Photoshop Tip : Take the mouse and back away from the tool bar!
When I’m teaching Photoshop, or any of the other design software I always tell my students to make a concious effort to learn the shortcuts for the tools on the toolbar. Most of them are pretty straight forward as the shortcut key is the same as the first letter of the tool, for example E for Eraser, B for Brush.
When you’re using the Zoom tool there are a few really handy shortcuts that you can get into the habit of using. First hit Z on the keyboard instead of bringing your mouse over to the toolbar.
Once your Zoom tool is selected, you can click once to zoom in by a preset amount. Each time you click you will zoom in again by that preset amount.
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) to zoom out.
By using these sorts of shortcuts your workflow speeds up enormously and it will really become second nature to you after a while.
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