Having been working with vector shapes a lot yesterday, I was getting pretty frustrated when trying to switch between tools quickly. Though it’s not in the menu commands or tool tips within Photoshop, I found this table of helpful hints in the help file. I realize that for most people it’s going to be pretty boring content, but for me, it’ll be a handy resource for vector art (and most likely easier to find than looking it up in the help file).
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
| Select multiple anchor points | Direct selection tool + Shift-click | Direct selection tool + Shift-click |
| Select entire path | Direct selection tool + Alt-click | Direct selection tool + Option-click |
| Duplicate a path | Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-drag | Pen (any pen tool), Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Command + Option-drag |
| Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection tool | Control | Command |
| Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point | Alt | Option |
| Close path with straight-line segment | Magnetic Pen tool + Alt-double-click | Magnetic Pen tool + Option-double-click |