Quick Tip: Editing Faster in Photoshop
December 29th, 2009Have you ever wished you could click a button and have Photoshop do your work for you? If you own Photoshop Actions and a Keyboard, it is almost that easy.
You can assign your actions to “F” keys on your keyboard. Most keyboards have 12 F Keys. Some have 15 or more. You can also add in Shift and Control/Command for more possibilities.
To assign an action to an F Key, just double click on the individual action (within the folder).
Then the dialog box shown below will pop up. You just drop down, select a key that is available, click “ok” and you are done. Once you fill your main F Keys, you can do the same thing with SHIFT + and F Key, Control/Command + and F Key and then lastly Shift + Control/Command+ an F Key.
I have my most used actions set to F Keys. It definitely speeds up my workflow.
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9:44 amDecember 29th, 2009
[...] 1 votes vote Quick Tip: Editing Faster in Photoshop Have you ever wished you could click a button and have Photoshop do your work for you? If [...]
9:48 amDecember 29th, 2009
Jodi – you always have the best tips! Thanks for all you do – Blessings in 2010!!!
10:25 amDecember 29th, 2009
Gotta love shortcuts! I had no idea this was an option. THanks.
10:26 amDecember 29th, 2009
Thank you so much for sharing this tip Jodi. Fantastic!
~Angie
co-founder of http://www.iheartfaces.com
1:08 pmDecember 29th, 2009
Thanks! I always forget to use my short cuts!
I went in and set them all up again and plan on using them!
1:21 pmDecember 29th, 2009
I cannot wait to get to use this! Thanks for sharing this helpful hint.
1:43 pmDecember 29th, 2009
I love this option! But with my Mac its somehow not working because of the MacBooks preset functions… For example, I hit F12 and the dashboard shows up. Any suggestions?
3:10 pmDecember 29th, 2009
So simple yet so helpful! Thanks!
6:42 pmDecember 29th, 2009
oh thank u, i needed this!!!
7:19 pmDecember 29th, 2009
Um, I will use this ALWAYS. Thanks for this tip!!
7:52 pmDecember 29th, 2009
BIG help! Thanks!!!!!!!
6:32 amDecember 30th, 2009
Thanks for sharing
10:49 amDecember 30th, 2009
I was just thinking of assigning f-keys today. Thanks for the help Jodi!
5:35 pmDecember 31st, 2009
Ohh Thank you!! This made my day!
11:06 pmJanuary 1st, 2010
Thanks so much for sharing all you little tips and secrets. They are so appreciated. I was able to assign “flatten image” to a key, but when I try to assign one of my actions to an “f” key it won’t bring up the actions options box. I must be doing something very simple wrong, because the other one was so simple. When I double click on the action is just highlights the whole name as if I were going to change the name. I double click on the arrow, the name, right click, left click and no option box will appear. I am clicking on the action it’s self within the box. I know it must be something simple I am not doing, if you have a minute could you maybe tell me what I am doing wrong? Thanks so much again for all your tips!