Photoshop CS 5
How-To Geek Cheat Sheet Toolbox Shortcut Keys
Layer Panel Ctrl E
V
Move Tool
M
Marquee Tool
>
Ctrl Shift E
Merge all visible layers Click layers to select Multiple layers at once
Merge current layer down
L
Lasso Tool
>
Shift Click
W
Quick Selection Tool
>
Ctrl Click
C
Crop Tool
>
Alt Shift +
Set layer to next blending mode
I
Eyedropper Tool
>
Alt Shift -
Set layer to previous blending mode
J
Spot Healing Brush Tool
>
Alt ]
Select layer below
B
Brush Tool
>
Alt [
Select layer above
S
Clone Stamp Tool
>
/
Y
History Brush Tool
>
Ctrl J
E
Eraser Tool
>
Ctrl Shift J
G
Gradient Tool
>
Ctrl G
R
Blur Tool
>
O
Dodge Tool
>
P
Pen Tool
>
Click layer to select layer transparency
Lock transparency of current layer New layer via copy and paste New layer via cut and paste Puts active layer or layers in a Layer Group
Helpful Shortcuts and Modifiers
T
Horizontal Type Tool
>
Space Bar
A
Path Selection Tool
>
Alt
Temporarily gives you the Eyedropper Tool
U
Rectangle Tool
>
Ctrl
Temporarily gives you the Move Tool
H
Hand Tool
>
Shift
Z
Zoom Tool
Caps Lock
X
Switch Foreground Color
Tab
D
Default Black and White
F
Q
Quick Mask Mode
Ctrl R
Toggle rulers on and off
Ctrl ;
Show or hide guides
Geek Note:
How to Read A Histogram
Temporarily gives you the Hand Tool
Modifies tools to snap to straight lines or squares Toggles between Normal and Precise cursors Hides and shows your active panels Toggles Full Screen Modes
Editing Shortcuts
Image Editing Shortcuts
The > mark indicates the tool has options available. Hold Shift and the press the shortcut key to cycle through the “hidden” tools in the PS toolbox.
Ctrl C, X, or V Ctrl Shift C
Ctrl L
Open Levels tool
Copy selection as if merged
Ctrl M
Open Curves tool
Ctrl Z
Undo
Ctrl U
open Hue/Saturation
Ctrl Shift Z
Redo
Ctrl I
Invert layer colors
Step Back in History
Ctrl B
Color Balance tool
Crtl Alt Z Shift F5
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Copy , Cut, or Paste selection
Fill Tool
Ctrl T
Free Transform
Ctrl Shift I
Invert Selection
Shift Ctrl L
Auto Tone
Alt Shift Ctrl L Auto Contrast Shift Ctrl B
Auto Color
Ctrl D
Select none
Alt Ctrl I
Image Size, rescale image
Ctrl A
Select all
Alt Ctrl C
Canvas size
author: Eric Z Goodnight Photoshop CS5 Cheatsheet v 1.0