*A : Selects the path/direct selection tool.*B : Selects the brush/pencil tool.*C : Selects the crop tool.D : Resets the color palette to black/white.*E : Selects the eraser tool.F : Toggles the window view from normal, full screen, black screen.*G : Selects the bucket/gradient tool.*H : Selects the hand tool.*I : Selects the eyedropper/color sampler/measure tool.*J : Selects the healing brush/patch tool.*K : Selects the slice/slice select tool.*L : Selects the lasso/polygonal lasso/magnetic lasso tool.

*M : Selects the rectangular marquee/elliptical marquee tool.*N : Selects the notes/audio annotation tool.*O : Selects the dodge/burn/sponge tool.*P : Selects the pen/freeform pen/add anchor point/delete anchor point/convert anchor tool.Q : Enters quick mask mode.*R : Selects the blur/sharpen/smudge tool.*S : Selects the clone stamp/pattern stamp tool.*T : Selects the horizontal type/vertical type/horizontal type. mask/vertical type mask tool.*U : Selects the rectangle/rounded. rectangle/ellipse/polygon/line/custom shape tool.

*V : Selects the move tool.*W : Selects the wand tool.X : Toggles the colors in the color palette.*Y : Selects the history brush/art history brush tool.*Z : Selects the zoom tool.CONTROL-A : Selects everything.CONTROL-B : Let's you modify the color balance.CONTROL-E : Merges the selected layer with the layer below.CONTROL-F : Applies last used Filter.CONTROL-G : Groups the selected layer with the layer below it.CONTROL-I : Inverts the layers colors.

CONTROL-J : Duplicates the Selected Layer.CONTROL-K : Preference Window / Edit-Preferences-General.CONTROL-L : Let's you modify the levels.CONTROL-M : Let's you modify the curves.CONTROL-N : Starts a new document / File-New.CONTROL-O : Open Document / File-Open.CONTROL-P : Brings up the "print options" window.CONTROL-Q : Quits PhotoShop.CONTROL-R : Toggles the Ruler.CONTROL-S : Brings up the "save as" window.CONTROL-T : Lets you free transform the current layer.CONTROL-U : Lets you modify the hue/saturation.

CONTROL-V : Pastes what is in the clipboard into the currently selected blank layer.CONTROL-W : Closes the Current project window.CONTROL-X : Cuts the selection from the page.CONTROL-Y : Toggles the Color modes.CONTROL-Z : Un-does the last action.CONTROL-SHIFT-B : Applies an auto-color.CONTROL-SHIFT-D : Reselects what was last selected.CONTROL-SHIFT-E : Merges all of the layers in you document.CONTROL-SHIFT-F : Gives you options to modify your last made brush/pencil application.

CONTROL-SHIFT-K : Brings up the "color settings" window.CONTROL-SHIFT-L : Applies an auto-level.CONTROL-SHIFT-M : Loads Adobe Image-Ready.CONTROL-SHIFT-N : Creates a new layer.CONTROL-SHIFT-P : Brings up the "page setup" window.CONTROL-SHIFT-S : Brings up the "save as" window.CONTROL-SHIFT-U : Desaturates the Layer.CONTROL-SHIFT-X : Brings up the "liquefy filter" window.CONTROL-SHIFT-Z : Steps one back in the history.CONTROL-ALT-B : Brings up the "color balance" window.

CONTROL-ALT-E : Copies contents of the currently selected layer to the layer beneath itCONTROL-ALT-F : Let's you modify the settings of the last used filter, and then apply it.CONTROL-ALT-G : Groups with previous.CONTROL-ALT-J : Duplicates the layer. CONTROL-ALT-O : Opens Document as / File-Open As .CONTROL-ALT-T : Let's you free-transform the currently selected layer.CONTROL-ALT-X : Brings up the "Extract" window.CONTROL-ALT-Z : Moves back in the history.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-E : Copies the contents of other visible layers to the selected layer.

CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-L : Applies an auto-contrast.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-N : Creates a new layer, without asking for the layer name or other.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-O : Browses Documents / File-Browse.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-P : Prints one copy.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-S : Brings up the "save for web" window.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-X : Brings up the "pattern makers" filter window.CONTROL-SHIFT-ALT-Y : This will "gray out" any colors that are in the right section of the spectrum in the color chooser.