
PHOTO EDITING
Techniques and smart shortcuts for Photoshop
1 HIDE SELECTION EDGES
If the dotted line of a selection If the dotted line of a selection is making it difficult to see an adjustment you're making, press H to hide the 'marching ants' then make the adjustment without any distractions. Pressing H again will reveal the selection.
2 LOSE YOUR PALETTES
To see a photo without distractions. press Tab and you'll hide all the palettes and tools. To restore them. press Tab again. To hide everything except the Toolbox, press Shift+Tab.
3 GO FULL-SCREEN
To see your image as large as possible on-screen, press Ctrl/Cmd+o (zero). Repeatedly press F to see the pic in different view modes.
4 SEE A SINGLE LAYER
With a multi-layered image, there are times when you want to see what's on a particular layer. Alt-click on the eye icon of a layer in the Layers panel to turn off all the other layers except that one.
5 SPEED UP FILTER USE
To repeat a filter and boost its To repeat a filter and boost its effect press Ctrl/Cmd+F to reapply the last filter you used. This is a fast way of making blur filters more blurry, for example.
6 CHANGE YOUR MIND ON FILTER SETTINGS
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