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Keyboard Cuts to Speed Up Web Design

by huester
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  • WEB DESIGN
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Hi all, for those of you who are good with photshop and mult-screened find it easier to use shortcuts however this is not the case with newbies so here is a list of shortcuts to help you get started. It will also help you as you can speed up the design process of your new website if youa re making it in photoshop.
  • + - Add Shape
  • - - Subtract Shape
  • / - Preserve Transparency (toggle)
  • [ - Decrease Brush Size
  • ] - Increase Brush Size
  • Shift+ [ - Decrease Brush Softness by 25%
  • Shift+ ] - Increase Brush Hardness by 25%
  • < - Previous Brush
  • > - Next Brush
  • Shift+ < - First Brush
  • Shift+ > - >Last Brush
  • 1 → 0 - Tool Opacity 10% → 100%
  • Shift+1 → 0 - Flow / Airbrush Opacity 10% → 100%
  • A - Path / Direct Selection Tool
  • B - Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement Tool
  • C - Crop Tool
  • D - Default Colors
  • E - Eraser Tool
  • F - Cycle Screen Modes
  • G - Gradient / Paint Bucket Tool
  • H - Hand Tool
  • I - Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure Tool
  • J - Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
  • K - Slice Tool
  • L - Lasso Tool
  • M - Marquee Tool
  • N - Notes / Audio Annotation Tool
  • O - Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tool
  • P - Pen / Freeform Pen Tool
  • Q - Standard / Quick Mask Mode
  • R - Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tool
  • S - Clone / Pattern Stamp Tool
  • T - Type Tool (Vertical / Horizontal)
  • U - Shape Tool
  • V - Move Tool
  • W - Magic Wand Tool
  • X - Switch Colors
  • Y - History / Art History Brush Tool
  • Z - Zoom Tool
  • Space - >Hand Tool (toggle)
  • Ctrl+Space -Zoom In (toggle)
  • Alt+Space - Zoom Out (toggle)
  • Shift+A - Cycle Path / Direct Selection Tools
  • Shift+B - Cycle Brush / Pencil / Color Replacement
  • Shift+E - Cycle Eraser Tools
  • Shift+F - Menubar (show / hide)
  • Shift+G - Toggle Gradient / Paint Bucket Tools
  • Shift+ I - Cycle Eyedropper / Sampler / Measure
  • Shift+J - Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye
  • Shift+K - Toggle Slice / Slice Select Tools
  • Shift+L - Cycle Lasso Tools
  • Shift+M - Toggle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee
  • Shift+N - Toggle Notes / Audio Annotation Tools
  • Shift+O - Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge Tools
  • Shift+P - Toggle Pen / Freeform Pen Tools
  • Shift+R - Cycle Blur / Sharpen / Smudge Tools
  • Shift+S - Toggle Clone / Pattern Stamp Tools
  • Shift+T - Cycle Type Tools (Vertical / Horizontal)
  • Shift+U - Cycle Shape / Line Tools
  • Shift+Y - Toggle History / Art History Brush
  • Alt+Shift+P - Airbrush (Brush Tool)
Enjoy all and if you like a thanks will go a long way. Cheers all.
#cuts #design #keyboard #speed #web
  • Profile picture of the author CandS Marketing
    thanks, this is really going to help me out!!
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    • Profile picture of the author LakiPolitis
      My most frequent short cuts:

      [CTRL] + | zoom in
      [CTRL] - | zoom out
      [CTRL] R | show/hide ruler
      [CTRL] [SHIFT] [ALT] s | Save for web
      [CTRL] [ALT] i | image size

      Hope that helps some of you all out.
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  • Profile picture of the author webbusyweaver
    these are really great share.. .but i guess you can only use/apply a little of them.. .anyways, more power to you mate.. .
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