Digital Photography Shortcuts and Notes

Zoom In or Out     Ctrl + or Ctrl –

Zoom Tool                     Z

Zoom in with magnifying glass        Ctrl + spacebar- click in image

Zoom out with magnifying glass        Alt+spacebar- click in image

Magnify a region                Ctrl + spacebar- drag around region

Zoom to actual pixels (100%)            Double click zoom tool icon

Scroll with the hand tool            Spacebar- drag in image window

Scroll up or down                Page Up, Page Down

Scroll left or right                Ctrl + Page Up, Ctrl + Page Down

Fill the screen with the image            F   

Hide or show toolbox and palettes        Tab

Hide or show right-hand palettes        Shift+Tab

Show the menu bar in full-screen mode    Shift+F

Color Modes

RGB                        Red, Green, Blue

CMYK                    Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Resolution                    pixels per inch

Resolution of digital images            72 pix/inch

Resolution for working in photoshop        300 pix/inch

PhotoShop Document                psd

Undo                        Ctrl + Z

De-select                    Ctrl + D