Simple Photoshop Shortcut Commands
H (Hand Tool) — When zoomed in to a portion of your photo, this command brings up the hand tool which allows for quick panning.
Z (Zoom Tool) — This command just brings up the zoom tool, which allows you to zoom in. Like with the hand tool, if you hold down the Alt key, it temporarily switches to the zoom out mode.
Ctrl + 0 (Fit on Screen) — This is a quick-and-dirty command to get the entire photo in front of your eyes. That’s Ctrl + zero, not the letter “O”.
B (Brush Tool) — The brush is an extremely useful tool when working with masks, and I’m constantly using this command along with the hand and zoom tools.
Ctrl + Z (Undo) — Very useful for the little mistakes we all make.
Tab (Hide/Show Palettes) — Hiding the palettes gives you a little more working room, thus decreasing your need to pan and zoom while editing.
Intermediate Photoshop Shortcut Commands
] (Increase Brush Size) — Quickly increase your brush size for the larger areas.
Shift + [ (Decrease Brush Softness) -- Decrease the softness of the brush by 25%.
Shift + ] (Increase Brush Softness) — Increase the softness of the brush by 25%.
Ctrl + Tab (Next Point on Curves Adjustment) — When using the curves adjustment dialog, you can place multiple points on the curve and adjust them accordingly.
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