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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 7/26/2011
Keys for using text
This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Result Shortcut
Switch to Eyedropper tool Any painting tool or shape tool + Option (except Impressionist
Brush)
Select background color Eyedropper tool + Option-click
Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting Any painting or editing tool + number keys (for example, 0 = 100%,
1 = 10%, 4 and 5 in quick succession = 45%).
Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)
Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color Option + Delete (Backspace), or Command + Delete (Backspace)
Display Fill dialog box Shift + Delete (Backspace)
Lock transparent pixels on/off / (forward slash)
Connect points with a straight line (draw a straight line) Any painting tool + Shift-click
Delete brush Option-click brush
Decrease/increase brush size [ or ]
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments Shift + [ or ]
Select previous/next brush size , (comma) or . (period)
Select first/last brush Shift + , (comma) or . (period)
Display precise cross hair for brushes Caps Lock
Result Shortcut
Move type in image Command-drag type when Type layer is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or
Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point Shift-click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command +
Left Arrow/Right Arrow
Select word, line, or paragraph Double-click, triple-click, or quadruple-click
Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the
bounding box
Command-drag a bounding box handle
Align left, center, or right Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Command +
Shift + L, C, or R
Align top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Command + Shift +
L, C, or R
Return to default font style Command + Shift + Y
Turn Underlining on/off Command + Shift + U
Turn Strikethrough on/off Command + Shift + / (forward slash)
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 pts/px Command + Shift + < or >
