Result |
Action |
Repositions marquee while selecting* |
Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar + drag |
Adds to or subtracts from selection |
Any selection tool + o or + drag |
Intersects a selection |
Any selection tool + -t> + ^ + drag |
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Constrains marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)* |
-t> + drag |
Draws marquee from center (if no other selections are active)* |
^ + drag |
Constrains shape and draws marquee from center * |
^c + drag |
H |
Si (except when , or any pen tool*, slice, path tool*, shape tool*, rectangle image map§, circle image map§, or polygon image map§ is selected) |
Switches from f to * |
^ + drag |
Switches from to * |
+ click |
Moves copy of selection |
+ + drag selection* |
Moves selection area 1 pixel |
Any selection + g g g g + |
Moves selection 1 pixel |
+ B g g 0 ♦* |
Moves layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
g g g gt |
Decreases or increases detection width* |
+ [ or ] |
Accepts cropping or exits cropping |
i + Return or Esc |
Makes protractor * |
# + + drag end point |
Snaps guide to ruler ticks |
0 + drag guide |
Toggles guide orientation |
+ drag guide |
'Hold down O to move 10 pixels *Applies to shape tools *Not in ImageReady § ImageReady only Painting | |
Result |
Action |
Any painting tool + ^ (also any shape tool + ^c) | |
Selects background color |
* + ^ + click |
"y * |
/ + O |
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Deletes > * |
> + ^ + click |
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode |
Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (For Airbrush, use <h + number keys) |
Sets flow for painting mode |
Any painting or editing tool + o+ number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (For Airbrush, omit <h) |
Cycles through blending modes |
o+ g g |
Fills selection/layer with foreground or background color |
^ + Delete, or ^ + Delete* |
Fills from history* |
^ + as + Delete* |
Displays Fill dialog box |
Delete |
Lock transparent pixels on/off |
/ |
Connects points with a straight line |
Any painting tool + click |
'Hold down O to preserve transparency *Not in ImageReady Editing | |
Result |
Action |
Moves type in image |
+ drag type when Type layer is selected |
Aligns left, center, or right* |
I + + & + L, C, or R |
Aligns top, center, or bottom* |
I + O + %% + L, C, or R |
Selects 1 character left/right, or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right |
i>+gg(rig,or<n-^ + gg |
Selects characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
0+ click |
Moves 1 character left/right, 1 line down/ up, or 1 word left/right |
g g,g g,or^ + g g |
Designates new origin over existing type |
-t> + click or click + drag |
Selects word, line, paragraph, or story |
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click |
Shows/Hides selection on selected type |
& + H (OS 9); Control + & + H (OS X) |
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Toggles Underlining on/off* |
0 + & + u |
Toggles Strikethrough on/off* |
o + % + / |
Toggles All Uppercase on/off* |
O+tt + K |
Toggles Small Caps on/off* |
0+ & + H |
Toggles Superscript on/off* | |
Toggles Subscript on/off* |
o+ + & + + |
Chooses 100% horizontal scale* |
i> + & + x |
Chooses 100% vertical scale* |
0+ + & + X |
Chooses Auto leading* |
+ & + A |
Chooses 0 for tracking* |
or o + jg + Control + Q (OS X) |
Justifies paragraph; left aligns last line* |
0 + & + J |
Justifies paragraph; forces last line* |
0+ & + F |
Toggles paragraph hyphenation on/off* |
0 + ^ + & + H |
Toggles single/every-line composer on/ off* |
O+^ + ^+T |
Decreases/increases type size of selected text 2 pts/px |
^ + + < >t |
Decreases/increases leading 2 pts/px |
^ + ID ET |
Decreases/increases baseline shift 2 pts/ px |
O + + ID |
Decreases/increases kerning/tracking 20/ 1000 ems |
x + BQ,t |
'Hold down = to decrease/increase 10x "Hold down :#: to decrease/increase 7 Ox *Not in ImageReady Path editing* | |
Result |
Action |
Selects multiple anchor points |
> + o + click |
Selects entire path |
> + ^ + click |
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Duplicates a path (works with any pen tool) |
4 + ^ + Si + drag (for all pen tools) |
Switches from t i, + ■ - or i to > |
si |
Switches from t^ to when over path | |
Switches from > to i when pointer is over anchor point or direction point |
^ + si |
Switches from i, or i, to i when pointer is over anchor or direction point | |
Closes path |
sP + double-click |
Closes path with straight-line segment |
P + + double-click |
*Not in ImageReady Si Command o Shift Option □ Key Slicing and Optimizing | |
Result |
Action |
Toggles browser dither for selected image pane in Optimized view§ |
0 + Si+Y |
Toggles through gamma previews in selected image pane§ |
^ + Si+Y |
Toggles through Optimized/2up/4up/ Original views§ |
Si + Y |
Toggles between slice tool and slice selection tool |
si |
Draws square slice |
0 + drag |
Draws from center outward |
+ drag |
Draws square slice from center outward |
^ + 0 + drag |
Repositions slice while creating slice |
Spacebar + drag |
Opens context-sensitive menu |
Control + click on slice |
§ ImageReady only
§ ImageReady only
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