Useful Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

A Graphic Designer cannot work without Photoshop. Image editing, slicing and resizing everything needs Photoshop. So I think that Photoshop is one of the essential tools for a Graphic Designer.
When talking about working in fast and efficient way, a Graphic Designer needs some keyboard shortcuts to help him in this regard. I personally as a graphic designer don't love that much the mouse usage again and again. That is why I suggest every designer to learn the shortcuts of Photoshop.

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These shortcuts need to be learned for every designer. So the work will be much easier.

Basic Shortcuts:

To start a New File = Ctrl + N
Opening an existing File = Ctrl + O
To close the opened window = Ctrl + W
Undo = Ctrl + Z
Redo = Ctrl + Y
Zoom In = Ctrl ++
Zoom Out = Ctrl - -
Fit to Screen =  Ctrl + 0
Reverting Image = F12
Save As = Shift + Ctrl + S
Save for Web and Devices = Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S
Select All = Ctrl + A
Show Ruler = Ctrl + R
Move Tool = V

Tricky Shortcuts:

To watch the file preferences = Ctrl +K

Hide and Show the Tool panels = TAB

Shifting to next opened window = Shift + TAB

Cycling Screen Modes = F (repeatedly) 

Undo multiple times = Ctrl + Alt + Z 

Picture Editing Shortcuts:

Bringing the Hand tool = H

Text Tool = T 

Paint bucket = G

Crop Tool = C 

Brush Tool = B

Increase and Decrease brush = [   ] (one bracket at a time) 

Brush Softness increase = shift + ]

Brush Softness decrease = shift + [
Changing the Brightness curve = Ctrl + M

Reset Foreground/Background color into Black and White = D

Opening Fill windows = Shift + Backspace

Liquify / Filter = Shift + Ctrl + X

 

Layers Management: 

New Layer(with dialogue box) = Ctrl + Shift + N

New Layer(Without Dialogue Box) = Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N

 Duplicate Layer = Ctrl + Alt + J

Filling the Layer foreground Color = Alt + Delete

Filling the layer Background Color = Shift + Delete 

Image Size = Alt + Ctrl + I

To repeat Previous accomplishes filter = Ctrl +F

Grouping the Selected layers = Ctrl + G

You can easily change Your layer or brush opacity by just pressing number keys – 1 = 10%, 2 = 20%, 3 = 30% etc.

And Finally these commands can be seen by = Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

So these basics and simple shortcut keys should learn by a Graphic Designer to work fast and effectively. To see more shortcuts Read This.

 

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