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Keys for selecting and editing text
This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.
Keys for formatting type
Saturate Sponge tool + Shift + Alt + S Sponge tool + Shift + Option + S
Dodge/burn shadows Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + S Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option
+ S
Dodge/burn midtones Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + M Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option
+ M
Dodge/burn highlights Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Alt + H Dodge tool/Burn tool + Shift + Option
+ H
Set blending mode to Threshold for
bitmap images, Normal for all other
images
Shift + Alt + N Shift + Option + N
Result Windows Mac OS
Move type in image Control-drag type when Type layer is
selected
Command-drag type when Type layer
is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line
down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or
Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control +
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or
Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command +
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select characters from insertion point
to mouse click point
Shift-click Shift-click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line
down/up, or 1 word left/right
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down
Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left
Arrow/Right Arrow
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down
Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left
Arrow/Right Arrow
Create a new text layer, when a text
layer is selected in the Layers panel
Shift-click Shift-click
Select a word, line, paragraph, or story Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-
click, or quintuple-click
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-
click, or quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type Control + H Command + H
Display the bounding box for
transforming text when editing text, or
activate Move tool if cursor is inside
the bounding box
Control Command
Scale text within a bounding box when
resizing the bounding box
Control-drag a bounding box handle Command-drag a bounding box
handle
Move text box while creating text box Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag
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