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title: "CS5 Select and Move Objects Shortcuts Keys"  
description: "CS5 Select and Move Objects Shortcuts Keys"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-06  
updated: 2017-11-29  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1239/cs5-select-and-move-objects-shortcuts-keys  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# CS5 Select and Move Objects Shortcuts Keys

##### Select and Move Objects

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Any marquee tool (except single column and single row), press space+drag | Reposition marquee while selecting |
| Any selection tool+shift+drag | Add to a selection |
| Any selection tool+alt+drag | Subtract from a selection |
| Any selection tool (except Quick Selection tool)+shift-alt+drag | Intersect a selection |
| shift+drag | Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) |
| alt+drag | Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) |
| shift+alt+drag | Constrain shape and draw marquee from center |
| ctrl | Switch to Move tool (except when Hand, Slice, Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected) |
| alt+drag | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool |
| alt+click | Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool |
| enter/esc or ctrl+. (period) | Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso |
| Move tool+alt+drag selection | Move copy of selection |
| Any selection+arrow keys | Move selection area 1 pixel |
| Move tool+arrow keys | Move selection 1 pixel |
| ctrl+arrow keys | Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer |
| Magnetic Lasso tool+[ / ] | Increase/decrease detection width |
| Crop tool+enter or esc | Accept cropping or exit cropping |
| / (forward slash) | Toggle crop shield off and on |
| Ruler tool+alt+drag end point | Make protractor |
| shift+drag guide | Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View Snap is unchecked) |
| alt+drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide |

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