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Table of Contents:

1. File Menu
2. Edit Menu
3. View Menu
4. Track Menu
5. Clip Menu
6. Event Menu
7. Options Menu
8. Setup Menu
9. Window Menu
10. Misc.

1. File Menu
⌘+N	New session...
⌘+O	Open session...
⌘+Shift+O	Open recent
⌘+Shift+W	Close session
⌘+S	Save
⌘+Option+B	Bounce to - Disk...
Option+Shift+I	Import - Session data...
⌘+Shift+I	Import - Audio...
⌘+Option+I	Import - MIDI...
⌘+Option+Shift+I	Import - Video...
⌘+P	Print score...
⌘+Q	Exit

 

2. Edit Menu
⌘+Z	Undo
⌘+Shift+Z	Redo
⌘+Option+Z	Restore last selection
⌘+X	Cut
⌘+C	Copy
⌘+V	Paste
⌘+B	Clear
Control+Shift+X	Cut special - Cut clip gain
Control+Shift+C	Copy special - Copy clip gain
Option+M	Paste special - Merge
⌘+Option+V	Paste special - Repeat to fill selection
⌘+Control+V	Paste special - To current automation type
Control+Shift+B	Clear special - Clear clip gain
⌘+A	Select all
Option+Shift+5	Selection - Change timeline to match edit
Option+Shift+6	Selection - Change edit to match timeline
Option+[	Selection - Play edit
Option+]	Selection - Play timeline
⌘+D	Duplicate
Option+R	Repeat...
Option+H	Shift...
⌘+Shift+E	Insert silence
⌘+T	Trim clip - To selection
Option+Shift+7	Trim clip - Start to selection
Option+Shift+8	Trim clip - End to selection
⌘+E	Separate clip - At selection
⌘+H	Heal separation
Option+Shift+3	Consolidate clip
⌘+M	Mute clips
⌘+U	Strip silence
Option+Shift+U	TCE edit to timeline selection
⌘+Option+H	Automation - Copy to send...
⌘+Option+T	Automation - Thin
⌘+/	Automation - Write to current
⌘+Option+/	Automation - Write to all enabled
⌘+Shift+/	Automation - Trim to current
⌘+Option+Shift+/	Automation - Trim to all enabled
Option+/	Automation - Glide to current
Option+Shift+/	Automation - Glide to all enabled
⌘+F	Fades - Create...
Option+D	Fades - Fade to start
Option+G	Fades - Fade to end

 

3. View Menu
⌘+Option+M	Narrow mix

 

4. Track Menu
⌘+Shift+N	New...
⌘+G	Group...
Option+Shift+D	Duplicate...
Option+K	Set record tracks to input only
⌘+Option+F	Scroll to track...
Option+C	Clear all clip indicators

 

5. Clip Menu
⌘+L	Edit lock/unlock
Option+Control+L	Time lock/unlock
Option+Shift+B	Send to back
Option+Shift+F	Bring to front
⌘+Option+Control+NumPad0	Rating - None
⌘+Option+Control+NumPad1..5	Rating - 1..5
⌘+Option+G	Group
⌘+Option+U	Ungroup
⌘+Option+R	Regroup
⌘+Option+L	Loop...
⌘+R	Capture...
⌘+Option+Shift+R	Rename...
⌘+,	Identify/Remove sync point
⌘+0 (zero)	Quantize to grid
Option+NumPad5	Elastic properties

 

6. Event Menu
Option+NumPad1	Time operations - Time operations window
Option+NumPad2	Tempo operations - Tempo operations window
Option+NumPad3	Event operations - Event operations window
Option+0 (zero)	Event operations - Quantize...
Option+P	Event operations - Change duration...
Option+T	Event operations - Transpose...
Option+Y	Event operations - Select/split notes...
Option+NumPad4	MIDI real-time properties
⌘+NumPad8	Beat detective
⌘+I	Identify beat...
⌘+Shift+.	All MIDI notes off

 

