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title: "Adobe Photoshop CS5 Blending Modes Shortcuts Keys"  
description: "Adobe Photoshop CS5 Blending Modes Shortcuts Keys"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-03  
updated: 2019-11-27  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1208/adobe-photoshop-cs5-blending-modes-shortcuts-keys  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Adobe Photoshop CS5 Blending Modes Shortcuts Keys

##### Blending Modes

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| shift++ / shift+- | [Cycle](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81850/possible-effects-of-solar-weather-cycle) through [blending](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198845/what-to-know-about-the-process-of-mixing-and-blending-in-industrial-blender-machine) modes |
| shift+alt+n | Normal |
| shift+alt+i | Dissolve |
| shift+alt+q | Behind (Brush tool only) |
| shift+alt+r | Clear (Brush tool only) |
| shift+alt+k | Darken |
| shift+alt+m | Multiply |
| shift+alt+b | Color Burn |
| shift+alt+a | Linear Burn |
| shift+alt+g | Lighten |
| shift+alt+s | [Screen](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/53499/top-5-big-screen-tvs-for-the-best-tv-shows-of-2019) |
| shift+alt+d | Color Dodge |
| shift+alt+w | Linear Dodge |
| shift+alt+o | Overlay |
| shift+alt+f | Soft Light |
| shift+alt+h | Hard Light |
| shift+alt+v | Vivid Light |
| shift+alt+j | Linear Light |
| shift+alt+z | Pin Light |
| shift+alt+l | Hard Mix |
| shift+alt+e | Difference |
| shift+alt+x | [Exclusion](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42013/what-effect-did-the-chinese-exclusion-act-have-on-the-economy-in-the-1880s) |
| shift+alt+u | Hue |
| shift+alt+t | Saturation |
| shift+alt+c | Color |
| shift+alt+y | Luminosity |
| Sponge tool+shift+alt+d | Desaturate |
| Sponge tool+shift+alt+s | Saturate |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+alt+s | Dodge/burn shadows |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+alt+m | Dodge/burn midtones |
| Dodge tool/Burn tool+shift+alt+h | Dodge/burn highlights |
| shift+alt+n | Set blending mode to [Threshold](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39821/golden-threshold-is-a-collection-of-poems-written-by-whom) for [bitmap](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23141/saving-bitmap-as-png-on-wp7) [images](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1067/what-is-the-php-predefined-variable-that-tells-the-what-type-of-images-that-php-support), Normal for all other images |

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