Adobe Tutorial

Photoshop Shortcuts Cheatsheet for CS2


Move faster in Photoshop using keyboard shortcuts. Download this handy PDF cheatsheet, print it out and keep it near your computer (you can choose between a Mac or Windows version):

(Right Click Below Link and Save target as)

Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)

Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh)

These PDFs include 4 pages. The first two pages are organized by function in Photoshop, the last two pages have all the shortcuts organized alphabetically by keystroke (an interesting idea).


How To Change Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts (CS & CS2 Only)

To create your own shortcuts in Photoshop CS or CS2, go to the Edit Menu and select Keyboard Shortcuts. The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box serves as a shortcut editor, and includes all the commands that support shortcuts.

To modify the keyboard shortcuts youll have to create a new keyboard shortcut set by clicking on the New Keyboard Set button (the icon to be clicked is immediately to the left of the trash can icon). Youll then be asked to name and save your shortcut set. Now select a heading from the dropdown menu on the left that says Shortcuts For. This allows you to view all of the Photoshop commands in either the Application Menus, the Palette Menus, or the Tools.

Once youve selected a heading you can search through the contents to locate the command you’d like to change or create a shortcut for. Commands that already have shortcuts will be indicated in the menu. You can change these if you’d prefer by clicking on the shortcut, typing in a new shortcut, and pressing Accept at the top right side of the dialog box.

To make a totally new shortcut, click on the blank space beside the menu command and type in the shortcut you’d like to use. To save it click on the Add Shortcut button.


The hardest part here is finding a key combination thats not already taken. Even the Keyboard Shortcut command has a shortcut (its Shift-Option-Command-K for Mac and Shift-Alt-Ctrl-K for Win).