Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop Toolbox
Save time editing in Photoshop CS2 with these keyboard shortcuts for the toolbox. Improve your workflow and become more efficient. Click to learn more.
Fastest way of moving around any applications/games quite unachievable unless there is a combination of keyboard and mouse. In Photoshop, to move around quicker that your fellow colleagues or friends, how about starting with mastering the Tools; the most important element in Photoshop, from my point of view.
Point your mouse over the image to see a change. The alphabets indicates the shortcut for each of the tools. For a more complete coverage of the tools shortcut, refer the table of Photoshop CS 2 tools shortcut below.
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At a Glance
| photoshop tool box shortcut |
61 Toolbox Keyboard Shortcuts
- + – Add Shape
- – – Subtract Shape
- / – Preserve Transparency (toggle)
- [ – Decrease Brush Size
- ] – Increase Brush Size
- Shift+ [ – Decrease Brush Softness by 25%
- Shift+ ] – Increase Brush Hardness by 25%
- < – Previous Brush
- > – Next Brush
- Shift+ < – First Brush
- Shift+ > – >Last Brush
- 1 → 0 – Tool Opacity 10% → 100%
- Shift+1 → 0 – Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% → 100%
- A – Path / Direct Selection Tool
- B – Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement Tool
- C – Crop Tool
- D – Default Colors
- E – Eraser Tool
- F – Cycle Screen Modes
- G – Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool
- H – Hand Tool
- I – Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Tool
- J – Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
- K – Slice Tool
- L – Lasso Tool
- M – Marquee Tool
- N – Notes / Audio Annotation Tool
- O – Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool
- P – Pen / Freeform Pen Tool
- Q – Standard / Quick Mask Mode
- R – Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool
- S – Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool
- T – Type Tool (Vertical / Horizontal)
- U – Shape Tool
- V – Move Tool
- W – Magic Wand Tool
- X – Switch Colors
- Y – History / Art History Brush Tool
- Z – Zoom Tool
- Space – >Hand Tool (toggle)
- Ctrl+Space -Zoom In (toggle)
- Alt+Space – Zoom Out (toggle)
- Shift+A – Cycle Path / Direct Selection Tools
- Shift+B – Cycle Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement
- Shift+E – Cycle Eraser Tools
- Shift+F – Menubar (show / hide)
- Shift+G – Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Tools
- Shift+ I – Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure
- Shift+J – Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
- Shift+K – Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools
- Shift+L – Cycle Lasso Tools
- Shift+M – Toggle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee
- Shift+N – Toggle Notes / Audio Annotation Tools
- Shift+O – Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tools
- Shift+P – Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools
- Shift+R – Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tools
- Shift+S – Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Tools
- Shift+T – Cycle Type Tools (Vertical / Horizontal)
- Shift+U – Cycle Shape / Line Tools
- Shift+Y – Toggle History / Art History Brush
- Alt+Shift+P – Airbrush (Brush Tool)