Photoshop's Lesser Known 75 Tips - Navigator and Action Tips

Navigator and Action Techniques Many times, using a keyboard to control the navigation is faster than using a mouse. Here are some commonly used Navigator hotkeys:

Home = To the upper left corner of the canvas End = To the lower right corner of the canvas PageUp = Scrolling the canvas up one page PageDown = Scrolling the canvas down one page Ctrl+PageUp = Scrolling the canvas to the left Ctrl+PageDown = The canvas scrolls one page to the right Shift+PageUp = Scrolls the canvas up 10 pixels Shift+PageDown = Scrolls the canvas 10 pixels down Ctrl+Shift+PageUp = Scrolls the canvas 10 pixels to the left Ctrl+Shift+PageDown= Scroll the canvas 10 pixels to the right

Use Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+F6 to switch between multiple documents (or use the Window menu too), which is very convenient!

Use the restore command [F12] (File » Revert) to restore the current document to the last saved state.

caveat! In Photoshop 5.0, the restore command will clear the history at the same time! This means that all changes will be lost once the restore command is used last time! Photoshop 5.5 corrects this.

The channel also has its default corresponding hotkey. This makes adding, subtracting, and intersecting operations between selections/masks stored in channel form fast and easy. Here are some common patterns:

Ctrl+"~"= RGB
Ctrl+1 = Red
Ctrl+2 = Green
Ctrl+3 = Blue
Ctrl+4 = Other channel

Ctrl+9=other channel

Ctrl+"~" = CMYK
Ctrl+1 = Cyan
Ctrl+2 = magenta
Ctrl+3 = Yellow
Ctrl+4 = Black
Ctrl+5 = Other channel

Ctrl+9=other channel

Ctrl+1 = Index
Ctrl+2 = other channel

Ctrl+9=other channel

For example, to create a selection to represent the intersection of channel 7 and channel 9, press Ctrl+Alt+7 (load channel 7 as a selection) and then press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+9 (cross channel 9 again). .

Hold down the Ctrl key to drag and drop in the agent preview area of ​​the Navigator to update the visible area of ​​the current document.

Tip: Hold the Shift key while dragging the display box in the agent preview area to lock the direction of movement to landscape or vertical.

Tip: The color of the display box in the agent preview area can be changed in the panel options of the Navigator panel.

If you only want to perform a single step in an Action, select the step to perform and hold down the Ctrl key Play button ( At the bottom of the behavior panel).

Note: If you want to change the parameters of some commands in the action, double-click the corresponding step to open the relevant dialog box: Any newly entered values ​​will be automatically stored.

To start execution from a step of the action, just select the start step and press the play button ( At the bottom of the behavior panel).