7. Options Menu
Option+L	Loop record
⌘+Shift+P	QuickPunch
⌘+Shift+T	TrackPunch
⌘+J	Transport online
⌘+Shift+J	Video track online
⌘+K	Pre/post-roll
⌘+Shift+L	Loop playback
⌘+Control+P	Dynamic transport
Shift+/	Link timeline and edit selection
⌘+Option+P	Auto-spot clips
Control+Shift+T	Edit/Tool mode keyboard lock

 

8. Setup Menu
⌘+NumPad2	Session

 

9. Window Menu
⌘+Option+J	Configurations - Window configuration list
⌘+Option+Control+W	Hide all floating windows
⌘+W	Close window
⌘+=	Mix
Control+=	MIDI editor
Option+Control+=	Score editor
Option+=	MIDI event list
Option+N	MIDI editors - Bring to front
Option+Shift+N	MIDI editors - Send to back
Option+'	Task manager
Option+;	Workspace
Option+O	Project
Option+J	Browsers - Bring to front
Option+Shift+J	Browsers - Send to back
⌘+NumPad1	Transport
⌘+NumPad3	Big counter
⌘+NumPad4	Automation
⌘+NumPad5	Memory locations
⌘+NumPad7	Video universe
⌘+NumPad9	Video

 

10. Misc.
Shift+Space	Half-speed playback
⌘+Shift+Space, Shift+F12	Half-speed record

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Table of Contents:

1. Basic Shortcuts for PhotoShop CC 2015
2. Selecting Tools
3. Manage Views
4. Refine Edge Dialog Box
5. Liquify Window
6. Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc)
7. Black-and-White Dialog Box
8. Curves Dialog Box
9. Select and Move Objects
10. Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths
11. Edit Paths
12. Painting Tools
13. Blending Modes
14. Select and Edit Text
15. Format Text Type
16. Slicing and Optimizing
17. Manage Panels

1. Basic Shortcuts for PhotoShop CC 2015

Menu Basics
Command+Option+Shift+K	Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu
Command+K	Preferences
Option+F	File Menu
Option+E	Edit Menu
Option+I	Image Menu
Option+L	Layer Menu
Option+S	Select Menu
Option+T	Filter Menu
Option+D	3D Menu
Option+W	Window Menu

 

File Basics
Command+N	New File
Command+O	Open File
Command+Option+O	Open/ Browse in CC Bridge
Command+Option+Shift+O	Open/ Brows in Bridge
Command+W	Close
Command+Option+W	Close all
Command+S	Save
Command+Option+S	Save as…
F12	Revert to last saved state
Command+Option+Shift+W	Export as…
Command+Option+Shift+S	Save for Web
Command+Option+Shift+I	File Info
Command+P	Print
Option+Shift+Command+P	Print one Copy
Command+Q	Quit PhotoShop

 

Edit Basics
Command+Z	Toggle Undo (one step forwards/ backwards only)
Command+Option+Z	Undo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards')
Command+Shift+Z	Redo (multiple steps possible; referred to as 'step backwards')
Shift+Command+F	Fade
Shift+Command+C	Copy Merged
Shift+Command+V	Paste in Place
Option+Shift+Command+V	Paste Into
Shift+F5	Fill
Option+Shift+Command+C	Content-Aware Scale
Command+T	Free Transform
Shift+Command+T	Transform again
Shift+Command+K	Color Settings

 

Image Basics
Command+L	Adjust Levels
Command+M	Adjsut Curves
Command+U	Adjust Hue/ Saturation
Command+B	Adjust Color Balance
Option+Shift+Command+B	Adjust to Black and White

 

Layers Basics
Shift+Command+N	New Layers
Command+J	Layer via Copy
Shift+Command+J	Layer via Cut
Command+Option+G	Create/release Clipping Mark
Command+G	Group Layers
Shift+Command+G	Ungroup Layers
Command+,	Hide Layers
Command+]/]	Bring forwards/ bring backwards
Shift+Command+]/]	Bring to front/ bring to back
Command+/	Lock Layers
Command+E	Merge Layers
Command+Shift+E	Merge Visible

