Photoshop 2021 Cheat Sheet by Boulard

Zoom in / out

Ctrl "­+" or "­-"

Cmd "­+" or "­-"

Zoom to Fit to the Screen

Ctrl + 0

Cmd + 0

Toggle Grid

Ctrl + '

Cmd + '

Toggle Guides

Ctrl + Alt + H

Cmd + Opt + H

Toggle Lock Guides

Ctrl + Alt + ;

Cmd + Opt + ;

Image Size

Alt + Ctrl + I

Opt + Cmd + I

Canvas Size

Alt + Ctrl + C

Opt + Cmd + C

Toggle auto-s­elect layer with the move tool

Contro­l-click

Cmd-click

Switch Foregr­oun­d/B­ack­ground colors

X

X

Decrease Brush Size

[

[ or Ctrl + Opt + mouse click + mouse left

Decrease Brush Hardness

{

{ or Ctrl + Opt + mouse click + up

Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree

Left Arrow (anti-­clo­ckw­ise), Right Arrow (clock­wise)

Left Arrow (anti-­clo­ckw­ise), Right Arrow (clock­wise)

Toggle Current tool / Move tool

Crtl

Cmd

Camera Raw Filters

Shift + Ctrl + A

Shift + Cmd + A

Circle between blend modes

Shift + or -

Shift - or -

Darken

Alt + Shift + K

Opt + Shift + K

Color Burn

Alt + Shift + B

Opt + Shift + B

Lighten

Alt + Shift + G

Opt + Shift + G

Color Dodge

Alt + Shift + D

Opt + Shift + S

Overlay

Alt + Shift + O

Opt + Shift + O

Hard Light

Alt + Shift + H

Opt + Shift + H

Linear Light

Alt + Shift + J

Opt + Shift + J

Hard Mix

Alt + Shift + L

Opt + Shift + L

Exclusion

Alt + Shift + X

Opt + Shift + X

Saturation

Alt + Shift + T

Opt + Shift + T

Luminosity

Alt + Shift + Y

Opt + Shift + Y

Move tool, Artboard tool

V

V

Lasso tool, Polygonal Lasson tool, Magnetic Lasso tool

L

L

Crop tool, Slice tool, Slice Select tool, Perspe­ctive Crop tool

C

C

Spot Healing Brush tool, Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, Red Eye tool, Conten­t-Aware Move tool

J

J

Clone Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool

S

S

Eraser tool† Background Eraser tool, Magic Eraser tool

E

E

Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sponge tool

O

O

Horizontal Type tool, Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertica, Type mask tool

T

T

Toggle Standa­rd/­Quick Mask modes

Q

Q

New Layer under the selected layer

Ctrl + Click on new layer btn

Cmd + Click on new layer btn

Fill with Backward Color

Ctrl + Backspace

Cmd + Backspace

Fill with Backward Color (keeping transp­arency)

Shift + Ctrl + Backspace

Shift + Cmd + Backspace

Ungroup Layers

Ctrl + Shift + G

Cmd + Shift + G

Merge all visible layers

Shift + Ctrl + E

Shift + Cmd + E

Copy a layer mask to another one

Alt + Drag

Opt + Drag

Select Layer Outlines

Ctrl + click the Layer's Thumbnail

Cmd + Click the Layer's Thumbnail

Show Layer Mask Only

Alt + Click the Thumbnail

Opt + Click the Thumbnail

Copy/Paste Layer Style

Alt + Drag style (fx)

Alt + Drag style (fx)

Apply a layer style

Double click a layer (not the name)

Double click a layer (not the name)

Fit layer(s) to screen

Alt + click

Opt + click

Lock all but a specific Layer

Ctrl + Alt + click the layer's name

Cmd + Opt + Click the layer's name

Bring to Front

Ctrl + Shift + ]

Cmd + Shift + ]

Bring Backward

Ctrl + [

Cmd + [

Set Transp­arency to a percentage

Layer Selected + Number (ex: 45)

Layer Selected + Number (ex: 45)

New layer via cut

Shift + Control + J

Shift + Cmd + J

Enter Select & Mask Mode

Alt + Ctrl +R

Alt + Cmd +R