Photoshop

Making and Adjusting Selections in Photoshop CS5
Mastering selections is a key skill to becoming a Photoshop CS5 master. The following table holds a few basic Photoshop keyboard shortcuts to get you started on digital photography projects of all sorts.
 * ~ Task ||~ Shortcut (Windows) ||~ Shortcut (Mac) ||
 * Draw straight lines. || Alt-click with Lasso tool || Option-click with Lasso tool ||
 * Add to the selection outline. || Shift-drag || Shift-drag ||
 * Deselect from the selection area. || Alt-drag || Option-drag ||
 * Deselect all but the intersected area. || Hold down Shift+Alt and drag || Hold down Shift+Option and drag ||
 * Deselect the entire image. || Ctrl+D || Command+D ||
 * Reselect the last selection. || Ctrl+Shift+D || Command+Shift+D ||
 * Hide extras. || Ctrl+H || Command+H ||
 * Fill the selection with foreground color. || Alt+Backspace || Option+Delete ||
 * Fill the selection with background color. || Ctrl+Backspace || Command+Delete ||
 * Reapply the last filter. || Ctrl+F || Command+F ||
 * Adjust levels. || Ctrl+L || Command+L ||
 * Use Free Transform. || Ctrl+T || Command+T ||

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