MindMap Gallery Photoshop shortcut keys for Windows version (full) (updated on August 19, 2023)
A complete collection of Photoshop shortcut keys for Windows, including selecting tools, formatting text, using panels, viewing images, etc.
Edited at 2023-11-15 12:07:05This is a mind map about bacteria, and its main contents include: overview, morphology, types, structure, reproduction, distribution, application, and expansion. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
This is a mind map about plant asexual reproduction, and its main contents include: concept, spore reproduction, vegetative reproduction, tissue culture, and buds. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
This is a mind map about the reproductive development of animals, and its main contents include: insects, frogs, birds, sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
This is a mind map about bacteria, and its main contents include: overview, morphology, types, structure, reproduction, distribution, application, and expansion. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
This is a mind map about plant asexual reproduction, and its main contents include: concept, spore reproduction, vegetative reproduction, tissue culture, and buds. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
This is a mind map about the reproductive development of animals, and its main contents include: insects, frogs, birds, sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction. The summary is comprehensive and meticulous, suitable as review materials.
Photoshop shortcut keys Windows version
Commonly used shortcut keys
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ~ (tilde)
Deselect selection
Ctrl D
Undo the previous command
Ctrl Z
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left arrow key (counterclockwise),
Right arrow key (clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift left arrow key (counterclockwise),
Shift right arrow key (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first edit field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use function keys
Start help
F1
cut
F2
copy
F3
Paste
F4
Show/hide the Brushes panel
F5
Show/hide Color panel
F6
Show/hide the Layers panel
F7
Show/hide the Info panel
F8
Show/hide Actions panel
F9
recover
F12
filling
Shift F5
feather selection
Shift F6
Invert selection
Shift F7
Select tool
Momentarily press and hold the key to activate the tool. Release the key to return to the previous tool.
Note: In a row with multiple tools, press the same shortcut key repeatedly to switch among the set of tools.
Use the same shortcut key to cycle through tools
Hold down Shift and press the shortcut key (if the Use the Shift key to switch tools preference is selected)
Cycle through hidden tools
Alt-click tools (except the Add Anchor Point, Remove Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools)
move tool; artboard tool
V
Rectangular Marquee Tool (use the same shortcut key for "Liquify"); Elliptical Marquee Tool
M
Lasso Tool; Polygonal Lasso Tool; Magnetic Lasso Tool
L
Object Selection tool; Quick Selection tool; Magic Wand tool
W
Crop tool; perspective crop tool; slice tool; slice selection tool
C
Eyedropper tool (same shortcut key for "Liquify"); color sampler tool; ruler tool; annotation tool
I
Frame tool
K
Eyedropper Tool; 3D Material Eyedropper Tool (ADD); Color Sampler Tool; Ruler Tool; Annotation Tool; Count Tool
I
Spot Healing Brush Tool; Healing Brush Tool; Patch Tool; Red-Eye Tool; Content-Aware Move Tool; Red-Eye Tool
J
Brush Tool; Pencil Tool; Color Replacement Tool; Mixer Brush Tool
B
Clone Stamp Tool; Pattern Stamp Tool
S
History Brush Tool; History Art Brush Tool
Y
Eraser Tool (same shortcut key for "Liquify"); Background Eraser Tool; Magic Eraser Tool
E
Gradient Tool; Paint Bucket Tool; 3D Material Drag and Drop Tool
G
Dodge tool; Burn tool; Sponge tool
O
Pen Tool; Free Pen Tool; Curved Pen Tool
P
Horizontal text tool; vertical text tool; horizontal text mask tool; vertical text mask tool
T
Path Selection Tool; Direct Selection Tool
A
Rectangle tool; Ellipse tool; Polygon tool; Line tool; Custom shape tool
U
Gripper tool (same shortcut key for "Liquify")
H
Rotate view tool
R
Zoom tool (same shortcut key for "Liquify"); Liquify
Z
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Switch between standard/quick mask mode
Q
Artboard tool
V
Toggle preserve transparent areas
/ (forward slash)
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
tapering brush
,
Gradually thicker brush
.
