- Get to know Photoshop Elements
- Photoshop Elements User Guide
- Introduction to Photoshop Elements
- Workspace and environment
- Get to know the Home screen
- Workspace basics
- Preferences
- Tools
- Contextual task bar
- Panels and bins
- Open files
- Rulers, grids, and guides
- Enhanced Quick Mode
- File information
- Presets and libraries
- Multitouch support
- Scratch disks, plug-ins, and application updates
- Undo, redo, and cancel actions
- Viewing images
- Importing Files
- Fixing and enhancing photos
- Resize images
- Cropping
- Process camera raw image files
- Add blur, replace colors, and clone image areas
- Adjust shadows and light
- Retouch and correct photos
- Restore Photos
- Combine Photos
- Sharpen photos
- Transforming
- Auto Smart Tone
- Recomposing
- Using actions to process photos
- Photomerge Compose
- Create a panorama
- Moving Overlays
- Moving Elements
- Moving Photos
- Adding shapes and text
- Quick Actions
- Generative AI
- Guided edits, effects, and filters
- Guided mode
- Filters
- Guided mode Photomerge edits
- Guided mode Basic edits
- Adjustment filters
- Effects
- Guided mode Fun edits
- Guided mode Special edits
- Artistic filters
- Guided mode Color edits
- Guided mode Black & White edits
- Blur filters
- Brush Stroke filters
- Distort filters
- Other filters
- Noise filters
- Render filters
- Sketch filters
- Stylize filters
- Texture filters
- Pixelate filters
- Working with colors
- Working with selections
- Working with layers
- Creating photo projects
- Saving, printing, and sharing photos
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Keys for selecting tools
- Keys for selecting and moving objects
- Keys for the Layers panel
- Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode)
- Keys for painting and brushes
- Keys for using text
- Keys for the Liquify filter
- Keys for transforming selections
- Keys for the Color Swatches panel
- Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
- Keys for the Filter Gallery
- Keys for using blending modes
- Keys for viewing images (expertmode)
This list includes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to work with the Photoshop Elements tools. For more information about the Photoshop Elements tools, see Tools. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
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Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut |
Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) |
Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) |
Cycle through nested tools |
Alt-click tool |
Option-click tool |
Move tool |
V |
V |
Zoom tool |
Z |
Z |
Hand tool |
H |
H |
Eyedropper tool |
I |
I |
Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool |
M |
M |
Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool |
L |
L |
Magic Wand tool Selection Brush tool Quick Selection tool Refined Selection tool Auto Selection tool |
A |
A |
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type Mask tool Vertical Type Mask tool Text on Selection Text on Shape Text on Path |
T |
T |
Crop tool Perspective Crop Cookie Cutter tool |
C |
C |
Recompose tool |
W |
W |
Straighten tool |
P |
P |
Eye tool |
Y |
Y |
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool |
J |
J |
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool |
S |
S |
Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool |
E |
E |
Pencil tool |
N |
N |
Brush tool Impressionist Brush Color Replacement tool |
B |
B |
Smart Brush tool Detail Smart Brush tool |
F |
F |
Paint Bucket tool |
K |
K |
Gradient tool |
G |
G |
Custom Shape tool Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Star tool Line tool Shape Selection tool |
U |
U |
Blur tool Sharpen tool Smudge tool |
R |
R |
Sponge tool Dodge tool Burn tool |
O |
O |
Show/Hide all panels |
Tab |
Tab |
Default foreground and background colors |
D |
D |
Switch foreground and background colors |
X |
X |
