Photoshop: 'Rename layer' keyboard shortcut

By Jonatan Littke. Updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago. 1,265 unique views.

There is no built in hotkey for changing the name of a layer in Photoshop, nor can any be found online.

But here's how to add one yourself!

  • Click Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Select shortcuts for Application Menues
  • In the list, find Layer > Layer (Group) Properties and assign it a hotkey (e.g CTRL-Shift-R or CMD-Shift-R)

This will allow you to assign the layer a name and a color in a nice little popup.

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