1. Basic Shortcuts for PhotoShop CC 2015
| Menu Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+Option+Shift+K | Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu |
| Command+K | Preferences |
| Option+F | File Menu |
| Option+E | Edit Menu |
| Option+I | Image Menu |
| Option+L | Layer Menu |
| Option+S | Select Menu |
| Option+T | Filter Menu |
| Option+D | 3D Menu |
| Option+W | Window Menu |
File Basics
| Command+N | New File |
| Command+O | Open File |
| Command+Option+O | Open/ Browse in CC Bridge |
| Command+Option+Shift+O | Open/ Brows in Bridge |
| Command+W | Close |
| Command+Option+W | Close all |
| Command+S | Save |
| Command+Option+S | Save as… |
| F12 | Revert to last saved state |
| Command+Option+Shift+W | Export as… |
| Command+Option+Shift+S | Save for Web |
| Command+Option+Shift+I | File Info |
| Command+P | |
| Option+Shift+Command+P | Print one Copy |
| Command+Q | Quit PhotoShop |
| Edit Basics | |
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| Command+Z | Toggle Undo (one step forwards/ backwards only) |
| Command+Option+Z | Undo (multiple steps possible; referred to as ‘step backwards’) |
| Command+Shift+Z | Redo (multiple steps possible; referred to as ‘step backwards’) |
| Shift+Command+F | Fade |
| Shift+Command+C | Copy Merged |
| Shift+Command+V | Paste in Place |
| Option+Shift+Command+V | Paste Into |
| Shift+F5 | Fill |
| Option+Shift+Command+C | Content-Aware Scale |
| Command+T | Free Transform |
| Shift+Command+T | Transform again |
| Shift+Command+K | Color Settings |
| Image Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+L | Adjust Levels |
| Command+M | Adjsut Curves |
| Command+U | Adjust Hue/ Saturation |
| Command+B | Adjust Color Balance |
| Option+Shift+Command+B | Adjust to Black and White |
| Layers Basics | |
|---|---|
| Shift+Command+N | New Layers |
| Command+J | Layer via Copy |
| Shift+Command+J | Layer via Cut |
| Command+Option+G | Create/release Clipping Mark |
| Command+G | Group Layers |
| Shift+Command+G | Ungroup Layers |
| Command+, | Hide Layers |
| Command+]/] | Bring forwards/ bring backwards |
| Shift+Command+]/] | Bring to front/ bring to back |
| Command+/ | Lock Layers |
| Command+E | Merge Layers |
| Command+Shift+E | Merge Visible |
| Select Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+A | Select all |
| Command+D | Deselect |
| Shift+Command+D | Reselect |
| Shift+Command+I | Inverse selection |
| Command+Option+A | Select All Layers |
| Option+Shift+Command+F | Find Layers |
| Command+Option+R | Refine Mask |
| Shift+F6 | Feather |
| Filter Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+F | Last Filter |
| Command+Option+Shift+A | Adaptive Wide Angle |
| Shift+Command+A | Camera Raw Filter |
| Shift+Command+R | Lens Correction |
| Shift+Command+X | Liquify |
| Command+Option+V | Vanishing Point |
| 3D Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+Option+X | Show/Hide Polygons |
| Option+Shift+Command+X | Reveal all |
| Option+Shift+Command+R | Render 3D Layer |
| Windows Basics | |
|---|---|
| Command+Option+` | Design Space Preview |
| F5 | Toggle Brush Window |
| F6 | Toggle Color Window |
| F7 | Toggle Layers Window |
| F8 | Toggle Info Window |
| F9 | Toggle Actions Window |
| 2. Selecting Tools | |
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| For selecting tools, press Shift+Letter to cycle through the sub-tools of each. Alt+Click on Tool cycles through hidden tools | |
| H | Hand tool |
| V | Move Tool |
| M | Marquee Tools |
| L | Lasso Tools |
| W | Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool |
| C | Crop and Slice Tools |
| I | Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, and Count Tool |
| J | Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool |
| B | Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and |
| S | Clone Stamp tool |
| Y | History Brush tool |
| E | Eraser tool |
| G | Gradient tool |
| O | Dodge tool |
| P | Pen tool |
| T | Type tool |
| A | Path Selection tool |
| U | Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape Tool |
| K | 3D Object Tools |
| N | 3D Camera Tools |
| R | Rotate View tool |
| Z | Zoom tool |
| 3. Manage Views | |
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| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents |
| F/Shift+F | Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward/ backwards |
| Command+[+]/– | Zoom in/ zoom out |
| Command+0 | Zoom to fit screen |
| Command+1 | Zoom to 100% |
| Press and hold H, then Click | Temporarily Zoom into an Image |
| Command+‘ | Show/Hide Grid |
| Command+; | Show/Hide Guides |
| Command+R | Show/Hide Rulers |
| Space | Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool |
| Shift+Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ scroll down in small increments |