The finest brush
<
thickest brush
>
View image
Cycle through open documents
Ctrl Tab
Switch to previous document
Shift Ctrl Tab
Close the file and open Bridge in Photoshop
Shift-Ctrl-W
Switch between Standard and Quick Mask modes
Q
Switch between standard screen mode, full screen mode with menu bar, and full screen mode (forward)
F
Switch between standard screen mode, full screen mode with menu bar, and full screen mode (back)
Shift F
Toggle (forward) canvas color
Spacebar F (or right-click on the canvas background and select a color)
Toggle (back) canvas color
Spacebar Shift F
Constrain image to window
Double-click the gripper tool
Magnify 100%
Double-click the zoom tool or Ctrl 1
Switch to the Grappler tool (when not in text editing mode)
space bar
Use the gripper tool to pan multiple documents at the same time
Shift-drag
Switch to magnification tool
Ctrl space bar
Switch to zoom out tool
Alt space bar
Move the Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom Tool
Hold down the space bar and drag
Applies a scale percentage and leaves the scale percentage box active
Hold down Shift Enter in the Navigator panel to activate the zoom percentage box
Magnify a specified area in an image
Ctrl-drag in the preview of the Navigator panel
Temporarily zoom to image
Hold down the H key, then click in the image and hold down the mouse button.
Use the gripper tool to scroll through images
Hold down the space bar and drag, or drag the view area box in the Navigator panel
Scroll up or down one screen
Page Up or Page Down (hold down Ctrl to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down))
Scroll up or down 10 units
Shift Page Up or Page Down (hold down Ctrl to scroll left (Page Up) or right (Page Down))
Move the view to the upper left or lower right corner
Home or End
Turn on/off ruby red display of layer mask (layer mask must be selected)
\(backslash)
Use manipulation transformation
This section does not display shortcut keys in menu commands or tooltips
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use black and white adjustments
Shift Ctrl Alt B
Select all pins
Ctrl A
Deselect all pins
Ctrl D
Select multiple pins
Shift-click any pin
Hide pin
Hold down the H key to hide the pin, release the H key to restore the pin.
Delete pin
Alt-click the pin
A circle will appear allowing you to rotate the pin
Press the Alt key to move closer to the pin, but not over it
undistort
Esc
Use Select and Mask
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Select and mask
Ctrl Alt R
Positioning layers
Ctrl 2
positioning mask
Ctrl \
Temporarily disable masking
Shift-click the mask
Add a layer mask icon to automatically hide the contents of a layer (or active selection)
Alt-click the layer mask icon
Invert layer mask
Control I
Use the filter library
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Apply new filter on top of selected filters
Alt-click the filter
Change the "Cancel" button to "Default"
Ctrl+click
One step forward
Ctrl Shift Z
step back
Ctrl Alt Z
Use the Liquify filter
Forward Warp Tool
W
Rebuild tool
R
Rotate the twist tool clockwise
C
wrinkle tool
S
expansion tool
B
push left tool
O
freeze mask tool
F
Unfreeze Mask Tool
D
Smooth tool
E
Gripper tool
H
Zoom tool
Z
Liquify filter
Shift Ctrl X
Reverse the direction of the Diffuse, Pucker, and Push Left tools
Alt-click the tool
Continuously sample distortions
Alt-drag in the preview with the Rebuild tool, Displace, Expand, or Associative mode selected
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or decrease/increase concentration, pressure, ratio, or turbulence jitter by 1
Down arrow/up arrow in the Brush Size, Concentration, Pressure, Ratio, or Turbulence Jitter text boxes (hold down the Shift key to decrease/increase 10)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or decrease/increase concentration, pressure, ratio, or turbulence jitter by 1
Left arrow/right arrow displayed for Brush Size, Concentration, Pressure, Ratio, or Turbulence Jitter slider (hold down Shift to decrease/increase 10)
Cycle through controls on the right from top to bottom
Tab
Cycle through controls on the right side from bottom to top
Shift Tab
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use vanishing points
Zoom twice (temporary)
X
enlarge
Ctrl (plus sign)
zoom out
Ctrl - (hyphen)
Fit view size
Ctrl 0 (zero), double-click the gripper tool
Scale to center at 100%
Double-click the zoom tool
Increase brush size (Brush tool, Stamp tool)
]
Reduce brush size (Brush tool, Stamp tool)
[
Increase brush hardness (Brush Tool, Stamp Tool)
Shift ]
Reduce brush hardness (Brush Tool, Stamp Tool)
Shift [
Revert to previous action
Ctrl Z
Redo last action
Ctrl Shift Z
Deselect all
Ctrl D
Hide selections and planes
Ctrl H
Move selection 1 pixel
arrow keys
Move selection 10 pixels
Shift arrow keys
copy
Ctrl C
Paste
Ctrl V
Repeat the previous copy and move
Ctrl Shift T
Create a floating selection from the current selection
Ctrl Alt T
Fill the selection with the image under the pointer
Ctrl-drag
Create a copy of the selection as a floating selection
Ctrl + Alt drag
Constrain selection to 15° rotation
Hold Alt Shift to rotate
Select a plane under another selected plane
Ctrl-click the plane
Creates a plane at 90° to the parent plane
Ctrl-drag
Delete the previous node while creating the plane
Backspace
Establish a complete canvas plane (consistent with the camera)
Double-click the Create Plane tool
Using the Camera Raw dialog box
Note: Momentarily hold down the key to activate the tool. Release the key to return to the previous tool.
