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What are Photoshop shortcuts?

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What are Photoshop shortcuts?

Popular shortcuts

Result Windows macOS
Switch Foreground/Background colors X X
Fit layer(s) to screen Alt-click layer Option-click layer
New layer via copy Control + J Command + J
New layer via cut Shift + Control + J Shift + Command + J

How use Adobe Photoshop CS5 step by step?

Step 1 Create a new layer and fill it with a colour by choosing Edit > Fill. Open the Masks panel and create a new vector mask by clicking on the pen icon. Draw a mask using the Pen tool to create a shape to extrude. Step 2 Open the 3D panel (Window > 3D) and make sure you have the layer you created in step one active.

How many shortcut keys are there in Photoshop?

Keyboard shortcuts are great, but our Photoshop classes and custom workbooks are the best way to take your skills to the next level!

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What does command 5 do in Photoshop?

Command + 5 (Mac) | Control + 5 (Win) displays the Yellow Channel. Command + 6 (Mac) | Control + 6 (Win) displays the Black Channel.

When was Photoshop CS5 released?

April 12, 2010
Photoshop CS5 was launched on April 12, 2010.

What does F7 do in Photoshop?

  1. Show and hide the layers panel. WINDOWS: F7.
  2. Scroll through the Layers. MAC: Option [ ]
  3. Create New layer. MAC: Shift+Cmd+N.
  4. Create new layer behind selected layer. MAC: Ctrl+New Layer icon.
  5. Fill a layer. MAC: Alt+Backspace (foreground) or Cmd+Backspace (background)
  6. Flatten layers.
  7. Merge visible layers.
  8. Stamp down selected layers.

What is Ctrl in Photoshop?

When a dialog such as the Layer Style dialog is open you can access the Zoom and Move tools by using Ctrl (Command on the Mac) to zoom in and Alt (Option on the Mac) to zoom out of the document. Use the spacebar to access the Hand tool to move the document around.