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 |




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