 

Select Basics
Command+A	Select all
Command+D	Deselect
Shift+Command+D	Reselect
Shift+Command+I	Inverse selection
Command+Option+A	Select All Layers
Option+Shift+Command+F	Find Layers
Command+Option+R	Refine Mask
Shift+F6	Feather

 

Filter Basics
Command+F	Last Filter
Command+Option+Shift+A	Adaptive Wide Angle
Shift+Command+A	Camera Raw Filter
Shift+Command+R	Lens Correction
Shift+Command+X	Liquify
Command+Option+V	Vanishing Point

 

3D Basics
Command+Option+X	Show/Hide Polygons
Option+Shift+Command+X	Reveal all
Option+Shift+Command+R	Render 3D Layer

 

Windows Basics
Command+Option+`	Design Space Preview
F5	Toggle Brush Window
F6	Toggle Color Window
F7	Toggle Layers Window
F8	Toggle Info Window
F9	Toggle Actions Window

 

2. Selecting Tools
For selecting tools, press Shift+Letter to cycle through the sub-tools of each. Alt+Click on Tool cycles through hidden tools
H	Hand tool
V	Move Tool
M	Marquee Tools
L	Lasso Tools
W	Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool
C	Crop and Slice Tools
I	Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, and Count Tool
J	Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool
B	Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and
S	Clone Stamp tool
Y	History Brush tool
E	Eraser tool
G	Gradient tool
O	Dodge tool
P	Pen tool
T	Type tool
A	Path Selection tool
U	Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tool
K	3D Object Tools
N	3D Camera Tools
R	Rotate View tool
Z	Zoom tool

 

3. Manage Views
Ctrl+Tab	Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents
F/Shift+F	Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwards
Command+[+]/-	Zoom in/ zoom out
Command+0	Zoom to fit screen
Command+1	Zoom to 100%
Press and hold H, then Click	Temporarily Zoom into an Image
Command+'	Show/Hide Grid
Command+;	Show/Hide Guides
Command+R	Show/Hide Rulers
Space	Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool
Shift+Page Up/Page Down	Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments
Page Up/Page Down	Scroll up/ down one screen
Home/End	Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner
Command+Shift+;	Toggle Snap
Command+Option+;	Lock Guides
Command+Y	Proof Colors
Shift+Command+Y	Gamut Warning
Command+H	Extras
Shift+Command+H	Show Target Path

 

4. Refine Edge Dialog Box
Command+Option+R	Open Refine Edge Dialog Box
F/Shift+F	Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modes
X	Toggle between original image and selection preview
P	Toggle between original selection and refined version
J	Toggle radius preview on and off
Shift+E	Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools

 

5. Liquify Window
Shift+Command+X	Open Liquify Window
W	Forward Warp tool
R	Reconstruct tool
C	Twirl Clockwise tool
S	Pucker tool
B	Bloat tool
O	Push Left tool
M	Mirror tool
T	Turbulence tool
F	Freeze Mask tool
D	Thaw Mask tool
Option+ tool	Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools
Option+Drag in preview	Continually sample the distortion
Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing)
Tab	Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top
Option	Change Cancel to Reset

 

6. Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc)
[/]	Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools)
Shift+[/]	Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardnewss

 

7. Black-and-White Dialog Box
Shift+Command+Option+B	Open Black-and-White Dialog Box
Tab/Shift+Tab	Jump to next/ jump to previous slider
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Increase/Decrease selected value by 10%
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Increase/Decrease selected value by 1%

 

8. Curves Dialog Box
Command+M	Open Curves Dialog Box
Click	Add a point to the Curve
+/-	Cycle through point on the curve
Command+D	Delete a point from the Curve
Shift+Click	Select one or multiple points on the curve
Delete	Delete selected points on the curve
Arrow Keys	Move selected points by 1 unit
Shift+Arrow Keys	Move selected points by 10 unit
Command+Click on the Image	Add a Point to the composite curve
Shift+Command+Click on the Image	Add a Point to the channel curve

