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Here are some great times savers for the avid Photoshoppers out there.  It is a good practive to develop a habit using most of these.  After you get acustomed to using them, I guarantee you'll wonder how you ever did it before! Originally found on www.spoono.com.
  
Edit Menu
Action Windows Mac
Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
Step Back in History Ctrl+Alt+Z Cmd+Option+Z
Step Forward in History Ctrl+Shift+Z Cmd+Shift+Z
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C
Copy Merged Ctrl+Shift+C Cmd+Shift+C
Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
Paste Into Ctrl+Shift+V Cmd+Shift+V
Free Transform Ctrl+T Cmd+T
Paste Into Ctrl+Shift+V Cmd+Shift+V

Image Menu
Action Windows Mac
Adjust Levels Ctrl+L Cmd+L
Adjust Auto Levels Ctrl+Shift+L Cmd+Shift+L
Adjust Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L Cmd+Option+Shift+L
Adjust Curves Ctrl+M Cmd+M
Adjust Color Balance Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Adjust Hue/Saturation Ctrl+U Cmd+U
Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U Cmd+Shift+U
Invert Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Extract Ctrl+Alt+X Cmd+Option+X

Layers Menu
Action Windows Mac
New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+N
Layer via Copy Ctrl+J Cmd+J
Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J Cmd+Shift+J
Group with Previous Ctrl+G Cmd+G
Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G Cmd+Shift+G
Bring to Front Ctrl+Shift+] Cmd+Shift+]
Bring Forward Ctrl+] Cmd+]
Send Backward Ctrl+[ Cmd+[
Send Back Ctrl+Shift+[ Cmd+Shift+[
Send Backward Ctrl+[ Cmd+[
Merge Layers Ctrl+E Cmd+E
Merge Visible Ctrl+Shift+E Cmd+Shift+E

Select Menu
Action Windows Mac
Select All Ctrl+A Cmd+A
Deselect Ctrl+D Cmd+D
Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D Cmd+Shift+D
Inverse Ctrl+Shift+I Cmd+Shift+I
Feather Ctrl+Alt+D Cmd+Option+D

Filter Menu
Action Windows Mac
Last Filter Ctrl+F Cmd+F
Fade Ctrl+Shift+F Cmd+Shift+F

View Menu
Action Windows Mac
Preview CMYK Ctrl+Y Cmd+Y
Gamut Warning Ctrl+Shift+Y Cmd+Shift+Y
Zoom In Ctrl++ Cmd++
Zoom Out Ctrl++ Cmd++
Fit on Screen Ctrl+0 (zero) Cmd+0 (zero)
Actual Pixels Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero) Cmd+Option+0 (zero)
Hide Edges Ctrl+H Cmd+H
Hide Path Ctrl+Shift+H Cmd+Shift+H
Show Rulers Ctrl+R Cmd+R
Snap Ctrl+; Cmd+;
Target Path Ctrl+Shift+H; Cmd+Shift+H;
Lock Guides Ctrl+Alt+; Cmd+Option+;
Show Guides Ctrl+' Cmd+'
Show Grid Alt+Ctrl+' Option+Ctrl+'

Misc. Commands
Action Windows Mac
Fill with FG Color Alt+Backspace Option+Delete
Fill with BG Color Shift+Backspace Shift+Delete
Fill from History Ctrl+Alt+Backspace Cmd+Option+Delete
Move 10 Pixels Shift+Arrow Keys Shift+Arrow Keys
Move a Copy 10 Pixels Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys
Increase Font Size by 2 Ctrl+Alt+> Cmd+Option+>
Reduce Font Size by 2 Ctrl+Alt+< Cmd+Option+<
Increase Font by 10 Ctrl+Shift+Alt> Cmd+Shift+Option>
Reduce Font Size by 10 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+< Cmd+Shift+Option+<
Ascend through Layers Alt+] Option+]
Descend Layers Alt+[ Option+[
Select Top Layer Shift+Alt+] Shift+Option+]
Select Bottom Layer Shift+Alt+[ Shift+Option+[

 

File Menu
Action Windows Mac
New Ctrl+N Cmd+N
New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+N
Open Ctrl+O Cmd+O
Open As Ctrl+Alt+O n/a
Close Ctrl+W Cmd+W
Close All Ctrl+Shift+W Cmd+Shift+W
Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S
Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+S
Save a Copy Ctrl+Alt+S Cmd+Option+S
Save for Web Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Cmd+Option+Shift+S
Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P Cmd+Shift+P
Print Ctrl+P Cmd+P
Exit/Quit Ctrl+Q Cmd+Q
Jump to ImageReady Ctrl+Shift+M Cmd+Shift+M
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