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Shortcut	Command	How useful(?)
Keys for selecting tools Adobe Photoshop CS3
Shft-press shortcut key	Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)	+       –
Optn-click + tool	Cycle through hidden tools (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)	+       –
V	Move tool	+       –
M	Rectangular Marquee tool, Elliptical Marquee tool (in Photoshop)	+       –
L	Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasso tool, Magnetic Lasso tool	+       –
W	Magic Wand tool,Quick Selection tool	+       –
C	Crop tool	+       –
K	Slice tool, Slice Select tool	+       –
J	Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brushtool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool	+       –
B	Brush tool, Pencil tool, ColorReplacement tool (in Photoshop)	+       –
S	Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool	+       –
Y	History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool	+       –
E	Eraser tool, Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool	+       –
G	Gradient tool, Paint Bucket tool	+       –
R	Blur tool, Sharpen tool, Smudge tool	+       –
O	Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool	+       –
P	Pen tool, Freeform Pen tool	+       –
T	Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool , Horizontal Type mask tool, Vertical Type mask tool	+       –
A	Path Selection tool,Direct Selection tool	+       –
U	Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, Line tool , Custom Shape tool	+       –
N	Notes tool, Audio Annotation tool	+       –
I	Eyedropper tool, Color Sampler tool, Measure tool, Count tool	+       –
H	Hand tool	+       –
Z	Zoom tool	+       –

Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox Adobe Photoshop CS3
B	Edge Highlighter tool	+       –
G	Fill tool	+       –
I	Eyedropper tool	+       –
C	Cleanup tool	+       –
T	Edge Touchup tool	+       –

Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox Adobe Photoshop CS3
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	+       –

Result (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Tab	Cycle through controls on right from top in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + Tab	Cycle through controls on right from bottom	+       –
Spacebar	Temporarily activate Hand tool in Photoshop	+       –
Optn	Change Cancel to Reset	+       –

Result (Extract and Liquify) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Up or Down arrow keys	Decreases or increases brush size	+       –

Result (Extract and Pattern Maker) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd + 0	Fit in window	+       –
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in	+       –
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out	+       –

Result (Extract only) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool	Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd with Edge Highlighter tool selected	Toggle Smart Highlighting	+       –
Optn + Delete	Remove current highlight	+       –
Cmnd + Delete	Highlight entire image	+       –
Shft-click with Fill tool selected	Fill foreground area and preview extraction	+       –
Cmnd-drag	Move mask when Edge Touchup tool is selected	+       –
Optn-drag	Add opacity when Cleanup tool is selected	+       –
X	Toggle Show menu options in preview between Original and Extracted in Photoshop	+       –
Shft X	Enable Cleanup and Edge Touchup tools before preview	+       –
F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from top to bottom in Photoshop	+       –
Shft F	Cycle through Display menu in preview from bottom to top	+       –
Down Arrow or Up Arrow in Brush Size text box	Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size Slider showing	Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
0-9	Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch-up tool	+       –

Result (Liquify only) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn + tool	Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left,and Mirror tools	+       –
Optn-drag in preview with reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected	Continually sample the distortion in Photoshop	+       –
Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jittertext box	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Hold down Shiftto decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing	Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density,pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Hold down Shiftto decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Cmnd + Z	Redo last step	+       –

Result (Pattern Maker only) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd + D	Delete current selection	+       –
Cmnd + Z	Undo a selection move	+       –
Cmnd + G	Generate or generate again	+       –
Shft + Optn + select	Intersect with current selection	+       –
X	Toggle view: original/generated pattern	+       –
Home	Go to first tile in Tile History	+       –
End	Go to last tile in Tile History	+       –
Left Arrow, Page Up	Go to previous tile in Tile History in Photoshop Pattern Maker	+       –
Right Arrow, Page Down	Go to next tile in Tile History	+       –
Delete	Delete current tile from Tile History	+       –
Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Nudge selection when viewing the original	+       –
Shft + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Increase selection nudging when viewing the original	+       –

