This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
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Result |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Deselect a selection |
Command + D |
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Reposition marquee while selecting |
Spacebar-drag |
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Add to or subtract from a selection |
Any selection tool + Shift or Option-drag |
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Intersect a selection |
Any selection tool + Shift + Option-drag |
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Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) |
Shift-drag |
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Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) |
Option-drag |
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Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
Shift + Option-drag |
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Switch to Move tool |
Command (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected) |
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Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool |
Option-click and drag |
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Delete last anchor point for Magnetic or Polygonal Lasso tool |
Delete |
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Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool |
Enter/Esc |
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Move copy of selection |
Move tool + Option-drag selection |
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Move selection area 1 pixel |
Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
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Move selection 1 pixel |
Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
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Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
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Increase/decrease detection width |
Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] |
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Accept cropping or exit cropping |
Crop tool + Enter or Esc |
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Toggle crop shield off and on |
/ (forward slash) |