Operation Manual

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USING PHOTOSHOP
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 12/5/2011
Keys for blending modes
Result Windows Mac OS
Select foreground color from color picker Any painting tool + Shift + Alt + right-click
and drag
Any painting tool + Control + Option +
Command and drag
Select foreground color from image with
Eyedropper tool
Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool +
Alt (except when Paths option is selected)
Any painting tool + Option or any shape
tool + Option (except when Paths option is
selected)
Select background color Eyedropper tool + Alt-click Eyedropper tool + Option-click
Color sampler tool Eyedropper tool + Shift Eyedropper tool + Shift
Deletes color sampler Color sampler tool + Alt-click Color sampler tool + Option-click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or
exposure for painting mode
Any painting or editing tool + number keys
(e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick
succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is
enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Any painting or editing tool + number keys
(e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick
succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is
enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Sets flow for painting mode Any painting or editing tool + Shift +
number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then
5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush
option is enabled, omit Shift)
Any painting or editing tool + Shift +
number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then
5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush
option is enabled, omit Shift)
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting Alt + Shift + number Option + Shift + number
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting Number keys Number key
Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero 00 00
Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Open Fill dialog box on background or
standard layer
Backspace or Shift + Backspace Delete or Shift + Delete
Fill with foreground or background color
Alt + Backspace or Control + Backspace
Option + Delete or Command + Delete
Fill from history
Control + Alt + Backspace
Command + Option + Delete
Displays Fill dialog box Shift + Backspace Shift + Delete
Lock transparent pixels on/off / (forward slash) / (forward slash)
Connects points with a straight line Any painting tool + Shift-click Any painting tool + Shift-click
Hold down Shift to preserve transparency
Result Windows Mac OS
Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)
Normal Shift + Alt + N Shift + Option + N
Dissolve Shift + Alt + I Shift + Option + I
Behind (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + Q Shift + Option + Q
Clear (Brush tool only) Shift + Alt + R Shift + Option + R
Darken Shift + Alt + K Shift + Option + K
Multiply Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M