Keys for using the Filter Gallery Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click a filter	Apply a new filter on top of selected	+       –
Optn-click a disclosure triangle	Open/close all disclosure triangles	+       –
Cmnd	Change Cancel button to Default	+       –
Optn	Change Cancel button to Reset	+       –
Cmnd + Z	Undo/Redo	+       –
Cmnd Shft Z	Step forward in Photoshop Filter	+       –
Cmnd + Optn + Z	Step backward	+       –

Keys for using the Refine Edge dialog box Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd + Optn + R	Open the Refine Edge dialog box	+       –
F	Cycle (forward) through preview modes	+       –
Shft + F	Cycle (backward) through preview modes	+       –
X	Toggle between original image and selection preview in Photoshop Refine Edge dialog box	+       –
P	Toggle the preview option (on and off)	+       –

Keys for using the Black-and-White dialog box Adobe Photoshop CS3
Shft + Cmnd + Optn+ B	Open the Black-and-White dialog box	+       –
Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Increase/decrease selected value by %1	+       –
Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Increase/decrease selected value by %10	+       –
Click-drag on the image	Change the values of the closest color slider in Photoshop Black and White dialog box	+       –

Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box Adobe Photoshop CS3
Z	Zoom tool	+       –
H	Hand tool	+       –
I	White Balance tool	+       –
S	Color Sampler tool	+       –
C	Crop tool	+       –
A	Straighten tool	+       –
L	Rotate image left	+       –
R	Rotate image right	+       –
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in	+       –
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out	+       –
Cmnd	Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool in Photoshop (Doesn't work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)	+       –
Shft	Temporarily active the White Balance tool (does not work if Crop tool is active)	+       –
Click the first point; Shft-click additional points	Select multiple points in Curves panel	+       –
Cmnd-click in preview	Add point to curve in Curves panel	+       –
Arrow keys	Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)	+       –
Shft-arrow	Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + R	Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge	+       –
Shft + double-click image	Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box	+       –
Optn	Change Cancel button to Reset and Save button to bypass Save dialog box	+       –
Optn-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders	Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview	+       –

Keys for using the Curves dialog box Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd + M	Open the Curves dialog box	+       –
Ctrl + Tab	Select next point on the curve	+       –
Shft + Ctrl + Tab	Select the previous point on the curve	+       –
Cmnd-click on the points	Select multiple points on the curve	+       –
Cmnd + D	Deselect a point	+       –
Select a point and press Delete.	To delete a point on the curve	+       –
Arrow keys	Move the selected point 1 unit	+       –
Shft + Arrow keys	Move the selected point 10 units	+       –
Optn-drag black/white point sliders	Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped when working with Photoshop Curves dialog box	+       –
Cmnd-click the image	Set a point to the composite curve	+       –
Shft + Cmnd-click the image	Set a point to the channel curves	+       –
Optn-click the field	Toggle grid size	+       –

Keys for using Photomerge Adobe Photoshop CS3
A	Select Image tool when using Photoshop Photomerge	+       –
R	Rotate Image tool	+       –
V	Set Vanishing Point tool	+       –
Z	Zoom tool	+       –
H	Move View tool	+       –
Spacebar	Switch to Move View tool (temporary)	+       –
Cmnd Z	Step backward when using Photoshop Photomerge	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Step forward	+       –
Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Move selected image 1 pixel	+       –
Optn	Change Cancel to Reset	+       –
Optn-move pointer over image	Show individual image border	+       –

