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Color Adjustment Shortcuts

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Auto Contrast
Command/Control+Alt+Shift+L
Auto Levels Command/Control+Shift+L
CMYK Preview/Proof Colors Command/Control+Y
Color Balance Command/Control+B
Color Balance (Prev. Settings) Command/Control+Alt+B
Curves Command/Control+M
Curves (Previous Settings) Command/Control+Alt+M
Desaturate Command/Control+Shift+U
Gamut Warning Command/Control+Shift+Y
Hue/Saturation Command/Control+U
Hue/Saturation (Prev. Settings) Command/Control+Alt+U
Invert Command/Control+I
Levels Command/Control+L
Levels (Prev. Settings) Command/Control+Alt+L

Blending Mode Shortcuts

Cycle Blending Modes Forward Shift+(+)
Cycle Blending Modes Backward Shift+(-)
Behind Alt+Shift+Q
Clear Alt+Shift+R
Color Alt+Shift+C
Color Burn Alt+Shift+B
Color Dodge Alt+Shift+D
Darken Alt+Shift+K
Difference Alt+Shift+E
Dissolve Alt+Shift+I
Exclusion Alt+Shift+X
Hard Light Alt+Shift+H
Hue Alt+Shift+U
Lighten Alt+Shift+G
Luminosity Alt+Shift+Y
Multiply Alt+Shift+M
Normal Alt+Shift+N
Overlay Alt+Shift+O
Saturation Alt+Shift+T
Screen Alt+Shift+S
Soft Light Alt+Shift+F
Threshold Alt+Shift+L
Desaturate (Sponge) Alt+Shift+J
Saturate (Sponge) Alt+Shift+A
Highlights (Dodge/Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+Z
Midtones (Dodge/Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+V
Shadows (Dodge/Burn Tools) Alt+Shift+W

Last but not least, my favorite section!

Type Shortcuts

Align Left Command/Control+Shift+L
Align Right Command/Control+Shift+R
Center Command/Control+Shift+C
Commit Type Changes Command/Control+Enter/Return
Cancel Type Changes Esc
Change Tracking 100/1000em Command/Control+Alt+ L/R Arrow Keys
Change Tracking 20/1000em Alt+L/R Arrow Keys
Decrease/Increase Baseline x 10pts Command/Control+Alt+Shift+U/D Arrows
Decrease/Increase Baseline x 2pts Alt+Shift+U/D Arrows
Decrease/Increase Leading x 10pts Command/Control+Alt+ U/D Arrows
Decrease/Increase Leading x 2pts Alt+U/D Arrows
Decrease/Increase Type Size x 10pts Command/Control+Alt+Shift+(<,>)
Decrease/Increase Type Size x 2pts Command/Control+ Shift+(<,>)
Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) Command/Control+ Shift+F
Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) Command/Control+ Shift+J
Move Cursor 1 Word L/R Command/Control+L/R Arrows
Move Cursor to End of Line End
Move Cursor to End of Doc. Command/Control+End
Move Cursor to Start of Line Home
Move Cursor to Start of Doc. Command/Control+Home
Select Single Character, L/R Shift+L/R Arrows
Select One Line U/D Command/Control+Shift+U/D Arrows
Select One Word L/R Command/Control+Shift+L/R Arrows
Select Type- End of Line Shift+End
Select Type- End of Document Command/Control+Shift+End
Select Type- Start of Line Shift+Home
Select Type- Start of Document Command/Control+Shift+Home
Set Horizontal Scale to 100% Command/Control+Shift+X
Set Vertical Scale to 100% Command/Control+Alt+Shift+X
Set Leading to Auto Command/Control+Alt+Shift+A
Set Tracking to 0 Command/Control+Shift+Q
Show/Hide Type Command/Control+H
Hyphenation On/Off Command/Control+Alt+Shift+H
Single/All Line Composer Command/Control+Alt+Shift+T
Small Caps On/Off Command/Control+Shift+H
Strikethrough On/Off Command/Control+Shift+(/)
Subscript On/Off Command/Control+Alt+Shift+(+)
Superscript On/Off Command/Control+Shift+(+)
Underlining On/Off Command/Control+Shift+U
Uppercase On/Off Command/Control+Shift+K


About the Author:

Click to Visit Author's Website Al Ward, a certified Photoshop Addict and Webmaster of Action FX Photoshop Resources (Actionfx.com) hails from Missoula, Montana. A former submariner in the U.S. Navy, Al now spends his time creating add-on software for Photoshop and writing on graphics related topics. Al has been a contributor to Photoshop User Magazine, a contributing writer for 'Inside Photoshop 6' and 'Special Edition Inside Photoshop 6' from New Riders Publishing, has co-authored 'Foundation Photoshop 6.0' from Friends of Ed Publishing, and writes for several Photoshop related websites. Al was also a panelist at the Photoshop World 2001 Los Angeles Conference, and contributes to the official NAPP website as the Actions area coordinator.
In his off time he enjoys his church, his family, fishing the great Northwestern United States and scouring the Web for Photoshop related topics.
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