Photoshop

Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Move type in image

Control-drag type when Type layer is selected

Command-drag type when Type layer is selected

Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow or Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point

Shift-click

Shift-click

Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Control + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, or Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers palette

Shift-click

Shift-click

Select word, line, paragraph, or story

Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click

Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click

Show/Hide selection on selected type

Control + H

Command + H

Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box

Control

Command

Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box

Control-drag a bounding box handle

Command-drag a bounding box handle

Move text box while creating text box

Spacebar-drag

Spacebar-drag