Keys for using the actions palette – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual
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Keys for using the Actions palette
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Set options (except for Actions, Animation,
Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer
Comps palettes)
Alt-click New button
Option-click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the
Brushes palette)
Alt-click Delete button
Option-click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active
Shift + Enter
Shift + Return
Load as a selection
Control-click channel, layer, or path thumb-
nail.
Command-click channel, layer, or path
thumbnail.
Add to current selection
Control + Shift-click channel, layer, or path
thumbnail.
Command + Shift-click channel, layer, or
path thumbnail.
Subtract from current selection
Control + Alt-click channel, path, or layer
thumbnail.
Command + Option-click channel, path, or
layer thumbnail.
Intersect with current selection
Control + Shift + Alt-click channel, path, or
layer thumbnail.
Command + Shift + Option-click channel,
path, or layer thumbnail.
Show/Hide all palettes
Tab
Tab
Show/Hide all palettes except the toolbox
and options bar
Shift + Tab
Shift + Tab
Highlight options bar
Select tool and press Enter
Select tool and press Return
Increase/decrease units by 10 in a pop-up
menu
Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Turn command on and all others off, or
turns all commands on
Alt-click the check mark next to a
command.
Option-click the check mark next to a
command.
Turn current modal control on and toggle
all other modal controls
Alt-click
Option-click
Change action set options
Alt + double-click action set
Option + double-click action set
Display Options dialog box
Double-click set or actions
Double-click set or actions
Play entire action
Control + double-click an action
Command + double-click an action
Collapse/expand all components of an
action
Alt-click the triangle
Option-click the triangle
Play a command
Control-click the Play button
Command-click the Play button
Create new action and begin recording
without confirmation
Alt-click the New Action button
Option-click the New Action button
Select contiguous items of the same kind
Shift-click the action/command
Shift-click the action/command
Select discontiguous items of the same kind Control-click the action/command
Command-click the action/command