Photoshop · Quick selection tool
Tools
Windows · Linux
WMac
WBoth systems use the same combination.
Paints over an area and grabs the similar pixels. Object Selection and the Magic Wand share the same letter, so Shift cycles within that group when you land on the wrong one.
- Group
- Tools
- Keys held
- 1
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 Quick selection tool in Photoshop?
Paints over an area and grabs the similar pixels. Object Selection and the Magic Wand share the same letter, so Shift cycles within that group when you land on the wrong one. It is W on Windows and W on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, W on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Tools in Photoshop.