Zoom tool
Z
Gripper tool
H
white balance tool
I
Color sampler tool
S
Crop tool
C
straightening tools
A
Spot removal tool
B
Red eye removal tool
basic panel
Ctrl Alt 1
tone curve panel
Ctrl Alt 2
Details panel
Ctrl Alt 3
HSL/Grayscale Panel
Ctrl Alt 4
split tone panel
Ctrl Alt 5
Lens correction panel
Ctrl Alt 6
Camera calibration panel
Ctrl Alt 7
Default panel
Ctrl Alt 9
Open the snapshot panel
Ctrl Alt 9
Parametric Curve Target Adjustment Tool
Ctrl Alt Shift T
Hue Target Adjustment Tool
Ctrl Alt Shift H
Saturation Target Adjustment Tool
Ctrl Alt Shift S
Brightness Target Adjustment Tool
Ctrl Alt Shift L
Grayscale Blend Target Adjustment Tool
Ctrl Alt Shift G
Last used targeting tool
T
Adjustment Brush Tool
K
Gradient filter tool
G
Increase/decrease brush size
] / [
Increase/decrease brush feathering
Shift ] / Shift [
Increase/decrease the flow rate of the Adjustment Brush tool in increments of 10
= (equal sign) / - (hyphen)
Temporarily switch the Adjustment Brush tool from Add mode to Erase mode, or from Erase mode to Add mode
Alt
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool size
Alt ] / Alt [
Increase/decrease temporary adjustment brush tool feathering
Alt Shift ] / Alt Shift [
Increase/decrease the flow of the Temporary Adjustment Brush tool in increments of 10
Alt = (equal sign) / Alt - (hyphen)
Switch from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or Gradient filter to New mode
N
Toggle "Automask" for the Adjustment Brush Tool
M
Toggle "Show Mask" for the Adjustment Brush Tool
Y
Toggle Adjustment Brush Tool's Tip
V
Toggle overlays for the graduated filter, spot removal tool, or red-eye removal tool.
V
Rotate image left
L or Ctrl ]
Rotate image right
R or Ctrl [
enlarge
Ctrl (plus sign)
zoom out
Ctrl - (hyphen)
Temporarily switch to the Magnify tool (Not available when the Straighten tool is selected. If the Crop tool is active, temporarily switch to the Straighten tool.)
Ctrl
Temporarily switch to the Reduce Tool and turn the Open Image button into an Open Copy and Cancel button to reset.
Alt
Toggle preview
P
full screen mode
F
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the "Open Image" button to "Open Object". (Has no effect if the Crop tool is active.)
