32 killer photoshop tips & tricks that make you an expert

32 killer Photoshop

Tips & Tricks That make You

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01. Easier marquee selections

Hold down ”Alt” to start a selection at the centre point with any Marquee tool, and then hold ”Space” to temporarily move the selection around.

02. 1000 history states

Go to ”Edit>Preferences>Performance” to change the number of History states up to a maximum of 1000. Beware though of the effect that this has on performance.

03. Cycle blend modes

“Shift + or –” will cycle through different layer Blend Modes, so long as you don't have a tool that uses Blend Mode options settings.

04. Bird's eye view

When zoomed in close, hold down ”H” and drag in the image to instantly dart out to full screen then jump back to another area. One of the best Photoshop tips for viewing work!

05. Close all images

To close all of your documents at the same time, ”Shift-click” any image window's close icon.

06. Spring-loaded move

While using any tool, hold ”Cmd/Ctrl” to temporarily switch to the Move tool. Release to go back to your original tool. Note that spring-loaded keyboard shortcuts work for other tool shortcuts, too.

07. Interactive zoom

For interactive zooming, hold ”Cmd/Ctrl+Space” then drag right to zoom in, or left to zoom out. The zoom targets where your mouse icon is, so it's one of the quickest ways to navigate around an image.

08. Merge A Copy Of All Layers

“Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E” will merge a copy of all Layers.

09. Workspace Backgrounds

“F” Cycle through workspace backgrounds.

10. Change your foreground and background

“X” Change your foreground and background colours.

11. Reset foreground

“D” Reset foreground and background colours to black and white.

12. Change brush tip size

“] and [“ Change your brush tip size.

13. Duplicate a layer or selection

“Cmd/Ctrl+J” Duplicate a layer or selection

14. navigate around the image

“Space Bar” Hold Space and drag to navigate around the image

15. shows all panels

“TAB” Hides or shows all panels and tools

16. Transform a layer

“Cmd/Ctrl+T” Transform a layer

17. Merge selected layer down

“Cmd/Ctrl+E” Merge selected layer down, or merges several highlighted layers

18. Save for web & devices

“Cmd/Ctrl/Ctrl+Shift+Opt+S” Save for web & devices

19. Bring up levels box

“Cmd/Ctrl+L” Bring up levels box.

20. Open Free Transform tool

“Cmd/Ctrl+T” Open Free Transform tool

21. Open Curves

“Cmd/Ctrl+M” Open Curves

22. Edit Colour Balance

“Cmd/Ctrl+B” Edit Colour Balance

23. Scale your image to your preferred state

“Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Opt+C” Scale your image to your preferred state

24. Create clipping mask

“Cmd/Ctrl+Opt+G” Create clipping mask

25. Fit on screen

“Cmd/Ctrl+0” Fit on screen

26. Inscrease/decrease size of selected text

“Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+>/<“ Increase/decrease size of selected text by 2pts

27. Increase/decrease size of selected text

“Cmd/Ctrl+Option+Shift->/<“ Increase/decrease size of selected text by 10pts

28. Increase/decrease brush size

“]/[“ Increase/decrease brush size

29. Fill the selection

“Shift+F5” Fill the selection.

30. Increase/decrease brush hardness

“}/{“ Increase/decrease brush hardness.

31. Bring layer to bottom of stack

“Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+]” Bring layer to bottom of stack

32. Send layer back

“Cmd/Ctrl+[“ Send layer back

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