| There are two main problems with the many | | | | 4. Concentration remains on the task. |
| shortcut keys in Photoshop. First is trying to | | | | Shortcuts were designed to make using |
| remembering them. The second is getting your | | | | Photoshop quicker and easier. It stands to reason |
| fingers contorted so that you can activate the | | | | that making shortcuts easier to use will increase |
| shortcut. | | | | easy of use. What is simpler then pressing one |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S is real finger buster when you | | | | key to activate even the most complicated |
| want to Save for Web & Devices. To | | | | shortcuts? |
| ungroup layers takes two hands to press the | | | | Clicking through Photoshop menus trying to find a |
| Ctrl+Shift+G shortcut. It is easier on the memory | | | | needed function is time consuming. More wasteful |
| and the hand to grab the mouse and click away. | | | | is false clicks while searching for a little used |
| An overlay keyboard can solve both the memory | | | | function. With an overlay keyboard the correct |
| and the hand cramping problem of Photoshop | | | | function is always available quickly and accurately. |
| shortcuts. On an overlay keyboard each key can | | | | Contorting the hands to press a complicated |
| be configured to reproduce any sequence of | | | | shortcut tires the hand and fingers. Some |
| keys available on a standard computer keyboard. | | | | shortcuts require using both hands to press all the |
| Each key is then labeled using a graphic overlay | | | | required keys increasing tension. Keeping the |
| which can be color coded and shaded to make | | | | hands relaxed makes for happier and more |
| finding keys easier. | | | | productive users. |
| Using an overlay keyboard to reproduce | | | | No one knows how many great ideas have been |
| Photoshop shortcut increases productivity in | | | | lost because a Photoshop user's concentration |
| several ways: | | | | was broken while trying to remember a shortcut |
| 1. Shortcuts are one key away. | | | | or manipulate the mouse. With an overlay |
| 2. Time spent clicking through menus is eliminated. | | | | keyboard the user's attention remains on the task |
| 3. Tension in the hand is reduced. | | | | at hand. |