Photoshop Shortcuts: Regular Users vs. Designers
Regular Users:
- Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V — Copy and Paste (the essentials)
- Ctrl+Z — Undo (used frequently)
- Ctrl+S — Save (eventually)
Professional Designers:
- V — Move tool
- M — Marquee selection
- Ctrl+T — Free Transform
- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S — Save for Web
- Ctrl+J — Duplicate layer
- Ctrl+G — Group layers
- Alt+Scroll — Zoom
- Space+Drag — Pan
- Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E — Merge all to new layer
- Ctrl+Shift+N — New layer
- [ / ] — Brush size adjustment
- D — Reset foreground/background colors
- X — Swap foreground/background
The difference is clear: professionals live in keyboard shortcuts to maximize efficiency. Every second saved on navigation is a second spent on creativity.
