Pretty much all applications that use a brush can be regulated using the Bracket keys. The Left Bracket ( [ ) key decreases the brush size, while the Right Bracket ( ] ) key increases…
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Scrubbers 101
In most dialogs, you can use the scrubber (slider) to change measurements. To change the performance of the scrubber, try using these keys: Shift will make the scrubber jump very quickly to larger or smaller…
Previewing your Type very quickly
Serif or sans serif? Oblique or Avant Garde? I am from more of a “Yeah, that looks appropriate” school of font usage. If you would like to cycle through your fonts to see what looks…
Changing Multiple Type Layers
To change the properties of a series of Type layers, Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on each of the layers that you would like to adjust.
Cycle Through All Open Documents
Press Control-Tab (on both a Mac and a PC) multiple times to cycle through all of the documents that are currently open.
Viewing and Basking in your Image
When I’m done working with an image, I like to sit and admire it (hey, I spent six hours working on it, I should). To do that, I hit the Tab key, then hit the…
Rotating your images with Shortcuts
I spent some time playing around with the orientation of images. Instead of having to go to Image>Rotate Canvas>90° CW or 90° CCW, I set up actions for them. To do this, create a blank…
Using the Button Mode in Actions
The best way to automate tasks in Photoshop is to create actions of common tasks. When you are working with multiple images, you don’t want to keep selecting an action and clicking on the Play…
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