- 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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Move type in image |
Control-drag type when Type layer is selected |
Command-drag type when Type layer is selected |
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right |
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point |
Shift-click |
Shift-click |
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right |
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow |
Select word, line, or paragraph |
Double-click, triple-click, or quadruple-click |
Double-click, triple-click, or quadruple-click |
Scale and skew text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box |
Control-drag a bounding box handle |
Command-drag a bounding box handle |
Align left, center, or right |
Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R |
Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R |
Align top, center, or bottom |
Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R |
Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R |
Return to default font style |
Control + Shift + Y |
Command + Shift + Y |
Turn Underlining on/off |
Control + Shift + U |
Command + Shift + U |
Turn Strikethrough on/off |
Control + Shift + / (forward slash) |
Command + Shift + / (forward slash) |
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 1 pt/px |
Control + Shift + < or > |
Command + Shift + < or > |