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How do I find Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop?

How do I find Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop?

See Customize keyboard shortcuts. You can view, edit, and summarize keyboard shortcuts in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. To view this in Photoshop, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts or use the following keyboard shortcuts: Alt + Shift + Control + K (Win)

How do I find Keyboard Shortcuts on a Mac?

Other shortcuts: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts.

What is Ctrl J in Photoshop?

Ctrl + J (New Layer Via Copy) — Can be used to duplicate the active layer into a new layer. If a selection is made, this command will only copy the selected area into the new layer.

What is the keyboard shortcut to merge layers?

Keys for the Layers panel

Result Windows
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer Control + Shift + Alt + E
Merge down Control + E
Copy current layer to layer below Alt + 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

How do I see all keyboard shortcuts?

There are tons of shortcuts hidden inside your keyboard, Follow these instructions to discover all of them. Press Ctrl + Alt + ? on your keyboard. Keyboard shortcut overview is now open.

What can I do while in free transform mode?

Transform freely. The Free Transform command lets you apply transformations (rotate, scale, skew, distort, and perspective) in one continuous operation. You can also apply a warp transformation. Instead of choosing different commands, you simply hold down a key on your keyboard to switch between transformation types.

What does Ctrl Alt G do in Photoshop?

Another way to create a clipping mask is to first select the layer that should be clipped to the layer below it. Then press Ctrl+Alt+G (Win) / Command+Option+G (Mac) on your keyboard. Pressing the same shortcut again will release the mask.

What does Ctrl Alt Shift E do?

Add a new empty layer to the top of the layer stack, click in it and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (Command + Option + Shift +E on the Mac). This adds a flattened version of the image to the new layer but leaves the layers intact too.