In this article I list most of the frequently used hot keys in Photoshop.
Key(s) | Icon | Description |
M | ![]() ![]() |
Current Marquee |
Shift-M | ![]() ![]() |
Switch Marquee mode |
V | ![]() |
Move |
W | ![]() |
Magic Wand |
L | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Current Lasso |
Shift-L | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Switch Lasso mode |
N | ![]() |
Crop |
K | ![]() ![]() |
Current Slice |
Shift-K | ![]() ![]() |
Slice mode |
J | ![]() ![]() |
Current - Health brush or Patch |
Shift-J | ![]() ![]() |
Switch between Health brush and Patch |
B | ![]() ![]() |
Current: Pencil or Brush |
Shift-B | ![]() ![]() |
Switch between Pencil and Brush |
S | ![]() ![]() |
Current: Clone or Pattern Stamp |
Shift-S | ![]() ![]() |
Switch between Clone and Pattern Stamp |
Y | ![]() ![]() |
Current: Art-/History Brush |
Shift-Y | ![]() ![]() |
Switch Art-/History Brush |
E | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Current Eraser |
Shift-E | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Switch Eraser mode |
G | ![]() ![]() |
Current Paint Bucket/Gradient |
Shift-G | ![]() ![]() |
Switch Paint Bucket/Gradient |
R | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Current: Blur, Sharpen or Smudge |
Shift-R | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Switch: Blur, Sharpen or Smudge |
O | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Current: Dodge, Burn, Sponge |
Shift-O | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Switch: Dodge, Burn, Sponge |
Ctrl-W | Close current document/image (may ask to save the document before closing) |
Ctrl-Alt-X | Pattern Maker |
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-X | Extract |
Ctrl-F | Repeat Filter |
Ctrl-A | Select All |
Ctrl-S | Save |
Ctrl-Shift-S | Save as.. |
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-S | Save for Web |
Ctrl-Alt-G | Group layer with the previous one |
Ctrl-J | New layer via copy |
Ctrl-Alt-J | New layer via copy and ask layer's name |
Ctrl-Shift-J | New layer via cut |
Ctrl-K | Preferences |
Ctrl-Shift-K | Color Settings |
Ctrl-L | Levels |
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L | Auto contrast |
Ctrl-Shift-L | Auto levels |
Ctrl-B | Auto color |
Ctrl-' | Grid |
Ctrl-P | Print with preview |
Ctrl-Alt-P | Print wit printer settings |
Ctrl-Shift-P | Page setup |
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-P | Direct Print |
Ctrl-O | Open |
Ctrl-Alt-O | Open as.. |
Ctrl-Shift-O | File browser (v7.0) |
Ctrl-I | Inverse |
Ctrl-Shift-I | Inverse Selection |
Ctrl-U | Hue/Saturation |
Ctrl-Shift-U | Desaturate |
Ctrl-Alt-U | Hue/Saturation in Colorize mode |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E | Combines all visible layers into the active one |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-` | Selects the area with light tones (greater than 50%) |