Smart Photoshopping Guide

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Photoshop Shortcuts

Do you know what Photoshop shortcuts are used for? I would like to share some tips and tricks about which keys combinations on the keyboard I usually use when photoshoping.

Frequently used tools

Ctrl + A – select all
Ctrl + C – copy
Ctrl + V – paste
Ctrl + N – new document
Shift + Ctrl + N – new layer
Ctrl + S – save
Shift + Ctrl + S – save as
Ctrl + Z – go back
Alt + Ctrl + Z – back up few steps
Shift + Ctrl + Z – back few steps forward
Ctrl (-) – zoom out
Ctrl (+) – zoom in
Alt + Ctrl + 0 – full size image

Call some of the tools

B – Brush
D – Set color black/white color
E – Eraser
H – Hand (the same will perform "gap")
L – Lasso
M – Allocation
P – Pen
X – Change color in some areas

Ctrl + D – deselect
Ctrl + T – free transform
Ctrl + U – open the window Color/Saturation
Ctrl + I – invert colors
Ctrl + E – merge the layer with the bottom layer
Ctrl + Shift + I – invert selection
Ctrl + Shift + U – desaturate image
Shift + Ctrl + E – merge all layers

This knowledge will help you to increase the speed of your work in Photoshop.

See also: How to Create Own Tools in Photoshop

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