 

9. Select and Move Objects
Any selection tool +Shift+Drag	Add to a selection
Any selection tool +Option+Drag	Subtract from a selection
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Option+Drag	Intersect a selection
Shift+Drag	Constrain marquee to square or circle
Option+Drag	Draw marquee from center
Option+Shift+Drag	Constrain shape and draw marquee from center
Command	Switch to Move Tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen Tool is selected
Option+Drag	Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool
Option+Click	Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to polygonal Lasso Tool
Enter	Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso; press Escape to cancel
Move Tool +Option+Drag selection	Move copy of selection
Any selection +Arrow Keys	Move selection area 1 pixel
Move Tool +Arrow Keys	Move selection 1 pixel
Command+Arrow Keys	Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Magnetic Lasso Tool +[/]	Increase/decrease detection width (follow width in status bar)
Crop tool +Enter	Accept cropping. Press Escape to exit croppoing
/	Toggle crop shield off and on
Ruler Tool +Option+Drag end point	Make protractor
Shift+Drag guide	Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked)
Option+Drag guid	Convert between horizontal and vertical guide

 

10. Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths
Option	Transform from center or reflect
Shift	Constrain
Command	Distort
Enter	Apply
Esc	Cancel
Command+Option+T	Free transform with duplicate data
Command+Option+Shift+T	Transform again with duplicate data

 

11. Edit Paths
Direct selection tool +Shift+Click	Select multiple anchor points
Direct selection tool +Option+Click	Select entire path
Pen (any Pen Tool), Path Selection / Direct Selection tool +Command+Option+Drag	Duplicate a path
Command	Switch to Direct Selection tool (from Path Selection, Pen, etc.)
Option	Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Magnetic Pen Tool + Double-click	Close path
Magnetic Pen Tool +Option+ Double-click	Close path with straight-line segment

 

12. Painting Tools
Any Painting Tool +Ctrl+Option+ Command and drag	Select foreground color from color picker
Any Painting Tool +Option	Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool
Eyedropper tool +Option+Click	Select background color
Eyedropper tool +Shift	Color sampler tool
Color sampler tool +Option+Click	Deletes color sampler
Any painting / Editing Tool + 0..9	Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for Painting Mode to 10%, 20% etc. use 0 for 100%, and use 2 numbers in quick succession for specific percentage.
Any Painting / Editing Tool +Shift+0..9	Sets flow for Painting Mode
Option+Shift+ 1...9	Mixer Brush changes Mix setting
1...9	Mixer Brush changes Wet setting
0 (zero)	Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero
Shift+[+]/-	Cycle through blending modes
Delete	Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer
Option+Delete	Fill with foreground or background color
Command+Option+Delete	Fill from history
Shift+Delete	Displays Fill dialog box
/	Lock transparent pixels on/ off
Any Painting Tool +Shift+Click	Connects points with a straight line

 

13. Blending Modes
Shift+[+]/-	Cycle through blending modes
Option+Shift+N	Normal
Option+Shift+I	Dissolve
Option+Shift+Q	Behind (Brush tool only)
Option+Shift+R	Clear (Brush tool only)
Option+Shift+K	Darken
Option+Shift+M	Multiply
Option+Shift+B	Color Burn
Option+Shift+A	Linear Burn
Option+Shift+G	Lighten
Option+Shift+S	Screen
Option+Shift+D	Color Dodge
Option+Shift+W	Linear Dodge
Option+Shift+O	Overlay
Option+Shift+F	Soft Light
Option+Shift+H	Hard Light
Option+Shift+V	Vivid Light
Option+Shift+J	Linear Light
Option+Shift+Z	Pin Light
Option+Shift+L	Hard Mix
Option+Shift+E	Difference
Option+Shift+X	Exclusion
Option+Shift+U	Hue
Option+Shift+T	Saturation
Option+Shift+C	Color
Option+Shift+Y	Luminosity
Sponge tool +Option+Shift+D	Desaturate
Sponge tool +Option+Shift+S	Saturate
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+S	Dodge/burn shadows
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+M	Dodge/burn midtones
Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+H	Dodge/burn highlights
Option+Shift+N	Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images)