Shift
Select multiple points in the Curves panel
Click the first point, hold down the Shift key and click additional points
Add points to a curve in the Curves panel
Ctrl-click in preview
Move selected points (1 unit) in Curves panel
arrow keys
Move selected points (10 units) in Curves panel
Shift arrow keys
Open a selected image from Bridge's Camera Raw dialog box
Ctrl R
Open selected images from Bridge, bypassing the Camera Raw dialog
Hold down Shift and double-click the image
Shows highlights that will be clipped in Preview
Alt-drag the Exposure, Recovery, or Blacks slider
Highlight clipping warning
O
Shadow clipping warning
U
(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating
Ctrl 1-5
(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease star rating
Ctrl . (period) / Ctrl , (comma)
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label
Ctrl 6
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label
Ctrl 7
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label
Ctrl 8
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label
Ctrl 9
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label
Ctrl Shift 0
Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl K
Remove Adobe Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl Alt (when open)
Use black and white dialog boxes
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use curves
Open the Curves dialog box
Ctrl M
Select the next point on the curve
(add)
Select the previous point on the curve
– (minus sign)
Select multiple points on the curve
Shift-click the points
Deselect a point
Ctrl D
Delete a point on the curve
Select a point and press Delete
Move selected point 1 unit
arrow keys
Move selected point 10 units
Shift arrow keys
Shows highlights and shadows that will be trimmed
Alt-drag the Blackpoint/Whitepoint slider
Set a point on the compound curve
Ctrl+click the image
Set a point on the channel curve
Shift Ctrl+click the image
Switch grid size
Alt-click the field
Change color channels
Alt 2 = RGB
Alt 3 = red
Alt 4 = Green
Alt 5 = blue
Select and move objects
This section provides shortcut keys that do not appear in menu commands or tool tips.
Reposition marquee when selecting (available for shape tools)
Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) Spacebar and drag
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
subtract from selection
Any selection tool Alt + drag
intersect with selection
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) Shift Alt + drag
Constrain the selection to a square or circle if no other selections are active (available with the Shape tool)
Shift-drag
Draw a selection from the center if no other selection is active (available for shape tools)
Alt-drag
Constrain the shape and draw the marquee from the center (available with the Shape tool)
Shift Alt-drag
Switch to mobile tools
Ctrl (except when the gripper, slice, path, shape, or any pen tool is selected)
Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool
Alt-drag
Switch from the Magnetic Lasso Tool to the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Alt-click
Apply/cancel the operation of the magnetic lasso
Enter/Esc or Ctrl . (period)
Move a copy of the selection
Move tool Alt-drag selection (for shape tools)
Move selected area 1 pixel
Any selection Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow (hold down Shift to move 10 pixels)
Move selection 1 pixel
Move tool Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow (hold Shift to move 10 pixels) (for shape tools)
Moves the layer 1 pixel when nothing on the layer is selected
Ctrl Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow (hold Shift to move 10 pixels)
Increase/decrease detection width
Magnetic Lasso Tool [ or ]
Accept cropping or exit cropping
Crop tool Enter or Esc
Toggle crop mask on/off
/ (forward slash)
Create a protractor
Ruler tool Alt-drag the end point
Align guides to ruler marks (except when View > Align is not selected)
Shift-drag guide
Switch between horizontal and vertical guides
Alt-drag guides
Transform selections, selection boundaries, and paths
This section does not display shortcut keys in menu commands or tooltips
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Edit path
This section does not display shortcut keys in menu commands or tooltips
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
for painting
This section does not display shortcut keys in menu commands or tooltips
Select the foreground color from the color picker
Any drawing tool Shift Alt right click and drag
Use the eyedropper tool to select a foreground color from an image
Any drawing tool Alt or any shape tool Alt (except when the Path option is selected)
Select background color
Eyedropper tool Alt-click
Color sampler tool
Eyedropper tool Shift key
Remove color sampler
Color Sampler Tool Alt-click
Set paint mode opacity, tolerance, intensity, or exposure
Any painting or editing tool Number keys (e.g. 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 followed by 5 = 45%) (use the Shift number keys if the Airbrush option is enabled)
Set the flow rate of painting mode
Any painting or editing tool Shift numeric key (e.g. 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 followed by 5 = 45%) (Omit the Shift key if the Airbrush option is enabled)
