tools nd keys

Photoshop Tools & Shortcut Keys

Tool	Shortcut Key	What It Does
Move Tool	V	Move layers, selections, and guides
Marquee Tool	M	Select rectangular or elliptical areas
Lasso Tool	L	Freehand, polygonal, or magnetic selection
Quick Selection / Magic Wand	W	Quickly select based on tone/color or edges
Crop Tool	C	Trim and resize the canvas
Eyedropper Tool	I	Sample colors from the canvas
Spot Healing Brush Tool	J	Remove blemishes or objects (auto-blend)
Brush Tool	B	Paint using brush strokes
Clone Stamp Tool	S	Duplicate image parts using a sampled source
History Brush Tool	Y	Paint back previous state of the image
Eraser Tool	E	Erase pixels or background
Gradient Tool	G	Create smooth blends between colors
Blur/Sharpen/Smudge	R	Apply blurring, sharpening, or smudging effects
Dodge/Burn/Sponge	O	Lighten, darken, or desaturate specific areas
Pen Tool	P	Create paths and shapes using anchor points
Type Tool	T	Add horizontal or vertical text
Path Selection Tool	A	Select and move entire paths
Rectangle Tool (Shape)	U	Draw vector shapes (rectangle, ellipse, etc.)
Hand Tool	H	Pan around the canvas
Zoom Tool	Z	Zoom in and out of the canvas
Default Foreground/Background Colors	D	Reset colors to black and white
Switch Foreground/Background	X	Swap between foreground and background color
Quick Mask Mode	Q	Enter mask editing mode
Full Screen Modes	F	Toggle between screen modes
Fit on Screen	Ctrl + 0 (Cmd + 0 on Mac)	Zoom to fit the image to the screen
Undo / Step Backward	Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Alt + Z (Cmd + Z / Cmd + Opt + Z)	Undo actions