 

14. Select and Edit Text
Command+Drag type when Type layer is selected	Move type in image
Shift+Arrow Keys	Extend selection by 1 character
Shift+Click	Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point
Shift+Click	Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel
Click 2x, 3x, 4x, / 5x in fast succession	Select a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Story
Command+H	Hide/Show selection on selected type
Command	Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box)
Command+Drag a bounding box handle	Scale text within Bounding Box when resizing the bounding box
Space+Drag	Move text box while creating text box

 

15. Format Text Type
Command+Shift+ L,C, /R	Align left, center, or right (Horizontal Type) or top, center, or bottom (Vertical Type)
Command+Shift+X	Choose 100% horizontal scale
Command+Option+Shift+X	Choose 100% vertical scale
Command+Option+Shift+A	Choose Auto leading
Command+Ctrl+Shift+Q	Choose 0 for tracking
Command+Shift+J	Justify paragraph, left aligns last line
Command+Shift+F	Justify paragraph, justifies all
Command+Ctrl+Option+Shift+H	Toggle paragraph hyphenation
Command+Option+Shift+T	Toggle single/every-line composer
Command+ Shift </>	Decrease/ increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels
Option+Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels
Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels
Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems

 

16. Slicing and Optimizing
Command	Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool
Shift+Drag	Draw square slice
Option+Drag	Draw from center outward
Option+Shift+Drag	Draw square slice from center outward
Space+Drag	Reposition slice while creating slice
Ctrl+Click slice	Open context-sensitive menu

17. Manage Panels

Shortcuts for all Panels
Option+Click New button	Set options for new items (not for all Panels)
Option+Click Delete button	Delete without confirmation (for all except for the Brush panel)
Shift+Enter	Apply value and keep text box active
Tab	Show/Hide all panels
Shift+Tab	Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar
Select tool and press Return	Highlight options bar
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Increase/decrease selected values by 10

 

Actions Panel
Option+Click the check mark next to a command	Turn command on and all others off
Option+Click	Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls
Option+ Double-click action	Change action or action set options
Double-click recorded command	Display Options dialog box for recorded command
Command+ Double-click an action	Play entire action
Option+Click the triangle	Collapse/ expand all components of an action
Command+Click the Play button	Play a command
Option+Click the New Action button	Create new action and begin recording without confirmation
Shift+Click the action/Command	Select contiguous items of the same kind
Command+Click the action/Command	Select discontiguous items of the same kind

 

Adjustment Panels
Option+3/4/5	Choose specific channel (Red/Green/Blue) for adjustment
Option+2	Choose composite channel for adjustment
Delete	Delete adjustment layer
Option+Click Auto button	Define Auto options for Levels or Curves

 

Animation Panel in Fames Mode
Shift+Click second frame	Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames
Command+Click multiple frames	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames
Option+ Paste Frames command from the Panel pop?up menu	Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box

 

Brush Panel
Option+Click brush	Delete brush
Double-click brush	Rename brush
Ctrl+Option+ drag left / right	Change brush size
Ctrl+Option+ drag up / down	Decrease/ increase brush softness/ hardness
,/.	Select previous/ next brush size
Shift+,/.	Select first/last brush
Caps Lock	Display precise cross hair for brushes
Option+Shift+P	Toggle airbrush option

 

Channels Panel
Command+3/4/5	Select individual channels (Red/Green/Blue)
Command+2	Select composite channel
Command+Click channel thumbnail, /Command+Option+3/4/5	Load channel as selection (Red/Green/Blue)
Command+Shift+Click channel thumbnail	Add to current selection
Command+Option+Click channel thumbnail	Subtract from current selection
Command+Option+Shift+Click channel thumbnail	Intersect with current selection
Option+Click Save Selection As Channel button	Set options for Save Selection As Channel button
Command+Click Create New Channel button	Create a new spot channel
Shift+Click color channel	Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection
Shift+Click alpha channel	Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay
Double-click alpha / spot channel thumbnail	Display channel options
~	Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode

