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QUICK KEYS IN ELEMENTS MASTERING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS WITH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

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QUICK KEYS IN ELEMENTSMASTERING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS WITH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTSKeyboard shortcuts are key commands assigned to tools and tasks. Summon a tool or task with a single keystroke instead of hunting and pecking through menus.

• Why?

• Save time: Using keyboard shortcuts allows quick work.

• Memorizing shortcuts makes Photoshop more accessible. Even if you only memorize the most commonly used tools, you can increase your productivity significantly.

• TIP

• Press the same key command again to toggle through related tools.

• Hover your mouse over a menu to learn its shortcut. Look for shortcuts in the menu bars as well.

THE TOOLBAR SHORTCUTS

zZoom In

ALT+z/OPT+z Zoom Out

vMove

lLasso

Magnetic LassoPolygonal Lasso

yRed Eye

fSmart Brush

Detail Smart Brush

rBlur

SharpenSmudge

hHand

mMarquis

aMagic WandQuick SelectionSelection From BrushRefine Selection

jSpot HealingHealing

sClone StampPattern Stamp

oSpongeDodgeBurn

bBrush

Impressionist BrushColor Replacement Brush

kForeground Fill

Pattern Fill

lLasso

Magnetic LassoPolygonal Lasso

iColor Picker

tHorizontal Type

Vertical TypeHorizontal Type Mask

Vertical Type Mask Text On Selection

Text On Shape Text on Custom Path

eEraserBackground EraserMagic Eraser

gGradient Tool

uCustom ShapeRectangleRounded RectangleEllipsePolygonStarLineShape Selection

nPencil

cCrop

Cookie CutterPerspective Crop

qContent Aware Move

xSwtich Foreground/Background Colors

wRecompose

pStraighten

dReset Foreground/Background to Black/White

THE MENU SHORTCUTS

PC users have it easy! PSE spells out the key commands in the menus.

PC MENUS

MAC: Command (CMD)PC: Control (CTRL)

MAC: Command+Option (CMD+OPT)PC: Control+Alt (CTRL+ALT)

MAC: Command+Shift (CMD+SHFT)PC: Control+Shift (CTRL+SHFT)

MAC: Command+Option+Shift (CMD+OPT+SHFT) PC: Control+Alt+Shift (CTRL+ALT+SHFT)

MAC MENUSMAC users need to memorize the symbols PSE uses. Here’s a handy chart, along with the PC conversions.

CTRL+n/CMD+n New Document

CTRL+o/CMD+oOpenCTRL+ALT+o/CMD+OPT+oOpen in Camera Raw

CTRL+w/CMD+w CloseCTRL+ALT+w/CMD+OPT+wClose All

CTRL+s/CMD+sSaveCTRL+ALT+s/CMD+OPT+sSave AsCTRL+ALT+SHFT+s/CMD+OPT+SHFT+sSave For Web

CTRL+p/CMD+pCloseCTRL+ALT+p/CMD+OPT+pContact Sheet

F1Photoshop Help

CTRL+t/CMD+tTransform

CTRL+ALT+i/CMD+OPT+iImage Size

CTRL+ALT+c/CMD+OPT+cCanvas Size

CTRL+z/CMD+zUndoCTRL+y/CMD+yRedoSHFT+ALT+a/CMD+OPT+aRevert File

CTRL+x/CMD+xCutCTRL+c/CMD+cCopyCTRL+ALT+c/CMD+OPT+cCopy MergedCTRL+v/CMD+vPasteCTRL+ALT+v/CMD+OPT+vPaste Into Selection

CTRL+ALT+k/CMD+OPT+kColor Settings

CTRL+ALT+m/CMD+OPT+mSmart FixCTRL+SHFT+m/CMD+SHFT+mAdjust Smart Fix

CTRL+ALT+t/CMD+OPT+tAuto Smart Tone

CTRL+ALT+a/CMD+OPT+aHazeCTRL+ALT+z/CMD+OPT+zHaze Removal

CTRL+ALT+b/CMD+OPT+bAuto Color CorrectionCTRL+u/CMD+u Hue/SaturationCTRL+ALT+u/CMD+OPT+uRemove Color

CTRL+l/CMD+lLevelsCTRL+SHFT+l/CMD+SHFT+lAuto LevelsCTRL+ALT+SHFT+l/CMD+ALT+SHFT+lAuto Contrast

CTRL+ALT+r/CMD+OPT+rRed Eye Fix

CTRL+ALT+b/CMD+OPT+bConvert to B&W

CTRL+SHFT+n/CMD+SHFT+nNew LayerCTRL+SHFT+j/CMD+SHFT+jNew Layer via Copy CTRL+SHFT+j/CMD+SHFT+jNew Layer via Cut

CTRL+g/CMD+gGroup LayersCTRL+ALT+g/CMD+OPT+gUngroup LayersCTRL+,/CMD+,Hide Layers

CTRL+]/CMD+]Bring ForwardCTRL+SHFT+]/CMD+SHFT+]Bring to FrontCTRL+[]/CMD+[Send BackwardCTRL+SHFT+[/CMD+SHFT+[Send to Back

CTRL+]/CMD+eMerge DownCTRL+SHFT+e/CMD+SHFT+eMerge Visible

CTRL+a/CMD+aSelect AllCTRL+d/CMD+dDeselect

CTRL+SHFT+i/CMD+SHFT+iSelect InverseCTRL+,/CMD+,Hide Layers

CTRL+ALT+d/CMD+OPT+dFeather

CTRL+f/CMD+fRepeat Last Filter

CTRL+=/CMD+=Zoom In CTRL+-/CMD+-Zoom Out

CTRL+0/CMD+0Fit on ScreenCTRL+1/CMD+1View @ 100%

CTRL+h/CMD+hSelection

CTRL+SHFT+r/CMD+SHFT+rView RulersCTRL+’/CMD+’View GridCTRL+;/CMD+;View Guides

CTRL+SHFT+;/CMD+SHFT+;Lock Guides

CTRL+m/CMD+mMinimize (Hide App)