Mixer brush changes Blend settings
Alt Shift Number
Mixer brush changes "wet" setting
number key
Mixer brush changes "Wet" and "Blended" to zero
00
Cycle through blend modes
Shift (plus sign) or - (minus sign)
Open the Fill dialog box on the background or standard layer
Backspace or Shift Backspace
Fill with foreground or background color
Alt Backspace or Ctrl Backspace (hold down the Shift key to preserve transparency)
Populate from history
Ctrl Alt Backspace (hold down the Shift key to preserve transparency)
Display the Fill dialog box
ShiftBackspace
Lock transparent pixels on/off
/ (forward slash)
Connect points and lines
Any drawing tool Shift + click
for blend mode
Cycle through blend modes
Shift (plus sign) or - (minus sign)
normal
Shift Alt N
Dissolve
Shift Alt I
Behind (Brush tool only)
Shift Alt Q
Clear (Brush tool only)
Shift Alt R
darken
Shift Alt K
multiply blend mode
Shift Alt M
Color deepens
Shift Alt B
linear deepening
Shift Alt A
Brighten
Shift Alt G
filter color
Shift Alt S
color dodge
Shift Alt D
linear dodge
Shift Alt W
Overlay
Shift Alt O
soft light
Shift Alt F
glare
Shift Alt H
bright light
Shift Alt V
linear light
Shift Alt J
Spotlight
Shift Alt Z
solid color mix
Shift Alt L
Difference
Shift Alt E
exclude
Shift Alt X
Hue
Shift Alt U
saturation
Shift Alt T
color
Shift Alt C
brightness
Shift Alt Y
Remove color
Shift Alt D and click the Sponge Tool
saturation
Shift Alt S and click the Sponge Tool
Dodge/Burn Shadows
Shift Alt S +click the Dodge Tool/Burn Tool
Lighten/Burn Midtones
Shift Alt M + click Dodge Tool/Burn Tool
Dodge/Burn highlights
Shift Alt H + click the Dodge Tool/Burn Tool
Set the blending mode of the bitmap image to Threshold and all other images to Normal
Shift Alt N
Select and edit text
This partial list provides shortcut keys that do not appear in menu commands or tooltips
Move text in an image
Hold down the Ctrl key while dragging text with the "Text" layer selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line up/down, or 1 word left/right
Shift Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Ctrl Shift Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select characters between the insertion point and the mouse click point
Shift + click
Move left/right 1 character, move down/up 1 line or left/right 1 word
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Ctrl Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Creates a new text layer while the text layer is selected in the Layers panel
Shift + click
Select words, lines, paragraphs or articles
Double-click, triple-click, four-click, or five-click
Show/hide selection on selected text
Ctrl H
Show a bounding box for transforming text while editing it, or activate the Move tool when the cursor is inside the bounding box
Ctrl
Scale text inside a bounding box when resizing it
Ctrl-drag the bounding box handle
Move the text box when creating it
Hold down the space bar and drag
Format text
This partial list provides shortcut keys that do not appear in menu commands or tooltips
Align left, center, or right
Horizontal text tool Ctrl Shift L, C or R
Align top, center, or bottom
Vertical type tool Ctrl Shift L, C or R
Select 100% horizontal zoom
Ctrl Shift X
Select 100% vertical zoom
Ctrl Shift Alt X
Select automatic line spacing
Ctrl Shift Alt A
Select 0 kerning
Ctrl Shift Q
Align paragraphs (last line aligned left)
Ctrl Shift J
Adjust paragraphs (Adjust all)
Ctrl Shift F
Toggle paragraph ligatures on/off
Ctrl Shift Alt H
Toggle single line/progressive synthesizer on/off
Ctrl Shift Alt T
Reduce or increase the text size of selected text (2 points/pixel)
Ctrl Shift < or > (hold Alt key to decrease/increase 10)
Increase or decrease line spacing by 2 points or pixels
Alt Down Arrow or Up Arrow (Hold Ctrl key to decrease/increase 10)
Increase or decrease the baseline shift by 2 points or pixels
Shift Alt Down Arrow or Up Arrow (hold Ctrl key to decrease/increase 10)
Decrease or increase kerning/kerning (20/1000 em)
Alt Left Arrow or Right Arrow (hold Ctrl key to decrease/increase 10)
Slice and optimize slices
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the panel
This partial list provides shortcut keys that do not appear in menu commands or tooltips
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the action panel
Turn on one command and turn off all other commands, or turn on all commands
Alt-click the check mark next to the command
Opens the current modal control and toggles all other modal controls
Alt-click
Change action or action group options
Alt-double-click an action or action group
Displays the Options dialog box for logged commands
Double-click the recorded command
Play the entire action
Hold down the Ctrl key and double-click the action
All components of the collapse/expand action
Alt-click the triangle
play command
Hold down the Ctrl key and click the Play button
Create a new action and start recording without confirmation
Alt-click the New Action button
Select adjacent items of the same type
Shift+click action/command
Select non-adjacent items of the same type
Ctrl+click action/command
Use adjustment layers
Note: If you want the channel shortcut that starts with Alt 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts. Then restart Photoshop.
