- Photoshop Elements User Guide
- Introduction to Photoshop Elements
- Workspace and environment
- Fixing and enhancing photos
- Resize images
- Cropping
- Process camera raw image files
- Add blur, replace colors, and clone image areas
- Adjust shadows and light
- Retouch and correct photos
- Combine Photos
- Sharpen photos
- Transforming
- Auto Smart Tone
- Recomposing
- Using actions to process photos
- Photomerge Compose
- Create a panorama
- Moving Overlays
- Moving Elements
- Adding shapes and text
- Quick Actions
- Guided edits, effects, and filters
- Guided mode
- Filters
- Guided mode Photomerge edits
- Guided mode Basic edits
- Adjustment filters
- Effects
- Guided mode Fun edits
- Guided mode Special edits
- Artistic filters
- Guided mode Color edits
- Guided mode Black & White edits
- Blur filters
- Brush Stroke filters
- Distort filters
- Other filters
- Noise filters
- Render filters
- Sketch filters
- Stylize filters
- Texture filters
- Pixelate filters
- Working with colors
- Working with selections
- Working with layers
- Creating photo projects
- Saving, printing, and sharing photos
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Keys for selecting tools
- Keys for selecting and moving objects
- Keys for the Layers panel
- Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode)
- Keys for painting and brushes
- Keys for using text
- Keys for the Liquify filter
- Keys for transforming selections
- Keys for the Color Swatches panel
- Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
- Keys for the Filter Gallery
- Keys for using blending modes
- Keys for viewing images (expertmode)
This list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Set layer options |
Alt-click New button |
Option-click New button |
Delete without confirmation |
Alt-click Trash button |
Option-click Trash button |
Apply value and keep text box active |
Shift + Enter |
Shift + Enter |
Load layer transparency as a selection |
Control-click layer thumbnail |
Command-click layer thumbnail |
Add to current selection |
Control + Shift-click layer |
Command + Shift-click layer thumbnail |
Subtract from current selection |
Control + Alt-click layer thumbnail |
Command + Option-click layer thumbnail |
Intersect with current selection |
Control + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail |
Command + Shift + Option-click layer thumbnail |
Merge visible layers |
Control + Shift + E |
Command + Shift + E |
Create new empty layer with dialog |
Alt-click New Layer button |
Option-click New Layer button |
Create new layer below target layer |
Control-click New Layer button |
Command-click New Layer button |
Activate bottom/top layer |
Alt + .(period)/ ,(comma) |
Option + .(period)/ ,(comma) |
Select next layer down/up |
Alt + [ or ] |
Option + [ or ] |
Move target layer down/up |
Control + [ or ] |
Command + [ or ] |
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer |
Control + Shift + Alt + E |
Command + Shift + Option + E |
Merge down |
Control + E |
Command + E |
Copy current layer to layer below |
Alt + Merge Down command from the panel pop-up menu |
Option + Merge Down command from the panel pop-up menu |
Copy all visible layers to active layer |
Alt + Merge Visible command from the panel pop-up menu |
Option + Merge Visible command from the panel pop-up menu |
Show/hide all other currently visible layers |
Alt-click the eye icon |
Option-click the eye icon |
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock |
/ (forward slash) |
/ (forward slash) |
Select all text; temporarily select Type tool |
Double-click text layer thumbnail |
Double-click text layer thumbnail |
Create a clipping mask |
Alt-click the line dividing two layers |
Option-click the line dividing two layers |
Rename layer |
Double-click the layer name |
Double-click the layer name |
Add to layer selection in Layers panel |
Shift + Alt + [ or ] |
Shift + Option + [ or] |
Copy the mask from one layer to another, and ask to replace if the mask is already present | Alt + drag layer mask | Alt + drag layer mask |