Keyboard Ninja In-Training
As a junior designer at Taproot, I’m learning new things every day. The most recent revelation? Keyboard Shortcuts. Taking the time to implement these techniques into your Photoshop workflow will streamline processes and make things go significantly faster. Plus, as an added benefit, you can impress others with your newly formed finger ninja skills.
Keyboard Shortcuts work like chords on a piano or a guitar in that, just like playing an instrument, with enough practice and repetition, you won’t even need to think about what you’re doing. Your fingers will do all of the work for you, like little autonomous digits that can get things done without your careful attention and care.
The following Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop come in handy no matter what your skill level. Be warned that they’re based on an Apple keyboard, so don’t blame me when your Windows machine starts billowing smoke and melts down into a small, compact ball of plastic and metal.
Commands
Show/Hide Grid
cmd + ‘
Merge Layers
cmd + E
New Layer by Copying a Selection
cmd + J
Move Selection in 10 Pixel Increments
shft + Arrow Keys
Reselect
cmd + shft + D
Select Next/Previous Layer
opt + [ or option + ]
Apply Most Recent Filter
cmd + F
New Layer (no dialog)
cmd + opt + shft + N
Hyphenation (on / off)
cmd + opt + shft + H
Clear Guides
cmd + opt + shft + ;
For a more thorough, and downright exhausting, list of shortcuts, visit Adobe’s help page.
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