Photoshop CS5 Shortcut (Continue)

Painting
Fill selection with background color	Ctrl-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color	Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels	Shift-Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with source state in History panel	Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
Display Fill dialog box	Shift-Backspace
Sample as background color	Alt-Click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool	While in any painting/editing tool-hold Ctrl
To get Eyedropper with Paint tools	Alt
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF)	Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON)	Shift-Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON)	Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF)	Shift-Number keys
Cross-Hair Cursor	Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase Brush Size	[ or ]
Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush	Shift-[ or Shift-]
Switch between preset Brushes	< or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel	Right-Click in Image window
Erase to History panel's source state	Alt-Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes	Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode	Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box	Shift-Click in image window
Delete fixed color target	Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new spot-color channel from current selection	Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel

Photoshop CS5 Shortcut (Continue)

Layer Shortcuts
Create new layer	Ctrl-Shift-N
Select non-contiguous layers	Ctrl-Click layers
Select contiguous layers	Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer
Delete Layer	Delete key (while in the Move tool)
View contents of layer mask	Alt-Click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask	Shift-Click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it	Alt-Drag
Find/Select layer containing object	Right-Click on the object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity	Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blend modes	Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode	(w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer	Alt-[ or Alt-]

Type Shortcuts
Select all text on layer	Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts	Ctrl-Shift->/<
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts	Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/<
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking	Alt-Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right	Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R

Photoshop CS5 Shortcuts

To save your time in editing image... you should use the keyboard shortcuts.. below are the keyboard shortcut key that you need to remember.....

Selecting
Draw Marquee from Center	Alt-Marquee
Add to a Selection	Shift
Subtract from a Selection	Alt
Intersection with a Selection	Shift-Alt
Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool	Alt-Drag Selection
Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool	Ctrl-Alt-Drag Selection
Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments)	Arrow Keys
Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments)	Shift-Arrow Keys
Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer	Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Restore Last Selection	Ctrl-Shift-D
Feather Selection	Shift-F6
Move Marquee while drawing selection	Hold Space while drawing marquee

Viewing
Fit on Screen	Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels)	Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0
Zoom in	Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+)
Zoom out	Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–)
Hide all tools and panels	Tab
Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar	Shift-Tab
Rotate through full screen modes	F
Scroll image left or right in window	Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image	Ctrl-drag in Navigator panel
Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith	\

Photoshop Tools

The Photoshop toolbox holds 20 tools that allow you to paint, select, navigate and edit images. To select a tool you simply click on the icon with your mouse.

Toolbox for Photoshop CS5 Version

There are bit different between each version of Photoshop....Image below shows the Photoshop CS5 Toolbox.

Photoshop’s tools are kept in a palette called the Toolbox. They can be selected by either clicking on them or pressing the relevant shortcut key. There are many more grouped behind other tools. Grouped tools have a black triangle in their bottom, right corner. To access hidden tools, click on a tool to display the options in the Options bar.