Are you an avid Photoshop user?<\/p>\n
Do you use the software on a daily and weekly basis?<\/p>\n
From artists, designers, photographers, all the way through to typographers, Photoshop is an important tool within your toolbox.<\/p>\n
Adobe Photoshop helps you create stunning digital designs and illustrations<\/a>, which can help you maximise your own creative talents. However, in order for you to speed up your design creations, and to get more stuff done on a consistent level, learning some crucial Photoshop shortcuts can make the world of difference. <\/p>\n If you’re a beginner with Adobe Photoshop<\/a>, or even if you know your way around Photoshop, discovering some new shortcuts can help you considerably, and don’t worry, we’re showcasing shortcuts for both PC and Mac users – we have you both covered!<\/p>\n From layers, selecting, to grouping, this ‘Ultimate Guide: Timesaving Photoshop Shortcuts’ is here to help you get the most out of this great piece of software!<\/p>\n Getting into your document as quickly as possible is so important, so you keep motivated and driven to create an excellent document. Shortcuts that help you prepare your document within Adobe Photoshop quicker can help a ton;<\/p>\n Control + Alt + N (CMD + N) – New Document<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Alt + I (CMD + Opt + I) – Change Image Size<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Alt + C (CMD + Opt + C) – Change Canvas Size<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Alt + + (CMD + +) – Zoom In<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Alt + – (CMD + -) – Zoom Out<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Alt + ; (CMD + Opt + ; ) – Hide Guides<\/strong><\/p>\n Layers are a massive element of Adobe Photoshop, and shortcuts can massive help you work efficiently and keep you focused on the task at hand – creating your best creative work. Here’s some layers shortcuts to help you out;<\/p>\n Control + Shift + N (CMD + Shift + N) – New Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + A (CMD + A) – Select Canvas<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + C (CMD + C) – Copy Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + J (CMD + J) – Duplicate Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + G (CMD + G) – Group Layers<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + E (CMD + E) – Merge Down<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Shift + E (CMD + Shift + E) – Merge Visible<\/strong><\/p>\n Much like layers, tools are equally a massive part of what makes Photoshop so great, and these quick one letter shortcuts can help you move around your document easily and effortlessly;<\/p>\n V – Move Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n M – Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n L – Polygonal Lasso Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n W – Magic Wand Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n C – Crop Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n K – Slice Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n J – Spot Healing Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n B – Brush Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n S – Clone Stamp Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n Y – History Brush Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n E – Eraser Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n G – Paint Bucket Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n R – Smudge Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n O – Dodge Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n R – Smudge Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n P – Pen Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n T – Horizontal Type Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n A – Path Selection Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n U – Line Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n N – Audio Annotation Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n I – Eyedropper Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n H – Hand Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n Z – Zoom Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n Q – Edit In Quick Mask Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n F – Change Screen Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n Whilst your creating your document, these shortcuts can help you quickly save your document, and when you’ve come to finishing your document, and you’re really happy with the overall quality, these shortcuts can help reach that finish line quicker;<\/p>\n Control + Alt + S (CMD + Opt + S) – Save<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Shift + S (CMD + Shift + S) – Save As<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Shift + S (CMD + Opt + Shift + S) – Save For Web And Devices<\/strong><\/p>\n Control + Shift + P (CMD + Shift + P) – Page Setup<\/strong> <\/p>\n Control + P – (CMD + P) – Print<\/strong><\/p>\n We hope you’ve enjoyed these Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts for both MAC and PC users, we think it’ll massively help you create stunning illustrations and designs<\/a> much faster.<\/p>\n These important and timesaving shortcuts can massively help your productivity during your creative days<\/a>, and these Photoshop shortcuts are here to help you achieve just that!<\/p>\n But we’ll love to know: have we left any crucial shortcuts out?<\/p>\n What shortcuts could you not live without?<\/p>\n Comments are more than welcome below!<\/p>\n So thanks for visiting today, be sure to leave a comment below, as we would love to hear from you. Be sure to follow us on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Tumblr<\/a>, it will be great to see you on there. Thanks again, and have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you an avid Photoshop user? Do you use the software on a daily and weekly basis? From artists, designers, photographers, all the way through to typographers, Photoshop is an important tool within your toolbox. Adobe Photoshop helps you create stunning digital designs and illustrations, which can help you maximise your own creative talents. However, in order for you to speed up your design creations, and to get more stuff done on a consistent level, learning some crucial Photoshop shortcuts can make the world of difference. 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Layers<\/h3>\n
Tools<\/h3>\n
Saving & Printing Your Document<\/h3>\n
Save Time With These Photoshop Shortcuts<\/h3>\n