Short keys for Photoshop Elements: file menu
- Open: Ctrl + O
- New: Ctrl + N
- Save: Ctrl + S
- Close: Ctrl + W
- Print: Ctrl + P
- Exit: Ctrl + Q
Short keys for Photoshop Elements: edit
- Undo: Ctrl + Z
- Redo: Ctrl + Y
- Copy: Ctrl + C
- Cut: Ctrl + X
- Paste: Ctrl + V
- Free transform: Ctrl + T
Short keys for Photoshop Elements: Practical Tricks
- Magnifier function: Ctrl + Plus zooms in, Ctrl + Minus zooms out
- Full image view: Ctrl + 0 [Zero]
- Hand-activate: hold spacebar and mouse button to move image
- Select all: Ctrl + A
- Deselect: Ctrl + D
Short keys for Photoshop Elements: image editing
- Tone Correction: Ctrl + L
- Color Balance: Ctrl + B
- Contrast: Ctrl + U
- Invert: Ctrl + I
- Remove red-eyes: Ctrl + R
- Intelligent Auto-Correction: Ctrl + Alt + M
Short keys for Photoshop Elements: tools
- Move: V
- Lasso: L
- Magic Wand: W
- Airbrush: J
- Brush: B
- Eraser: E
- Blur: R
- Text: T
- Hand: H
- Zoom: Z
Short keys for Photoshop Elements: layers
- New Layer: Ctrl + Shift + N
- Layer via copy: Ctrl + J
- Layer via cut: Ctrl + Shift + J
- Of Ctrl + G to group:
- Forward Ctrl + Shift + ]bring:
- To back Ctrl + Shift: + [
The above commands will work with both Windows as well as Mac. Please note that you need to work on the Mac with the Cmd instead of Ctrl key. In this practice tip , you will learn how to Photoshop with two monitors can take advantage of.
