Mastering frequently used applications increases the productivity significantly.
Controlling these applications via keyboard is a part of this "mastering process" which helps you use an application with 2 hands = much faster.
Also, knowing the tricks of tools inside these products definitely opens new doors for creating.
Specifically for designers, here is a list of cheat sheets for the most popular applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp, Fireworks & more..
Photoshop CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are very well organized, both by menu & alphabetically.
Also, shortcut presets that add lots of extra shortcuts are provided too.
Keyboard shortcuts for previous Photoshop versions:
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- Adobe Photoshop CS
- Adobe Photoshop 7
- Adobe Photoshop 6
- Adobe Photoshop 5
Photoshop Black And White Cheat Sheet
There are many different way & settings for converting images to black and white with Photoshop.
This is a Photoshop file presenting different filters/presets. Just update 1 file & see the various outputs.
Photoshop Brush Tool Cheat Sheet
A compact & helpful guide on Photoshop’s brush tool.
Photoshop Lasso Tool Cheat Sheet
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Shortcuts (Mac - PC)
For the previous versions of Illustrator:
Adobe InDesign CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac - PC)
For the previous versions of InDesign:
QuarkXPress 8 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac - PC)
For the previous versions of QuarkXpress:
Adobe Pen Tool Cheat Sheet
The Adobe pen tool works similar in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Tips & tricks on using this powerful tool.
Gimp Keyboard Shortcuts (direct link to PDF file)
And more on Gimp:
- Gimp Quick Reference Card (direct link to PDF file)
- Gimp hotkeys on Linux
- Photoshop-ish Keyboard Shortcuts for The Gimp 2.2
Fireworks CS3 Quick Reference (Mac - PC / direct link to PDF file )
Quick references for previous Fireworks versions:
Freehand MX, 3D Studio Max, Illustrator & More Shortcuts
Computer Arts presents keyboard shortcuts for Freehand MX, 3D Studio Max, Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop.
3D Studio Max 9 Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts for previous versions of 3D Studio Max:
Adobe Bridge And Camera Raw 3 Shortcuts
Final Cut Pro 5 For Mac Shortcuts
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