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Using the animation panel in frame mode
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the brush panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Using the Channel Panel
Note: If you want the channel shortcut that starts with Ctrl 1 for red, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and then select Use legacy channel shortcuts
Select each channel
Ctrl 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
Select composite channel
Ctrl 2
Load channels as selections
Control-click the channel thumbnail, or Alt Ctrl 3 (red), Alt Ctrl 4 (green), Alt Ctrl 5 (blue)
Add to current selection
Ctrl-Shift-click the channel thumbnail
Subtract from current selection
Control Alt-click the channel thumbnail
Intersect with current selection
Control-Shift-Alt-click the channel thumbnail
Set options for the Save Selection as Channel button
Alt-click the Save Selection as Channel button
Create a new spot color channel
Ctrl+click the Create New Channel button
Select/deselect multiple color channel selections
Shift-click a color channel
Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide overlay in ruby color
Shift-click the Alpha channel
Show channel options
Double-click the Alpha channel or spot color channel thumbnail
Switch between composite and grayscale masks in Quick Mask mode
Any tool (including the Brush tool): Shift ~ (tilde); Any tool (excluding the Brush tool): ` (accent)
Use the Clone Source Panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the color panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Using the history panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the information panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the layers panel
Load layer transparency as selection
Ctrl-click the layer thumbnail
Add to current selection
Ctrl-Shift-click the layer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection
Ctrl+Alt-click the layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection
Ctrl Shift Alt + click the layer thumbnail
Load filter mask as selection
Ctrl-click the filter mask thumbnail
Create new layer
Control Shift N
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Layer grouping
Ctrl G
Ungroup layers
Ctrl Shift G
Create/release clipping mask
Ctrl Alt G
Select all layers
Ctrl Alt A
Merge visual layers
Ctrl Shift E
Create a new, empty layer using the dialog box
Alt-click the New Layer button
Create a new layer below the target layer
Hold down the Ctrl key and click the New Layer button
Select top layer
Alt . (period)
Select bottom layer
Alt , (comma)
Add to layer selection in Layers panel
Shift Alt [ or ]
Select next layer down/up
Alt [or]
Move target layer down/up
Ctrl [ or ]
Merge copies of all visible layers into the target layer
Ctrl Shift Alt E
Merge layers
Highlight the layers you want to merge and press Control E.
Move a layer to the bottom or top
Ctrl Shift [ or ]
Copy the current layer to the layer below
Merge Down command in Alt panel pop-up menu
Merge all visible layers into a new layer above the currently selected layer
Merge Visible Layers command in Alt panel pop-up menu
Show/hide this layer/layer group only, or show/hide all layers/layer groups
Right click on the eye icon
Show/hide all other currently visible layers
Alt-click the eye icon
Toggles the target layer’s lock transparency or the last applied lock
/ (forward slash)
Edit layer effects/styles, options
Double click on layer effect/style
Hide layer effects/styles
Alt-double-click the layer effect/style
Edit layer style
Double click on the layer
Disable/enable vector masks
Shift-click the vector mask thumbnail
Open the Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Double-click the layer mask thumbnail
Toggle layer mask on/off
Shift-click the layer mask thumbnail
Toggle filter mask on/off
Shift-click the filter mask thumbnail
Switch between layer masks and composite images
Alt-click the layer mask thumbnail
Switch between filter masks and composite images
Alt-click the filter mask thumbnail
Toggles the ruby red display mode of the layer mask on/off
\(backslash), or Shift Alt + click
Select all text; temporarily select the Type tool
Double-click the text layer thumbnail
Create a clipping mask
Alt-click the dividing line between two layers
Rename layer
Double-click the layer name
Edit filter settings
Double click filter effect
Edit filter blending options
Double-click the Filter Blending icon
Create a new layer group below the current layer/layer group
Ctrl+click the New Group button
Create a new layer group using the dialog box
Alt-click the New Group button
Create a layer mask that hides all content/selection
Alt-click the Add Layer Mask button
Create a vector mask showing all/path areas
Ctrl-click the Add Layer Mask button
Create a vector mask that hides all or shows areas of a path
Ctrl+Alt+click the Add Layer Mask button
Show layer group properties
Right-click the layer group and select Group Properties, or double-click the group.