Keys for using Vanishing Point Adobe Photoshop CS3
Z	Zoom tool	+       –
X	Zoom 2x (temporary)	+       –
H	Hand tool	+       –
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (temporary) when using Photoshop Vanishing point	+       –
Cmnd + + (plus)	Zoom in	+       –
Cmnd + - (hyphen)	Zoom out	+       –
Cmnd + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool	Fit in view	+       –
Double-click Zoom tool	Zoom to center at 100%	+       –
]	Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools)	+       –
[	Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + ]	Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools)	+       –
Shft [	Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + Z	Undo last action	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Redo last action	+       –
Cmnd + D	Deselect all	+       –
Cmnd + H	Hide selection and planes	+       –
Arrow keys	Move selection 1 pixel	+       –
Shft + arrow keys	Move selection 10 pixels	+       –
Cmnd + C	Copy	+       –
Cmnd + V	Paste	+       –
Cmnd Shft T	Repeat last duplicate and move in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + Optn + T	Create a floating selection from the current selection	+       –
Cmnd-drag	Fill a selection with image under the pointer	+       –
Cmnd + Opt-drag	Create a duplicate of a floating selection	+       –
Optn + Shft to rotate	Constrain a rotate plan to a 15º rotation	+       –
Cmnd-click the plane	Select a plane under another selected plane	+       –
Optn-click OK	Render plane grids in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd-drag	Create 90 degree plane off parent plane	+       –
Backspace	Delete last node while creating plane	+       –
Double-click the Create Plane tool	Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + H	Show/hide measurements (Photoshop Extended only)	+       –
Cmnd + E	Export to a DFX file (Photoshop Extended only)	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + E	Export to a 3DS file (Photoshop Extended only)	+       –

Keys for working with blending modes Adobe Photoshop CS3
Shft (plus) or - (minus)	Cycle through blending modes in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + Optn + N	Normal	+       –
Shft + Optn + I	Dissolve	+       –
Shft + Optn + Q	Behind (Brush tool only)	+       –
Shft + Optn + R	Clear (Brush tool only)	+       –
Shft + Optn + K	Darken	+       –
Shft + Optn + M	Multiply	+       –
Shft + Optn + B	Color Burn	+       –
Shft + Optn + A	Linear Burn	+       –
Shft + Optn + G	Lighten	+       –
Shft + Optn + S	Screen	+       –
Shft + Optn + D	Color Dodge	+       –
Shft + Optn + W	Linear Dodge	+       –
Shft + Optn + O	Overlay	+       –
Shft + Optn + F	Soft Light	+       –
Shft + Optn + H	Hard Light	+       –
Shft + Optn + V	Vivid Light	+       –
Shft + Optn + J	Linear Light	+       –
Shft + Optn + Z	Pin Light	+       –
Shft + Optn + L	Hard Mix	+       –
Shft + Optn + E	Difference	+       –
Shft + Optn + X	Exclusion	+       –
Shft + Optn + U	Hue	+       –
Shft + Optn + T	Saturation	+       –
Shft + Optn + C	Color	+       –
Shft + Optn + Y	Luminosity	+       –
Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + D	Desaturate	+       –
Sponge tool + Shft + Optn + S	Saturate	+       –
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +S	Dodge/burn shadows	+       –
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +M	Dodge/burn midtones	+       –
Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shft + Optn +H	Dodge/burn highlights	+       –
Shft Optn N	Set Photoshop blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images,Normal for all other images	+       –

Keys for viewing images Adobe Photoshop CS3
Ctrl Tab	Cycles through open documents in Photoshop	+       –
Shft-Cmnd-W	Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge	+       –
Q	Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Maskmode in Photoshop	+       –
F	Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode,Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode withmenu bar	+       –
Shft + F	Toggle (backward) between Standard screenmode, Maximized screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen modewith menu bar	+       –
Space + F (or Ctrl-click canvas background and select color)	Toggle (forward) canvas color in Photoshop	+       –
Space + Shft + F	Toggle (backward) canvas color	+       –
Double-click Hand tool	Fit image in window	+       –
Double-click Zoom tool	Magnify 100%	+       –
Spacebar	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	+       –
Cmnd + spacebar	Switch to Zoom In tool	+       –
Optn spacebar	Switch to Zoom Out tool in Photoshop	+       –
Spacebar-drag	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with theZoom tool	+       –
Shft + Return in Navigator palette zoom percentage box	Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentagebox active	+       –
Cmnd-drag over preview in Navigator palette	Zoom in on specified area of an image	+       –
Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator palette	Scroll image with Hand tool	+       –
Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 1 screen	+       –
Shft + Page Up or Page Down	Scroll up or down 10 units	+       –
Home or End	Move view to upper left corner or lower rightcorner in Photoshop	+       –
\ (backslash)	Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer maskmust be selected)	+       –

