Keyboard Shortcuts

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Tools

Rectangular Select	`M`
Elliptical Select	`M` (cycle)
Lasso	`L`
Magic Wand	`W`
Move	`V`
Crop	`C`
Brush	`B`
Pencil	`N`
Eraser	`E`
Paint Bucket	`G`
Gradient	`G` (cycle)
Clone Stamp	`S`
Healing Brush	`J`
Text	`T`
Eyedropper	`I`
Pen	`P`
Shape	`U`
Dodge / Burn	`O` (`Shift+O` cycle)

Tool Modifiers

Increase brush size	`]`
Decrease brush size	`[`
Straight line (Brush)	`Shift`+click two points
Constrain to square/circle	Hold `Shift` while dragging
Constrain move direction	Hold `Shift` while dragging
Set clone/heal source	`Alt`+click
Sample color (any tool)	Hold `Alt`

File

New document	`Ctrl+N`
Open file	`Ctrl+O`
Save	`Ctrl+S`
Save As	`Ctrl+Shift+S`
Export	`Ctrl+E`

Layers

New layer	`Ctrl+Shift+N`
Duplicate layer	`Ctrl+J`
Merge down	`Ctrl+E`
Flatten image	`Ctrl+Shift+E`
Move layer up	`Ctrl+]`
Move layer down	`Ctrl+[`
Stamp visible layers	`Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E`

Selections

Select all	`Ctrl+A`
Deselect	`Ctrl+D`
Invert selection	`Ctrl+Shift+I`
Feather selection	`Shift+F6`
Quick Mask mode	`Q`
Add to selection	Hold `Shift`
Subtract from selection	Hold `Alt`
Intersect selection	Hold `Shift+Alt`
Copy selection to new layer	`Ctrl+J`
Load channel as selection	`Ctrl`+click channel

Filters & Adjustments

Curves	`Ctrl+M`
Levels	`Ctrl+L`
Hue / Saturation	`Ctrl+U`
Color Balance	`Ctrl+B`
Invert colors	`Ctrl+I`
Desaturate	`Ctrl+Shift+U`
Free Transform	`Ctrl+T`
Apply / Confirm	`Enter`
Cancel transform	`Esc`

View & Navigation

Zoom in	`Ctrl++` or scroll up
Zoom out	`Ctrl+-` or scroll down
Fit to window	`Ctrl+0`
Actual pixels (100%)	`Ctrl+1`
Pan / Hand tool	Hold `Space`+drag
Toggle rulers	`Ctrl+R`
Toggle snapping	`Ctrl+Shift+;`
Toggle grid	`Ctrl+'`
Hide all panels	`Tab`

Colors

Swap foreground / background	`X`
Reset to black & white	`D`
Eyedropper (sample color)	`I`

History

Undo	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`

General

Preferences	`Ctrl+,`