Photoshop Copy Tips

Photoshop Copying Tips

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To reuse the filter you just used, select Filter > Last Filter [Ctrl+F] from the menu ]; To use the new option and the filter you just used, remember to add an extra Alt key (Ctrl+Alt+F or Alt + Filter > Last Filter).

Tip: To undo the last filter or adjustment effect (or change the composition mode), press Ctrl+Shift+F (Filter > Fade Filter…).

If you have recently copied an image and stored it in the clipboard, Photoshop will use the size of the image in the clipboard as the new image when creating a new file [Ctrl+N] (File > New...) the default size. To bypass this feature and use the last settings, hold down the Alt key [Ctrl+Alt+N] while opening ( Alt + File > New... ).

Press Ctrl+Alt+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z to move backward and forward in the history respectively (or you can use the menu in the history panel to use these commands). Use these hotkeys in conjunction with the Undo [Ctrl+Z] (Edit > Undo) command to freely switch between history and current state.

The Alt+Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace key combinations are used to fill the foreground color and background color respectively. Another very useful hotkey is Shift+Backspace-open the fill dialog box.

Tip: Press the Alt+Shift+Backspace and Ctrl+Shift+Backspace key combinations to only fill the existing pixels (keep the transparent area) when filling the foreground and background colors.

When using the Free Transform tool [Ctrl+T] (Edit > Free Transform), hold down the Alt key (Ctrl+Alt+T or Alt + Edit > Free Transform) to copy the original layer first (on the current selection) and then apply the transform on the copied layer.

Tip: Ctrl+Shift+T ( Edit > Transform > Again ) is to execute the last transformation again, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T ( Alt + Edit > Transform > Again ) is to copy Then perform the transformation after the original image.

To prevent the marquee from adsorbing on the picture border when using the Crop Tool [C] (Crop Tool), hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the control point on the Crop Tool marquee.

To correct a tilted image, first use the Measurement Tool [U] to draw a line on the image where it can be used as a horizontal or vertical reference (such as the image border, door frame, horizontal line between the eyes, etc.) , then select Image > Rotate Canvas > Arbitrary from the menu. After opening, you will find that the correct rotation angle has been automatically filled in. Just press OK.

Note: You can also use the crop tool to complete the rotation and shearing work in one step: first use the crop tool [C] to draw a box, and drag the control points on the marquee to adjust the size of the marquee. Angle and size, and finally press Enter to rotate and cut.

Tip: The angle measured by the measurement tool will also be automatically filled in the Numeric Transform Tool (Edt > Transform > Numeric) dialog box.

Use "New layer by copy [Ctrl+J] ( Layer > New > Layer Via Copy )" or "Create new layer by cut [Ctrl+J] ( Layer > New > Layer Via Cut )" command can complete copy & paste and cut & paste in one step.

NOTE: Pastes via the Copy (Cut) New Layer command will still be placed in their original location, whereas via Copy (Cut) & Paste they will be pasted to the center of the image (or selection).

After cropping the image (using the crop tool or selecting Edit > Crop), all pixels outside the cropping range are lost. If you want to crop without loss, you can use the "Canvas Size (Image > Canvas Size)" command instead. Although Photoshop will warn you that some clipping will be made, for some reason it doesn't - all the "clipped" data is kept outside the frame.

Tip: ImageReady's crop command (Image > Crop) will ask whether to delete the cropped area or hide it.

Note: This does not work in indexed color mode (using the canvas size command in indexed mode will lose pixels outside the screen).

When merging visible layers, hold down the Alt key [Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E] (Alt + Layer > Merge Visible) to copy all visible layers and merge them into the current layer.

Tip: You can also hold down the Alt key when merging layers (Layer > Merge Down), which will make a copy of the current layer and merge it into the previous layer. There is no corresponding hotkey for this command - Ctrl+Alt+E does not work.

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