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For those who enjoy using keyboard shortcuts to speed up operations in Photoshop, this renowned photo editing software provides a customizable shortcut system. You can assign shortcuts to nearly everything in Photoshop, from Menu Bar options to commands in the Control panel, tools, filters, and more.
Creating Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop
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You can edit, delete, or add to the default Photoshop shortcuts or create your own custom shortcuts. If you want to customize everything to fit your habits and style, or simply want to work faster to save time when working in Photoshop, follow the steps to create shortcuts in Photoshop shared in the article below.
Guide to Creating Shortcuts in Photoshop
Step 1: Select Keyboard Shortcuts from the edit menu
Creating, modifying, and deleting shortcuts in Photoshop are all done from within the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, which you can access in one of two ways:
- Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Choose Window > Workspace > Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
Step 2:
Before creating or modifying shortcuts, you need to select the existing shortcut set you want to modify. You'll find this option at the top of the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. By default, Photoshop Defaults is selected, and you can switch to another shortcut set.
Step 3: Choose the type of shortcut you want to create in Photoshop
You need to select a shortcut type from the Shortcuts For menu from the following options:
- Application Menus: Allows you to customize shortcuts for items in the menu bar.
- Panel Menus: Enables you to customize shortcuts for items in the panel menu.
- Tools: Lets you customize shortcuts for tools in the toolbox.
- Taskspaces: Allows you to customize shortcuts for the Content-Aware Fill and Select and Mask workspaces.
Step 4: Select the tool or command you want to create a shortcut for
After selecting a shortcut set, scroll down the list of commands and tools available in the center of the dialog box until you find what you're looking for. Click on that option to select it.
Step 5: Enter a new shortcut key
If the shortcut is already assigned to another command or tool in the set, a warning will appear:
Click on Accept to assign a shortcut to the new command or tool and remove the previously assigned shortcut. Then, you can click Undo Changes to revert the changes or click Accept and Go To Conflict to assign a new shortcut to another command or tool.
Step 6: Save the changes
Once you've finished making changes, you can perform one of the following actions:
- To save all changes for the current shortcut set, click the Save Set button. Changes to the current custom shortcut set will be saved. If you're saving changes for the Photoshop Defaults set, the Save dialog box will appear. Enter a name for the new shortcut set and click Save.
- To create a new shortcut set based on the current set, click the Save Set As button. In the Save dialog, enter a name for the new set in the Name field and click Save. The new Photoshop shortcut set will appear in the pop-up menu under the new name.
- To undo the last saved change without closing the dialog, click Undo.
- To revert the new shortcuts to default, click Use Default.
- To discard all changes and exit the dialog, click Cancel.
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Creating shortcuts in Photoshop seems quite straightforward, doesn't it? Simply follow the steps provided to create your own customized Photoshop shortcut set, enabling you to speed up operations and save time on your projects.
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