Keys for selecting and moving objects Adobe Photoshop CS3
Any marquee tool (except single column and single row) + spacebar-drag	Reposition marquee while selecting*	+       –
Any selection tool Shft-drag	Add to a selection in Photoshop	+       –
Any selection tool + Optn-drag	Subtract from a selection	+       –
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shft-Optn-drag	Intersect a selection	+       –
Shft-drag	Constrain marquee to square or circle (ifno other selections are active)*	+       –
Optn-drag	Draw marquee from center (if no other selectionsare active)*	+       –
Shft + Optn-drag	Constrain shape and draw marquee from center*	+       –
Cmnd (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)	Switch to Move tool in Photoshop	+       –
Optn-drag	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool	+       –
Optn-click	Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonalLasso tool	+       –
Return/Esc or Cmnd + . (period)	Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso	+       –
Move tool + Optn-drag selection*	Move copy of selection	+       –
Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Move selection area 1 pixel	+       –
Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Move selection 1 pixel	+       –
Cmnd + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow	Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer	+       –
Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]	Increase/decrease detection width	+       –
Crop tool + Return or Esc	Accept cropping or exit cropping	+       –
/ (forward slash)	Toggle crop shield off and on	+       –
Ruler tool Optn-drag end point	Make protractor in Photoshop	+       –
Shft-drag guide	Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View >Snap is unchecked)	+       –
Optn-drag guide	Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	+       –

Keys for editing paths Adobe Photoshop CS3
Direct selection tool + Shft-click	Select multiple anchor points	+       –
Direct selection tool Optn-click	Select entire path in Photoshop	+       –
Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Cmnd + Optn-drag	Duplicate a path	+       –
Cmnd	Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool	+       –
Optn	Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point	+       –
Magnetic Pen tool-double-click	Close path in Photoshop	+       –
Magnetic Pen tool + Optn-double-click	Close path with straight-line segment	+       –

Keys for painting objects Adobe Photoshop CS3
Any painting tool + Optn or any shape tool + Optn (except when Paths optn is selected)	Eyedropper tool	+       –
Eyedropper tool Optn-click	Select background color in Photoshop	+       –
Eyedropper tool + Shft	Color sampler tool	+       –
Color sampler tool + Optn-click	Deletes color sampler	+       –
Any painting or editing tool number keys	Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys)	+       –
Any painting or editing tool + Shft + number keys	Sets flow for painting mode in Photoshop (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)	+       –
Shft + + (plus) or - (minus)	Cycles through blending modes	+       –
Optn + Delete, or Cmnd + Delete	Fills selection/layer with foreground or backgroundcolor (Hold down Shift to preserve transparency)	+       –
Cmnd + Optn + Delete	Fills from history (Hold down Shift to preserve transparency)	+       –
Shft + Delete	Displays Fill dialog box	+       –
/ (forward slash)	Lock transparent pixels on/off	+       –
Any painting tool + Shft-click	Connects points with a straight line	+       –

Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn	Transform from center or reflect	+       –
Shft	Constrain	+       –
Cmnd	Distort	+       –
Return	Apply	+       –
Cmnd + . (period) or Esc	Cancel	+       –
Cmnd Optn T	Free transform with duplicate data in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T	Transform again with duplicate data	+       –

Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd-drag type when Type layer is selected	Move type in image	+       –
Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	+       –
Shft-click	Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point	+       –
Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right	+       –
Shft-click	Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers palette	+       –
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click	Select word, line, paragraph, or story in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + H	Show/Hide selection on selected type	+       –
Cmnd	Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box	+       –
Cmnd-drag a bounding box handle	Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box	+       –
Spacebar-drag	Move text box while creating text box in Photoshop	+       –

Keys for formatting type Adobe Photoshop CS3
Horizontal type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R	Align left, center, or right	+       –
Vertical type tool + Cmnd + Shft + L, C, or R	Align top, center, or bottom	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Y	Return to default font style	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + X	Choose 100% horizontal scale	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + X	Choose 100% vertical scale	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + A	Choose Auto leading	+       –
Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Q	Choose 0 for tracking	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + J	Justify paragraph, left aligns last line	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + F	Justify paragraph, justifies all	+       –
Cmnd + Ctrl + Shft + Optn + H	Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + T	Toggle single/every-line composer on/off	+       –
Cmnd Shft < or >	Decrease or increase Photoshop type size of selected text 2 points or pixels (Hold down Option key to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Shft + Optn + Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –
Optn Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Decrease or increase Photoshop kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems (Hold down Command key to decrease/increase by 10)	+       –

Keys for slicing and optimizing Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd	Toggle between Photoshop Slice tool and Slice Selection tool	+       –
Shft-drag	Draw square slice	+       –
Optn-drag	Draw from center outward	+       –
Shft + Optn-drag	Draw square slice from center outward	+       –
Spacebar-drag	Reposition slice while creating slice	+       –

Keys for using palettes Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click New button	Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles,Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps palettes) in Photoshop	+       –
Optn-click Delete button	Delete without confirmation (except forthe Brushes palette)	+       –
Shft + Return	Apply value and keep text box active	+       –
Cmnd-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Load as a selection	+       –
Cmnd + Shft-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail.	Add to current selection	+       –
Cmnd + Optn-click channel, path, or layer thumbnail.	Subtract from current selection	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click channel, path,or la	Intersect with current selection	+       –
Tab	Show/Hide all palettes in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + Tab	Show/Hide all palettes except the toolbox andoptions bar	+       –
Select tool and press Return	Highlight options bar	+       –
Shft + Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop-up menu	+       –

Keys for using the Actions palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click the check mark next to a cmnd.	Turn command on and all others off, or turns all commands on	+       –
Optn-click	Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls	+       –
Optn + double-click action set	Change action set options	+       –
Double-click set or actions	Display Options dialog box	+       –
Cmnd + double-click an action	Play entire action	+       –
Optn-click the triangle	Collapse/expand all components of an action	+       –
Cmnd-click the Play button	Play a command in Photoshop	+       –
Optn-click the New Action button	Create new action and begin recording without confirmation	+       –
Shft-click the action/cmnd	Select contiguous items of the same kind	+       –
Cmnd-click the action/cmnd	Select discontiguous items of the same kind	+       –

Keys for using the Animation palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Shft-click second frame.	Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames via the Photoshop Animation palette	+       –
Cmnd-click multiple frames.	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames	+       –
Optn + Paste Frames cmnd from the Palette popup menu	Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box	+       –

Keys for using the Animation palette Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended Only) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Spacebar	Start playing the timeline or Animation palette in Photoshop	+       –
Optn + click the current-time display in the upper-left corner of the timeline.	Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view)	+       –
Optn + click on list triangles	Expand and collapse list of layers	+       –
Hold down the Shft key when clicking the Next/Previous Frame buttons (on either side of the Play bu	Jump to the next/previous whole second in timeline (during playback)	+       –
Hold down the Shft key while dragging the current time.	Increase playback speed	+       –
Hold down the Cmnd key while dragging the current time.	Decrease playback speed	+       –
Shft-drag	Snap an object (keyframe, the current time, layer in point, and so on) to the nearest object in timeline	+       –
Optn-drag (first or last keyframe in the group)	Scale (evenly distribute to condensed or extended length) a selected group of multiple keyframes	+       –

