Navigating Photoshop CC: Workspace, Tools, and Panels - Adobe Photoshop CC - page 17

8 Press and hold Ctrl+spacebar (Windows) or Command+spacebar (Mac OS). (Note that on the Mac OS,
you must press and hold the spacebar before the Command key, otherwise you trigger Spotlight.) The
Move tool is temporarily converted into the Zoom In tool. While still pressing and holding Ctrl/Com-
mand+spacebar, click and drag over the front of the car again, then release. Note that although you
have changed the zoom level, the Move tool is still active.

You can zoom out by pressing and holding Alt+spacebar (Windows) or Option+spacebar (Mac OS).

9 Choose View > Fit on Screen.

Using the Hand tool
The Hand tool allows you to move or pan around the document. It is a lot like pushing a piece of paper
around on your desk.
1 Select the Zoom tool ( ), then click and drag on an area surrounding the front of the car.
2 Select the Hand tool ( ), then click and drag to the right to push the picture to the right. Notice that
when the Hand tool is active, three view buttons appear in the Options bar (at the top of the work area)
that allow you to change your current view to Actual Pixels, Fit Screen, or Fill Screen.
3 Select the Zoom tool and hold the spacebar. Notice that the cursor turns into the Hand tool. Click and
drag left to view the front of the car again. By pressing and holding the spacebar, you can access the
Hand tool without deselecting the current tool.
4 Double-click the Hand tool in the Tools panel to fit the entire image on your screen. This is the same as
using Ctrl+0 (zero) (Windows) or Command+0 (zero) (Mac OS).

NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS WINDOWS MAC OS

Ctrl+plus sign or Ctrl+space-
bar

Command+plus sign or Com-
mand+spacebar

Zoom In

Ctrl+minus sign or Alt+space-
bar

Command+minus sign or Op-
tion+spacebar

Zoom Out

Turn Zoom In tool into Zoom
Out tool

Alt Option

Ctrl+0 (zero) or double-click
the Hand tool

Command+0 (zero) or double-click
the Hand tool

Fit on Screen

Hand tool (except when Type
tool is selected)

Press spacebar Press spacebar

Tabbed windows
In Photoshop, you have control over how your windows appear in the workspace. You can work with
floating image windows, or choose to tab your windows across the top of the workspace. In this section,
you find out how to use the new tabbed workspace.
1 If the Mini Bridge is not visible, choose File > Browse in Mini Bridge. In the Navigation pod, double-
click the image named ps0102.psd to open it in Photoshop.