| Page Up/Page Down | Scroll up/ down one screen |
| Home/End | Scroll to to upper-left/ lower-right corner |
| Command+Shift+; | Toggle Snap |
| Command+Option+; | Lock Guides |
| Command+Y | Proof Colors |
| Shift+Command+Y | Gamut Warning |
| Command+H | Extras |
| Shift+Command+H | Show Target Path |
| 4. Refine Edge Dialog Box | |
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| Command+Option+R | Open Refine Edge Dialog Box |
| F/Shift+F | Cycle forwards/backwards through preview modes |
| X | Toggle between original image and selection preview |
| P | Toggle between original selection and refined version |
| J | Toggle radius preview on and off |
| Shift+E | Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools |
| 5. Liquify Window | |
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| Shift+Command+X | Open Liquify Window |
| W | Forward Warp tool |
| R | Reconstruct tool |
| C | Twirl Clockwise tool |
| S | Pucker tool |
| B | Bloat tool |
| O | Push Left tool |
| M | Mirror tool |
| T | Turbulence tool |
| F | Freeze Mask tool |
| D | Thaw Mask tool |
| Option+ tool | Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools |
| Option+Drag in preview | Continually sample the distortion |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or most other parameters by 1 (With Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing) |
| Tab | Cycle forwards/backwards through controls on right from top |
| Option | Change Cancel to Reset |
| 6. Vanishing Point Tools (Brush, Stamp, Plane, Marquee, etc) | |
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| [/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Size (Brush and Stamp Tools) |
| Shift+[/] | Increase/ Decrease Brush Hardnewss |
| 7. Black-and-White Dialog Box | |
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| Shift+Command+Option+B | Open Black-and-White Dialog Box |
| Tab/Shift+Tab | Jump to next/ jump to previous slider |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 10% |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/Decrease selected value by 1% |
| 8. Curves Dialog Box | |
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| Command+M | Open Curves Dialog Box |
| Click | Add a point to the Curve |
| +/- | Cycle through point on the curve |
| Command+D | Delete a point from the Curve |
| Shift+Click | Select one or multiple points on the curve |
| Delete | Delete selected points on the curve |
| Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 1 unit |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected points by 10 unit |
| Command+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the composite curve |
| Shift+Command+Click on the Image | Add a Point to the channel curve |
| 9. Select and Move Objects | |
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| Any selection tool +Shift+Drag | Add to a selection |
| Any selection tool +Option+Drag | Subtract from a selection |
| Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool) + Shift-Option+Drag | Intersect a selection |
| Shift+Drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle |
| Option+Drag | Draw marquee from center |
| Option+Shift+Drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
| Command | Switch to Move Tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen Tool is selected |
| Option+Drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to Lasso Tool |
| Option+Click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso Tool to polygonal Lasso Tool |
| Enter | Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso; press Escape to cancel |
| Move Tool +Option+Drag selection | Move copy of selection |
| Any selection +Arrow Keys | Move selection area 1 pixel |
| Move Tool +Arrow Keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
| Command+Arrow Keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
| Magnetic Lasso Tool +[/] | Increase/decrease detection width (follow width in status bar) |
| Crop tool +Enter | Accept cropping. Press Escape to exit croppoing |
| / | Toggle crop shield off and on |
| Ruler Tool +Option+Drag end point | Make protractor |
| Shift+Drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked) |
| Option+Drag guid | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |
| 10. Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths | |
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| Option | Transform from center or reflect |
| Shift | Constrain |
| Command | Distort |
| Enter | Apply |
| Esc | Cancel |
| Command+Option+T | Free transform with duplicate data |
| Command+Option+Shift+T | Transform again with duplicate data |
| 11. Edit Paths | |
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| Direct selection tool +Shift+Click | Select multiple anchor points |
