Like creating a new layer via copy, this command will create a new layer with the selected image area in it. Use this command to create a new layer from an existing one. This is useful if you need to make adjustments later on. To see them merged as a new layer, simply add in the Shift modifier. Once you've selected your layers, use this command to merge them into just one layer. Beware! Once merged, they're extremely difficult to separate. This command enables you to merge all your existing layers to create one new layer. This adds a flattened version of the image to the new layer but leaves the stacked layers intact too. Flatten layersĪdd a new, empty layer to the top of your stack, select it and use the above command to flatten the layers in an image to sharpen the result. This command will fill an empty later with the current foreground or background colour. WINDOWS: Alt+Delete (foreground) or Ctrl+Delete (background).MAC: Alt+Backspace (foreground) or Cmd+Backspace (background).You can find all the keyboard shortcuts on Adobe website. There’s a ton more, but just learning the most common ones will make skyrocket your productivity.
These shortcuts are just scratching the surface of what you can do with your keyboard in Photoshop. With brush tools selected, these keys will change your brush size.įinally, a few shortcuts for making quick image color, brightness and exposure adjustments. Useful when you need to move a layer between brush strokes for example. Holding the tool key down, completing an action with it and releasing the key returns you to the previous used tool. Tools and other related shortcuts: Pressing the tool keys once selects the tool. Toggles between your selected background and foreground color.įills your selected layer with background or foreground color, respectively. X: Toggle foreground and background colors Selects “default” background and foreground colors (black and white). Layers are an important feature and being able to work with them effectively is important.Īdds a new layer, by default an empty transparent layer.Ĭopies selection into a new layer or duplicates the whole layer into a new layer if nothing is selected.ĭ: Default foreground and background colors Let’s take a look at some shortcuts for manipulating layers. Opens a search box for searching through the interface and Adobe help
You can quickly begin a new project with this shortcut.Ĭloses current project and get a prompt to save.Įxport current project, for example if you wish to make a JPEG from a layered image. If you wish to make a new save file and preserve your old file, use Ctrl-Shift-S for “save as.” This shortcut saves your project and overwrites your previous save file. Repeated presses will undo or redo more actions based on your command history. If you want to redo something or undo your “undo,” just press Ctrl-Shift-Z. Undo will reverse the last action you did.
For macOS users the shortcut is Alt-Shift-Command-K. This shortcut shows you all available keyboard shortcuts and lets you edit them if the default shortcut doesn’t do it for you. Most popular Photoshop shortcuts and what they do A lot of the shortcuts below are universal across various programs, so you probably already know a few of them. Keep using them and eventually, the shortcuts will become muscle memory and you won’t even have to think twice about using them.
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