Article: Top 25+ Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

Here’s a list I’ve compiled of the Photoshop shortcuts I use daily. This would be a good list to keep around for reference; hopefully, it should save you a bit of time, and a few headaches from trying to find options in the menus.

If you have any shortcuts you’d like to see included in this list, be sure to leave a comment!

Document Management

• Create a new document: Ctrl+N
• Close current document: Ctrl+W
• Image size: Alt+Ctrl+I
• Canvas size: Alt+Ctrl+C

Interface

• Toggle interface: Tab
• Toggle interface ‘fluff’ : Shift+Tab
• Change screen modes: F

Layers

• New layer (with options): Ctrl+Shift+N
• New layer (no options): Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
• New layer (copy): Ctrl+J
• Merge down: Ctrl+E

Colors and Fills

• Fill menu: Shift+F5
• Fill with foreground color: Ctrl+Backspace
• Fill with background color: Alt+Backspace
• Hue and Saturation: Ctrl+U
• Levels: Ctrl+L
• Curves: Ctrl+M
• Toggle quickmask mode: Q

Selection

• Select all: Ctrl+A
• Deselect: Ctrl+D
• Inverse selection: Ctrl+I

Tool Shortcuts

• Brush: B
• Marquee: M
• Move: V
• Type/Text: T

Misc Tips and Shortcuts

• Easy move: Hold down the spacebar, click to move.
• Undo/Redo: Ctrl+Z
• Undo only: Ctrl+Alt+Z