Aug 4, 2006
Photoshop Tools Shortcuts
The following are shortcuts to easier access the different tools in the toolbox. 
| Windows 98 / NT | Mac OS | |
| Choose a tool | ||
| Rectangular Marquee | M | M |
| Lasso | L | L |
| Magic Wand | W | W |
| Crop | C | C |
| Slice | K | K |
| Healing Brush | J | J |
| Brush | B | B |
| Clone Stamp | S | S |
| History Brush | Y | Y |
| Eraser | E | E |
| Gradient | G | G |
| Blur | R | R |
| Dodge | O | O |
| Path Selection | A | A |
| Type | T | T |
| Pen | P | P |
| Shape | U | U |
| Notes | N | N |
| Eyedropper | I | I |
| Hand | H | H |
| Zoom | Z | Z |
| Cycle through tools | ||
| Marquee tools | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Lasso Tools | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Rubber Stamp tools | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge tools | Shift + R | Shift + R |
| Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Pen tools | Shift + P | Shift + P |
| Type tools | Shift + T | Shift + T |
| Eyedropper tools | Shift + I | Shift + I |
| Cycle through above tools | Alt + click in tool slot | Option + click in tool slot |
| Toggle tools | ||
| Move tool | Ctrl | Cmd |
| Hand tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Zoom Out | Spacebar + - (minus) | Spacebar + - (minus) |
| Zoom In | Spacebar + - (plus) | Spacebar + - (plus) |
| Precise cursors | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
| Pencil to Eyedropper | Alt | Option |
| Line to Eyedropper | Alt | Option |
| Paint Bucket to Eyedropper | Alt | Option |
| Blur to Sharpen, Sharpen to Blur | Alt | Option |
| Dodge to Burn, Burn to Dodge | Alt | Option |
* The following are shortcuts observed, shared and researched from other webdesigners and textbooks in using the tools in Photoshop. Hope you enjoy using them in creating your own Photoshop masterpieces.
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