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) |