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Adobe Photoshop Elements Keyboard Shortcuts

Contents Adobe Photoshop Elements Keyboard Shortcuts ....................................................................... 1 Keys for painting and brushes ................................................................................................... 2 Keys for selecting and moving objects ....................................................................................... 2 Keys for selecting tools .............................................................................................................. 3 Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode) ...................................................................... 5 Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box ......................................................................................... 5 Keys for the Color Swatches panel ............................................................................................ 6 Keys for the Filter Gallery........................................................................................................... 6 Keys for the Layers panel .......................................................................................................... 6 Keys for the Liquify filter ............................................................................................................. 7 Keys for the Magic Extractor dialog box ..................................................................................... 8 Keys for transforming selections ................................................................................................ 8 Keys for using Photomerge Panorama ...................................................................................... 9 Keys for using blending modes .................................................................................................. 9 Keys for using text ....................................................................................................................10 Keys for viewing images (expert mode) ....................................................................................11 I would like to thank Adobe for this information. It was extracted from their help documentation. I really like Adobe products and appreciate their hard work.

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Keys for painting and brushes

Result Windows Mac OS

Switch to Eyedropper tool Any painting tool or shape tool + Alt (except Impressionist

Any painting tool or shape tool + Option (except Impressionist Brush)

Select background color Eyedropper tool + Alt-click Eyedropper tool + Option-click

Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting Any painting or editing tool + number keys (for example, 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 and 5 in quick succession = 45%). When

Any painting or editing tool + number keys (for example, 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 and 5 in quick succession = 45%). When airbrush option is

Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)

Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)

Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color Alt + Backspace, or Control + Backspace

Option + Delete (Backspace), or Command + Delete

Display Fill dialog box Shift + Backspace Shift + Delete (Backspace)

Lock transparent pixels on/off / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Connect points with a straight line (draw a straight line) Any painting tool + Shift -click

Any painting tool + Shift -click

Delete brush Alt-click brush Option-click brush

Decrease/increase brush size [ or ] [ or ]

Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments

Shift + [ or ] Shift + [ or ]

Select previous/next brush size , (comma) or . (period) , (comma) or . (period)

Select first/last brush Shift + , (comma) or . (period)

Shift + , (comma) or . (period)

Display precise cross hair for brushes Caps Lock Caps Lock

This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.

Keys for selecting and moving objects



Deselect a selection Control + D Command + D

Reposition marquee while selecting Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag

Add to or subtract from a selection Any selection tool + Shift or Alt-drag

Any selection tool + Shift or Option-drag

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Intersect a selection Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool and Selection Brush tool) + Shift +

Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool and Selection Brush tool) + Shift + Option-drag

Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active)

Shift -drag Shift -drag

Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) Alt-drag Option-drag

Constrain shape and draw marquee from center Shift + Alt-drag Shift + Option-drag

Switch to Move tool Control (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected)

Command (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected)

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Polygonal Lasso tool

Alt-click and drag Option-click and drag

Delete last anchor point for Magnetic or Polygonal Lasso tool

Delete Delete

Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool

Enter/Esc Enter/Esc

Move copy of selection Move tool + Alt-drag selection

Move tool + Option-drag selection

Move selection area 1 pixel Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Move selection 1 pixel Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer Control + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Increase/decrease detection width Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]

Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]

Accept cropping or exit cropping Crop tool + Enter or Esc Crop tool + Enter or Esc

Toggle crop shield off and on / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Keys for selecting tools



Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut Shift -press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must

Shift -press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled)

Cycle through nested tools Alt-click tool Option-click tool

Move tool V V

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Zoom tool Z Z

Hand tool H H

Eyedropper tool I I

Rectangular Marquee tool

Elliptical Marquee tool M M

Lasso tool

Magnetic Lasso tool

Polygonal Lasso tool

L L

Magic Wand tool Selection Brush tool

Quick Selection tool A A

Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool

Horizontal Type Mask tool Vertical Type Mask

tool Text on Selection

Text on Shape

Text on Path

T T

Crop tool C C

Recompose tool W W

Cookie Cutter tool Q Q

Straighten tool P P

Red Eye Removal tool Y Y

Spot Healing Brush tool

Healing Brush tool J J

Clone Stamp tool

Pattern Stamp tool S S

Eraser tool

Background Eraser tool

Magic Eraser tool

E E

Pencil tool N N

Brush tool Impressionist Brush Color

Replacement tool B B

Smart Brush tool

Detail Smart Brush tool F F

Paint Bucket tool K K

Gradient tool G G

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Custom Shape tool

Rectangle tool

Rounded Rectangle tool

U U

Blur tool Sharpen tool Smudge

tool R R

Sponge tool Dodge tool Burn tool O O

Show/Hide all panels Tab Tab

Default foreground and background colors D D

Switch foreground and background colors X X

Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode)


Open Help F1 command+ ?

