ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter

Photoshop includes keyboard shortcuts for the tools that you use most often. Many of the tools already have keyboard shortcuts assigned. Still, you may find yourself going to the menu to select an item, such as the Smart Sharpen or Gaussian Blur filter, so often that a personalized keyboard shortcut becomes a huge timesaver.

You can create your own custom keyboard shortcuts or even change some Photoshop keystrokes to something that you can remember better. If the keyboard shortcut that you choose is already assigned by Photoshop for another function, a warning appears. Although you should generally avoid keyboard shortcuts that your operating system uses, you can change Photoshop’s default shortcuts, or you can apply a different set of keystrokes not already assigned. 

Learning and using custom keyboard shortcuts can streamline your workflow, leaving you more time for designing and photo editing.

 

 

1 Click Edit.

2 Click Keyboard Shortcuts.

The Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box appears with the Keyboard Shortcuts tab preselected.

3 Click the Shortcuts For dropdown menu and select Application Menus.

4 Click the Filter disclosure triangle.

 

 

A The filters are listed along with any existing keyboard shortcuts.

5 Scroll down to the filter for which you want to add a shortcut.

6 Click the filter.

An empty field appears under the Shortcut column.

7 Press Ô (Ctrl) or an F key (function key) and type your shortcut in the field.

Note: A shortcut must include either Ô (Ctrl) or an F key (function key). This example shows Ô+Shift+Option+G(Ctrl+Shift+Alt+G).

8 Click Accept.

The Photoshop Defaults set is modified to include your shortcut.

9 Click OK.

Your custom keyboard shortcut is now available to use.

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Did You Know? 

You can access the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box by using a keyboard shortcut — Ô+Shift+Option+K (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K). 

Try This! 

You can save and print a list of all keyboard shortcuts. Click Summarize in the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box and save the file as Photoshop Defaults.htm. Open the file and print the list for reference. 

More Options! 

You can even save a keyboard shortcut set with a custom workspace. Click Window Workspace New Workspace. In the New Workspace window, name the workspace and click Keyboard Shortcuts ( changes to ). Click Save to save the current Keyboard Shortcuts set with the workspace.