Photoshop Elements Keyboard Shortcuts

v1.0 11/11/01

 

 

Palette hotkeys

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  Toggle On/Off
Shift>Tab All Palettes
Tab All Palettes and Toolbars
F5 File Browser
F6 Recipes
F7 Filters
F8 Effects
F9 Layer Styles
F10 History
F11 Layers
F12 Hints

 

Toolbar shortcuts

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Selection Tools  
Crop Tool C
Lasso Tool (Cycle Tool) L (Shift+L)
Marquee Tool (Cycle Tool) M (Shift+M)
Move Tool (Toggle) V (Ctrl)
Magic Wand Tool W
Paint Tools  
Airbrush Tool J
Eraser Tool (Cycle Tool) E (Shift+E)
Gradient Tool G
Impressionist Brush Tool A
Paint Bucket Tool K
Paintbrush Tool B
Pencil Tool N
Shape Tool (Cycle Tool) U (Shift+U)
Edit Tools  
Blur Tool (Toggle Sharpen Tool) R (+Alt)
Clone/Pattern Stamp Tool (Cycle Tool) S (Shift+S)
Dodge/Burn Tool (Cycle Tool) (Toggle) O (Shift+O) (Alt)
Red Eye Brush Tool Y
Sharpen Tool (Toggle Blur Tool) P (Alt)
Smudge Tool F
Sponge Tool Q
Other Tools  
Color Tool
Set Default
Set Foreground Color **
Swap

D
Alt+Click
X
Eyedropper Tool I or (click color box)
Hand Tool (Toggle) H (Spacebar)
Pointer Shape standard/precise Caps Lock
Type Tool (Toggle) O (Shift+O)
Undo Change (Redo Change) Ctrl+Z (Ctrl+Y)
Zoom Tool Z
   

** When Selection Tool active.
In Eyedropper tool sets background

 

 

File shortcuts

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Close Ctrl+W
Close All Files Ctrl+Shift+W
Color Settings Ctrl+Shift+K
Cycle Files Ctrl+Tab
New File Ctrl+N
New File, Previous Settings Ctrl+Alt+N
Open Ctrl+O
Open As Ctrl+Alt+O
Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P
Preferences Ctrl+K
Preferences, Last Used Ctrl+Alt+K
Print Ctrl+P
Print Preview Ctrl+Alt+P
Save Ctrl+S
Save As Ctrl+Shift+S
Save For Web Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

 

View shortcuts

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Hand Tool Toggle Space Bar
Ruler Show/Hide Ctrl+R
Show Full Image Ctrl+0 (zero)
Double-click Hand Tool in Toolbox
Show Image at 100% Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)
Double-click Zoom Tool in Toolbox
Scroll Page Up/Down Page Up (Down)
Scroll Page Up/Down, 10px Shift+Page Up (Down)
Scroll Page Left/Right Ctrl+Page Up (Down)
Scroll Page Left/Right, 10px Ctrl+Shift+Page Up (Down)
View Top Left Home
View Bottom Right End
Zoom In/Out Ctrl+Alt+ (+,-)
Zoom In/Out Resize Window Ctrl+ (+,-)
Zoom to Selected Area Drag Zoom Tool

 

Selection / Move shortcuts

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Move Tool Toggle Ctrl
Add to/Subtract from Selection * Shift+Drag (Alt+Drag)
Create Selection Marquee, Crop (constrain) Drag (+Shift)
Create Selection from center Marquee, Crop (constrain) Drag+Alt (+Shift)
Create Duplicate of Selection (constrain) Ctrl+Alt+Drag (+Shift)
Create+Move Duplicate of Selection 1 pixel (10 pixels) Ctrl+Alt+Arrow (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow)
Delete Selected Area from Active Layer Backspace
Deselect Selection Ctrl+D
Feather Selection Ctrl+Alt+D
Inverse Selection Ctrl+Shift+I
Move Selection Ctrl+drag
Move Selection 1 pixel, 10 pixels Ctrl+Arrow (Ctrl+Shift+Arrow)
Move Selection Outline * Drag **
Move Selection Outline 1pixel, 10 pixels Arrow (Shift+Arrow) **
Move Selection Outline While Creating Spacebar + drag
Reselect Selection Ctrl+Shift+D
Select Canvas Ctrl+A
Select Image Contents of Layer Ctrl+click thumbnail
* Only when Selection Tool active
** Moves Selection if Move Tool Active
 

 

Paint / Edit shortcuts

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Apply Last Filter (w/Dialogue) Ctrl+F (Ctrl+Alt+F)
Brush Palette on/off Enter
Brush Size [ ]
Brush Hardness/Softness 25% Shift+(],[)
Brush Previous/Next (,) (.)
Brush First/Last Shift+(,) (.)
Blur/Sharpen Tool Toggle Alt
Constrain Tool +Shift
Copy Ctrl+C
Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Fill Dialogue Box Shift+Backspace
Fill with Background Ctrl+Backspace
Fill with Background/Preserve Transparency Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
Fill with Foreground Alt+Backspace
Fill with Foreground/Preserve Transparency Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace
Liquify Ctrl+Shift+X
Paste Ctrl+V
Paste Into Selection Ctrl+Shift+Vtt
Paint Straight Line Betwen Points Click then Shift+Click
Tool Opacity/Pressure/Exposure 10-100% 1-0

