Keys for selecting and moving objects – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual

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Keys for selecting and moving objects

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Reposition marquee while selecting

Any marquee tool (except single
column and single row) + spacebar-
drag

Add to a selection

Any selection tool + Shift-drag

Subtract from a selection

Any selection tool + Alt-drag

Any selection tool + Option-drag

Intersect a selection

Any selection tool (except Quick
Selection tool) + Shift-Alt-drag

Any selection tool (except Quick
Selection tool) + Shift-Option-drag

Constrain marquee to square or circle
(if no other selections are active)

Shift-drag

Draw marquee from center (if no other
selections are active)

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Constrain shape and draw marquee
from center

Shift + Alt-drag

Shift + Option-drag

Switch to Move tool

Control (except when Hand, Slice,
Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is
selected)

Command (except when Hand, Slice,
Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is
selected)

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to
Lasso tool

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to
polygonal Lasso tool

Alt-click

Option-click

Apply/cancel an operation of the
Magnetic Lasso

Enter/Esc or Control + . (period)

Return/Esc or Command + . (period)

Move copy of selection

Move tool + Alt-drag selection

Move tool + Option-drag selection‡

Move selection area 1 pixel

Any selection + Right Arrow, Left
Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Move selection 1 pixel

Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow,
Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Move layer 1 pixel when nothing
selected on layer

Control + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up
Arrow, or Down Arrow

Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow,
Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Increase/decrease detection width

Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]

Accept cropping or exit cropping

Crop tool + Enter or Esc

Crop tool + Return or Esc

Toggle crop shield off and on

/ (forward slash)

Make protractor

Ruler tool + Alt-drag end point

Ruler tool + Option-drag end point

Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when

Shift-drag guide

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