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July 11, 2018

P: Is there a keyboard shortcut for selecting the mask of currently active layer?

  • July 11, 2018
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for selecting the mask of currently active layer? It's a very common action and it would really speed up some workflows.

I can't find it so I presume there is none. If so, it should be a thing. Thank you.

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July 11, 2018
There is! 
Check out this sweet, sweet list of layer tricks and tips. It is life changing.
http://veerle.duoh.com/design/article/photoshop_layers_tricks_and_shortcuts

Targeting the Layer Mask
  • Command (Mac) / Control (Win) + "\" (backslash) targets the layer mask in the Layers panel. Command (Mac) / Control(Win) + 2 targets the layer.