7 Essential Photoshop Quick Tips & Shortcuts

Note: these shortcuts are for a PC. Mac users should change Ctrl to Cmd.

If you actively use Photoshop the tips below can help save you clicks/time. This hopefully (fingers crossed) will increase your overall productivity.

Edit -> Preferences -> Performance

• Increase/decrease the number of revisions shown
• Increase/decrease the amount of RAM Photoshop uses
  • Around 80% is ideal (varies by computer)

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S

• Quickly save an image

Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Shift + Tab

• Navigate through images (tabs)

F (press F)

• Rotate through different views in Photoshop

Ctrl + O

• Open a new image
  • Can select multiple images to open at once

Shift + Tab

• Hide right panel
  • Get a better view of your image

View -> New Guide

• Center of the image using lines (guides)
  • Horizontal and Vertical centered at 50%

• Great for image placement that needs to be centered
  • Example usage: Center of the map for PaperStreet location

Example with no guides

Using guides

What are some of your favorite shortcuts/tips for Photoshop?