Operation Manual

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USING PHOTOSHOP
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 12/5/2011
Keys for the Brush panel
Keys for the Channels panel
If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select
Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.
Result Windows Mac OS
Delete brush Alt-click brush Option-click brush
Rename brush Double-click brush Double-click brush
Change brush size Alt + right click + drag left or right Ctrl + Option + drag left or right
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness Alt + right click + drag up or down Ctrl + Option + drag up or down
Select previous/next brush size , (comma) or . (period) , (comma) or . (period)
Select first/last brush Shift + , (comma) or . (period) Shift + , (comma) or . (period)
Display precise cross hair for brushes Caps Lock or Shift + Caps Lock Caps Lock
Toggle airbrush option Shift + Alt + P Shift + Option + P
Result Windows Mac OS
Select individual channels Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue) Command + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
Select composite channel Ctrl + 2 Command + 2
Load channel as selection Control-click channel thumbnail, or Alt +
Ctrl + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
Command-click channel thumbnail, or
Option + Command + 3 (red), 4 (green), 5
(blue)
Add to current selection Control + Shift-click channel thumbnail. Command + Shift-click channel thumbnail
Subtract from current selection Control + Alt-click channel thumbnail Command + Option-click channel
thumbnail
Intersect with current selection Control + Shift + Alt-click channel
thumbnail
Command + Shift + Option-click channel
thumbnail
Set options for Save Selection As Channel
button
Alt-click Save Selection As Channel button Option-click Save Selection As Channel
button
Create a new spot channel Control-click Create New Channel button Command-click Create New Channel
button
Select/deselect multiple color-channel
selection
Shift-click color channel Shift-click color channel
Select/deselect alpha channel and
show/hide as a rubylith overlay
Shift-click alpha channel Shift-click alpha channel
Display channel options Double-click alpha or spot channel
thumbnail
Double-click alpha or spot channel
thumbnail
Toggle composite and grayscale mask in
Quick Mask mode
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