---
title: "Adobe Photoshop CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows"  
description: "In this blog I am trying to explain the shortcut keys for Adobe Photoshop CS6.     Open File – This is where all starts from – opening a picture. Do t"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-03  
updated: 2014-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/476/adobe-photoshop-cs6-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 4 minutes  

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# Adobe Photoshop CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

In this blog I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain the [shortcut keys](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/477/shortcut-keys-for-formatting-elements-in-pivottable-view-for-ms-access) for Adobe Photoshop CS6. \

Open File – This is where all starts from – opening a picture. Do this by pressing Ctrl + O.

Create [document](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/328642/what-to-consider-while-choosing-a-software-documentation-tool) – Create a new document by pressing Ctrl + N.

Zooming in and out – You can click CTRL+PLUS (+) or CTRL+MINUS (-) and you can also press the CTRL key and Scroll up for Zoom In and press CTRL key and Scroll down for Zoom Out.

Save for the web - Alt + Ctrl + Shirt + S will always take you to the “Save for the web” box. Keep in mind that you can press the first three keys in any order you wish – the shortcut will still work.

[Transform](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/511/what-are-the-steps-to-transform-xml-into-html-using-xsl) layer - If you wish to transform the active layer, all you have to do is press Ctrl + T.

Edit key shortcuts - If you want to customize the [keyboard shortcuts](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109557/how-to-change-keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-10), all you have to do is press Alt+ Shift + Ctrl + K.

Preferences – Ctrl + K will always take you to the Preferences menu.

Levels - If you alter the pictures, accessing the levels box is something you do often. From now on, do it by pressing Ctrl + L.

Curves – Ctrl + M will allow you to quickly edit the Curves.

Hue/Saturation - To edit this, press Ctrl + U.

Color Balance – Color Balance is another thing very useful for photo manipulation. Ctrl + B is the shortcut for this.

Desaturate – If you quickly want to desaturate, press Ctrl + Shift + U.

Image size – Another of my personal favorites is Ctrl + Alt + I.

New Layer – Creating a new layer can simply be done by pressing Shift + Ctrl + N.

Liquify – If you use the Liquify tools often, Shift + Ctrl + X should be your best friend.

Invert - Inverting the colors in Photoshop on Windows can simply be done by using the Ctrl + I shortcut.

Fit on screen – Fitting the image on [your screen](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103593/how-to-sharing-your-screen-on-skype) is simply done by pressing Ctrl + 0.

Ruler – You might not always want the ruler on, especially if you have a small screen, therefore keeping in mind Ctrl + R could be useful.

Show grid - You can show or hide the grid by pressing Ctrl + ‘

Show guides – If you want to quickly show or hide the guides, simply press Ctrl +;

Locking guides – If you work with guides and want to lock them, Alt + Ctrl +; will do the job.

Brush size – If you want to [increase](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12959/are-you-struggling-to-increase-the-profit-of-your-liquor-store) or decrease the brush size, [and] will do the job very quickly.

Brush hardness – If you want to modify the hardness of the brush, Shift + [and Shift +] will do the trick.

Different Tools (where starred, it means pressing “Shift” and the respective key will help you cycle through different tools of the same type)

· Switch Foreground / [Background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp) Colors – X

· Default Foreground / Background Colors – D

· Line / Polygon / Ellipse tools – U*

· Sponge / Dodge / Burn tools - O*

· Brush History – Y*

· Rotate View Tool – R

· Hand Tool – H

· Pen Tool – P*

· Type Tool - T*

· Lasso Tool - L*

· Crop Tool - C*

· Quick [Selection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/60/populate-records-in-second-listbox-according-to-the-selection-in-first-list-box) / Magic Wand - W*

· Patching Brushes – J*

· Eraser – E*

· Move Tool - V

· Marquee Tool – M*

· [Gradient](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/161/gradient-background-in-c-sharp) Tool / Paint Bucket – G*

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