[TUTORIAL]The Basics of Photoshop

Photoshop Hotkeys:

File Menu:

1. New Document Ctrl+N
2. Open Document Ctrl+O
3. Browse Shift+Ctrl+O
4. Open As Alt+Ctrl+O
5. Close Ctrl+W
6. Close All Ctrl+Shift+W
7. Save Ctrl+S
8. Save As Ctrl+Shift+S
9. Save a Copy Ctrl+Alt+S
10. Save for Web Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
11. Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P
12. Jump to Image Ready Ctrl+Shift+M
13. Exit Ctrl+Q



Edit Menu:

1. Undo Ctrl+Z
2. Step Back (History) Ctrl+Alt+Z
3. Step Forward (History) Ctrl+Shift+Z
4. Cut Ctrl+X
5. Copy Ctrl+C
6. Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C
7. Paste Ctrl+V
8. Paste Into Ctrl+Shift+V
9. Free Transform Ctrl+T



Image Menu:

1. Adjust Levels Ctrl+L
2. Adjust Auto Levels Ctrl+Shift+L
3. Adjust Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
4. Adjust Curves Ctrl+M
5. Adjust Color Balance Ctrl+B
6. Adjust Hue/Saturation Ctrl+U
7. Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U
8. Invert Ctrl+I
9. Extract Ctrl+Alt+X



Layer Menu:

1. New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N
2. Layer via Copy Ctrl+J
3. Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J
4. Group with Previous Ctrl+G
5. Bring to Front Ctrl+Shift+]
6. Bring Forward Ctrl+]
7. Send Backward Ctrl+[
8. Send Back Ctrl+Shift+[
9. Merge Layers Ctrl+E
10. Merge Visible Ctrl+Shift+E



Select Menu:

1. Select All Ctrl+A
2. Deselect Ctrl+D
3. Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D
4. Inverse Ctrl+Shift+I
5. Feather Ctrl+Alt+D



View Menu:

1. Proof Colors Ctrl+Y
2. Zoom In Ctrl++
3. Zoom Out Ctrl+-
4. Zoom In & Resize Window Ctrl+Alt++
5. Zoom Out & Resize Window Ctrl+Alt+-
6. Actual Pixels Ctrl+Alt+0
7. Show/Hide Target Path Ctrl+Shift+H
8. Show/Hide Rulers Ctrl+R
9. On/Off Snap Ctrl+Shift+;
10. Show/Hide Extras Ctrl+H
11. Lock Guides Ctrl+Alt+;
12. Show Guides Ctrl+;
13. Show Grid Ctrl+'



Miscellaneous

1. Fill with Forground Color Alt+Backspace
2. Fill with Background Color Shift+Backspace
3. Ascend through Layers Alt+]
4. Descend through Layers Alt+[
5. Select Top Layer Shift+Alt+]
6. Select Bottom Layer Shift+Alt+[
7. Show/Hide All Palettes Tab


The Tools Pallet

The Tools Pallet:
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