For those of you who are like me — I avoid using a mouse and prefer the ease and speed of keyboard shortcuts — Photoshop now offers customizable keyboard shortcuts. You can assign shortcuts to menu commands, palette commands, and tools. You can edit, delete, or add to the Photoshop default set or create your own custom set. Here are the steps to work with keyboard shortcuts:
1. Choose Edit➪Keyboard Shortcuts.
For those who have good manual dexterity, you can also press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K (Option+Shift+Ô+K).
2. Choose between the Photoshop Defaults set or create a new set by clicking the New Set button (the dogeared page icon) in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.
Clicking New Set makes a copy of the selected set for you to then edit and customize. If you choose a new set, name the set (leaving it with a .kys extension), and keep it stored in the Keyboard Shortcuts folder.
3. Choose Application Menus, Palette Menus, or Tools from the Shortcuts For drop-down list.
4. Select your desired command from the list. Type in the shortcut keys you want to assign to that command in the shortcut field. If you type a keyboard shortcut that is already assigned to that command, you can simply type over it.
As you well know, Photoshop often has multiple ways of accessing the same command. For example, you can create a new layer by using the Layers palette pop-up menu or buttons or by choosing the menu command Layer➪New➪Layer. Therefore, you may get a warning that your chosen command and another command on another menu must have the same shortcut and that changes will be applied to both If the keyboard shortcut you type is already being used, Photoshop warns you that if you accept the shortcut, it will be removed from the original command.
5. Click Accept or Undo. You can also click the Add Shortcut button.
If you later change your mind and want to use the original keyboard shortcut (if there was one), click Use Default. If you decide you don’t want the shortcut at all, click Delete Shortcut. And if you make a mistake, just click Undo.
6. When you finish, click the Save Set button (the disk icon).
If you want to delete the set, click the Delete Set button (the trash icon).
7. Click the Summarize button to save the keyboard shortcut set as an .htm file, which will load in your Internet browser. You can then print the file and keep it as a handy reference of your shortcuts.
8. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
1. Choose Edit➪Keyboard Shortcuts.
For those who have good manual dexterity, you can also press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K (Option+Shift+Ô+K).
2. Choose between the Photoshop Defaults set or create a new set by clicking the New Set button (the dogeared page icon) in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.
Clicking New Set makes a copy of the selected set for you to then edit and customize. If you choose a new set, name the set (leaving it with a .kys extension), and keep it stored in the Keyboard Shortcuts folder.
3. Choose Application Menus, Palette Menus, or Tools from the Shortcuts For drop-down list.
4. Select your desired command from the list. Type in the shortcut keys you want to assign to that command in the shortcut field. If you type a keyboard shortcut that is already assigned to that command, you can simply type over it.
As you well know, Photoshop often has multiple ways of accessing the same command. For example, you can create a new layer by using the Layers palette pop-up menu or buttons or by choosing the menu command Layer➪New➪Layer. Therefore, you may get a warning that your chosen command and another command on another menu must have the same shortcut and that changes will be applied to both If the keyboard shortcut you type is already being used, Photoshop warns you that if you accept the shortcut, it will be removed from the original command.
5. Click Accept or Undo. You can also click the Add Shortcut button.
If you later change your mind and want to use the original keyboard shortcut (if there was one), click Use Default. If you decide you don’t want the shortcut at all, click Delete Shortcut. And if you make a mistake, just click Undo.
Application and Palette menu commands must include a Ctrl (Ô on the Mac) and/or an F key in the keyboard shortcut.
6. When you finish, click the Save Set button (the disk icon).
If you want to delete the set, click the Delete Set button (the trash icon).
7. Click the Summarize button to save the keyboard shortcut set as an .htm file, which will load in your Internet browser. You can then print the file and keep it as a handy reference of your shortcuts.
8. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop
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