How-To Geek Cheat Sheet

Toolbox Shortcut Keys

V M L W C I J B S Y E G R O P T A U H Z X D Q
Move Tool Marquee Tool Lasso Tool Quick Selection Tool Crop Tool Eyedropper Tool Spot Healing Brush Tool Brush Tool Clone Stamp Tool History Brush Tool Eraser Tool Gradient Tool Blur Tool Dodge Tool Pen Tool Horizontal Type Tool Path Selection Tool Rectangle Tool Hand Tool Zoom Tool Switch Foreground Color Default Black and White Quick Mask Mode > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Photoshop CS 5
Layer Panel
Ctrl E Ctrl Shift E Shift Click Ctrl Click Alt Shift + Alt Shift Alt ] Alt [ / Ctrl J Ctrl Shift J Ctrl G
Merge current layer down Merge all visible layers Click layers to select Multiple layers at once Click layer to select layer transparency Set layer to next blending mode Set layer to previous blending mode Select layer below Select layer above Lock transparency of current layer New layer via copy and paste New layer via cut and paste Puts active layer or layers in a Layer Group

Helpful Shortcuts and Modifiers

Space Bar Alt Ctrl Shift Caps Lock Tab F Ctrl R Ctrl ;
Temporarily gives you the Hand Tool Temporarily gives you the Eyedropper Tool Temporarily gives you the Move Tool Modifies tools to snap to straight lines or squares Toggles between Normal and Precise cursors Hides and shows your active panels Toggles Full Screen Modes Toggle rulers on and off Show or hide guides

How to Read A Histogram

Geek Note:
The > mark indicates the tool has options available. Hold Shift and the press the shortcut key to cycle through the hidden tools in the PS toolbox.

Editing Shortcuts
Ctrl C, X, or V Ctrl Shift C Ctrl Z Ctrl Shift Z Crtl Alt Z Shift F5 Ctrl T Ctrl Shift I Ctrl D Ctrl A
Copy , Cut, or Paste selection Copy selection as if merged Undo Redo Step Back in History Fill Tool Free Transform Invert Selection Select none Select all

Image Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl L Ctrl M Ctrl U Ctrl I Ctrl B Shift Ctrl L Shift Ctrl B Alt Ctrl I Alt Ctrl C
Open Levels tool Open Curves tool open Hue/Saturation Invert layer colors Color Balance tool Auto Tone

Alt Shift Ctrl L Auto Contrast

Auto Color Image Size, rescale image Canvas size

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author: Eric Z Goodnight Photoshop CS5 Cheatsheet v 1.0