Keys For Selecting And Moving Objects - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

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Result
Open the Curves dialog box
Select next point on the curve
Select the previous point on the curve
Select multiple points on the curve
Deselect a point
To delete a point on the curve
Move the selected point 1 unit
Move the selected point 10 units
Display highlights and shadows that will
be clipped
Set a point to the composite curve
Set a point to the channel curves
Toggle grid size

Keys for selecting and moving objects

This partial list provides shortcuts that don't appear in menu commands or tool tips.
Result
Reposition marquee while selecting
Add to a selection
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
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to
polygonal Lasso tool
Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic
Lasso
Move copy of selection
Move selection area 1 pixel
Windows
Control + M
+ (plus)
- (minus)
Shift-click the points
Control + D
Select a point and press Delete
Arrow keys
Shift + Arrow keys
Alt-drag black/white point sliders
Control-click the image
Shift + Control-click the image
Alt-click the field
Windows
Any marquee tool (except single column
and single row) + spacebar-drag
Any selection tool + Shift-drag
Any selection tool + Alt-drag
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection
tool) + Shift-Alt-drag
Shift-drag
Alt-drag
Shift + Alt-drag
Control (except when Hand, Slice, Path,
Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)
Alt-drag
Alt-click
Enter/Esc or Control + . (period)
Move tool + Alt-drag selection
Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow,
Mac OS
Command + M
+ (plus)
- (minus)
Shift-click the points
Command + D
Select a point and press Delete.
Arrow keys
Shift + Arrow keys
Option-drag black/white point sliders
Command-click the image
Shift + Command-click the image
Option-click the field
Mac OS
Any marquee tool (except single column
and single row) + spacebar-drag
Any selection tool + Shift-drag
Any selection tool + Option-drag
Any selection tool (except Quick Selection
tool) + Shift-Option-drag
Shift-drag
Option-drag
Shift + Option-drag
Command (except when Hand, Slice,
Path, Shape, or any Pen tool is selected)
Option-drag
Option-click
Return/Esc or Command + . (period)
Move tool + Option-drag selection‡
Any selection + Right Arrow, Left Arrow,
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