Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are the defaults for Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Microsoft Windows XP.  For Mac users, substitute the Command key for Ctrl and the Option key for Alt. This list was obtained by going to Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts, and then clicking on the Summarize… button to save the shortcuts in an html file.  Adobe automatically generated shortcut summary file includes all available commands, including those that don’t have shortcuts by default.  All commands that don’t have have shortcuts have been removed from this list. Adobe also provides a list of the default keyboard shortcuts from the Help menu.

Application Menus
Command				Shortcut
File
	New…			Ctrl+N
	Open…			Ctrl+O
	Browse…			Alt+Ctrl+O Shift+Ctrl+O
	Open As…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+O
	Close			Ctrl+W
	Close All			Alt+Ctrl+W
	Close and Go To Bridge…			Shift+Ctrl+W
	Save			Ctrl+S
	Save As…			Shift+Ctrl+S Alt+Ctrl+S
	Save for Web & Devices…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
	File Info…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I
	Page Setup…			Shift+Ctrl+P
	Print…			Ctrl+P
	Print One Copy			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
	Exit			Ctrl+Q
Edit
	Undo/Redo			Ctrl+Z
	Step Forward			Shift+Ctrl+Z
	Step Backward			Alt+Ctrl+Z
	Fade…			Shift+Ctrl+F
	Cut			Ctrl+X F2
	Copy			Ctrl+C F3
	Copy Merged			Shift+Ctrl+C
	Paste			Ctrl+V F4
	Paste Into			Shift+Ctrl+V
	Fill…			Shift+F5
	Free Transform			Ctrl+T
	Transform>
		Again		Shift+Ctrl+T
	Color Settings…			Shift+Ctrl+K
	Keyboard Shortcuts…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
	Menus…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M
	Preferences>
		General…		Ctrl+K
Image
	Adjustments>
		Levels…		Ctrl+L
		Auto Levels		Shift+Ctrl+L
		Auto Contrast		Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L
		Auto Color		Shift+Ctrl+B
		Curves…		Ctrl+M
		Color Balance…		Ctrl+B
		Black & White…		Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
		Hue/Saturation…		Ctrl+U
		Desaturate		Shift+Ctrl+U
		Invert		Ctrl+I
	Image Size…			Alt+Ctrl+I
	Canvas Size…			Alt+Ctrl+C
Layer
	New>
		Layer…		Shift+Ctrl+N
		Layer via Copy		Ctrl+J
		Layer via Cut		Shift+Ctrl+J
	Create/Release Clipping Mask			Alt+Ctrl+G
	Group Layers			Ctrl+G
	Ungroup Layers			Shift+Ctrl+G
	Arrange>
		Bring to Front		Shift+Ctrl+]
		Bring Forward		Ctrl+]
		Send Backward		Ctrl+[
		Send to Back		Shift+Ctrl+[
	Merge Layers			Ctrl+E
	Merge Visible			Shift+Ctrl+E
Select
	All			Ctrl+A
	Deselect			Ctrl+D
	Reselect			Shift+Ctrl+D
	Inverse			Shift+Ctrl+I Shift+F7
	All Layers			Alt+Ctrl+A
	Refine Edge…			Alt+Ctrl+R
	Modify>
		Feather…		Alt+Ctrl+D Shift+F6
Filter
	Last Filter			Ctrl+F
	Extract…			Alt+Ctrl+X
	Filter Gallery…
	Liquify…			Shift+Ctrl+X
	Pattern Maker…			Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X
	Vanishing Point…			Alt+Ctrl+V
Analysis
	Record Measurements			Shift+Ctrl+M
View
	Proof Colors			Ctrl+Y
	Gamut Warning			Shift+Ctrl+Y
	Zoom In			Ctrl++ Ctrl+=
	Zoom Out			Ctrl+-
	Fit on Screen			Ctrl+0
	Actual Pixels			Alt+Ctrl+0
	Extras			Ctrl+H
	Show>
		Target Path		Shift+Ctrl+H
		Grid		Ctrl+’
		Guides		Ctrl+;
	Rulers			Ctrl+R
	Snap			Shift+Ctrl+;
	Lock Guides			Alt+Ctrl+;
Window
	Actions			Alt+F9 F9
	Brushes			F5
	Color			F6
	Info			F8
	Layers			F7
Help
	Photoshop Help			F1
Palette Menus
Command				Shortcut
History
	Step Forward			Shift+Ctrl+Z
	Step Backward			Alt+Ctrl+Z
Layers
	New Layer…			Shift+Ctrl+N
	Create/Release Clipping Mask			Alt+Ctrl+G
	Merge Layers			Ctrl+E
	Merge Visible			Shift+Ctrl+E
Measurement Log
	Record Measurements			Shift+Ctrl+M

Tools
	Tools			Shortcut
	Move Tool			V
	Rectangular Marquee Tool			M
	Elliptical Marquee Tool			M
	Lasso Tool			L
	Polygonal Lasso Tool			L
	Magnetic Lasso Tool			L
	Quick Selection Tool			W
	Magic Wand Tool			W
	Crop Tool			C
	Slice Tool			K
	Slice Select Tool			K
	Spot Healing Brush Tool			J
	Healing Brush Tool			J
	Patch Tool			J
	Red Eye Tool			J
	Brush Tool			B
	Pencil Tool			B
	Color Replacement Tool			B
	Clone Stamp Tool			S
	Pattern Stamp Tool			S
	History Brush Tool			Y
	Art History Brush Tool			Y
	Eraser Tool			E
	Background Eraser Tool			E
	Magic Eraser Tool			E
	Gradient Tool			G
	Paint Bucket Tool			G
	Blur Tool			R
	Sharpen Tool			R
	Smudge Tool			R
	Dodge Tool			O
	Burn Tool			O
	Sponge Tool			O
	Pen Tool			P
	Freeform Pen Tool			P
	Horizontal Type Tool			T
	Vertical Type Tool			T
	Horizontal Type Mask Tool			T
	Vertical Type Mask Tool			T
	Path Selection Tool			A
	Direct Selection Tool			A
	Rectangle Tool			U
	Rounded Rectangle Tool			U
	Ellipse Tool			U
	Polygon Tool			U
	Line Tool			U
	Custom Shape Tool			U
	Notes Tool			N
	Audio Annotation Tool			N
	Eyedropper Tool			I
	Color Sampler Tool			I
	Ruler Tool			I
	Count Tool			I
	Hand Tool			H
	Zoom Tool			Z
	Default Foreground/Background Colors			D
	Switch Foreground/Background Colors			X
	Toggle Standard/Quick Mask Modes			Q
	Toggle Screen Modes			F
	Toggle Preserve Transparency			/
	Decrease Brush Size			[
	Increase Brush Size			]
	Decrease Brush Hardness			{
	Increase Brush Hardness			}
	Previous Brush			,
	Next Brush			.
	First Brush			<
	Last Brush			>