| Direct selection tool +Option+Click | Select entire path |
| Pen (any Pen Tool), Path Selection / Direct Selection tool +Command+Option+Drag | Duplicate a path |
| Command | Switch to Direct Selection tool (from Path Selection, Pen, etc.) |
| Option | Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point |
| Magnetic Pen Tool + Double-click | Close path |
| Magnetic Pen Tool +Option+ Double-click | Close path with straight-line segment |
| 12. Painting Tools | |
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| Any Painting Tool +Ctrl+Option+ Command and drag | Select foreground color from color picker |
| Any Painting Tool +Option | Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool |
| Eyedropper tool +Option+Click | Select background color |
| Eyedropper tool +Shift | Color sampler tool |
| Color sampler tool +Option+Click | Deletes color sampler |
| Any painting / Editing Tool + 0..9 | Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for Painting Mode to 10%, 20% etc. use 0 for 100%, and use 2 numbers in quick succession for specific percentage. |
| Any Painting / Editing Tool +Shift+0..9 | Sets flow for Painting Mode |
| Option+Shift+ 1…9 | Mixer Brush changes Mix setting |
| 1…9 | Mixer Brush changes Wet setting |
| 0 (zero) | Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero |
| Shift+[+]/– | Cycle through blending modes |
| Delete | Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
| Option+Delete | Fill with foreground or background color |
| Command+Option+Delete | Fill from history |
| Shift+Delete | Displays Fill dialog box |
| / | Lock transparent pixels on/ off |
| Any Painting Tool +Shift+Click | Connects points with a straight line |
| 13. Blending Modes | |
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| Shift+[+]/– | Cycle through blending modes |
| Option+Shift+N | Normal |
| Option+Shift+I | Dissolve |
| Option+Shift+Q | Behind (Brush tool only) |
| Option+Shift+R | Clear (Brush tool only) |
| Option+Shift+K | Darken |
| Option+Shift+M | Multiply |
| Option+Shift+B | Color Burn |
| Option+Shift+A | Linear Burn |
| Option+Shift+G | Lighten |
| Option+Shift+S | Screen |
| Option+Shift+D | Color Dodge |
| Option+Shift+W | Linear Dodge |
| Option+Shift+O | Overlay |
| Option+Shift+F | Soft Light |
| Option+Shift+H | Hard Light |
| Option+Shift+V | Vivid Light |
| Option+Shift+J | Linear Light |
| Option+Shift+Z | Pin Light |
| Option+Shift+L | Hard Mix |
| Option+Shift+E | Difference |
| Option+Shift+X | Exclusion |
| Option+Shift+U | Hue |
| Option+Shift+T | Saturation |
| Option+Shift+C | Color |
| Option+Shift+Y | Luminosity |
| Sponge tool +Option+Shift+D | Desaturate |
| Sponge tool +Option+Shift+S | Saturate |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+S | Dodge/burn shadows |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+M | Dodge/burn midtones |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool +Option+Shift+H | Dodge/burn highlights |
| Option+Shift+N | Set blending mode Normal (or to to Threshold for bitmap images) |
| 14. Select and Edit Text | |
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| Command+Drag type when Type layer is selected | Move type in image |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Extend selection by 1 character |
| Shift+Click | Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
| Shift+Click | Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel |
| Click 2x, 3x, 4x, / 5x in fast succession | Select a Word, Line, Paragraph, or Story |
| Command+H | Hide/Show selection on selected type |
| Command | Display the Bounding Box for transforming text (or activate Move Tool when inside the Bounding Box) |
| Command+Drag a bounding box handle | Scale text within Bounding Box when resizing the bounding box |
| Space+Drag | Move text box while creating text box |
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| 15. Format Text Type | |
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| Command+Shift+ L,C, /R | Align left, center, or right (Horizontal Type) or top, center, or bottom (Vertical Type) |
| Command+Shift+X | Choose 100% horizontal scale |
| Command+Option+Shift+X | Choose 100% vertical scale |
| Command+Option+Shift+A | Choose Auto leading |
| Command+Ctrl+Shift+Q | Choose 0 for tracking |
| Command+Shift+J | Justify paragraph, left aligns last line |
| Command+Shift+F | Justify paragraph, justifies all |
| Command+Ctrl+Option+Shift+H | Toggle paragraph hyphenation |
| Command+Option+Shift+T | Toggle single/every-line composer |
| Command+ Shift </> | Decrease/ increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels |
| Option+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase leading 2 points or pixels |
| Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease/ increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels |
| Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems |
| 16. Slicing and Optimizing | |
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| Command | Toggle between Slice tool and Slice Selection tool |
| Shift+Drag | Draw square slice |
| Option+Drag | Draw from center outward |
| Option+Shift+Drag | Draw square slice from center outward |
| Space+Drag | Reposition slice while creating slice |
| Ctrl+Click slice | Open context-sensitive menu |
 17. Manage Panels |
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| Shortcuts for all Panels | |
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| Option+Click New button | Set options for new items (not for all Panels) |
| Option+Click Delete button | Delete without confirmation (for all except for the Brush panel) |
| Shift+Enter | Apply value and keep text box active |
| Tab | Show/Hide all panels |
| Shift+Tab | Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar |
| Select tool and press Return | Highlight options bar |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase/decrease selected values by 10 |
| Actions Panel | |
|---|---|
| Option+Click the check mark next to a command | Turn command on and all others off |
| Option+Click | Turn current modal control on and toggle all other modal controls |
| Option+ Double-click action | Change action or action set options |
| Double-click recorded command | Display Options dialog box for recorded command |
| Command+ Double-click an action | Play entire action |
| Option+Click the triangle | Collapse/ expand all components of an action |
| Command+Click the Play button | Play a command |
| Option+Click the New Action button | Create new action and begin recording without confirmation |
| Shift+Click the action/Command | Select contiguous items of the same kind |
| Command+Click the action/Command | Select discontiguous items of the same kind |
| Adjustment Panels | |
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| Option+3/4/5 | Choose specific channel (Red/Green/Blue) for adjustment |
| Option+2 | Choose composite channel for adjustment |
| Delete | Delete adjustment layer |
| Option+Click Auto button | Define Auto options for Levels or Curves |
| Animation Panel in Fames Mode | |
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| Shift+Click second frame | Select/deselect multiple contiguous frames |
| Command+Click multiple frames | Select/deselect multiple discontiguous frames |
| Option+ Paste Frames command from the Panel pop?up menu | Paste using previous settings without displaying the dialog box |
| Brush Panel | |
|---|---|
| Option+Click brush | Delete brush |
| Double-click brush | Rename brush |
| Ctrl+Option+ drag left / right | Change brush size |
| Ctrl+Option+ drag up / down | Decrease/ increase brush softness/ hardness |
| ,/. | Select previous/ next brush size |
| Shift+,/. | Select first/last brush |
| Caps Lock | Display precise cross hair for brushes |
| Option+Shift+P | Toggle airbrush option |
| Channels Panel | |
|---|---|
| Command+3/4/5 | Select individual channels (Red/Green/Blue) |
| Command+2 | Select composite channel |
| Command+Click channel thumbnail, /Command+Option+3/4/5 | Load channel as selection (Red/Green/Blue) |
| Command+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Add to current selection |
| Command+Option+Click channel thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
| Command+Option+Shift+Click channel thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
| Option+Click Save Selection As Channel button | Set options for Save Selection As Channel button |
| Command+Click Create New Channel button | Create a new spot channel |
| Shift+Click color channel | Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection |
| Shift+Click alpha channel | Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay |
| Double-click alpha / spot channel thumbnail | Display channel options |
| ~ | Toggle composite and grayscale mask in Quick Mask mode |
| Clone Source Panel | |
|---|---|
| Option+Shift | Show Clone Source (overlays image) |
| Option+Shift+Arrow Keys | Nudge Clone Source |
| Option+Shift+</> | Rotate Clone Source |
| Option+Shift+[/] | Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source |
| Color Panel | |
|---|---|
| Option+Click color in color bar | Select background color |
| Ctrl+Click color bar | Display Color Bar menu |
| Shift+Click color bar | Cycle through color choices |
| History Panel | |
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| Option+ New Snapshot | Create a new snapshot |
| Double-click snapshot name | Rename snapshot |
