Adobe Photoshop
The world standard for image editing, the ultimate tool infinitely expanding creativity from photo editing to compositing and digital art
Shortcuts for freely controlling complex layout structures with layer creation, duplication, and selection operations to efficiently build beautiful images
Ctrl+J
New Layer via Copy
Creates a new layer by copying the selection.
💡 Hint: J for Join copy
🎯 Duplicate selection to new layer for efficient layer structure building
Shift+Ctrl+J
New Layer via Cut
Creates a new layer by cutting the selection.
💡 Hint: Shift+J cut layer
🎯 Cut selection and move to new layer to organize layout
Shift+Drag
Add to Selection
Adds to the selection by dragging with Shift held.
💡 Hint: Shift+drag to add
🎯 Add multiple areas to selection for efficient creation of complex selections
Ctrl+Click
Toggle Auto-Select Option
Toggles the Auto-Select checkbox in the Options bar with Ctrl+click.
💡 Hint: Ctrl+click toggles auto-select
🎯 Toggle auto-select function to improve layer selection accuracy
Alt+Click
Delete Brush or Swatch
Deletes a brush or swatch with Alt+click.
💡 Hint: Alt+click to delete brush/swatch
🎯 Delete unnecessary brushes or swatches to organize palettes