Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Here are some keyboard shortcut keys combination for dialog boxes, you can use these on any type of dialog box. It makes work faster..

CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)

TAB (Move forward through the options)

SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)

ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)

SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)

Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)

F1 key (Display Help)

F4 key (Display the items in the active list)

BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Photoshop shortcuts for tools

Here are some other shortcuts for photoshop, these are toolbar shortcuts for using various tools:



m : Marquee Tool



l : Lasso Tool



j : Airbrush Tool


b : Paintbrush Tool

s : Rubber Stamp Tool

y : History Brush Tool

e : Eraser Tool

n : Pencil Tool

r : Blur Tool


o : Dodge Tool


p : Pen Tool


t : Type Tool


u : Measure Tool


g : Linear Gradient Tool


k : Paint Bucket Tool


i : Eyedropper Tool


h : Hand Tool


z : Zoom Tool. Double click on the Zoom tool will zoom document to 100%.

d : Set Default foreground (white) and background (black) colors.

x : Switches between foreground and background colors.

q : Switches between standard mode or quick mask mode.


For other photoshop shortcuts read previous post or Click here.

Photoshop keyboard Shortcuts

If you like using photoshop then you must like this post. this is for all photoshop as well as keyboard lovers. Here are list of some useful keyboard shortcuts. Using these shortcuts helps to build up working speed.



TAB – to show/hide tool panels.


F repeatedly to cycle screen modes.



CTRL + SHIFT + TAB to switch to Your previous document.



CTRL + TAB to switch to Your next document.



CTRL + T to enter free transform mode.



X to switch foreground/background color.



D to reset foreground/background color to black/white.



CTRL + Z to undo.



CTRL + ALT + Z to undo multiple times.



CTRL + F to repeat previous accomplished filter.



SHIFT + BACKSPACE to open fill dialouge box.



CTRL + SPACE + CLICK for quick zoom in.



Alt + SPACE + CLICK for quick zoom out.



CTRL + 0 to set Your image fit to window.



CTRL + W to close just Your current open document.



CTRL + SHIFT + N to create new layer.



CTRL + J to duplicate active layer.



CTRL+G to group selected layers in one group.



CTRL+shift+G to ungroup layers.



CTRL + D to deselect current selection.



CTRL + E to merge selected layers.

Use keyboard shortcut to safely remove Hardware (Pendrives)

If you use pendrives frequently and find bit typical to click on the task bar and then safely remove the pendrive then here is a trick for you to create a shortcut for safely removal of pendrives. Just follow given steps:

1). Right click on desktop, Go to new -> shortcut..

2). In Create shortcut window, Type RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll.

3). Click next and then .

shortcut is created.

Now you can use this shortcut to remove pendrive or you can assign a shortcut key to it.
For assigning shortcut key,

1). Right click on shortcut icon.

2). Select properties.

3). In properties window, click on shortcut tab.

4). Assign a shortcut key to it(it will take clrt + alt by default)eg: if you press A shortcut will be ctrl+alt+A.

5). Click ok.

Its done.

Now you can use your keyboard shortcut key to safely remove your pendrives.

Shortcut keys for windows media player

Here are list of shortcut keys for windows media player's users and keyboard lovers.

F1 Open Help

F9 Decrease Volume

F10 Increase Volume

ALT+F Open File Menu

ALT+T Open Tools Menu

ALT+P Open Play Menu

ALT+F4 Close

Ctrl+P Play and Pause

Ctrl+ T Replay

Ctrl+Shift+B Rewind

Ctrl+Shift+F Forward

Ctrl+B Play again

Ctrl+1 Full Screen

Ctrl+2 Screen Mode

Alt + Enter Full Screen Video

Alt+1 50% Zoom

Alt+2 100% Zoom

Alt+3 200% Zoom

Ctrl+Shift+S Slow play speed of Video or Audio

Ctrl+Shift+G Fast play speed of Video or Audio

Ctrl+Shift+N Normal play speed of Video or Audio

Capslock Notification - screen flash and computer beeps

Here is trick for capslock notification, it make your screen flash and computer beeps everytime you press capslock button. It will let you know that capslock is on when you accidently hit it during typing. Its very simple just follow these steps:

For window vista

1). Go to control panel.

2). In control panel, click on ease of acesss centre.

3). Now click on make the keyboard easier to use.

4). Click on turn on toggle key and then click save.

5). Now again go to ease of acess window, then click on use text or visual alternative for sounds.

6). Here choose flash active window and then click save.

Its done.

For window XP

1). Go to control panel.

2). Open the Accessibility Options Icon.

3). On the Keyboard tab, click the Use Toggle Keys checkbox.

4). Click ok.

5) Go to Accessibility Options screen, click the Sound tab and check the Use SoundSentry checkbox.

6). Next click the Settings button and select Flash active window from the Warning for windowed programs drop down box.

7). Click ok.

Its done.

Now whenever you press capslock, your screen will flash and produce beep.

Invert window screen - Cool keyboard trick

Here is cool trick to rotate your computer screen. you can rotate it by 90 or 180 or 360 angle. You can invert your window screen an d can impress your friends, This is one of the scariest tricks which turns Windows upside down. Here are steps:

Press Ctrl, Alt and then any of the four arrow keys .

Down arrow key rotate by 180 degree, invert screen.

Left arrow key rotate by 90 degree.

Right arrow key rotate by 270 degree

Up arrow key make it normal again.

Make screen black - Funny keyboard trick

Here is a simple and funny keyboard trick which you can use to impress your friends. This is nothing but less known feature of the Windows. You have to basically turn on high constrant. Here are steps:

1) Hold Shift, Alt and Print Screen keys together.

2) Click on OK when a message appears (this enables high contrast on Windows system).

Now your screen should change to black.

3) To revert back screen to previous state press Shift, Alt and Print Screen again.

Creating Keyboard shortcuts to open files, folder or browser

You can create a keyboard shortcut that can automatically open a folder, a program or a word file or any application or browser through your keyboard even when you have other windows like Internet explorer, Office maximized. This is very simple trick and very usful save lots of time. Here are steps:

1). Create a shortcut of the folder / program / file on the desktop.

2). Right click the shortcut on the desktop, and then click Properties.

3). In the Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab.

4). Now in the Shortcut key textbox, enter a key combination for example CTRL+ALT+R or CTRL+SHIFT+R or whatever you like.

Its done.

Now when you hit the key combination just specified, the folder / program / file will open even if other program windows are maximized.

Use onscreen Keyword

If you Want to use on screen keyboard then follow these steps :

1). Click on the start button.

2). Select run.

3). Then type "osk" in the box.

4). Click OK.