Appendix A. Editor Keyboard Shortcuts


To choose a tool

TOOLS

 

Move

V

Zoom

Z

Hand

H

Eyedropper

I

Marquee

M

Lasso

L

Magic Wand

W

Magic Selection Brush

F

Selection Brush

A

Type & Type Mask

T

Crop

C

Cookie Cutter

Q

Straighten

P

Red Eye Removal

Y

Healing Brush

J

Clone Stamp

S

Eraser

E

Brush

B

Pencil

N

Paint Bucket

K

Gradient

G

Rectangle

U

Blur

R

Sponge

O


To cycle through tools

MARQUEE TOOL

 

Marquee tools

M

Lasso tools

L

Type & Type Mask tools

T

Healing Brush tools

J

Clone Stamp tools

S

Eraser tools

E

Brush tools

B

Shape tools

U

Blur & Sharpen tools

R

Dodge & Burn tools

O


Working with tools

MARQUEE TOOL

 

Draw marquee from center

+drag

Constrain to square or circle

+drag

Draw from center and constrain to

++drag square or circle


MOVE TOOL

 

Constrain move to 45°

+drag

Copy selection or layer

+drag

Nudge selection or layer 1 pixel

Arrow key

Nudge selection or layer 10 pixels

+arrow


LASSO TOOL

 

Add to selection

+click, then draw

Delete from selection

+click, then draw

Intersect with selection

++click, then draw

Change to Polygonal Lasso

Click, then +drag


POLYGONAL LASSO TOOL

 

Add to selection

+click, then draw

Delete from selection

+click, then draw

Intersect with selection

++click, then draw

Draw using Lasso

+drag

Constrain to 45° while drawing

+drag


MAGNETIC LASSO TOOL

 

Add to selection

+click, then draw

Delete from selection

+click, then draw

Intersect with selection

++click, then draw

Add point

Single click

Remove last point

Backspace or

Close path

Double-click or

Close path over start point

Click on start point

Close path using straight line segment

+double-click

Switch to Lasso

+drag

Switch to Polygonal Lasso

+click


CROP TOOL

 

Rotate crop marquee

Drag outside crop marquee

Move crop marquee

Drag inside crop marquee

Resize crop marquee

Drag crop handles

Resize crop box while maintaining its aspect ratio

+drag corner handles


SHAPE TOOLS

 

Constrain to square or circle

+drag

Constrain Line tool to 45°

+drag

Transform shape

+T

Distort

+drag

Skew

++drag

Create Perspective

+++drag


TYPE TOOL

 

Select a word

Double-click in text

Select a line

Triple-click in text

Select a paragraph

Quad-click in text

Select all characters

+A

Left align text

++L

Center text

++C

Right align text

++R

Increase by 2 points

++ . (period)

Decrease by 2 points

++, (comma)

Scroll through fonts

Select font in menu+up/down arrow


PAINT BUCKET TOOL

 

Change color of area

+click outside canvas around canvas


BRUSH AND PENCIL TOOL

 

Decrease or increase size by 10 pixels

[ (key) or ] (key)\ (or by 1 pixel when size is less than 10 pixels)


SMUDGE TOOL

 

Smudge using Foreground color

+drag


EYEDROPPER TOOL

 

Choose Background color

+click


Display Shortcuts

CHANGE VIEW

 

Zoom In

+Spacebar+click/drag or ++(plus)

Zoom out

+Spacebar+click/drag or +(minus)

Zoom to 100%

Double-click Zoom tool

Zoom to fit window

Double-click Hand tool

Fit on screen

+o

Actual pixels

++o

Show/hide edges of selection

+H

Show/hide ruler

+R


HAND TOOL

 

Toggle to zoom in

Toggle to zoom out

Fit image on screen

Double-click tool


ZOOM TOOL

 

Zoom out

+click

Actual size

Double-click tool


MOVE IMAGE IN WINDOW

 

Scroll up one screen

Page Up

Scroll down one screen

Page Down

Scroll left one screen

+page up

Scroll right one screen

+page down

Scroll up 10 pixels

+page up

Scroll down 10 pixels

+page down

Scroll left 10 pixels

++pageup

Scroll right 10 pixels

++page down

Move view to upper left

Home key

Move view to lower right

End key


Menu Shortcuts

FILE MENU

 

New

+N

Open

+O

Open As

++O

Close

+W

Close All

++W

Save

+S

Save As

++S

Save for Web

+++S

Page Setup

++P

Print

+P

Print Multiple Photos

++P

Exit

+Q


EDIT MENU

 

Undo

+Z

Redo

+Y

Cut

+X

Copy

+C

Copy Merged

++C

Paste

+V

Paste Into Selection

++V

Color Settings

++K

Preferences > General

+K


IMAGE MENU

 

Free Transform

+T

Image Size

++I


ENHANCE MENU

 

Auto Smart Fix

++M

Auto Levels

++L

Auto Contrast

+++L

Auto Color Correction

++B

Auto Red Eye Fix

+R

Adjust Smart Fix

++M

Adjust Lighting > Adjust Levels

+L

Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation

+U

Adjust Color > Remove Color

++U


LAYER MENU

 

New > Layer

++N

New > Layer via Copy

+J

New > Layer via Cut

++G

Group with Previous

+G

Ungroup

++G

Arrange > Bring to Front

++] ++]

Arrange > Bring Forward

+]

Arrange > Send Backward

+[

Arrange > Send to Back

++]

Merge Layers

+E

Merge Visible

++E


SELECT MENU

 

All

+A

Deselect

+D

Reselect

++D

Inverse

++I

Feather

++D

Nudge selection marquee 1 pixel

Arrow key

Nudge selection marquee 10 pixels

+Arrow key


FILTER MENU

 

Last Filter

+F

Adjustments Invert

+I


LIQUIFY FILTER

 

Warp tool

W

Turbulence tool

A

Twirl Clockwise tool

R

Twirl Counterclockwise tool

L

Pucker tool

P

Bloat tool

B

Shift Pixels tool

S

Reflection tool

M

Reconstruct tool

E

Zoom tool

Z

Hand tool

H

Reverse direction for Shift Pixels

+tool and Reflect tools

Increase/decrease brush pressure by 1

Up and down arrow keys

Increase/decrease brush size by 1

Up and down arrow keys




Photoshop Elements 4 for Windows. Visual QuickStart Guide
Photoshop Elements 4 for Windows (Visual Quickstart Guide)
ISBN: 0321423356
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 178

flylib.com © 2008-2017.
If you may any questions please contact us: flylib@qtcs.net