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fernandos74754501
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May 18, 2019
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shortcut ctrl+shift+U (desaturate) not working

  • May 18, 2019
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Adobe Photoshop Version: 20.0.4 20190227.r.76 2019/02/27: 1205725  x64

The unsettling shortcut Ctrl + Shift + U does not work, the desaturate function only works via "image> adjutments> desaturate"

Correct answer fernandos74754501

I solved the error by assigning a new shortcut and then returning to the default shortcut

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Participant
November 12, 2019
Maiane Gabriele
Inspiring
May 19, 2019

I was looking at photoshop and it just works if you're working with a rasterized layer.

On smart objects it doesn't works. Is that the case?

Maybe you can try to create an action (using "ctrl+u"), desature your image and set a shortcut to this action. But I think you won't be able to use the same command ("ctrl+u"), cause default shortcuts to actions are with F keys.

Participant
May 6, 2025

thankyou maiane your the best

fernandos74754501
fernandos74754501AuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 19, 2019

I solved the error by assigning a new shortcut and then returning to the default shortcut

Maiane Gabriele
Inspiring
May 18, 2019

Try to check your shortcut options. Maybe you can see if this shortcut is really there. This is also very helpful to set your own shortcuts.

Edit > Keyboard shortcuts.

fernandos74754501
Inspiring
May 19, 2019

Hello!

In "Edit> Keyboard shortcuts", the shortcut "ctrl + shift + U" is defined for desaturate...!.

Thank you!

Bojan Živković11378569
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 19, 2019

Another thing that can break shortcut is input language, check that although for me Ctrl + Shift + U works with Serbian set as input language. Change input language to English if its not and see if that helps.