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers
Shift + click
Select/deselect multiple non-contiguous layers
Ctrl+click
Note: If you use Kotoeri as the Japanese input method, the "Toggle Layer Mask Ruby Red Display Mode On/Off" shortcut will start working in Kotoeri. Please switch to a different mode (for example, "U.S.") to enable this shortcut.
Using the Layer Compound Panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the Paths panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Use the swatches panel
free transformation
Control T
Switch between painting and erasing using the same brush
Press and hold ` (accent accent)
Reduce brush size
[
Increase brush size
]
Reduce brush hardness
{
Increase brush hardness
}
Rotate brush tip 1 degree
Left Arrow Key (Counterclockwise), Right Arrow Key (Clockwise)
Rotate the brush tip 15 degrees
Shift Left Arrow (counterclockwise), Shift Right Arrow (clockwise)
Default foreground/background color
D
Switch foreground/background color
X
Scale layer to screen size
Alt-click the layer
Create new layer by copying
Control J
Create new layer by cutting
Shift Control J
Add to selection
Any selection tool Shift-drag
Delete a brush or swatch
Alt-click a brush or swatch
With the Move Tool selected, toggle the Auto-Select checkbox in the options bar
Ctrl+click
Close all open documents except the current document
Ctrl Alt P
Cancel all modal dialog windows (including smart workspaces)
Esc
Select the first editing field of the toolbar
Enter
Navigate between domains
Tab
Navigate between domains in reverse direction
Tab Shift
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Using Extraction and Pattern Generator (optional plug-in)
Purpose (Extraction and Pattern Generator)
Fit window size
Ctrl 0
enlarge
Ctrl (plus sign)
zoom out
Ctrl - (hyphen)
Cycle through controls on the right from top to bottom
Tab
Cycle through controls on the right side from bottom to top
Shift Tab
Temporarily activate the gripper tool
space bar
Change "Cancel" to "Reset"
Alt
Move the mask with the Edge Retouch tool selected
Ctrl-drag
Add opacity with Clear tool selected
Alt-drag
Toggle the Show menu option in preview between Original and Extracted sections
X
Enable the Clean tool and Edge Retouch tool before previewing
Shift
Cycle through the Show menu in preview from top to bottom
F
Cycle through the Show menu in preview from bottom to top
Shift F
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Down arrow/up arrow in Brush Size text box (hold Shift to decrease/increase 10)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Left arrow/right arrow shown in Brush Size Slider (hold Shift to decrease/increase 10)
Set the strength of the Clear tool or Edge Retouch tool
0–9
Go to the first collage in Collage History
Home
Go to the last collage in Collage History
End
Go to the previous collage in Collage History
Left arrow key, Page Up key
Go to the next collage in Collage History
Right arrow key, Page Down key
Delete the current collage from Collage History
Delete
Nudge selection while viewing original
Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Increase selection nudge amount when viewing original
Shift Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Purpose (extraction only)
Edge Highlighter Tool
B
fill tool
G
Eyedropper tool
I
Cleanup tool
C
Edge modification tools
T
Switch between the Edge Highlighter tool and the Eraser tool
Alt Edge Highlighter/Eraser Tool
Toggle smart highlights
Press Ctrl with the Edge Highlighter tool selected
Remove current highlight
Alt Delete
Highlight the entire image
Ctrl Delete
Fill the foreground area and preview extraction
Shift-click with the Fill tool selected
Purpose (Pattern Generator only)
Delete current selection
Ctrl D
Undo selection movement
Ctrl Z
Generate or regenerate
Ctrl G
Intersect with current selection
Hold down the Shift and Alt keys to select
Switch view: original/generated pattern
X