Command + ~ (Mac) | Control + ~ (Win) displays the Composite Channel This remaps the shortcuts for showing channels two keys to the left. Command + 6 (Mac) | Control + 6 (Win) displays the Black Channel.To revert back to the old behavior (PSCS3) select Window > Workspaces > Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and enable вЂњUse Legacy Channel ShortcutsвЂќ. Command + 5 (Mac) | Control + 5 (Win) displays the Yellow Channel.

The Hue/Saturation and Selective Color commands are slightly different as they donвЂ™t map to just RGB/CMYK, however the same general rules apply: Option + 2 (Mac) | Alt + 2(Win) selects the Master channel, and Opt+3, 4, etc. (Win) displays the Composite, Red, Green, and Blue channels when using the panel-based adjustments such as a Curves Adjustment layer. (Mac) | Alt + 2, 3, 4, etc.

Command + Option + Shift-click (Mac) | Control + Alt + Shift -click (Win) to create the intersection of two channels.Command -click (Mac) | Control -click (Win) the new channel icon on the Channels panel to create a new Spot Color channel. Command + Option -click (Mac) | Control + Alt -click (Win) to subtract another channel from the selection. Command + Shift -click (Mac) | Control + Shift -click (Win) to add additional channels to the selection. Command -click (Mac) | Control -click (Win) on the icon for a channel to load the channel as a selection. (Note: alpha channels are not saved in the JPEG format.)After saving selections as channels, those channels can be loaded back into a selection with the following shortcuts: Alpha channels can be saved in several file formats including Photoshop and TIFF.

This can then be used for a variety of manipulations such as adjusting color or building density. Note: this can be especially useful when using alpha channels and/or with alignment of layers.To display the Channels in the Channels panel in color, choose Preferences > Interface > and enable Show Channels in Color.8) Loading the Luminosity of an Image as a SelectionOption + Command + 2 (Mac) | Alt + Control +2 (Win) loads the luminosity of an image as a selection.

Mac Commands For Photoshop