Let's take a looks at our Palette Hotkeys. Pressing these will help find or hide some of the palettes and save some clutter in your workspace.
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| Enter/Return: | Show Options Bar |
| Shift>Tab: | Show/Hide Palettes/Tool Bar |
| Tab: | Show/Hide Palettes (All) |
| F5: | Show/Hide Brushes Palette |
| F6: | Show/Hide Color Palette |
| F7: | Show/Hide Layers Palette |
| F8: | Show/Hide Info Palette |
| F9: | Show/Hide Actions Palette |
Now let's go over the Alphabet Shortcuts, dealing with the keyboard with no combinations. With the exception of the F key shortcut, all of these deal with your Photoshop toolbar.
| A: | Path Component Selection Tool |
| B: | Paintbrush Tool |
| C: | Crop |
| D: | Default Colors (Black foreground, White Background) |
| E: | Eraser |
| F: | Cycle Screen Modes |
| G: | Gradient Tool |
| H: | Hand Tool |
| I: | Eyedropper |
| J: | Airbrush Tool |
| K: | Slice Tool |
| L: | Lasso |
| M: | Marquee Tool |
| N: | Notes |
| O: | Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool |
| P: | Pen Tool |
| Q: | Quick Mask |
| R: | Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool |
| S: | Clone Stamp |
| T: | Type Tool |
| U: | Shape Tool |
| V: | Move Tool |
| W: | Magic Wand |
| X: | Swap Colors |
| Y: | History Brush |
| Z: | Zoom Tool |
There are a few combinations that deal with the toolbar as well.
| Shift+[: | Decrease Brush Softness 25% |
| Shift+]: | Increase Brush Hardness 25% |
| Shift+A: | Cycle Path/Direct Selection |
| Shift+B: | Toggle Paintbrush/Pens |
| Shift+E: | Cycle Eraser Tools |
| Shift+G: | Toggle Paint Bucket/Gradient Tools |
| Shift+I: | Cycle Eyedropper/Sampler/Measure |
| Shift+K: | Toggle Slice Tools |
| Shift+L: | Cycle Lasso Tools |
| Shift+M: | Toggle Rectangle/Elliptical Marquee |
| Shift+N: | Toggle Notes/Audio Annotation |
| Shift+O: | Cycle Dodge/Burn/Sponge |
| Shift+P: | Toggle Pen/Freeform Pen |
| Shift+R: | Cycle Blur/Sharpen/Smudge |
| Shift+S: | Toggle Clone/Pattern Stamp |
| Shift+U: | Toggle Shape/Line Tools |
| Shift+Y: | Toggle History/Art History Brush |
Al Ward, a certified Photoshop Addict and Webmaster of Action FX Photoshop Resources (
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