In part one of the series, I gave instructions on how to setup a custom workspace that suits your preferences and workflow style.
Now that you know how to work efficiently with customized workspaces, we will now look at a way to work efficiently with Photoshop keyboard shortcuts.
Photoshop’s Keyboard Shortcuts allows users the ability to quickly access tools, functions and effects without scrolling for them through menus, “more options” fly out panels and Tool Bar icons.
Some people consider mastery of Keyboard Shortcuts essential for professional imaging artists and believe that it’s mandatory to memorize and use them.
However, there are hundreds of them; a daunting task, plus most artists’ brains are visually oriented; they like to see and click on things and it’s perfectly acceptable to do so.
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That being said, mastering Keyboard Shortcuts that are relevant to the style of work at hand speeds up workflow and eliminates the monotony of repetitive seeking and clicking.
In this article I am providing the ones most commonly used by photographers who use Photoshop to adjust and retouch their images.
I’m also confining the shortcuts to those that consist of 2-3 keys because I like to assign multiple key shortcuts to a Function key or as an option on my Wacom tablet.
To download all of the below shortcuts in a free spreadsheet, just click here.
When going for Keyboard Shortcuts that access specific tools and panels, press the first key and quickly the other as if you were playing a piano.
When using them to affect the way a tool or function is working, hold the key while accomplishing the task.
* The Rotate Tool in the Tool Bar can be selected with Shift + R, but it requires another Keyboard Shortcut to get back to the Hand Tool, so pressing and holding the R key is generally faster.
The above shortcuts apply the change to the selected layer as an all over adjustment.
To apply adjustments over the selected layer with the option to use Layer Masks, opacity, etc, select adjustment options from the Adjustment button located at the bottom of the Layers Window.
It looks like a circle, half white and half black.
The tools located in the Vertical Tool Bar may also be accessed using Keyboard Shortcuts, or by just clicking on the one you want visually.
Many of these tool boxes contain multiple options within that may be scrolled through just by repeatedly clicking the Keyboard Shortcut for that tool.
When you are learning to use Keyboard Shortcuts, take it easy! Don’t try to learn them all at once; master a few of them and then add a few more.
I’d suggest starting with easy navigation shortcuts, like:
Then add:
From there, add more according to the tools and functions you use the most.
If you want to modify an existing Photoshop shortcut or create custom Photoshop shortcuts for commands that have no default shortcut, follow the instructions below:
In Photoshop, go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, or hit Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K (a shortcut to access the shortcut!)
Within the Keyboard Shortcuts window, choose a shortcut type from the “Shortcuts For:” drop down menu.
Once you find the command that you want to create/modify, click on the blue arrow to view the existing shortcuts.
To modify – click on an existing shortcut and you’ll be able to modify it with your own personalized shortcut.
To create – click on the blank space next to a command and you’ll be able to create your own personalized shortcut.
If you want to undo a change, press the undo button, or Ctrl + Z.
Once you’re finished with customizing your own shortcuts, click on the OK button and it will save into the Photoshop Defaults set.
If you want to create your own set (not save into the Photoshop Defaults set), simply click on the save icon on the top and you’ll be able to name and save your personalized set.
These shortcuts + a bonus post on setting up a custom Photoshop workspace. Click here to download.Keyboard Shortcuts are designed to help you cut down on the time spent navigating the software so you can concentrate on the creative part of imaging.
Don’t feel like a dummy if you don’t know them all – the important part of digital imaging is the beautiful results you produce with your imagination and mastery of the tools and functions to create art.
Keyboard Shortcuts just help you get there a little faster!
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This list includes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to work with the Photoshop Elements tools. For more information about the Photoshop Elements tools, see Tools. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
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Result | Windows | Mac OS |
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Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut | Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) | Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) |
Cycle through nested tools | Alt-click tool | Option-click tool |
Move tool | V | V |
Zoom tool | Z | Z |
Hand tool | H | H |
Eyedropper tool | I | I |
Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool | M | M |
Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool | L | L |
Magic Wand tool Selection Brush tool Quick Selection tool Refined Selection tool Auto Selection tool | A | A |
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type Mask tool Vertical Type Mask tool Text on Selection Text on Shape Text on Path | T | T |
Crop tool Perspective Crop Cookie Cutter tool | C | C |
Recompose tool | W | W |
Straighten tool | P | P |
Eye tool | Y | Y |
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool | J | J |
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool | S | S |
Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool | E | E |
Pencil tool | N | N |
Brush tool Impressionist Brush Color Replacement tool | B | B |
Smart Brush tool Detail Smart Brush tool | F | F |
Paint Bucket tool | K | K |
Gradient tool | G | G |
Custom Shape tool Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Star tool Line tool Shape Selection tool | U | U |
Blur tool Sharpen tool Smudge tool | R | R |
Sponge tool Dodge tool Burn tool | O | O |
Show/Hide all panels | Tab | Tab |
Default foreground and background colors | D | D |
Switch foreground and background colors | X | X |