The Filter Menu

Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker Commands

3D Transform Filter

Lighting Effects Filter

Repeat the Last Filter Used

Menu: Filter Name of the filter

Mac: Cmd + F

Win: Ctrl + F

This shortcut applies the last filter you used again; it does not reopen the dialog box of the filter you used last so that you can change the settings before applying again. As you might guess, a separate shortcut is available for that as well. Also note that this shortcut works only during the current Photoshop session ”once you quit the application, Photoshop won't recall the last filter you used when you relaunch.

Reopen the Last Filter Used with Same Settings

Mac: Cmd + Option + F

Win: Ctrl + Alt + F

Fade the Last Filter Used

Menu: Filter Fade name of the filter

Mac: Cmd + Shift + F

Win: Ctrl + Shift + F

This is a great shortcut to knock back the intensity of a particular effect by playing with the opacity or the blend mode of the applied filter effect. In Photoshop 6 and 7, the Fade command can also apply to brush strokes and other edits. (In these versions, you'll find the menu item under the Edit menu.)

Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker Commands

Extract

Menu: Filter Extract

Mac: Cmd + Option + X

Win: Ctrl + Alt + X

(In Photoshop 5.5 and 6.0, the Extract command is located under the Image menu.)

Tool	Icon	Shortcut
Edge Highlighter		B
Fill		K (5.5) G (6)
Eraser		E
Eyedropper		I
Cleanup		C
Edge Touchup		T
Zoom		Z
Hand		H

Note: All other standard brush shortcuts work here as well, such as using the bracket keys to increase or decrease brush size, and so on.

Reverse Extract Tool Behavior

Mac: Option

Win: Alt

For example, if you are using the Edge Highlighter tool, this shortcut switches you to the Eraser tool.

Liquify

Menu: Filter Liquify

Mac: Cmd + Shift + X

Win: Ctrl + Shift + X

Note: In Photoshop 6, the Liquify command is located under the Image menu.

Tool	Icon	Shortcut
Warp		W
Turbulence		A
Twirl Clockwise		R
Twirl Counterclockwise		L
Pucker		P
Bloat		B
Shift Pixels		S
Reflection		M
Reconstruction		E
Freeze		F
Thaw Tool		T
Zoom Tool		Z
Hand Tool		H

Commands	Mac	Windows
Temporarily activate Hand tool	Spacebar	Spacebar
Zoom Out with Zoom tool selected	Option	Alt
Zoom In with any tool selected	Cmd + Spacebar	Ctrl + Spacebar
Zoom Out with any tool selected	Option + Spacebar	Option + Spacebar
Zoom In one level	Cmd + + (Plus)	Ctrl + + (Plus)
Zoom Out one level	Cmd + - (minus)	Ctrl + - (minus)
Zoom tool	Z	Z
Hand tool	H	H

Pattern Maker

Menu: Image Pattern Maker

Mac: Cmd + Opt + Shift + X

Win: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X

Tool	Mac	Windows
Marquee tool	M	M
Zoom tool	Z	Z
Hand tool	H	H
Change Cancel to Reset	Option	Alt
Generate or Generate Again	Cmd + G	Ctrl + G
Temporarily activate Hand tool	Spacebar	Spacebar
Zoom Out with Zoom tool selected	Option	Alt
Zoom In with any tool selected	Cmd + Spacebar	Ctrl + Spacebar
Zoom Out with any tool selected	Option + Spacebar	Option + Spacebar
Toggle Show Original and Show Generated	X	X

The following commands apply only when viewing the original image:

Command	Mac	Win
Select All	Cmd + A	Ctrl + A
Deselect All	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D
Undo/Redo	Cmd + Z	Ctrl + Z
Nudge selection left	Left Arrow	Left Arrow
Nudge selection right	Right Arrow	Right Arrow
Nudge selection down	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Nudge selection up	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Nudge selection by 10 pixels	Shift + direction arrow	Shift + direction arrow

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The following commands apply only when viewing generated patterns:

Command	Mac	Win
Tile History: Go to first	Home	Home
Tile History: Go to previous	Left Arrow, Page Up	Left Arrow, Page Up
Tile History: Go to next	Right Arrow, Page Down	Right Arrow, Page Down
Tile History: Delete	Delete key	Backspace key