ADOBE PHOTOSHOP COMMANDS

Open File
trl + O.

This is where all starts from

Create document
g Ctrl + N.

opening a picture. Do this by pressing C

If you have no picture to open, create a new document by pressin

Zooming in and out You do this by pressing the Ctrl button and the plus and minu
s keys.You can also press Ctrl and use the scroll click on a mouse to zoom both
ways.
Save for the web - This is one of the key shortcuts I use most often. Alt + Ctrl
+ Shirt + S will always take you to the Save for the web box. Keep in mind that y
ou can press the first three keys in any order you wish the shortcut will still
work.
Transform layer - If you wish to transform the active layer, all you have to do
is press Ctrl + T.
Edit key shortcuts - If you want to customize the keyboard shortcuts, all you ha
ve to do is press Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K.
Preferences Ctrl + K will always take you to the Preferences menu.
Levels -If you edit pictures, accessing the levels box is something you do often
. From now on, do it by pressing Ctrl + L.
Curves Ctrl + M will allow you to quickly edit the Curves.
Hue/Saturation - To edit this, press Ctrl + U.
Color Balance
Color Balance is another thing very useful for photo manipulation.
Ctrl + B is the shortcut for this.
Desaturate

If you quickly want to desaturate, press Ctrl + Shift + U.

Image size

Another of my personal favorites is Ctrl + Alt + I.

New Layer

Creating a new layer can simply be done by pressing Shift + Ctrl + N.

Liquify If you use the Liquify tools often, Shift + Ctrl + X should be your best
friend.
Invert - Inverting the colors in Photoshop on Windows can simply be done by usin
g the Ctrl + I shortcut.
Fit on screen
0.

Fitting the image on your screen is simply done by pressing Ctrl +

Ruler You might not always want the ruler on, especially if you have a small scr
een, therefore keeping in mind Ctrl + R could be useful.
Show grid - You can show or hide the grid by pressing Ctrl +
Show guides
;

If you want to quickly show or hide the guides, simply press Ctrl +

Locking guides
l do the job.

If you work with guides and want to lock them, Alt + Ctrl + ; wil

Brush size If you want to increase or decrease the brush size, [ and ] will do t
he job very quickly.

Brush hardness
If you want to modify the hardness of the brush, Shift + [ and Sh
ift + ] will do the trick.
Different Tools (where starred, it means pressing Shift and the respective key wil
l help you cycle through different tools of the same type)
Move Tool - V
Marquee Tool

M*

Lasso Tool - L*
Crop Tool - C*
Quick Selection / Magic Wand - W*
Patching Brushes
Eraser

J*

E*

Gradient Tool / Paint Bucket

Pen Tool

G*

P*

Type Tool - T*
Switch Foreground / Background Colors
Default Foreground / Background Colors
Line / Polygon / Ellipse tools
Sponge / Dodge / Burn tools - O*
Brush History

Y*

Rotate View Tool

Hand Tool

U*

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