Keys for using the Clone Source Adobe Photoshop CS3
Opt + Shft	Show Clone Source (overlays image)	+       –
Opt Shft arrow keys	Nudge Clone Source in Photoshop	+       –
Opt + Shft + < or >	Rotate Clone Source	+       –
Opt + Shft + [ or ]	Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source	+       –

Keys for using the Brushes palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click brush	Delete brush	+       –
Double-click brush	Rename brush	+       –
[ or ]	Decrease/increase brush size in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + [ or ]	Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments	+       –
, (comma) or . (period)	Select previous/next brush size	+       –
Shft + , (comma) or . (period)	Select first/last brush	+       –
Caps Lock	Display precise cross hair for brushes in Photoshop	+       –
Shft + Optn + P	Toggle airbrush option	+       –

Keys for using the Channels palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click button	Set options for Save Selection as Channel button	+       –
Cmnd-click Create New Channel button	Create a new spot channel in Photoshop	+       –
Shft-click color channel	Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection	+       –
Shft-click alpha channel	Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay	+       –
Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail	Display channel options in Photoshop	+       –
~ (tilde)	Display composite	+       –

Keys for using the Color palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click color in color bar	Select background color	+       –
Ctrl-click color bar	Display Color Bar menu in Photoshop	+       –
Shft-click color bar	Cycle through color choices	+       –

Keys for using the History palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn + New Snapshot	Create a new snapshot	+       –
Double-click snapshot name	Rename snapshot	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Z	Step forward through image states	+       –
Cmnd + Optn + Z	Step backward through image states	+       –
Optn-click the image state	Duplicate any image state, except the current state	+       –
Optn + Clear History	Permanently clear history (no Undo) in Photoshop (in History palette pop*'up menu)	+       –

Keys for using the Info palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Click eyedropper icon	Change color readout modes	+       –
Click cross-hair icon	Change measurement units	+       –

Keys for using the Layer Comps palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Optn-click Create New Layer Comp button	Create new layer comp + box	+       –
Double-click layer comp	Open Layer Comp Options dialog box	+       –
Double-click layer comp name	Rename inline	+       –
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layer comps	+       –
Cmnd-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps	+       –

Keys for using the Layers palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd-click layer thumbnail	Load layer transparency as a selection in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd-click filter mask thumbnail	Load filter mask as a selection	+       –
Cmnd + G	Group layers	+       –
Cmnd-Shft + G	Ungroup layers	+       –
Cmnd-Optn + G	Create/release clipping mask	+       –
Cmnd + Optn + A	Select all layers	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + E	Merge visible layers	+       –
Optn-click New Layer button	Create new empty layer with dialog box	+       –
Cmnd-click New Layer button	Create new layer below target layer in Photoshop	+       –
Optn + . (period)	Select top layer	+       –
Optn + , (comma)	Select bottom layer	+       –
Shft + Optn + [ or ]	Add to layer selection in Layers palette	+       –
Optn + [ or ]	Select next layer down/up	+       –
Cmnd + [ or ]	Move target layer down/up	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn + E	Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer	+       –
Cmnd + E	Merge down	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + [ or ]	Move layer to bottom or top	+       –
Optn + Merge Down cmnd from the Palette popup menu	Copy current layer to layer below	+       –
Optn + Merge Visible cmnd from the Palette popup 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	+       –
Optn-click the eye icon	Show/hide all other currently visible layers	+       –
/ (forward slash)	Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock	+       –
Double-click layer effect/style	Edit layer effect/style, options	+       –
Optn-double-click layer effect/style	Hide layer effect/style in Photoshop	+       –
Double-click layer	Edit layer style	+       –
Shft-click vector mask thumbnail	Disable/enable vector mask	+       –
Double-click layer mask thumbnail	Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box	+       –
Shft-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle layer mask on/off	+       –
Shft-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle filter mask on/off	+       –
Optn-click layer mask thumbnail	Toggle between layer mask/composite image	+       –
Optn-click filter mask thumbnail	Toggle between filter mask/composite image	+       –
\ (backslash), or Shft + Optn-click	Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off	+       –
Double-click type layer thumbnail	Select all type; temporarily select type tool	+       –
Optn-click the line dividing two layers	Create a clipping mask in Photoshop	+       –
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	+       –
Cmnd-click New Layer Set button	Create new layer set below current layer/layer set	+       –
Optn-click New Layer Set button	Create new layer set with dialog box	+       –
Optn-click Add Layer Mask button	Create layer mask that hides all/selection	+       –
Cmnd-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that reveals all/selection	+       –
Cmnd + Optn-click Add Layer Mask button	Create vector mask that hides all/selection	+       –
Ctrl-click the layer group or double-click group	Display layer group properties in Photoshop	+       –
Shft-click	Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers	+       –
Cmnd-click	Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers	+       –

