Photoshop Hotkeys and Tips

A Friendly Reminder

NAVIGATION
HOLD DOWN SPACE BAR............. Temporary Hand Tool
R......................................................Rotate View
ESC.................................................. Reset View MAC to PC
Z......................................................Zoom
MAC PC
SHIFT + CMD + N............................ Create New Layer
COMMAND CTRL
CMD + G.......................................... Group Selected Layers
OPTION ALT
CMD + J........................................... Duplicate Layer

TYPE
ALT + LEFT / RIGHT ARROW.......... Increase or Decrease Kerning
ALT + UP / DOWN ARROW ........... Increase or Decrease Leading
T...................................................... Type Tool

SELECTIONS
V......................................................Move Tool
M..................................................... Marquee Tool
L....................................................... Lasso Tool
W..................................................... Magic Wand/Quick Select
I.......................................................Eyedropper/Color Sampler
CMD + CLICK LAYER...................... Create Selection from Layer
CMD + ENTER................................. Create Selection from Path/Shape
SHIFT + CMD + I............................. Invert Selection

DRAWING
B......................................................Brush
E...................................................... Eraser
G......................................................Gradient
P...................................................... Pen Tool
A......................................................Path Select/Direct Select
U......................................................Vector Shape Tools

MANIPULATION
J....................................................... Healing Brush
S...................................................... Clone Stamp Tool

PRO TIP
SHIFT + HOTKEY............................. Cycles through tools using the same shortcut