After opening an image in Photoshop, what keyboard shortcut do you use to get the cropping tool?

• A. C
• B. V
• C. M
• D. L

Answer: (A)

Keyboard shortcuts streamline your workflow. The key for the Crop tool is used to switch directly to cropping, so pressing it activates the Crop tool and lets you frame the area you want to keep with adjustable handles. From there you can apply the crop or tweak the aspect ratio as needed. The other single-letter keys correspond to different tools (Move, Marquee, Lasso), which aren’t used for cropping, so they won’t give you the cropping behavior you’re looking for.