 

Layer shortcuts

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Create Layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Create Layer w/Dialogue Ctrl+Shift+N
Create Layer via Copy Ctrl+J (disabled in Elements2)
Create Layer via Copy w/Dialogue Ctrl+Alt+J (disabled in Elements 2)
Create Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J (disabled in Elements 2)
Create Layer via Cut w/Dialogue Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J (disabled in Elements 2)
Delete Layer Alt+Garbage Can
Group with Previous Ctrl+G
Layer Mask on/off Shift+Click mask
Layer Mask Toggle to/from Active Layer Alt+Click mask
Layer Mask Rubylith On/Off \
Lock/Unlock Layer Toggle * /
Lock/Unlock Transparent Pixels /
Merge Down (grouped/linked) Ctrl+E
Merge Visible Ctrl+Shift+E
Merge Visible to Active Layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
Move Layer to Front/Back Ctrl+Shift+(],[)
Move Layer Up/Down Ctrl+(],[)
Select Layer Up/Down (visible) Alt+(],[)
Select Layer Top/Bottom (visible) Alt+Shift+(],[)
Show/Hide Layers Click eye
Show/Hide Layers (All) Alt+click eye
Ungroup Layers Ctrl+Shift+G
   
* if Lock All is checked  

 

Transformation shortcuts

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Cancel Transformation Esc
Commit Transformation Double Click in Bounding Box
Distort Ctrl+Drag Corner
Distort Constrained One Side Perspective Ctrl+Shift+Drag Corner
Distort Opposite Sides around Center Ctrl+Alt+Drag Corner
Distort Parallel Distortion of Facing Side Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Drag Corner
Free Transform Ctrl+T
Free Transform Duplicate Ctrl+Alt+T
Free Transform from center Alt+Drag
Free Transform constrained Shift+Drag
Free Transform skewed Ctrl+Shift+Drag
Free Transform perspective Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Drag
Scale Drag Corner
Scale Proportionally Shift+Drag Corner
Scale Proportionally from Center Shift+Alt+Drag Corner
Skew Image Ctrl+Drag Side
Skew Constrained Ctrl+Shift+Drag Side
Skew Both Sides from Center Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Drag Side
Transformation Type Menu Right Click in Bounding Box

 

Color Adjustment shortcuts

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Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Auto Levels Ctrl+Shift+L
Hue/Saturation Ctrl+U
Hue/Saturation (Prev. Settings) Ctrl+Alt+U
Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U
Invert Ctrl+I
Levels Ctrl+L
Levels (Prev. Settings) Ctrl+Alt+L

 

Blending Mode shortcuts

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  Alt+Shift
Behind Q
Color C
Color Burn B
Color Dodge D
Darken K
Difference E
Dissolve I
Exclusion X
Hard Light H
Hue U
Lighten G
Luminosity Y
Multiply M
Normal N
Overlay O
Saturation T
Screen S
Soft Light F
Cycle Blending Modes
Forward/Backward
Shift+(+,-)

 

Type shortcuts

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Align Left/Center/Right (horiz text tool) Ctrl+Shift+(L,C,R)
Align Top/Middle/Bottom (vert text tool) Ctrl+Shift+(L,C,R)
Baseline Shift Up/Down 10 pixels Ctrl+Shift-Alt+(U,D Arrow)
Cancel Changes Esc
Commit Changes Ctrl+Enter
Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) Ctrl+ Shift+F
Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) Ctrl+ Shift+J
Move Cursor 1 Word L/R Ctrl+L/R Arrows
Move Cursor to End of Line End
Move Cursor to End of Doc. Ctrl+End
Move Cursor to Start of Line Home
Move Cursor to Start of Doc. Ctrl+Home
Move Text Ctrl+Drag
Select Character, L/R Shift+L/R Arrows
Select Line U/D Ctrl+Shift+(U,D Arrow)
Select Type- End of Line Shift+End
Select Type- End of Document Ctrl+Shift+End
Select Type- Start of Document Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select Type- Start of Line Shift+Home
Select Word L/R Ctrl+Shift+(L,R Arrow)
Strikethrough On/Off Ctrl+Shift+(/)
Type Size Decrease/Increase 10 pts Ctrl+Alt+Shift+(<,>)
Type Size Decrease/Increase 2 pts Ctrl+ Shift+(<,>)
Underlining On/Off Ctrl+Shift+U

 

Misc shortcuts

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Help F1
Quit Ctrl+Q
Accept Enter
Cancel Esc
Info eyedropper/+ Change color, units
   
 

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