Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Maximum Performance: Unleash the Hidden Performance of Elements

| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Navigate and view | |
| Fit image on screen | Ctrl+0 |
| View image at 100% (actual pixels) | Alt+Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom tool (magnify) | Ctrl+Spacebar+click image or Ctrl+ |
| Zoom tool (reduce) | Alt+Spacebar+click image or Ctrl+ |
| Show/hide rulers | Shift+Ctrl+R |
| Hide palettes | Tab key |
| File commands | |
| Open | Ctrl+O |
| Close | Ctrl+W |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Selections | |
| Add to selection | Hold Shift key and select again |
| Subtract from selection | Hold Alt key and select again |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste into selection | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Free Transform | Ctrl+T |
| Distort image in Free Transform | Hold Ctrl key+move handle |
| Feather | Alt+Ctrl+D |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Deselect | Ctrl+D |
| Reselect | Shift+Ctrl+D |
| Inverse selection | Shift+Ctrl+I |
| Painting | |
| Set default foreground and background colors | D |
| Switch between foreground and background colors | X |
| Enlarge brush size (with Paint tool selected) | ] |
| Reduce brush size (with Paint tool selected) | [ |
| Make brush softer | [+Shift |
| Make brush harder | ]+Shift |
| Change opacity of brush in 10% increments (with Paint tool selected) | Press number keys 0 9 |
| Fill with foreground color | Alt+Backspace |
| Fill with background color | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Image adjustments | |
| Levels | Ctrl+L |
| Hue/Saturation | Ctrl+U |
| Group layer | Ctrl+G |
| Layers and masks | |
| Add new layer | Shift+Ctrl+N |
| Load selection from layer mask | Ctrl+click thumbnail |
| Change opacity of active layer in 10% increments | Press number keys 0 9 |
| Add layer mask Hide All | Alt + click Add Layer Mask icon |
| Move layer down/up | Ctrl+[or] |
| Stamp Visible | Ctrl+Alt+Shift then type E |
| Disable/enable layer mask | Shift+click layer mask thumbnail |
| View layer mask only | Alt+click layer mask thumbnail |
| View layer mask and image | Alt+Shift+click layer mask... |