Graphic Design12 Shortcuts

Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts

Leading raster graphic design and digital photo editing tool.

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V
Must Knowbasic

Move Tool

Selects and moves layers, elements, or typography on canvas.

M
basic

Marquee Selection Tool

Creates rectangular or elliptical pixel selections on active layer.

B
Must Knowbasic

Brush Tool

Paints strokes with custom pigments, textures, and blending.

T
Must Knowbasic

Horizontal Type Tool

Creates typographic layers to enter text and captions.

P
Must Knowintermediate

Pen Tool

Draws precise vector anchor paths and clipping curves.

[+]
Must Knowbasic

Decrease / Increase Brush Size

Tap [ to shrink brush diameter, tap ] to expand brush size.

Ctrl+T
Must Knowbasic

Free Transform

Scales, rotates, skews, and flips selected layer or artwork.

Ctrl+J
Must Knowbasic

Duplicate Layer / Selection

Duplicates current layer or copies selected pixel region to new layer.

Ctrl+D
Must Knowbasic

Deselect Selection

Removes active selection boundary from the canvas.

Spacebar+Drag
Must Knowbasic

Hand Tool (Pan Canvas)

Smoothly drag across zoomed canvas without switching current tool.

Ctrl+0
basic

Fit on Screen

Zooms and centers entire artwork to fit neatly in viewport.

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E
pro

Stamp Visible (Merge All to New Layer)

Merges all visible layers into a single top layer keeping originals intact.