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🛠️ Essential Tools (Most-Used for)
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Move Tool |
V |
| Rectangular Marquee |
M |
| Lasso Tool |
L |
| Magic Wand |
W |
| Crop Tool |
C |
| Brush Tool |
B |
| Eraser Tool |
E |
| Gradient / Paint Bucket |
G |
| Clone Stamp |
S |
| Type (Text) Tool |
T |
| Pen Tool |
P |
| Zoom Tool |
Z |
| Hand Tool |
H |
🎨 Text & Design Shortcuts (Very Important)
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Increase Text Size |
Ctrl + Shift + > |
| Decrease Text Size |
Ctrl + Shift + < |
| Bold (if available) |
Ctrl + B |
| Center Align Text |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Commit Text |
Ctrl + Enter |
| Free Transform Text |
Ctrl + T |
🔄 Transform & Layer Controls
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Free Transform |
Ctrl + T |
| Scale Proportionally |
Shift + Drag |
| Rotate |
Ctrl + T → Drag outside |
| Duplicate Layer |
Ctrl + J |
| New Layer |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Delete Layer |
Delete |
| Merge Layers |
Ctrl + E |
| Bring Layer Forward |
Ctrl + ] |
| Send Layer Back |
Ctrl + [ |
✂️ Selection Shortcuts
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Select All |
Ctrl + A |
| Deselect |
Ctrl + D |
| Inverse Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Feather Selection |
Ctrl + Alt + D |
🖌️ Brush & Editing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Increase Brush Size |
] |
| Decrease Brush Size |
[ |
| Harder Brush |
Shift + ] |
| Softer Brush |
Shift + [ |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Step Back |
Ctrl + Alt + Z |
💾 File Shortcuts
| Action |
Shortcut |
| New File |
Ctrl + N |
| Open File |
Ctrl + O |
| Save |
Ctrl + S |
| Save As |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Export for Web |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S |