 

Clone Source Panel
Option+Shift	Show Clone Source (overlays image)
Option+Shift+Arrow Keys	Nudge Clone Source
Option+Shift+</>	Rotate Clone Source
Option+Shift+[/]	Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source

 

Color Panel
Option+Click color in color bar	Select background color
Ctrl+Click color bar	Display Color Bar menu
Shift+Click color bar	Cycle through color choices

 

History Panel
Option+ New Snapshot	Create a new snapshot
Double-click snapshot name	Rename snapshot
Command+Shift+Z	Step forward through image states
Command+Option+Z	Step backward through image states
Option+Click the image state	Duplicate any image state, except the current state
Option+ Clear History (in History panel pop?up menu)	Permanently clear history (no Undo)

 

Layers Panel
Command+Click layer thumbnail	Load layer transparency as a selection
Command+Shift+Click layer thumbnail	Add to current selection
Command+Option+Click layer thumbnail	Subtract from current selection
Command+Option+Shift+Click layer thumbnail	Intersect with current selection
Command+Click filter mask thumbnail	Load filter mask as a selection
Command+G	Group layers
Command+Shift+G	Ungroup layers
Command+Option+G	Create/release clipping mask
Command+Option+A	Select all layers
Command+Shift+E	Merge visible layers
Option+Click New Layer button	Create new empty layer with dialog box
Command+Click New Layer button	Create new layer below target layer
Option+.	Select top layer
Option+ , (comma)	Select bottom layer
Option+Shift+[/]	Add to layer selection in Layers panel
Option+[/]	Select next layer down/up
Command+[/]	Move target layer down/up
Command+Option+Shift+E	Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer
Highlight the layers you want to merge, then Command +E	Merge layers
Command+Shift+[/]	Move layer to bottom or top
Option+ Merge Down command from the Panel pop?up menu	Copy current layer to layer below
Option+ Merge Visible command from the Panel pop?up menu	Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer
Ctrl+Click the eye icon	Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups
Option+Click the eye icon	Show/hide all other currently visible layers
/	Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock
Double-click layer effect/style	Edit layer effect/style, options
Option-Double-click layer effect/style	Hide layer effect/style
Double-click layer	Edit layer style
Shift+Click vector mask thumbnail	Disable/enable vector mask
Double-click layer mask thumbnail	Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box
Shift+Click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle layer mask on/off
Shift+Click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle filter mask on/off
Option+Click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle between layer mask/composite image
Option+Click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle between filter mask/composite image
\	Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off
Double-click type layer thumbnail	Select all type; temporarily select Type tool
Option+Click the line dividing two layers	Create a clipping mask
Double-click the layer name	Rename layer
Double-click the filter effect	Edit filter settings
Double-click the Filter Blending icon	Edit the Filter Blending options
Command+Click New Group button	Create new layer group below current layer
Option+Click New Group button	Create new layer group with dialog box
Option+Click Add Layer Mask button	Create layer mask that hides all (or selection)
Command+Click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that reveals all (or path area)
Command+Option+Click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area
Ctrl+Click the layer group and choose Group Properties, / Double-click group	Display layer group properties
Shift+Click	Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layers
Command+Click	Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layers

 

Layer Comps Panel
Option+Click Create New Layer Comp button	Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box
Double-click layer comp	Open Layer Comp Options dialog box
Double-click layer comp name	Rename in-line
Shift+Click	Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layer comps
Command+Click	Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps

 

Paths Panel
Command+Click pathname	Load path as selection
Command+Shift+Click pathname	Add path to selection
Command+Option+Click pathname	Subtract path from selection
Command+Option+Shift+Click pathname	Retain intersection of path as selection
Command+Shift+H	Hide path
Option+Click button	Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button

 

Swatches Panel
Click in empty area of panel	Create new swatch from foreground color
Command+Click swatch	Set swatch color as background color
Option+Click swatch	Delete swatch

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