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[ 55 ]default shortcuts. As a bonus, look under
Layer>Layer Mask in the menus and you’ll
see your new shortcut now appears next to
Reveal All.
CC LIBRARIES
Whether you only work in Photoshop or
use other Creative Cloud apps as well,
CC Libraries can be a great timesaver. A
library can store colors (individual and color
themes), layer styles, brushes, gradients,
character and paragraph styles, graph-
ics (including shapes and smart objects),
Adobe Stock downloads, and more. You
can create multiple libraries, the contents
of which are accessible not only within
Photoshop but also any Creative Cloud
app, such as: After Effects, Animate,
Bridge, Dreamweaver, Adobe Fresco,
Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and
Adobe XD.
SHORTCUT SUGGESTIONS
Much like the example of the Record Measurements shortcut
above, there are a bunch of other shortcuts that could easily be
reassigned, because they’re currently attached to functions that
the average Photoshop user probably never uses, for example:- Auto Tone: Shift-Command-L (PC: Shift-Ctrl-L)
- Auto Contrast: Option-Shift-Command-L (PC: Alt-Shift-Ctrl-L)
- Auto Color: Shift-Command-B (PC: Shift-Ctrl-B)
- Print One Copy: Option-Shift-Command-P (PC: Alt-Shift-Ctrl-P)
Here’s a secondary list of commands that I rarely use, so I’d con-
sider reassigning these shortcuts, as well: - Liquify: Shift-Command-X (PC: Shift-Ctrl-X)
- Save for Web (Legacy): Option-Shift-Command-S (PC:
Alt-Shift-Ctrl-S) - File Info: Option-Shift-Command-I (PC: Alt-Shift-Ctrl-I)
- Color Balance: Command-B (PC: Ctrl-B)
- Vanishing Point: Option-Command-V (PC: Alt-Ctrl-V)
- Close and Go to Bridge: Shift-Command-W (PC: Shift-Ctrl-W)
Disclaimer: Of course you need to evaluate which commands
you do or don’t use; the above are just suggestions.
Using a library is simple: To add content to a library, you
can either drag from a document into the Libraries panel
(Window>Libraries) or click the Add Content (plus) icon at
the bottom of the Libraries panel. Clicking on this icon will
reveal options that vary depending on the content of a layer,
but typically will offer the option to add the Foreground
color, Graphic, Layer Style, Fill and Strike Colors, and more.
Consider dragging in your logo, commonly used text,
your corporate colors (or your clients’ colors), your favorite
drop shadow; anything you use often and don’t want to
have to go looking for or re-create. To use content from
a library in a document, drag-and-drop graphics from the
Libraries panel into the document; or, in the case of colors,
gradients, layer styles etc., single-click on the library content
to update your current layer or Foreground color.PRESETS
There are lots of opportunities to create and take advantage
of presets, including brushes, gradients, patterns, shapes,
tools, layer styles, swatches, adjustment layers, new docu-
ments, and some filters. (Although technically they’re not