Keyboard Shortcuts

Theoretically, you could take your set of Photoshop CS custom keyboard shortcuts and use them in CS2 (and I'll discuss momentarily how to do that). However, it's important to note that a number of new shortcuts have been added in Photoshop CS2, so your custom shortcuts may actually conflict with these new shortcuts. So, here's my suggestion: Go ahead and save your keyboard shortcuts, but before you load them into CS2, check out the new built-in shortcuts. Although it's not as automatic, you can always add any shortcuts you want later. With that said, here's how you "transfer" your shortcuts:

Step One.

In Photoshop CS, go to the Edit menu and choose Keyboard Shortcuts. Click on the Save Set As icon (it looks like a small disc), and then in the resulting dialog name your shortcuts and save them into the Custom Stuff folder.

Step Two.

After installing Photoshop CS2, open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog from the Edit menu and click on the Save Set As icon again to import your previous shortcuts. Navigate to your Custom Stuff folder and then choose the set you want to appear. Your CS shortcuts will then be available from the Set pop-up menu in the dialog. Remember to check first, though, to make sure the new shortcuts and your old shortcuts "get along."