Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts are keystrokes used to quickly invoke a command. As well, shortcuts usually (but not always) involve a modifier key such as Ctrl/Cmd, Alt/Opt, or Shift. For example, instead of choosing Select » Deselect from the menus, you could simply press Ctrl/Cmd+D.

Keyboard shortcuts can improve your efficiency, and in some cases, they can even invoke commands that might not otherwise be available (e.g., zooming while a dialog box is open, or inserting a Select forward layer command into an action).

One of Photoshop's strengths is that it makes extensive use of keyboard shortcuts; but, there are so many that it's difficult to remember them all. So, I've created a "cheat sheet" that's organized by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.

These "cheat sheets" are available in the following flavours:
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Photoshop 6
Adobe Photoshop 5
Adobe Bridge & Adobe Camera Raw

Note: In order to save the PDF files below, you may need to right-click (Ctrl-click on the Mac) and select "Save Target As". Also, you'll need to install Adobe Reader in order to open the PDF files.

Adobe Photoshop CS4
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (October 31, 2008)All keyboard shortcuts organized into four pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (45 KB) or Mac (45 KB)
Keyboard Shortcuts Presets (October 31, 2008)This set of keyboard shortcuts includes dozens of extra shortcuts for commonly used commands (all documented in the above cheat sheet). Installation instructions are included in the ZIP and self-installing MXP files.
Download as: PC/Mac (3 KB) or PC/Mac (3 KB)

Adobe Photoshop CS3
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (July 6, 2007)All keyboard shortcuts organized into four pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (43 KB) or Mac (42 KB)
Keyboard Shortcuts Presets (June 23, 2007)This keyboard shortcuts (KYS) file includes dozens of extra shortcuts for commonly used commands (all documented in the above cheat sheet). Installation instructions are included in the ZIP file.
Download for: PC/Mac (3 KB)

Adobe Photoshop CS2
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (Nov 13, 2005)All keyboard shortcuts organized into four pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (51 KB) or Mac (50 KB)
Keyboard Shortcut Presets (Nov 13, 2005)This package includes Keyboard Shortcuts (KYS), Menu Customization (MNU), and Workspace files, containing dozens of extra shortcuts for commonly used commands (all documented in the above cheat sheet). Installation instructions are included in the ZIP file.
Download for: PC/Mac (9 KB)

Adobe Photoshop CS
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (Mar 3, 2005)All keyboard shortcuts organized into two pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (49 KB) or Mac (49 KB)
Keyboard Shortcuts Presets (Mar 3, 2005)This keyboard shortcuts (KYS) file includes dozens of extra shortcuts for commonly used commands (all documented in the above cheat sheet). 100% compatable with default keyboard shortcuts. Installation instructions are included in the ZIP file. Download for: PC/Mac (2 KB)

Adobe Photoshop 7
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (May 5, 2002)All keyboard shortcuts organized into two pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (32 KB)

Adobe Photoshop 6
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (Feb 17, 2002)All keyboard shortcuts organized into two pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key.
Download for: PC (31 KB)

Adobe Photoshop 5
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet (Jul 25, 2000)All keyboard shortcuts organized into two pages, by menu, as well as alphabetically by key. (Created by Steven.)
Download for: PC (74 KB)

Related Links and Useful Resources
Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw 3 are also available from PhotoshopNews (courtesy of Ian Lyons, Computer-Darkroom ).

If you use the above shortcuts and cheat sheets, and find them useful, then please consider supporting this site. As always, I welcome your feedback and suggestions.