Preferences

Menu: File Preferences

Mac: Cmd + K

Win: Ctrl + K

Note: Preferences are available on Mac OS X by choosing the application menu (Photoshop Preferences). Apple had instituted new interface guidelines for OS X-native applications, some of which conflict with existing Photoshop shortcuts. To use the OS X-standard shortcuts, enable the preference Use System Shortcut Keys in General Preferences. Enabling the preference changes the following shortcuts:

	Enabled	Disabled
View Show Extras	Cmd + Ctrl + H	Cmd + H
Image Adjust Curves	Cmd + Ctrl + M	Cmd + M
Window Minimize	Cmd + M	Cmd + Ctrl + M
Hide Application	Cmd + H	Cmd + Ctrl + H

Accessing Other Preference Panels from the Photoshop General Preferences Panel

Panel	Mac	Win
General	Cmd + 1	Ctrl + 1
Saving Files	Cmd + 2	Ctrl + 2
Display & Cursors	Cmd + 3	Ctrl + 3
Transparency & Gamut	Cmd + 4	Ctrl + 4
Units & Rulers	Cmd + 5	Ctrl + 5
Guides & Grid	Cmd + 6	Ctrl + 6
Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks	Cmd + 7	Ctrl + 7
Image Cache (Mac)	Cmd + 8
Memory & Image Cache (Win)		Ctrl + 8
Next Panel	Cmd + N	Ctrl + N
Previous Panel	Cmd + P	Ctrl + P

In Photoshop 7, "Saving Files" has been renamed "File Handling."

Accessing Other Preference Panels from the ImageReady General Preferences Panel

Panel	Mac	Win
General	Cmd + 1	Ctrl + 1
Slices	Cmd + 2	Ctrl + 2
Image Maps	Cmd + 3	Ctrl + 3
Optimization	Cmd + 4	Ctrl + 4
Cursors	Cmd + 5	Ctrl + 5
Transparency	Cmd + 6	Ctrl + 6
Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks	Cmd + 7	Ctrl + 7
Next Panel	Cmd + N	Ctrl + N
Previous Panel	Cmd + P	Ctrl + P

In Windows, "Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks" is named "Plug-Ins."

Reopen the Last Option Panel Used in Preferences

Menu: Edit Preferences

Mac: Cmd + Option + K

Win: Ctrl + Alt + K

The Image Menu

Image Adjustment Commands

Levels Commands

Curves Commands

Hue/Saturation Commands

Image Adjustment Commands

Color Balance

Menu: Image Adjustments Color Balance

Mac: Cmd + B

Win: Ctrl + B

Color Balance with Last-Used Settings

Mac: Cmd + Option + B

Win: Ctrl + Alt + B

Auto Contrast

Menu: Image Adjustments Auto Contrast

Mac: Cmd + Option + Shift + L

Win: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

Auto Color

Menu: Image Adjustments Auto Color

Mac: Cmd + Option + Shift + B

Win: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B

Desaturate Image

Menu: Image Adjustments Desaturate

Mac: Cmd + Shift + U

Win: Ctrl + Shift + U

Invert

Menu: Image Adjustments Invert

Mac: Cmd + I

Win: Ctrl + I

See Original While in an Adjust Dialog Box

Mouse: Press dialog box title bar with Preview off

This shortcut allows you to quickly compare the original image with the adjusted image, while still in any of the Image Adjustments dialog boxes (Levels, Curves, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation, and so on). However, as you make adjustments in the dialog box, the entire monitor gets adjusted, not just the image window.

In versions before Photoshop 6, this feature works only when you have Video LUT Animation turned on in your Display & Cursors Preferences, and when the Preview check box is turned off in the Levels dialog box. Also, an additional note for Windows users: This feature works only if your video card supports Video LUT Animation.