Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts to Simplify Your Work

Any program you work with needs a certain knowledge base to be successful and productive one and knowledge of keyboard shortcuts will really help you to build up your working speed. Keyboard commands, or shortcuts, will simplify your work, bypassing a few mouse clicks. From the very beginning they may seem too awkward and cumbersome, but if you wait a little and spend some time in order to remember, not all the possible combinations, but the most needed ones, you will surely appreciate the convenience that can be reached by means of their usage. The main idea of Photoshop keyboard shortcuts is that while one hand is running the mouse, the other hand might be doing something too. What Photoshop keyboard shortcuts will be the most suitable for your work? Well, it depends on you and your work style, but you may be sure that exactly these keyboard shortcuts will be remembered in a short period of time, because of their frequent usage. So, you should just try to use them and they will be differentiated into the most needed ones and not very needed for you in the working process. Try to find out all the advantages of your work with keyboard commands right now, using the list of them proposed below.

CTRL + 0 - a quick command to get the entire photo in front of your eyes (fit on screen);
CTRL + + - zoom in;
CTRL + - zoom out;
CTRL + Z - to undo/redo previous activity;
ALT+CTRL + Z -step backward;
SHIFT +CTRL + Z - step forward;
ALT+CTRL+S -save a version;
SHIFT+CTRL+S -save as;
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S -save for Web;
CTRL+N - new document;
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB - to switch to your previous document;
CTRL+SHIFT+O - file browseCTRL+O - Open;
CTRL+W / Ctrl+F4 - close;
CTRL+P-print;
CTRL+'- grid on/off;
Shape tool + U - snap element to grid;
CTRL + SHIFT + E - to merge all visible layers into one;
CTRL + J - to duplicate active layer without opening dialog box;
CTRL + SHIFT + N - to create new layer with dialog box;
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + N - to create new layer without opening dialog box;
ALT + DELETE - to fill the layer with foreground color;
SHIFT + DELETE - to fill with background color;
X - to switch foreground/background color;
D - to reset foreground/background color to black/white;
CTRL+G - to group selected layers in one group;
CTRL(press and hold) - to select or deselect definite layers;
CTRL + I - to inverse the current selection;
CTRL + D - to deselect current selection;
TAB - to show/hide tool panels;
SHIFT + TAB - to show/hide only your palette;
CTRL + T - to enter free transform mod;
SHIFT+CTRL+V - paste in place;