Photoshop

Keys for using the Channels palette

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Set options for Save Selection as Channel button

Alt-click button

Option-click button

Create a new spot channel

Control-click Create New Channel button

Command-click Create New Channel button

Select/deselect multiple color-channel selection

Shift-click color channel

Shift-click color channel

Select/deselect alpha channel and show/hide as a rubylith overlay

Shift-click alpha channel

Shift-click alpha channel

Display channel options

Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail

Double-click alpha or spot channel thumbnail

Display composite

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