Show/Hide Tool Options F4 F4

Show/Hide Photo Bin F5 F5

Show/Hide Effects panel F6 F6

Show/Hide Graphics panel F7 F7

Show/Hide Info panel F8 F8

Show/Hide Histogram panel F9 Option + F9

Show/Hide History panel F10 Option + F10

Show/Hide Layers panel F11 Option + F11

Show/Hide Navigator panel F12 Option + F12

This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips

Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box


Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview

Alt-drag Exposure, Blacks sliders, or Recovery bar

Option-drag Exposure, or Blacks sliders, or Recovery Bar

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Enable Open Copy button in the Camera Raw dialog box

Alt Option


Keys for the Color Swatches panel


Create new swatch from foreground color Click in empty area of panel

Click in empty area of panel

Select background color Control-click swatch Command-click swatch

Delete color Alt-click swatch Option-click swatch


Keys for the Filter Gallery


Apply a new filter on top of selected Alt-click on a filter Option-click on a filter

Open/close all disclosure triangles Alt-click on a disclosure triangle

Option-click on a disclosure triangle

Change Cancel button to Default Control Command

Change Cancel button to Reset Alt Option

Undo/redo Control + Z Command + Z

Step forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z

Step backward Control + Alt + Z Command + Option + Z


Keys for the Layers panel



Set layer options Alt-click New button Option-click New button

Delete without confirmation Alt-click Trash button Option-click Trash button

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Apply value and keep text box active Shift + Enter Shift + Enter

Load layer transparency as a selection Control-click layer thumbnail

Command-click layer thumbnail

Add to current selection Control + Shift -click layer

Command + Shift -click layer thumbnail

Subtract from current selection Control + Alt-click layer thumbnail

Command + Option-click layer thumbnail

Intersect with current selection Control + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail

Command + Shift + Option-click layer thumbnail

Merge visible layers Control + Shift + E Command + Shift + E

Create new empty layer with dialog Alt-click New Layer button

Option-click New Layer button

Create new layer below target layer Control-click New Layer button

Command-click New Layer button

Activate bottom/top layer Alt + .(period)/ ,(comma) Option + .(period)/ ,(comma)

Select next layer down/up Alt + [ or ] Option + [ or ]

Move target layer down/up Control + [ or ] Command + [ or ]

Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer Control + Shift + Alt + E Command + Shift + Option + E

Merge down Control + E Command + E

Copy current layer to layer below Alt + Merge Down command from the panel pop-up

Option + Merge Down command from the panel pop-up menu

Copy all visible layers to active layer Alt + Merge Visible command from the panel pop-up menu

Option + Merge Visible command from the panel pop-up menu

Show/hide all other currently visible layers Alt-click the eye icon Option-click the eye icon

Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Edit layer properties Double-click layer thumbnail

Double-click layer thumbnail

Select all text; temporarily select Type tool Double-click text layer thumbnail

Double-click text layer thumbnail

Create a clipping mask Alt-click the line dividing two layers

Option-click the line dividing two layers

Rename layer Double-click the layer name

Double-click the layer name

Add to layer selection in Layers panel Shift + Alt + [ or ] Shift + Option + [ or]

Keys for the Liquify filter


Warp tool W W

Turbulence tool T T

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Twirl Clockwise tool C C

Twirl Counter Clockwise tool L L

Pucker tool P P

Bloat tool B B

Shift Pixels tool S S

Reflection tool M M

Reconstruct tool E E

Zoom tool Z Z

Hand tool H H


Keys for the Magic Extractor dialog box


Result Shortcut (both Windows and Mac OS)

