Operation Manual
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Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 9/13/2015
Keys for the Layers panel
This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Increase/decrease detection width Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]
Accept cropping or exit cropping Crop tool + Enter or Esc Crop tool + Enter or Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on / (forward slash) / (forward slash)
Result Windows Mac OS
Set layer options Alt-click New button Option-click New button
Delete without confirmation Alt-click Trash button Option-click Trash button
Apply value and keep text box active Shift + Enter Shift + Enter
Load layer transparency as a selection Control-click layer thumbnail Command-click layer thumbnail
Add to current selection Control + Shift-click layer Command + Shift-click layer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection Control + Alt-click layer thumbnail Command + Option-click layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection Control + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail Command + Shift + Option-click layer
thumbnail
Merge visible layers Control + Shift + E Command + Shift + E
Create new empty layer with dialog Alt-click New Layer button Option-click New Layer button
Create new layer below target layer Control-click New Layer button Command-click New Layer button
Activate bottom/top layer Alt + .(period)/ ,(comma) Option + .(period)/ ,(comma)
Select next layer down/up Alt + [ or ] Option + [ or ]
Move target layer down/up Control + [ or ] Command + [ or ]
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target
layer
Control + Shift + Alt + E Command + Shift + Option + E
Merge down Control + E Command + E
Copy current layer to layer below Alt + Merge Down command from the panel
pop-up menu
Option + Merge Down command from the
panel pop-up menu
Copy all visible layers to active layer Alt + Merge Visible command from the panel
pop-up menu
Option + Merge Visible command from the
panel pop-up menu
Show/hide all other currently visible layers Alt-click the eye icon Option-click the eye icon
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or
last applied lock
/ (forward slash) / (forward slash)
Edit layer properties Double-click layer thumbnail Double-click layer thumbnail
Select all text; temporarily select Type tool Double-click text layer thumbnail Double-click text layer thumbnail
Create a clipping mask Alt-click the line dividing two layers Option-click the line dividing two layers
Result Windows Mac OS