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Photoshop CS5 Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Quick reference guide to using Photoshop CS5.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

File Commands

New
Ctrl+N
Open
Ctrl+O
Open As
Alt+Ctrl+O
Close
Ctrl+W
Close All
Alt+Ctrl+W
Close and go to Bridge
Shift+­Ctrl+W
Save
Ctrl+S
Save As
Shift+­Ctrl+S
Save for Web
Alt-Sh­ift­+Ctrl+S
Revert
F12
File Info
Alt+Sh­ift­+Ctrl+I
Print
Ctrl+P
Print 1 Copy
Alt+Sh­ift­+Ctrl+P
Exit
Ctrl+Q

Edit Menu

Undo
Ctrl+Z
Step Forward
Shift+­Ctrl+Z
Step Backward
Alt+Ctrl+Z
Fade
Shift+­Ctrl+F
Cut
Ctrl+X
Copy
Ctrl+C
Copy Merged
Shift+­Ctrl+C
Paste
Ctrl+V
Fill
Shift+F5
Conten­t-Aware Scale
Alt+Sh­ift­+Ctrl+C
Free Transform
Ctrl+T
Repeat Transform
Shift+­Ctrl+T
 

Image Menu

Auto Tone
Shift+­Ctrl+L
Auto Contrast
Alt+Sh­ift­+Ctrl+L
Auto Color
Shift+­Ctrl+B
Image Size
Alt+Ctrl+I
Canvas Size
Alt+Ctrl+C

Layer Menu

New Layer
Shift+­Ctrl+N
New via Copy
Ctrl+J
New via Cut
Shift+­Ctrl+J
New Clipping Mask
Alt+Ctrl+G
Group Layers
Ctrl+G
Ungroup Layers
Shift+­Ctrl+G
Merge Down
Ctrl+E
Merge Visible
Shift+­Ctrl+E
Layer(s) may have to be presel­ected.
 

Color Adjust­ments

Levels
Ctrl+L
Curves
Ctrl+M
Hue/Sa­tur­ation
Ctrl+U
Color Balance
Ctrl+B
B&W
Alt+Sh­ift­+Ctrl+B
Invert
Ctrl+I
Desaturate
Shift+­Ctrl+U

Selections

All
Ctrl+A
Deselect
Ctrl+D
Reselect
Shift+­Ctrl+D
inverse
Shift+­Ctrl+I
All Layers
Alt+Ctrl+A
Refine Mask
Alt+Ctrl+R