Keys for using the Paths palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cmnd Shft-click pathname	Add path to selection in Photoshop	+       –
Cmnd + Optn-click pathname	Subtract a path from selection	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click pathname	Retain intersection of path as a selection	+       –
Cmnd + Shft + H	Hide path	+       –
Optn-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	+       –

Keys for using the Swatches palette Adobe Photoshop CS3
Click in empty area of palette	Create new swatch from foreground color	+       –
Cmnd-click swatch	Select background color in Photoshop Swatches palette	+       –
Optn-click swatch	Delete color	+       –

Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended Only) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Shft + Cmnd + M	Record a measurement	+       –
Cmnd + D	Deselects all measurements	+       –
Cmnd + A	Selects all measurements	+       –
Shft + Cmnd + H	Hide/show all measurements	+       –
Delete	Removes a measurement	+       –
Arrow keys	Nudge the measurement	+       –
Shft + arrow keys	Nudge the measurement in increments	+       –
Left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement	+       –
Shft + left/right arrow key	Extend/shorten selected measurement in increments	+       –
Cmnd + arrow key	Rotate selected measurement	+       –
Shft Cmnd arrow key	Rotate selected measurement in increments in Photoshop	+       –

Keys for using 3D tools (Photoshop Extended) Adobe Photoshop CS3
O	Enable 3D object tools	+       –
C	Enable 3D camera tools in Photoshop	+       –
Shft	Constrain 3D object tool/3D camera tool to a single direction of movement	+       –
R	Rotate the 3D object/Orbit the 3D camera	+       –
L	Roll the 3D object/Roll the 3D camera	+       –
H	Drag the 3D object/Pan the 3D camera	+       –
S	Slide the 3D object/Walk the 3D camera	+       –
Z	Scale the 3D object/Zoom the 3D camera	+       –

Keys for working with DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Adobe Photoshop CS3
Z	Zoom tool	+       –
H	Hand tool	+       –
W	Window Level tool	+       –
Cmnd + A	Select all frames	+       –
Cmnd + D	Deselect all frames	+       –
Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Navigate through frames	+       –

Function keys Adobe Photoshop CS3
Help key	Invoke Help	+       –
F1	Undo/Redo	+       –
F2	Cut	+       –
F3	Copy	+       –
F4	Paste	+       –
F5	Show/Hide Brushes palette in Photoshop	+       –
F6	Show/Hide Color palette	+       –
F7	Show/Hide Layers palette	+       –
F8	Show/Hide Info palette in Photoshop	+       –
Optn + F9	Show/Hide Actions palette	+       –
F12	Revert	+       –
Shft + F5	Fill	+       –
Shft + F6	Feather Selection	+       –
Shft + F7	Inverse Selection	+       –

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