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When I open an image, convert the background into a moveable layer. Then I move it around. But how I can quickly move the layer to fit exactly with the canvas?

Thanks for your help.

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  • You ask about fitting a layer into a document, but looking at your example image, it seems that the document and the layer are both the same size, in which case simply centering the image would work ( or what @theyve is suggesting ). Of course if they are not the same size, it becomes slightly more complicated. --- Fitting or Filling a layer automatically in Photoshop is not the easiest.
    – Joonas
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 8:44
  • It's the same size, I move the layer around but then I want to get it back to original position. Is there any shortcut for this action. Thank you.
    – Cranston
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 8:59

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You can activate Snap to Document Bounds.

View > Snap > Document Bounds

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  • I know it but can I assign a shortcut to this? I do it a lot so I really need a shortcut. Thank you.
    – Cranston
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 8:56
  • You can make your own shortcuts from any menu element. Edit > Shortcuts
    – theyve
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 9:02
  • Yes I know I can assign my own shortcut to any menu element but Snap to Document Bounds is just a check - uncheck item so I can't assign a shortcut to it.
    – Cranston
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 9:19
  • It is possible to assign a shortcut to a "check - uncheck" menu item. I just tested it. I think what you really want is a shortcut which directly snaps the current layer to the canvas. I would do this by aligning the layer to the center: CTRL + A then Layer > Align to Selection > Vertical Centers then Layer > Align to Selection > Horizontal Centers. Make an Action out of this steps and let it play with a shortcut.
    – theyve
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 9:34
  • Exactly. I have an action that does this as well. Action shortcuts require you to use Function keys, which is not ideal. Button mode in the actions panel can help launching the action too, but it doesn't show folders and it often bothers me. I usually end up getting around this by making a script file (.jsx) that launches the action. The file contains only: doAction ('Name of the action', 'Name of the parent folder for the action');. Then you can set pretty much any shortcut you want in the Edit > Shortcuts... and you can even override default ps shortcuts.
    – Joonas
    Commented Dec 4, 2014 at 10:09

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