Foreground brush B

Background Brush tool P

Point Eraser E

Add To Selection tool A

Remove From Selection tool D

Smoothing Brush tool J

Zoom tool Z

Hand tool H

Keys for transforming selections


Transform from center or reflect Alt Option

Constrain Shift Shift

Distort Control Command

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Skew Control + Shift Command + Shift

Change perspective Control + Shift + Alt Command + Shift + Option

Apply Enter Enter

Cancel Esc or Control + . (period)

Esc or Command + . (period)


Keys for using Photomerge Panorama

Note: This dialog box only appears for Interactive Layouts. Result Windows Mac OS

Select Image tool A A

Rotate Image tool R R

Set Vanishing Point tool (Perspective option selected) V V

Zoom tool Z Z

Hand tool H H

Switch to Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar

Step backward Control + Z Command + Z

Step forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z

Move selected image 1 pixel Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Change Cancel button to Reset Alt Option

Show individual image border Alt-move pointer over image

Option-move pointer over image


Keys for using blending modes


Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)

Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)

Normal Shift + Alt + N Shift + Option + N

Dissolve Shift + Alt + I Shift + Option + I

Behind Shift + Alt + Q Shift + Option + Q

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Clear Shift + Alt + R Shift + Option + R

Darken Shift + Alt + K Shift + Option + K

Multiply Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M

Color Burn Shift + Alt + B Shift + Option + B

Linear Burn Shift + Alt + A Shift + Option + A

Lighten Shift + Alt + G Shift + Option + G

Screen Shift + Alt + S Shift + Option + S

Color Dodge Shift + Alt + D Shift + Option + D

Linear Dodge Shift + Alt + W Shift + Option + W

Overlay Shift + Alt + O Shift + Option + O

Soft Light Shift + Alt + F Shift + Option + F

Hard Light Shift + Alt + H Shift + Option + H

Vivid Light Shift + Alt + V Shift + Option + V

Linear Light Shift + Alt + J Shift + Option + J

Pin Light Shift + Alt + Z Shift + Option + Z

Hard Mix Shift + Alt + L Shift + Option + L

Difference Shift + Alt + E Shift + Option + E

Exclusion Shift + Alt + X Shift + Option + X

Hue Shift + Alt + U Shift + Option + U

Saturation Shift + Alt + T Shift + Option + T

Color Shift + Alt + C Shift + Option + C

Luminosity Shift + Alt + Y Shift + Option + Y


Keys for using text This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.


Move type in image Control-drag type when Type layer is selected

Command-drag type when Type layer is selected

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Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control +

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right

Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point Shift -click Shift -click

Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Select word, line, or paragraph Double-click, triple-click, or quadruple- click

Double-click, triple-click, or quadruple- click

Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box

Control-drag a bounding box handle

Command-drag a bounding box handle

Align left, center, or right Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Control +

Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Command + Shift

Align top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Control + Shift

Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Command + Shift + L, C,

Return to default font style Control + Shift + Y Command + Shift + Y

Turn Underlining on/off Control + Shift + U Command + Shift + U

Turn Strikethrough on/off Control + Shift + / (forward slash)

Command + Shift + / (forward slash)

Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 pts/px Control + Shift + < or > Command + Shift + < or >

Keys for viewing images (expert mode)



Cycle forward through open documents Control + Tab

Cycle backward through open documents Control + Shift + Tab

Fit image in window Ctrl + 0 (or double -click Hand tool)

Command + 0 (or double -click Hand tool)

Magnify 100% Ctrl + Alt + 0 (or double -click Zoom tool)

Command + Option + 0 (or double -click Zoom tool)

Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) Spacebar Spacebar

Switch to Zoom In tool Control + Spacebar Spacebar + Command

Switch to Zoom Out tool Spacebar + Alt Spacebar + Option

Reposition zoom marquee while dragging Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag

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Zoom in on specified area of an image Control-drag over preview in Navigator panel

Command-drag over preview in Navigator panel

Scroll image with Hand tool Drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel

Drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel

Scroll up or down 1 screen Page Up or Page Down Page Up or Page Down

Scroll up or down 10 units Shift + Page Up or Page Down

Shift + Page Up or Page Down

Scroll left or right 1 screen Ctrl + Page Up or Page Down

Command + Page Up or Page Down

Scroll left or right 10 units Ctrl + Shift + Page Up or Page Down

Command + Shift + Page Up or Page Down

Move view to upper-left corner or lower- right corner Home or End Home or End

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