Keys for painting objects – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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Keys for painting objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu
commands or tool tips.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Select multiple anchor points

Direct selection tool + Shift-click

Select entire path

Direct selection tool + Alt-click

Direct selection tool + Option-click

Duplicate a path

Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct
Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag

Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct
Selection tool+ Command + Option-drag

Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add
Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or
Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool

Control

Command

Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to
Convert Point tool when pointer is over
anchor or direction point

Alt

Option

Close path

Magnetic Pen tool-double-click

Close path with straight-line segment

Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click

Magnetic Pen tool + Option-double-click

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Eyedropper tool

Any painting tool + Alt or any shape tool +
Alt (except when Paths option is selected)

Any painting tool + Option or any shape
tool + Option (except when Paths option is
selected)

Select background color

Eyedropper tool + Alt-click

Eyedropper tool + Option-click

Color sampler tool

Eyedropper tool + Shift

Deletes color sampler

Color sampler tool + Alt-click

Color sampler tool + Option-click

Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or expo-
sure for painting mode

Any painting or editing tool + number keys
(e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick
succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is
enabled, use Shift + number keys)

Sets flow for painting mode

Any painting or editing tool + Shift +
number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then
5 in quick succession = 45%) (When
airbrush option is enabled, omit Shift)

Cycles through blending modes

Shift + + (plus) or – (minus)

Fills selection/layer with foreground or
background color

Alt + Backspace, or Control + Backspace

†

Option + Delete, or Command + Delete

†

Fills from history

Control + Alt + Backspace

†

Command + Option + Delete

†

Displays Fill dialog box

Shift + Backspace

Shift + Delete

Lock transparent pixels on/off

/ (forward slash)

Connects points with a straight line

Any painting tool + Shift-click

†

Hold down Shift to preserve transparency