Below is a Adobe Photoshop cheat sheet that covers some essential keyboard shortcuts and commands:
Basic Shortcuts
- Ctrl + N: New
- Ctrl + O: Open
- Ctrl + S: Save
- Ctrl + Shift + S: Save As
- Ctrl + Z: Undo
- Ctrl + Shift + Z: Redo
- Ctrl + A: Select All
- Ctrl + D: Deselect
- Ctrl + C: Copy
- Ctrl + X: Cut
- Ctrl + V: Paste
Navigation
- Spacebar + Click & Drag: Pan
- Ctrl + + (Plus Key): Zoom In
- Ctrl + – (Minus Key): Zoom Out
- Ctrl + 0 (Zero): Fit to Screen
- Ctrl + Alt + 0 (Zero): Actual Pixels
Layers
- Ctrl + J: Duplicate Layer
- Ctrl + E: Merge Down
- Ctrl + Shift + E: Merge Visible
- Ctrl + G: Group Layers
- Ctrl + Shift + G: Ungroup Layers
- Ctrl + [: Bring to Front
- Ctrl + ]: Send to Back
Text Editing
- T: Text Tool
- Ctrl + T: Free Transform
- Ctrl + Enter: Commit Transform
- Ctrl + A (Text Selected): Select All Text
- Ctrl + C (Text Selected): Copy Text
- Ctrl + X (Text Selected): Cut Text
- Ctrl + V (Text Selected): Paste Text
- Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase Font Size
- Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease Font Size
Brush Tool
- B: Brush Tool
- ] (Right Bracket): Increase Brush Size
- [ (Left Bracket): Decrease Brush Size
- Shift + ]: Increase Brush Hardness
- Shift + [: Decrease Brush Hardness
- Alt + Right Click + Drag: Adjust Brush Hardness/Size
Selections
- Ctrl + Shift + I: Invert Selection
- Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N: New Layer via Copy
- Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E: New Layer via Stamp Visible
- Ctrl + Alt + R: Refine Edge
Adjustments
- Ctrl + L: Levels
- Ctrl + M: Curves
- Ctrl + U: Hue/Saturation
- Ctrl + B: Color Balance
- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E: Merge Visible to New Layer
Filters
- Ctrl + F: Repeat Last Filter
- Ctrl + Alt + F: Apply Last Filter
- Shift + Ctrl + I: Smart Sharpen
- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K: Camera Raw Filter
Miscellaneous
- Ctrl + Spacebar (Zoom Tool Active): Zoom In
- Alt + Spacebar (Zoom Tool Active): Zoom Out
- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S: Save for Web
- F: Toggle Screen Modes
- Ctrl + Shift + N: New Layer
- Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy Merged
This Photoshop cheat sheet covers shortcuts and commands. Remember that Adobe Photoshop has a vast array of features, so exploring the software and experimenting with different tools and options is key to becoming proficient.