> PHOTOSHOP USER>^ APRIL 2020[ 66 ]
We build our workflow based on the tools and techniques we use regularly, and many Photoshop
shortcuts are less known and not routinely used. I assure you, however, these underdogs are worth a
try and they’ll save you a little time!PHOTOSHOP “UNDERDOG” SHORTCUTS
Shortcut #1: There’s no shame in asking for help, but
before you leave Photoshop and run to YouTube or start
Googling for stock images, make sure to check all the
fantastic educational content and stock images that are
available to you, right in front of your eyes, in the Photo-
shop Search menu.
Just press Command-F (PC: Ctrl-F) to take you to the
Photoshop Search icon (the magnifying glass at the top
right of the Photoshop screen), then type in what you’re
looking for.Shortcut #4: Press Shift-F if you like to toggle the screen
modes mentioned above in the opposite order.Shortcut #5: Press Tab to hide all the tools and panels.
Press Tab again to get them back.Shortcut #6: Want to start over? We’ve all been there:
you start retouching an image and, all of a sudden, you
hate everything you’ve done to it. Well, there’s also a
shortcut for that! To revert an image to its last saved
stage, press F12 (Fn-F12 on some keyboards). You’ll also
find Revert under the File menu shortcuts. Note: The
Revert shortcut may already be assigned elsewhere on
some keyboards, but you can choose a new keyboard
shortcut. See the next shortcut for how to open the Key-
board Shortcuts and Menus dialog.Shortcut #7: If you want to make à la carte adjustments
to Photoshop’s keyboard shortcuts, you can easily access the
Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog by using this short-
cut: Command-Option-Shift-M (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M)—a.k.a.
“the claw.”Shortcut #2: Sometimes you need to see the whole pic-
ture (literally). So, to fit the image to the screen without
having to use the Zoom tool, simply use this shortcut: press
Command-0 (PC: Ctrl-0). This shortcut can also be applied
to those times when you’re using Free Transform or one of
the Transform commands, and you can’t see the edges of
the transform box.FOCUS ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT
When retouching an image, it’s good practice to look at it
in different ways to make sure you’re not missing a spot.
Sometimes, all the tools and panels around are too much
of a distraction. Here are a few handy shortcuts to help
you see things clearly, or maybe help you get back to nor-
mal mode if you ever go into full-screen mode acciden-
tally (it happens!).Shortcut #3: Just press F to toggle between Standard
Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, and Full
Screen Mode.
Shortcut City
GILMARSMITH