Friday 23 January 2015

Essential List of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Shortcut Keys

Nowadays, many graphics designer uses Adobe Photoshop because it is one of the best editing tool. By using Adobe Photoshop you cannot only edit you photos but also create your own shapes, logos and vectors.


Using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with your mouse consumes much of your time. So, if you are in a hurry and want to finish your work quickly then you have to work by using the Adobe Photoshop CS6 shortcut keys. The shortcut keys provide quick access to many different tools, which save a lot of your time. So, without wasting much of your time, let’s get started with the list of Adobe Photoshop CS6 shortcut keys.

List of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Shortcut Keys

1. Tools

  • V = Move
  • L = Lasso tools
  • M = Marquee tools
  • W = Quick Selection and Magic Wand
  •  I = Ruler, Note, Count, Color Sampler and Eye Dropper
  • C = Crop and Slice tools
  • B = Color Replacement, Mixer Brush, Pencil and Brush
  • J = Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Patch and Red Eye
  • Y = Art History Brush and History Brush
  • S = Pattern Stamp and Clone Stamp
  • G = Paint Bucket and Gradient
  • E = Eraser tools
  • P = Pen tools
  • T = Type tools
  • O = Burn, Sponge and Dodge
  • A = Direct Selection and Path Selection
  • N = 3D Camera Tools
  • K = 3D Tools
  • H = Hand
  • Z = Zoom
  • R = Rotate
  • Q = Quick Mask Mode
  • D = Default Colors
  • X = Switch Foreground and Background colors
  • U = Rounded Rectangle, Rectangle, Polygon, Ellipse, Custom Shape and Line

2. Selecting

  • Shift = Add to selection
  • Shift + Alt = Intersection with a selection
  • Ctrl + Alt and drag selection = Make copy of selection
  • Shift + Arrow Keys = Move selection
  • Ctrl + Shift + D = Restore Last Selection
  • Alt = Substract from selection
  • Shift + F6 = Feather selection
  • Ctrl + Click on Layer = Select all opaque pixels on the layer

3. Viewing

  • Ctrl + Alt + o = 100% view level
  • Ctrl + o = Fit on screen
  • Ctrl + Plus (+) = Zoom In
  • Ctrl + Minus (-) = Zoom out
  • Tab = Hide all tools and panels
  • F = Rotate in fullscreen modes
  • Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Down = Scroll image left or right

4. Some Important Shortcut Keys

  • Ctrl + Alt + Z or Ctrl + Shift + Z = Undo or Redo operations
  • Ctrl + Alt + F = Opens up last filter box
  • Ctrl + F = Apply last filter
  • Ctrl + Tab = Switch between opened images
  • Space Bar = Hand Tool
  • Ctrl + Shift + T = Replay Last Transformation
  • Hold Space Bar while drawing = Move crop Marquee while creating
  • Enter = Highlight fields in options bar
  • Up or Down Arrow = Increase or decrease values

Conclusion

So, this was the list of some essential Adobe Photoshop CS6 shortcut keys. By using these shortcut keys, you can easily and quickly edit your documents and photos. If you have any queries regarding this article then do let us know, we will try our best to resolve them. And plus, if you’d like this article then do share this with your friends and circles too.

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