Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 298

Keys for painting

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 293 User Guide Result Deselect a selection Reposition marquee while selecting Add to or subtract from a selection Intersect a selection Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) Constrain shape and draw marquee from center Switch to Move tool Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso Move copy of selection Move selection area 1 pixel Move selection 1 pixel Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer Increase/decrease detection width Accept cropping or exit cropping Toggle crop shield off and on Action Command + D Any marquee tool + spacebar-drag Any selection tool + Shift or Option-drag Any selection tool + Shift + Option-drag Shift-drag Option-drag Shift + Option-drag Command (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected) Option-drag Return or Escape Move tool + Option-drag selection Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Crop tool + Return or Esc / (forward slash) Keys for painting This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in the menu commands or tool tips. In addition, many commands are available by Option-clicking on a palette, window, or image. Result Switch to Eyedropper tool Select background color Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting Set opacity for painting Cycle through blending modes Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color Action Any painting tool or shape tool + Option (except Impressionist Brush) Eyedropper tool + Option-click Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is enabled, use Shift + number keys) Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) Shift + + (plus) or - (minus) Option + Backspace, or Command + Backspace

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0
User Guide
293
Keys for painting
This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in the
menu commands or tool tips. In addition, many commands are available by Option-clicking on a palette, window,
or image.
Result
Action
Deselect a selection
Command + D
Reposition marquee while selecting
Any marquee tool + spacebar-drag
Add to or subtract from a selection
Any selection tool + Shift or Option-drag
Intersect a selection
Any selection tool + Shift + Option-drag
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are
active)
Shift-drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active)
Option-drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center
Shift + Option-drag
Switch to Move tool
Command (except when Hand or any shape tool is selected)
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool
Option-drag
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso
Return or Escape
Move copy of selection
Move tool + Option-drag selection
Move selection area 1 pixel
Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Move selection 1 pixel
Move tool + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer
Command + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Increase/decrease detection width
Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ]
Accept cropping or exit cropping
Crop tool + Return or Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on
/ (forward slash)
Result
Action
Switch to Eyedropper tool
Any painting tool or shape tool + Option (except Impressionist
Brush)
Select background color
Eyedropper tool + Option-click
Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting
Any painting or editing tool + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%,
4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%) (When airbrush option is
enabled, use Shift + number keys)
Set opacity for painting
Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys (e.g., 0 = 100%,
1 = 10%, 4 then 5 in quick succession = 45%)
Cycle through blending modes
Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)
Fill selection/layer with foreground or background color
Option + Backspace, or Command + Backspace