F2: Effects

F3: Filters

F4: Show/Hide Tools

F5: Show/Hide Photo Bin

F6: Styles

F7: Graphics

F8: Info

F9: Show/Hide Histogram

F10: Show/Hide History Panel

F11: Show/Hide Layers Panel

F12: Show/Hide Navigator Panel

A NOTE ON F-KEYS FOR MACIf you press an F-Key and it invokes your computer commands instead of Photoshop Elements commands, you may need to adjust your system settings to allow PSE to use the F-Keys. For example, if you press F6 and it adjusts your monitor brightness instead of bringing up the Styles menu, then PSE needs permission to override the system F-key settings. Here is a tutorial on how to do that. Some users find that holding in the FN key when pressing the F-Key can also work.

MAC: Function Keys Don’t Work in Adobe Applications | Mac OS

EVEN MORE SHORTCUTS

• LAYERS PANEL

• Move a layer up and down the stack with CTRL/CMD+[ or ].

• Move a layer to the very top or very bottom of a stack with CTRL+SHFT+[ or ] (CMD+SHFT+[ or ]).

• Select the previous or next layer in the stack with ALT/OPT+[ or ].

• Duplicate a layer in the stack by holding the ALT/OPT key and drag up or down.

• Fill selection/layer with foreground/background color: ALT+Backspace/CTRL+Backspace (OPT+Delete/CMD+Delete)

• Pressing DELETE with a layer selected deletes the layer.

• While renaming a layer, hit the TAB key to go to the next layer.

• Clip a layer to the one beneath by holding in the ALT/OPT key and hovering your mouse between the layers. Then click when the cursor changes.

• Cycle through blending modes with SHIFT+plus or SHIFT+minus.

• Merge visible layers with CTRL+SHFT+e (CMD+SHFT+e). Merge down with CTRL+e (CMD+e).

• Copy masks or layer effects from one layer to another by holding in the ALT/OPT key and dragging the mask/fx icon to another layer.

• BLENDING MODES

• Normal: SHFT+ALT+N | SHFT+OPT+N

• Dissolve SHFT+ALT+ I | SHFT+OPT+I

• Darken SHFT+ALT+ K | SHFT+OPT+K

• Multiply SHFT+ALT+M | SHFT+OPT+M

• Color Burn SHFT+ALT+B | SHFT+OPT+B

• Linear Burn SHFT+ALT+A | SHFT+OPT+A

• Lighten SHFT+ALT+G | SHFT+OPT+G

• Screen SHFT+ALT+S | SHFT+OPT+S

• Color Dodge SHFT+ALT+D | SHFT+OPT+D

• Linear Dodge SHFT+ALT+W | SHFT+OPT+W

• Overlay SHFT+ALT+O | SHFT+OPT+O

• Soft Light SHFT+ALT+F | SHFT+OPT+F

• Hard Light SHFT+ALT+H | SHFT+OPT+H

• Vivid Light Shift + Alt + V | Shift + Option + V

• Linear Light Shift + Alt + J | Shift + Option + J

• Pin Light Shift + Alt + Z | Shift + Option + Z

• Hard Mix Shift + Alt + L | Shift + Option + L

• Difference Shift + Alt + E | Shift + Option + E

• Exclusion Shift + Alt + X | Shift + Option + X

• Hue Shift + Alt + U | Shift + Option + U

• Saturation Shift + Alt + T | Shift + Option + T

• Color Shift + Alt + C | Shift + Option + C

• Luminosity Shift + Alt + Y | Shift + Option + Y

• BRUSHES

• Lock transparent pixels on/off: / (forward slash)

• Decrease/increase brush size: [ or ]

• Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments: Shift + [ or ]

• Select previous/next brush size: , (comma) or . (period)

• Display precise cross hair for brushes: Caps Lock

• TEXT

• Align text left/centerright or top/center/bottom: CTRL+SHFT+ L, C, or R | CMD+SHFT+ L, C, or R

• Decrease or increase type size of selected text by 1 pt: CTRL+SHFT+< or > | CMD+SHFT+< or >

• Decrease or increase type size of selected text by 5 pt: CTRL+ALT+SHFT+< or > | CMD+OPT+SHFT+< or >

• SELECTING/MOVING OBJECTS

• Hold in the spacebar when drawing with a selection tool to reposition the selection

• Hold in the SHIFT key to make a perfect square/circle.

• Move 1 pixel with the move tool by using the up/down/left/right arrow keys.

• Make a copy of your layer by holding in the ALT/OPT key and pressing the up/down arrow keys.

• INTERFACE

• TAB will hide the panels and menus. TAB again to reveal them.

• Cycle through open documents with CTRL+TAB/CMD+~ or CTRL+SHFT+TAB/CMD+SHFT+~.

• RIGHT+CLICK on selections, transform, layers, etc., for quick access to relevant options.

• Step forward with CTRL+SHFT+z (CMD+SHFT+z) or backward with CTRL+ALT+z (CMD+OPT+z).

FAQS• Can I create my own hotkeys or remap

keystrokes in Photoshop Elements?

• Unfortunately, no. The full version of Photoshop allows that feature, but Elements does not.

• This is so overwhelming? How should I start?

• Read through the key commands and pick out about 5 things you do all the time. Write them down and practice using them. Once they make their way into your muscle memory, pick 5 more. Key commands are tools; use them only if they work for you!

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE See Chapter 15 in this document from Adobe.

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