keyboard shortcut for PS(cs/cs2) layer comps?

[.soulty]

As the titles explains , looking to see if there are keyboard shortcuts to shuffle through Photoshop (cs2) layer comps.. i like to have my screen in full screen mode then hide all windows so to show head designers/clients the artwork in all its glory... but for variations i need to show the top bar to go through the layer comps which is annoying.

any ideas?

[ndesign-studio]

Alt+[ ==== select layer below
Alt+] ==== select layer above

Alt+< ==== select most bottom layer
Alt+> ==== select most top layer

Ctrl+Shift+N == make new layer
Alt+Shift+Down arrow == Duplicate layer

These are most common shortcuts I use.

[.soulty]

yeah thats cool, but i know all that already, lol. (just search the boards and you will see what i mean :P .)

asking more about layer comps (new feature in cs/cs2)

[simplistik]

point and click, that's a pretty quick way of takin care of business :D

[.soulty]

but if you go into full screen mode it hides the dock area and even if i tear it off i still want to hide all the windows and just be able to switch comps via a keyboard shortcut. gotta be something there.

[simplistik]

well after talkin to ya very briefly on MSN. your problem is when you're in fullscreen mode... in which case yes... you can assign a custom keyboard shortcut, to bring up the layer comp palette, but you can't do it to make it go back and forth through it. Goto Keyboard Shortcuts which is CMD+Option+Shift+K on Mac (CTRL+ALT+Shift+K), or Edit>Keyboard somethin or other. Under Window you can apply the keyboard shortcut so that the palette will appear in fullscreen and disappear as well. I seem to think I actually disabled mine a while ago cause it was interfering with a system command I had, so I think it's something by default.

[dr_vroeg]

call me crazy but why not just press 'tab?' oh and make sure that you have window/show options selected any tabs you have in your docking area will be available. of course I am sure you already knew that. (but we all miss the simple things)

[simplistik]

call me crazy but why not just press 'tab?' oh and make sure that you have window/show options selected any tabs you have in your docking area will be available. of course I am sure you already knew that. (but we all miss the simple things)
CRAZY!

The only problem w/ this is that it'll bring up all active palettes... by using C-keys you can bring specific things up by itself and not by a group. And of course I'm sure he knew, because to get full screen you have to press Tab ;)

[dr_vroeg]

but of course!...hey I got it...buy another monitor!

[simplistik]

but of course!...hey I got it...buy another monitor!Yea... that's it... lets spend unneccessary money when all you really have to do is modify some buttons at the expense of a program you already had... :P :td: $$ - no$$ tough call there

[.soulty]

^^ haha, yeah actually a second monitor is on the way here at work, just at the moment using one 19 and its kinda annoying at the moment trying to present work in the method i would like but not be able to go through my layer comps via keyboard shortcut, so i guess stuff it, like you said simp, i will just make a shortcut for the palette and click the style and hide it again, i would think adobe would of had a slideshow kinda style to go through the layer comps because the tool is basically created for showing people different layouts.. hmm actually maybe bridge can do it?...:book:

[dr_vroeg]

ok...then it maybe annoying but put your comps in folders and just cycle through those...

[dr_vroeg]

more over you could figure out the order in which you want to show your comps and then just send the top comp to the bottom. (so it's hidden, have a copy of the back bround above the true background layer) make sense?...

[.soulty]

make sense? no.. :look: , lol..

Not sure if your on the right page here dude, layer comps... as in saving position and elements in different layouts, not layer folders.(groups).

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/20872.html

[ya3]

Alt+Shift+Down arrow == Duplicate layer
CTRL+J is easier ;)

That's all I have to contribute to this conversation...

[.soulty]

^ ya3... lol :sigh:

[dr_vroeg]

oh...ahhhh....soulty, thanks for enlightening me...:dunce:

[.soulty]

^hehe, no probs ;)