Photoshop · Hide extras
View
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+HMac
Cmd+HHides the overlays — guides, grid, selection edges. On a Mac the system claims this combination for hiding the app, so Photoshop asks which one you meant the first time you press it.
- Group
- View
- Keys held
- 2
Bracket keys resize the brush ([ and ]) on every layout, but with a non-Latin input method active some other shortcuts stop responding.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Hide extras in Photoshop?
Hides the overlays — guides, grid, selection edges. On a Mac the system claims this combination for hiding the app, so Photoshop asks which one you meant the first time you press it. It is Ctrl+H on Windows and Cmd+H on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+H on Windows, Cmd+H on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under View in Photoshop.