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This week I want to start a series that will
take a few weeks to cover. This might appear tedious at first
glance, but using the keyboard shortcuts available in Photoshop
is invaluable for cutting down production time. These shortcuts
are for Photoshop 6, but many work for Photoshop 5 as well.
There are a few exceptions... Photoshop 5 does not have an
options bar, etc.
Since there is quite a bit of material, let's
jump right into it. To begin with, let's take a looks at our
Palette Hotkeys. Pressing these will help find or hide some of
the palettes and save some clutter in your workspace.
Enter/Return:
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Show Options Bar |
Shift>Tab:
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Show/Hide Palettes/Tool Bar |
Tab:
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Show/Hide Palettes (All) |
F5:
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Show/Hide Brushes Palette |
F6:
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Show/Hide Color Palette |
F7:
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Show/Hide Layers Palette |
F8:
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Show/Hide Info Palette |
| F9: |
Show/Hide Actions Palette |
Now let's go over the Alphabet Shortcuts,
dealing with the keyboard with no combinations. With the
exception of the F key shortcut, all of these deal with your
Photoshop toolbar.
A:
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Path Component Selection Tool |
B:
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Paintbrush Tool |
C:
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Crop |
D:
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Default Colors (Black
foreground, White Background) |
E:
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Eraser |
F:
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Cycle Screen Modes |
G:
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Gradient Tool |
H:
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Hand Tool |
I:
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Eyedropper |
J:
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Airbrush Tool |
K:
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Slice Tool |
L:
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Lasso |
M:
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Marquee Tool |
N:
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Notes |
O:
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Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool |
P:
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Pen Tool |
Q:
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Quick Mask |
R:
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Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool |
S:
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Clone Stamp |
T:
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Type Tool |
U:
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Shape Tool |
V:
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Move Tool |
W:
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Magic Wand |
X:
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Swap Colors |
Y:
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History Brush |
| Z: |
Zoom Tool |
There are a few combinations that deal with the
toolbar as well.
Shift+[:
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Decrease Brush Softness 25% |
| Shift+]: |
Increase Brush Hardness 25% |
Shift+A:
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Cycle Path/Direct Selection |
Shift+B:
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Toggle Paintbrush/Pens |
Shift+E:
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Cycle Eraser Tools |
Shift+G:
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Toggle Paint Bucket/Gradient
Tools |
Shift+I:
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Cycle
Eyedropper/Sampler/Measure |
Shift+K:
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Toggle Slice Tools |
Shift+L:
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Cycle Lasso Tools |
Shift+M:
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Toggle Rectangle/Elliptical
Marquee |
Shift+N:
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Toggle Notes/Audio Annotation |
Shift+O:
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Cycle Dodge/Burn/Sponge |
Shift+P:
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Toggle Pen/Freeform Pen |
Shift+R:
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Cycle Blur/Sharpen/Smudge |
Shift+S:
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Toggle Clone/Pattern Stamp |
Shift+U:
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Toggle Shape/Line Tools |
| Shift+Y: |
Toggle History/Art History
Brush |
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