25 PS Common shortcut keys you may not know

Before reading this tutorial, it is recommended that you install Photoshop CS5, and that the software is ready to be validated, and that OpenGL drawings be enabled in Photoshop preferences. Because many of the shortcuts in this article exist only in Photoshop CS5. I believe that many designers have a good memory, but after reading again, after all, compared with learning edge, but also can verify the shortcut keys in this article is correct. Because the ability is limited, the mistake Place also invites everybody to instruct, may reprint arbitrarily, does not need to indicate the source. The following is the translation text:

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This article lists a number of useful Photoshop shortcuts that you can use to speed up your workflow. There are a few shortcuts that people rarely notice, while others are commonly used, and part of it is only in Photoshop CS5. I hope this article will be helpful to everyone.

1. Drag to zoom

Press CTRL + Space + mouse click and drag left or right (Mac is command+ space + mouse click), zoom to the left, zoom to the right, this is a quick way to zoom the image using only one shortcut (the shortcut key exists only in Photoshop CS5, And you want to enable OpenGL drawing. )

Note: In other versions of Photoshop, you can quickly enlarge the area by pressing the SPACEBAR +ctrl key and selecting an area on the canvas box.

2.HUD Color Picker

alt+shift+ Right-clicking (Windows) or control+option+command+ click (MAC), a beautiful color picker with a color wheel appears. (the shortcut also exists only in Photoshop CS5, and you want to enable OpenGL drawing.) The shortcut key is not available when you use the selection tool

Note: You can set the style of the HUD Color Picker in the edit-Preferences-General dialog box.

3. Aerial view

When you zoom in on a picture many times in the current screen you can only see the part of the picture, press the H key and click the canvas to quickly zoom to the screen size to preview the overall situation, do not release the mouse, in the hand-shaped cursor below a small black box, move the cursor to the image you want to enlarge the area, at this time release the mouse , the current area is magnified. This shortcut is useful when you are resizing a small part of a larger picture.

Note: The shortcut key also exists only in Photoshop CS5, and you also need to enable open GL drawing.

4. Brush size and hardness

ctrl+alt+ Mouse (Windows) or control+option+ click (MAC), do not release the mouse, drag the mouse to the left/right to reduce/enlarge the brush size, drag up/down to increase/decrease the hardness of the brush. The size and hardness can be adjusted in the Photoshop CS5, while the brush size can only be adjusted in CS4

Note: The shortcut key also requires the open GL drawing to be enabled.

5. Draw a straight line

Pressing the SHIFT key while dragging the mouse applies to most of the drawing tools. (This is a lot of people know)

6. Mobile Tools

Pressing the CTRL key allows you to temporarily switch the current tool to a mobile tool.

7. Scale the contents of multiple windows at the same time

Press shift+ctrl+ space (the MAC environment is a shift+command+ space) while clicking to enlarge the contents of multiple windows at the same time, press shift+alt+ space (Mac environment for shift+option+ space) While clicking the mouse also reduces the contents of multiple windows at the same time.

8. Hide Palette

Press the TAB key to quickly hide all the palette in the interface, press the TAB key again to display the palette again.

9. Browse the file in full screen in the Minibridge palette

First click on the window-extended function-minibridge, open the Minibridge palette, choose a folder containing many pictures, select a document in the palette, press the space and press the direction key, you can browse the document in full screen view, the shortcut key is also applicable to bridge.

Note: The Minibridge palette is integrated in the Photoshop CS5.

10. Text Size

Select the text for which you want to modify dimensions, press ctrl+shift+, (or.) To reduce (or increase) the size of the text. The shortcut key under Mac is command+shift+, (or.)

11. Set the text to all uppercase

Select the text and press Ctrl+shift+k. The shortcut key under Mac is command+shift+k.

12. Word Spacing

Use the text tool to place the cursor between the text that you want to adjust spacing, press ALT + left or RIGHT arrow (Mac is option+ left and RIGHT arrow keys) to reduce or increase the spacing of the text, each time the text spacing will be reduced or increased by 20 values. Press the ctrl+alt+ left and RIGHT arrow keys to reduce or increase the text spacing by 100 values. (Mac for command+option+ left and RIGHT ARROW keys)

13. Line Spacing

Select multiple lines of text and press ALT + UP ARROW to reduce or increase line spacing. The shortcut key under Mac is option+ up and down ARROW keys.

14. Baseline Shift

Select the text, press the shift+alt+ up and DOWN ARROW keys to move the baseline up and down, Mac shortcut keys for the shift+option+ up and DOWN ARROW keys.

15. Fill

Ctrl+backspace (Mac-Command+backspace) fills the background color, Alt+backspace (Mac is option+backspace) fills the foreground color. Shife+backspace, open the Fill option. The shortcut also allows you to quickly modify the color of a text object or vector shape.

16. Reset dialog box

When you open a dialog box, such as a curve or a color level, press the ALT key (under the MAC option) and click the "Cancel" button to reset the dialog box, which can save time and energy by reopening the dialog box after clicking "Cancel".

17. Opacity and Padding

Select a layer and press the number key to quickly adjust the transparency of the selected layer, shift+ numeric keys can quickly adjust the layer's fill opacity, such as 1 represents 10%,25 25%, (in Photoshop CS5 can also adjust the opacity of multiple layers and fill opacity) If you select a painting tool, press the number key or shift+ numeric key to adjust the opacity or fill opacity of the drawing tool.

18. Reverse-phase

Ctrl+i (Mac under Command+i) can quickly perform a "reverse" operation on a layer or mask.

19. Toggle the Drawing tool's cursor mode

Pressing the CapsLock key allows you to quickly switch the cursor mode of the current drawing tool between normal and exact mode.

20. Reset Preferences

Press Ctrl+alt+shift (Mac is Command+option+shift) during the start of Photoshop. If you want to use the software default preferences and workspaces after you start Photoshop, you can use the shortcut key.

21. Toggle Foreground/Background color

You can swap the foreground and background colors by pressing the X key.

22. Mask View

Click the thumbnail of the layer mask while pressing the ALT key (under the MAC option key). Use this shortcut key to view the mask for the current layer. Press the ALT key again and click the layer mask thumbnail to return to normal view.

23. Deactivate Layer Mask

Press the SHIFT key while clicking on the thumbnail of the layer mask. Use this shortcut key to quickly see what the layer is, and use it again to re-enable the layer mask.

24. Cross with constituency

box to select a selection, press the Alt+shift and drag the mouse over the overlap interval to create the intersection of two selections. is the equivalent of temporarily switching to the pattern shown in the figure

25. Merge all visible layers into a new layer, that is, the layer stamp

Ctrl+alt+shift+e (Mac for Command+option+shiftte), you can use this shortcut if you want to keep all layers unchanged at the same time and have an effect after merging all the layers.

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Hold down the ALT key while clicking panel options in the Layers Panel menu. What features to find themselves.

Conclusion

Of course, you can not use keyboard shortcuts when you're working with Photoshop, but if you spend a little bit of time practicing these shortcuts, freeing up your left hand on the keyboard, I'm sure it will make your job quicker and more efficient.

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