| Command+Shift+Z | Step forward through image states |
| Command+Option+Z | Step backward through image states |
| Option+Click the image state | Duplicate any image state, except the current state |
| Option+ Clear History (in History panel pop?up menu) | Permanently clear history (no Undo) |
| Layers Panel | |
|---|---|
| Command+Click layer thumbnail | Load layer transparency as a selection |
| Command+Shift+Click layer thumbnail | Add to current selection |
| Command+Option+Click layer thumbnail | Subtract from current selection |
| Command+Option+Shift+Click layer thumbnail | Intersect with current selection |
| Command+Click filter mask thumbnail | Load filter mask as a selection |
| Command+G | Group layers |
| Command+Shift+G | Ungroup layers |
| Command+Option+G | Create/release clipping mask |
| Command+Option+A | Select all layers |
| Command+Shift+E | Merge visible layers |
| Option+Click New Layer button | Create new empty layer with dialog box |
| Command+Click New Layer button | Create new layer below target layer |
| Option+. | Select top layer |
| Option+ , (comma) | Select bottom layer |
| Option+Shift+[/] | Add to layer selection in Layers panel |
| Option+[/] | Select next layer down/up |
| Command+[/] | Move target layer down/up |
| Command+Option+Shift+E | Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer |
| Highlight the layers you want to merge, then Command +E | Merge layers |
| Command+Shift+[/] | Move layer to bottom or top |
| Option+ Merge Down command from the Panel pop?up menu | Copy current layer to layer below |
| Option+ Merge Visible command from the Panel pop?up menu | Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer |
| Ctrl+Click the eye icon | Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups |
| Option+Click the eye icon | Show/hide all other currently visible layers |
| / | Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock |
| Double-click layer effect/style | Edit layer effect/style, options |
| Option-Double-click layer effect/style | Hide layer effect/style |
| Double-click layer | Edit layer style |
| Shift+Click vector mask thumbnail | Disable/enable vector mask |
| Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box |
| Shift+Click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle layer mask on/off |
| Shift+Click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle filter mask on/off |
| Option+Click layer mask thumbnail | Toggle between layer mask/composite image |
| Option+Click filter mask thumbnail | Toggle between filter mask/composite image |
| \ | Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off |
| Double-click type layer thumbnail | Select all type; temporarily select Type tool |
| Option+Click the line dividing two layers | Create a clipping mask |
| Double-click the layer name | Rename layer |
| Double-click the filter effect | Edit filter settings |
| Double-click the Filter Blending icon | Edit the Filter Blending options |
| Command+Click New Group button | Create new layer group below current layer |
| Option+Click New Group button | Create new layer group with dialog box |
| Option+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create layer mask that hides all (or selection) |
| Command+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that reveals all (or path area) |
| Command+Option+Click Add Layer Mask button | Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area |
| Ctrl+Click the layer group and choose Group Properties, / Double-click group | Display layer group properties |
| Shift+Click | Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layers |
| Command+Click | Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layers |
| Layer Comps Panel | |
|---|---|
| Option+Click Create New Layer Comp button | Create new layer comp without the New Layer Comp box |
| Double-click layer comp | Open Layer Comp Options dialog box |
| Double-click layer comp name | Rename in-line |
| Shift+Click | Select/ deselect multiple contiguous layer comps |
| Command+Click | Select/ deselect multiple discontiguous layer comps |
| Paths Panel | |
|---|---|
| Command+Click pathname | Load path as selection |
| Command+Shift+Click pathname | Add path to selection |
| Command+Option+Click pathname | Subtract path from selection |
| Command+Option+Shift+Click pathname | Retain intersection of path as selection |
| Command+Shift+H | Hide path |
| Option+Click button | Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button |
| Swatches Panel | |
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| Click in empty area of panel | Create new swatch from foreground color |
| Command+Click swatch | Set swatch color as background color |
| Option+Click swatch | Delete swatch |
Sources: Official Adobe Photoshop Help
