| Zoom In |
Ctrl + "+" |
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl + "-" |
| Zoom In (Alternative) |
Alt + Scroll Wheel Up |
| Zoom Out (Alternative) |
Alt + Scroll Wheel Down |
| Add to Selection |
Hold Shift while selecting |
| Subtract from Selection |
Hold Alt while selecting |
| Intersect with Selection |
Hold Shift + Alt while selecting |
| Fill with Foreground Color |
Alt + Backspace |
| Fill with Background Color |
Ctrl + Backspace |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo (Undo Undo) |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Delete Layer |
Backspace |
| Select All |
Ctrl + A |
| Deselect |
Ctrl + D |
| Select Inverse |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Add to Selection (Marquee, Lasso, etc.) |
Hold Shift while selecting |
| Subtract from Selection (Marquee, Lasso, etc.) |
Hold Alt while selecting |
| Intersect with Selection (Marquee, Lasso, etc.) |
Hold Alt + Shift while selecting |
| Remove Checkpoint in Polygonal Lasso Selection |
Backspace |
| Full-Screen Mode and Easy Panning |
Press the letter “F” key |
| Duplicate Selection to New Layer |
Ctrl + J |
| Resize Brush |
Use “[” and “]” to decrease or increase the brush size |
| Zoom In (Alternative) |
Ctrl + Spacebar |
| Zoom Out (Alternative) |
Alt + Spacebar |
| Move Tool (Temporary) |
Hold Spacebar while using another tool |
| Brush Opacity |
Use number keys (1 to 9) to set the opacity of the brush |
| Brush Flow |
Use Shift + number keys (1 to 9) to set the flow of the brush |
| Cycle Through Blending Modes |
Shift + “+” / “-“ to cycle through blending modes |
| Toggle Layer Mask |
Shift + Click on the layer mask thumbnail |
| Merge Visible Layers |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E (Cmd + Shift + Option + E on Mac) |
| Toggle Rulers |
Ctrl + R (Cmd + R on Mac) |
| Show/Hide Extras |
Ctrl + H (Cmd + H on Mac) |
| Transform Selection |
Ctrl + T (Cmd + T on Mac) |
| Transform Layers |
Ctrl + T (Cmd + T on Mac) |
| Rotate View |
R (Hold) + Move Mouse |
| Cycle through Brushes |
, and . keys to cycle through different brushes |
| Swap Foreground/Background Colors |
X key to swap the foreground and background colors |
| Toggle Quick Mask Mode |
Q to enter or exit Quick Mask mode |
| Toggle Layer Visibility |
Click the eye icon next to a layer in the Layers panel |
| Toggle Lock Layer Transparency |
Click the checkerboard icon on a layer |
| Select Next Layer |
Ctrl + "]" (Cmd + “]” on Mac) |
| Select Previous Layer |
Ctrl + "[" (Cmd + “[” on Mac) |