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Too Many Shortcuts

Those cocky programmers have a keyboard short cut for so many things! Soon they'll have a "create something clever" command then we'll all be set (or out of work)!

"Splat" is

Mac Keyboard Short Cuts

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 Key  Regular Keystroke +Splat (Apple) +Splat+Option Splat+Shift +Option +Shift +Option+Shift +Splat+Option+Shift*
 1 Layer/Tool Opactiy 10% Select Channel 1 Load Selection Channel 1     Flow/Airbrush 10%    
 2 Layer/Tool Opactiy 20% Select Channel 2 Load Selection Channel 2     Flow/Airbrush 20%    
 3 Layer/Tool Opactiy 30% Select Channel 3 Load Selection Channel 3     Flow/Airbrush 30%    
 4 Layer/Tool Opactiy 40% Select Channel 4 Load Selection Channel 4     Flow/Airbrush 40%    
 5 Layer/Tool Opactiy 50%   Select Channel 5 Load Selection Channel 5     Flow/Airbrush 50%    
 6 Layer/Tool Opactiy 60%   Select Channel 6 Load Selection Channel 6     Flow/Airbrush 60%    
 7 Layer/Tool Opactiy 70%   Select Channel 7 Load Selection Channel 7     Flow/Airbrush 70%    
 8 Layer/Tool Opactiy 80%   Select Channel 8 Load Selection Channel 8     Flow/Airbrush 80%    
 9 Layer/Tool Opactiy 90%   Select Channel 9 Load Selection Channel 9     Flow/Airbrush 90%    
 0 Layer/Tool Opactiy 100%  Fit to Screen View Actual Pixels      Flow/Airbrush 100%    
 Key  Regular Keystroke Splat (Apple) Splat+Option Splat+Shift Option Shift Option+Shift Splat+Option+Shift
A  Path Component Selection Tool Select All        Toggle Path Component /Direct Selection Tool Linear Blending Mode Set Leading to Auto (Type Mode)
B  Paintbrush Tool Color Balance Color Balance (with last setting) Auto Color   Toggle Paintbrush/Pencil Tools Color Burn Blending Mode  
C  Crop Tool  Copy   Copy Merged
Center Text in Type Mode
     Color Blending Mode  
D Default Colors Deselect (Drop) Feather Selection Reselect     Color Dodge/Desaturate  
E Eraser Tool Merge Down (Linked Grouped)  Stamp Down  Merge Visible    Cycle through Eraser Tools   Differenced Blending Mode   Stamp Visible
F Full Screen Modes Apply Last Filter Last Filter Used Dialog Box Fade Last Filter/Adjustment
Force Justify Paragraph in Type Mode
  Show/Hide Menu Bar Soft Lighting Blending Mode  
G Gradient Tool Group with Previous   Ungroup Layers   Toggle Gradient/Bucket Tools Lighten Blending Mode  
H Hand Tool Show/Hide Extras   Show/Hide Target Path
Toggle Small Caps On/Off in Type Mode
     Hard light/Highlights Toggle Hyphenation (Type Mode)
I Eyedropper Tool Invert   Invert Selection   Cycle Through Eyedropper/Sample/Measure Tools  Diossolve Blending Mode  
J Healing Brush/Patch Tool New Layer via Copy New Layer via Copy with Dialog Box New Layer via Cut
Justify Paragraph in Type Mode
  Toggle Healing Brush/Patch Tool  Linear Light Blending Mode  New Layer viaCut (with dialog box)
K Slice Tool  Preferences   Preferences Panel (last used)  Color Settings
Toggle Uppercase On/Off in Type Mode
   Toggle Slice /Slice Select Tool  Darken Blending Mode  
L Lasso Tool Levels  Levels with last setting

