Photoshop is a fantastic program which I have used for all my image editing needs since I started designing web pages quite a few years ago. There are endless shortcuts and tips that you can pick up and I’ve written 5 of my favorites below:

1. Cycling through blending modes. You can easily more through the blending modes by selecting the move tool from the toolbar and pressing Shift and the + key to move forwards or Shift and the - key to move backwards.
2. Selecting a layer. This is my favorite shortcut of all. When you want to select a single layer, simply hold down Ctrl and click on the thumbnail of the layer in the layers palette to select it quickly.
3. Give yourself more space. Sometimes when you are working on a large image you need all the space you can get. Press the tab key and the toolbar and windows disappear so you can concentrate on your image. Press the tab key again to get them back.
4. Hiding Selections. The marching ants selection can sometimes get in your way and make it difficult to see intricate details. you can hide the selection by pressing Ctrl and H.
5. Unlocking the background. This is something I have only discovered recently but it is very simple. Sometimes when you open a file, the background layer is locked so you cannot edit it. This can be very annoying but you can get around it by simply double clicking on the thumbnail in the layers palete and clicking ok when the new layers dialogue box appears.