Photoshop CS 5 How-To Geek Cheat Sheet Toolbox Shortcut Keys Layer Panel Ctrl E V Move Tool M Marquee Tool > Ctrl Shift E Merge all visible layers Click layers to select Multiple layers at once Merge current layer down L Lasso Tool > Shift Click W Quick Selection Tool > Ctrl Click C Crop Tool > Alt Shift + Set layer to next blending mode I Eyedropper Tool > Alt Shift - Set layer to previous blending mode J Spot Healing Brush Tool > Alt ] Select layer below B Brush Tool > Alt [ Select layer above S Clone Stamp Tool > / Y History Brush Tool > Ctrl J E Eraser Tool > Ctrl Shift J G Gradient Tool > Ctrl G R Blur Tool > O Dodge Tool > P Pen Tool > Click layer to select layer transparency Lock transparency of current layer New layer via copy and paste New layer via cut and paste Puts active layer or layers in a Layer Group Helpful Shortcuts and Modifiers T Horizontal Type Tool > Space Bar A Path Selection Tool > Alt Temporarily gives you the Eyedropper Tool U Rectangle Tool > Ctrl Temporarily gives you the Move Tool H Hand Tool > Shift Z Zoom Tool Caps Lock X Switch Foreground Color Tab D Default Black and White F Q Quick Mask Mode Ctrl R Toggle rulers on and off Ctrl ; Show or hide guides Geek Note: How to Read A Histogram Temporarily gives you the Hand Tool Modifies tools to snap to straight lines or squares Toggles between Normal and Precise cursors Hides and shows your active panels Toggles Full Screen Modes Editing Shortcuts Image Editing Shortcuts The > mark indicates the tool has options available. Hold Shift and the press the shortcut key to cycle through the “hidden” tools in the PS toolbox. Ctrl C, X, or V Ctrl Shift C Ctrl L Open Levels tool Copy selection as if merged Ctrl M Open Curves tool Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl U open Hue/Saturation Ctrl Shift Z Redo Ctrl I Invert layer colors Step Back in History Ctrl B Color Balance tool Crtl Alt Z Shift F5 www.howtogeek.com Copy , Cut, or Paste selection Fill Tool Ctrl T Free Transform Ctrl Shift I Invert Selection Shift Ctrl L Auto Tone Alt Shift Ctrl L Auto Contrast Shift Ctrl B Auto Color Ctrl D Select none Alt Ctrl I Image Size, rescale image Ctrl A Select all Alt Ctrl C Canvas size author: Eric Z Goodnight Photoshop CS5 Cheatsheet v 1.0