Photoshop power users rely on shortcuts, actions, and scripts to speed up their Photoshop workflow. If that sounds like you, visit Trevor Morris' long-running Photoshop portal. Once you get past the splash screen, you'll find inline links to some tempting free downloads. Click on the "Extended Hotkeys" link on the home page to download Trevor's Extended Hotkeys Action Set for CS2, which assigns hot keys to commonly used commands like Delete Layer, Hide Layer, and the new Smart Sharpen filter.

From there, try the “keyboard shortcuts” link, where Trevor offers pdfs of keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop CS2 and previous versions of the program all the way back to Photoshop 5. Back on the home page, you’ll find a link to custom “Photoshop scripts” for CS2 and CS. Don’t worry if you’re not sure about how to install actions and scripts. Trevor includes installation instructions on the site.

TIP: In Photoshop CS2 you can make your own list of default or custom keyboard shortcuts by choosing Edit>Keyboard Shortcuts, choosing a shortcuts set, and clicking the Summarize button. This opens an html page in your default Web browser that lists the shortcuts. Print the page from your browser, and post it near your workstation for quick reference.