Auto Levels

Align Left in Type Mode

  Cycle through Lasso Tools Threshold Blending Mode  Auto Contrast
M  Marquee Tool Curves Curves with last settings  Jump to ImageReady   Toggle Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee Tools  Multiply/Midtones  
N  Notes Tool New Document New Document with last settings New Layer with dialog box   Toggle Notes/Audio Annotation Tools Normal Blending Mode New Layer without dialog box
 O Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tools  Open  Open As...  File Browser    Cycle through  Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tools Overlay Blending Mode  
 P Pen Tool Print Print Options Page Set-up    Cycle through Pen/Fredom Pen Tools Pass Through Blending Mode Print One Copy
 Q Standard/Quick Mask  Quit   Set Tracking to 0 (Type Mode)     Behind Blending Mode  
 R Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tools  Show/Hide Rulers    Align Right (Type Mode)    Cycle through Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tools    
 S Clone Stamp Tool  Save  Save As...(Copy)  Save As...    Toggle Clone/Pattern Tools Screen/Saturate/Shadows Save for the Web
 T Type Tool  Free Transform  Duplicate Free Transform  Transform Again     Saturation Blending Mode Duplicate Transform Again
Toggle Single/Every Line Composer in Type Mode
 U  Shape Tool  Hue/Saturation Hue/Saturation (with last setting)  Desaturate
Toggle Underline On/Off in Type Mode
  Cycle through Shape/Line Tools  Hue Blending Mode  
 V  Move Tool Paste   Paste into Selection     Vivid Light Blending Mode Paste Behind Selection
 W  Magic Wand Tool  Close    Close All Documents      Linear Dodge Blending Mode  
 X  Switch Colors  Cut  Extract  Liquify
Set Horizontal Scale to 100% in Type Mode
    Exclusion Blending Mode Pattern Maker
Set Vertical Scale to 100% in Type Mode
 Y  History Brush Tool  Proof colors (in CMYK Preview)    Gamut Warning    Toggle Art /History Brush Tools Luminosity Blending Mode  
 Z  Zoom Tool  Undo Step Back in History Step Forward in History     Pin Light Blending Mode  
 Key  Regular Keystroke Splat (Apple) Splat+Option Splat+Shift Option Shift Option+Shift Splat+Option+Shift
 + Plus  Add Shape Zoom In Zoom In and Resize Window Toggle Superscript in Type Mode   Cycle Blending Mode Forward   Toggle Subscript in Type Mode
 -
Hyphen
 Subtract Shape Zoom Out Zoom Out and Resize Window     Cycle Blending Mode backward    
 ;
Semi-Colon
  Show/Hide Guides Lock/Unlock Guides Toggle Snap To On/Off        
 '
Apostrophe
    Show/Hide Grid          
 [
R-Bracket
Decrease Brush Size Move Layer Down   Send Layer to Back Descend through Layers Decrease Brush Softness by 25% Select Bottom Layer  
 ]
L-Bracket
Increase Brush Size Move Layer Up   Send Layer to Front Ascend through Layers Increase Brush Hardness by 25% Select Top Layer  
 ,< Comma Previous Brush     Decrease Type Size by 2 points   First Brush   Decrease Type Size by 10 points
 .> Period Next Brush Cancel Operation   Increase Type Size by 2 points   Last Brush   Increase Type Size by 10 points
 / B-Slash Toggle Preserve Transparency     Toggle Strikethrough in Type Mode        
 \ Slash Toggle Layer Mask as Rubylith  Select Layer Mask Load Layer Mask as Selection          
 ~ Tilde Toggle Channel/Rubylith View  Select Composite Channel Load Composite as Selection          
 Back
Space
 Delete Selection Fill with Background Color Fill from History Fill with Background and Preserve Transparency Fill with Foreground Color Fill dialog Fill with Foreground Color and Preserve Transparency Fill from History and Preserve Transparency
 Return Show Options/Brush Palette Commit Changes       Apply Zoom and Keep Box Active    
 Spacebar Hand Tool/Drag Selection Toggle Zoom In            
 Tab Show/Hide Toolbar and Palettes Next Document   Previous Document   Show/Hide All Palettes    
 Key Regular Keystroke Splat (Apple) Splat+Option Splat+Shift Option Shift Option+Shift Splat+Option+Shift
Up Arrow Move Selection Area Up 1 Pixel Move Selection Up 1 Pixel
Move Up 1 Paragraph in Type Mode
Duplicate Selection Up 1 Pixel Move Selection Up 10 Pixels Increase Leading 2 pixels in Type Mode Move Selection Area Up 10 Pixels Increase Baseline 2 points in Type Mode Duplicate Selection Up 10 Pixels
Increase Baseline 10 points in Type Mode
Down Arrow Move Selection Area Down 1 Pixel  Move Selection Down 1 Pixel
Move Down 1 Paragraph in Type Mode
 Duplicate Selection Up 1 Pixel  Move Selection Down 10 Pixels Decrease Leading 2 pixels in Type Mode Move Selection Area Down 10 Pixels Decrease Baseline 2 points in Type Mode Duplicate Selection Down 10 Pixels
Decrease Baseline 2 points in Type Mode
Left
Arrow
Move Selection Area Left 1 Pixel Move Selection Left 1 Pixel
Move Cursor One Word Left in Type Mode
Duplicate Selection Left 1 Pixel
Decrease Kerning 100/1000 em in Type Mode
Move Selection Left 10 Pixels Decrease Kerning 20/1000 em in Type Mode Move Selection Area Left 10 Pixels    Duplicate Selection Left 10 Pixels
Right
Arrow
Move Selection Area Right 1 Pixel  Move Selection Right 1 Pixel
Move Cursor One Word Right in Type Mode
 Duplicate Selection Right 1 Pixel
Increase  Kerning 100/1000 em in Type Mode
Move Selection Right 10 Pixels Increase  Kerning 20/1000 em in Type Mode  Move Selection Area Right 10 Pixels    Duplicate Selection Right 10 Pixels
Home Key Move View to Top Left Cursor to Start of Story in Type Mode   Select Type to Start of Story   Select Type to Start of Line    
 End Key Move View to Bottom Right Cursor to End of Story in Type Mode   Select Type to End of Story   Select Type to End of Line    
 Page Up  Scroll View Up Scroll View Left   Scroll View Left 10 Pixels   Scroll View Up 10 Pixels    
 Page Down  Scroll View Down Scroll View Right   Scroll View Right 10 Pixels   Scroll View Down 10 Pixels    

*Also known as the Vulcan Nerve Pinch

 

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