Keys for selecting tools

* Not in ImageReady

§ ImageReady only

*In Photoshop, shortcuts are customizable by using the Keyboard Shortcuts command. Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. For more information, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts.

§Mac OS X users: In ImageReady, when the Use System Shortcuts preference is enabled, certain ImageReady keyboard shortcuts are usurped by OS X keyboard shortcuts. (For example, with the preference on, Command + H hides the application. With the preference off, Command + H shows/hides Extras.) To prevent this, press the Control key in addition to the shortcut or choose ImageReady > Preferences > General and deselect Use System Shortcuts.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key	Shift-press shortcut key (*when Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is disabled)	Shift-press shortcut key (*when Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is disabled)
Cycle through hidden tools	Alt-click + tool (*except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)	Option-click + tool (*except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)
Rectangular Marquee tool† Rounded Rectangle Marquee tool§ Elliptical Marquee tool Single Row Marquee tool Single Column Marquee tool	M M§ M§	M M§ M§
Move tool	V	V
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool*	L	L
Magic Wand tool	W	W
Crop tool	C	C
Slice tool Slice Select tool	K K*, O§	K K*, O§
Healing Brush tool* Patch tool* Color Replacement tool*	J	J
Brush tool Pencil tool	B	B
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool*	S*, B§ S	S*, B§ S
History Brush tool* Art History Brush tool*	Y	Y
Eraser tool† Background Eraser tool* Magic Eraser tool	E	E
Gradient tool* Paint Bucket tool	G	G
Blur tool* Sharpen tool* Smudge tool*	R	R
Dodge tool* Burn tool* Sponge tool*	O	O
Path Selection tool* Direct Selection tool*	A	A
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool* Horizontal Type mask tool* Vertical Type mask tool*	T	T
Pen tool* Freeform Pen tool*	P	P
Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool* Line tool Custom Shape tool*	U U*, S§	U U*, S§
Notes tool* Audio Annotation tool*	N	N
Eyedropper tool† Color Sampler tool* Measure tool*	I	I
Hand tool†	H	H
Zoom tool†	Z	Z
Rectangle Image Map tool§ Circle Image Map tool§ Polygon Image Map tool§	P	P
Image map Select tool§	J	J
Tab Rectangle tool§ Pill Rectangle tool§	R	R

†Use same shortcut keys for Extract*, Liquify, and Pattern Maker*

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