Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Selecting

Draw marquee selection from center
Option–drag selection

Add to a selection
Shift

Subtract from a selection
Option

Intersect with a selection
Shift–Option

Make copy of selection w/Move tool
Option–drag selection

Make copy of selection when not in Move tool
Cmd–Option–drag selection

Move selection (in 1-pixel increments)
Arrow keys

Move selection (in 10-pixel increments)
Shift–Arrow keys

Select all opaque pixels on layer
Cmd–click on layer thumbnail (in Layers panel)

Reselect last selection
Cmd–Shift–D

Feather selection
Shift–F6

Move marquee while drawing selection
Hold Spacebar while drawing marquee

Viewing

Fit on Screen
Double–click on Hand tool or Cmd–0

100% View Level (Actual Pixels)
Double–click on Zoom tool or Cmd–1

Zoom in
Cmd–Spacebar–click or Cmd–Plus(+)

Zoom out
Option–Spacebar–click or Cmd–Minus(–)

Hide/Show all tools and panels
Tab

Hide/Show all panels except Tools panel and Options bar
Shift–Tab

Cycle through full screen modes
F

Scroll image left or right in window
Cmd–Shift–Page Up/Down

Jump/Zoom to part of Image
Cmd–drag in Navigator panel

Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith
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Layers

Create new layer
Cmd–Shift–N

Select non-contiguous layers
Cmd–click layers

Select contiguous layers
Click one layer, then Shift–click another layer

Delete Layer
Delete key

View contents of layer mask
Option–click layer mask icon

Temporarily turn off layer mask
Shift–click layer mask icon

Clone layer as you move it
Option–drag

Find/Select layer containing object
Control–click on object w/Move tool

Change layer opacity
Number keys (w/Move tool selected)

Cycle down or up through blending modes
Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)

Change to a specific blending mode
(w/Move tool) Shift–Option–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)

Switch to layer below/above current layer
Option–[ or Option–]

Move layer below/above current layer
Cmd–[ or Cmd–]

Type

Select all text on layer
Double–click on T thumbnail in Layers panel

Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 1 pt
Cmd–Shift–> or <

Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 5 pts
Cmd–Option–Shift–> or <

Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking
Option–Right/Left Arrow

Align text left/center/right
Cmd–Shift–L/C/R

Painting

Fill selection with Background color
Cmd–Delete

Fill selection with Foreground color
Option–Delete

Fill selection with Foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels
Option–Shift–Delete

Fill selection with source state in History panel
Cmd–Option–Delete

Display Fill dialog box
Shift–Delete

Sample as background color
Option–click w/Eyedropper tool

To get Move tool
While in any painting/editing tool, hold Cmd

To get Eyedropper with painting tools
Option

Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF)
Number keys

Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON)
Shift–Number keys

Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON)
Number keys

Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF)
Shift–Number keys

To get Crosshair Cursor
While in any painting/editing tool, turn Caps Lock on

Decrease/Increase brush size
[ or ]

Decrease/Increase hardness of brush
Shift–[ or Shift–]

Switch between preset brushes
< or >

Open Brushes pop-up panel
Ctrl–click in image window

Erase to History panel’s source state
Option–Eraser

Cycle down or up through blend modes
Shift–Plus(+) or Minus(–)

Change to a specific blend mode
Shift–Opt–letter (i.e.: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)

Create fixed color target from within a dialog box
Shift–click in image window

Delete fixed color target
Option–click on target with Color Sampler tool

Create new Spot Color channel from current selection
Cmd–click on New Channel button in Channels panel

Pen Tool & Paths

To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen tool
Cmd

Switch between Add Anchor and Delete Anchor Point tools
Option

Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point
Cmd–Option

To select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool
Option–click

Convert path to a selection
Cmd–click on path name (in Paths panel)

Panels

Show/Hide Brushes panel
F5

Show/Hide Color panel
F6

Show/Hide Layers panel
F7

Show/Hide Info panel
F8

Show/Hide Actions panel
Option–F9

Open Adobe Bridge
Cmd–Option–O

Miscellaneous Good Stuff

Switch between open documents
Cmd–Tilde(~)

Undo or Redo operations beyond last one
Cmd–Option–Z/Cmd–Shift–Z

Reapply last filter used
Cmd–F

Reapply last filter used, but display dialog box to alter settings
Cmd–Option–F

Temporarily switch to Hand tool
Spacebar

Reset dialog box
Hold Option, Cancel turns into Reset Button, click it

Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit
Up/Down Arrow

Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units
Shift–Up/Down Arrow

Reapply last transformation
Cmd–Shift–T

Measure angle between lines (Protractor function)
After ruler is drawn, Option–drag end of line with Ruler tool

Move Crop/Selection marquee while creating
Hold Spacebar while drawing

Snap Guide to Ruler ticks
Hold Shift while dragging

Highlight fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools)
Return

Don’t snap object edge while moving
Hold Control while dragging