractor | |
| Shift+Drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) | |
| Option+Drag guid | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |
Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option | Transform from center or reflect | |
| Shift | Constrain | |
| Command | Distort | |
| Enter | Apply | |
| Esc | Cancel | |
| Command+Option+T | Free transform with duplicate data | |
| Command+Option+Shift+T | Transform again with duplicate data |
Edit Paths
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Direct selection tool+Shift+Click | Select multiple anchor points | |
| Direct selection tool+Option+Click | Select entire path | |
| Pen (any Pen Tool), Path Selection / Direct Selection tool+Command+Option+Drag | Duplicate a path | |
| Command | Switch to Direct Selection tool (from Path Selection, Pen, etc.) | |
| Option | Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point | |
| Magnetic Pen Tool+Double-click | Close path | |
| Magnetic Pen Tool+Option+Double-click | Close path with straight-line segment |
Painting Tools
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Painting Tool+Ctrl+Option+Command and drag | Select foreground color from color picker | |
| Any Painting Tool+Option | Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool | |
| Eyedropper tool+Option+Click | Select background color | |
| Eyedropper tool+Shift | Color sampler tool | |
| Color sampler tool+Option+Click | Deletes color sampler | |
| Any painting / Editing Tool+0..9 | Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for Painting Mode to 10%, 20% etc. use 0 for 100%, and use 2 numbers in quick succession for specific percentage. | |
| Any Painting / Editing Tool+Shift+0..9 | Sets flow for Painting Mode | |
| Option+Shift+1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | |
| 1...9 | Mixer Brush changes Wet setting | |
| 0 (zero) | Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | |
| Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes | |
| Delete | Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer | |
| Option+Delete | Fill with foreground or background color | |
| Command+Option+Delete | Fill from history | |
| Shift+Delete | Displays Fill dialog box | |
| / | Lock transparent pixels on/ off | |
| Any Painting Tool+Shift+Click | Connects points with a straight line |
Blending Modes
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+[+]/- | Cycle through blending modes | |
| Option+Shift+N | Normal | |
| Option+Shift+I | Dissolve | |
| Option+Shift+Q | Behind (Brush tool only) | |
| Option+Shift+R | Clear (Brush tool only) | |
| Option+Shift+K | Darken | |
| Option+Shift+M | Multiply | |
| Option+Shift+B | Color Burn | |
| Option+Shift+A | Linear Burn | |
| Option+Shift+G | Lighten | |
| Option+Shift+S | Screen | |
| Option+Shift+D | Color Dodge | |
| Option+Shift+W | Linear Dodge | |
| Option+Shift+O | Overlay | |
| Option+Shift+F | Soft Light | |
| Option+Shift+H | Hard Light | |
| Option+Shift+V | Vivid Light | |
| Option+Shift+J | Linear Light | |
| Option+Shift+Z | Pin Light | |
| Option+Shift+L | Hard Mix | |
| Option+Shift+E | Difference | |
| Option+Shift+X | Exclusion | |
| Option+Shift+U | Hue | |
| Option+Shift+T | Saturation | |
| Option+Shift+C | Color | |
| Option+Shift+Y | Luminosity | |
| Sponge tool+Option+Shift+D | Desaturate | |
| Sponge tool+Option+Shift+S | Saturate | |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+Option+Shift+S | Dodge/burn shadows | |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+Option+Shift+M | Dodge/burn midtones | |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+Option+Shift+H | Dodge/burn highlights | |
| Option+Shift+N | Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images) |
Select and Edit Text
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+Drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image | |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Extend selection by 1 character | |
| Shift+Click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point | |
| Shift+Click | Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | |
| Click 2x, 3x, 4x, / 5x in fast succession | Select a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Story | |
| Command+H | Hide/Show selection on selected type | |
| Command | Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box) | |
| Command+Drag a bounding box handle | Scale text within Bounding Box when resizing the bounding box | |
| Space+Drag | Move text box while creating text box |
Format Text Type
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+Shift+L,C, /R | Align left, center, or right (Horizontal Type) or top, center, or bottom (Vertical Type) | |
| Command+Shift+X | Choose 100% horizontal scale | |
| Command+Option+Shift+X | Choose 100% vertical scale | |
| Command+Option+Shift+A | Choose Auto leading | |
| Command+Ctrl+Shift+Q | Choose 0 for tracking | |
| Command+Shift+J | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line | |
| Command+Shift+F | Justify paragraph, justifies all | |
| Command+Ctrl+Option+Shift+H | Toggle paragraph hyphenation | |
| Command+Option+Shift+T | Toggle single/every-line composer | |
| Command+Shift </> | Decrease/ increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels | |
| Option+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels | |
| Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels | |
| Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
Slicing and Optimizing
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command | Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool | |
| Shift+Drag | Draw square slice | |
| Option+Drag | Draw from center outward | |
| Option+Shift+Drag | Draw square slice from center outward | |
| Space+Drag | Reposition slice while creating slice | |
| Ctrl+Click slice | Open context-sensitive menu |