For any European keyboard users who can't use the Alt/Opt + [ / ] (or the other variations), I've made an Action Set which includes the following:Select Forward Layer (Alt + ])Select Backward Layer (Alt + [)Add Forward Layer (Alt + Shift + ])Add Backward Layer (Alt + Shift + [)Move Forward Layer (Ctrl + ])Move Backward Layer (Ctrl + [)Instructions:Download Move One Layer.atn.zipExtract the zip folder's contents (Move One Layer.atn) to Photoshop's *Actions folderLoad the ATN file (see image below)Set keyboard shortcuts for each Action in the set, or;For use within an Action of your own:Expand the appropriate Action's contents and duplicate the stepDrag the duplicate step to the correct position within your own Action.*Actions folderWindows: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version]\Presets\ActionsMacintosh: ~Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Presets/ActionsHope this helps!-Please ask any unrelated questions in the Photoshop General Discussion

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European Keyboard Move/Select Layer Up/Down Workaround

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February 15, 2017
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For any European keyboard users who can't use the Alt/Opt + [ / ] (or the other variations), I've made an Action Set which includes the following:

Select Forward Layer (Alt + ])
Select Backward Layer (Alt + [)
Add Forward Layer (Alt + Shift + ])
Add Backward Layer (Alt + Shift + [)
Move Forward Layer (Ctrl + ])
Move Backward Layer (Ctrl + [)

Instructions:

Download Move One Layer.atn.zip
Extract the zip folder's contents (Move One Layer.atn) to Photoshop's *Actions folder
Load the ATN file (see image below)
Set keyboard shortcuts for each Action in the set, or;
For use within an Action of your own:

Expand the appropriate Action's contents and duplicate the step
Drag the duplicate step to the correct position within your own Action.

*Actions folder

Windows: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version]\Presets\Actions
Macintosh: ~Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Presets/Actions

Hope this helps!

-Please ask any unrelated questions in the Photoshop General Discussion

Move_One_Layer-atn.zip

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Zesty_wanderlust15A7

Known Participant

AFAIK, the only real solution is to buy a QUERTY keyboard and get used to it.

I still want to get one for me a.s.a.p.

There are a bunch of shortcuts and behaviors you can't get to with shortcut workarounds, some that are very handy, like for the Clone Tool. I wish I went querty 30 years ago. I did work with querty on early computers (ZX-81, ZX-Spectrum 😉 ) and got used to it fast.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Just a note, layer visibility affects the layer selection, so if the layer visibility is off for the next sequential layer, the layer will be skipped and the next visible layer will be selected when using Alt/Opt + [ or Alt/Opt + ]

Scripts can overcome this layer selection visibility issue, however, it is also possible to do so using actions by toggling visibility for all layers before and after the relative layer selection step (alt/opt click the layer visibility eyeball icon):

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ratusr17132632

Participant

Thanks for this useful link of the script !!

aron_farkas

Participant

God bless you! 🙏

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jeronen11301485

Participant

Still works. Thank you so much 👌

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Ro22241176hwlm

Participant

Hello Benjamin,

I seam to have find the solution to this heard scratcher. But the link to your action is unfortunately no longer valid. Would you mind uploading it again ? Thank you for your time. Best regards,