Does this shortcut work the same way in every app?

No. The listed contexts include Photoshop, Gmail, Figma, Slack, Vim, Adobe Premiere Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Jira, Miro, Linear. Check the table for each application and platform: the active window, keyboard layout and application settings determine which command receives the key press. An application being available on an operating system is not evidence that this exact binding works there.

What should I use on a Mac?

Use a macOS binding shown in the table, if one is recorded for your task and application. This page does not assume that replacing Ctrl with Cmd produces a working Mac shortcut. When an equivalent has not been independently verified, open the linked application reference and check its documented context before relying on it.

What does P do?

In Photoshop, P means: Activate the Pen tool for precise path creation.

Last verified: Not yet independently verified

Where this shortcut applies

What does P do?
App	Platform	What it does
Photoshop	Platform not independently verified	Activate the Pen tool for precise path creation Verification pending
Gmail	Platform not independently verified	Move to the previous message in a thread Verification pending
Figma	Platform not independently verified	Draw with the vector pen tool Verification pending
Slack	Platform not independently verified	Pin the highlighted message to the channel Verification pending
Vim	Platform not independently verified	Paste the contents of the buffer after the cursor Verification pending
Adobe Premiere Pro	Platform not independently verified	Draw keyframe bezier curves on effect lines Verification pending
Microsoft PowerPoint	Platform not independently verified	Go back to the previous slide Verification pending
Adobe Illustrator	Platform not independently verified	Draw paths and shapes with the Pen tool Verification pending
Adobe After Effects	Platform not independently verified	Show only Position property in timeline Verification pending
Blender	Platform not independently verified	Separate selected geometry into a new object Verification pending
Adobe Lightroom	Platform not independently verified	Flag the selected photo as a Pick Verification pending
Jira	Platform not independently verified	Navigate to the previous column on a board Verification pending
Miro	Platform not independently verified	Switch to the freehand drawing pen tool Verification pending
Linear	Platform not independently verified	Open the priority picker (Urgent / High / Medium / Low) Verification pending

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Frequently asked questions

What does P do?: In Photoshop, P means: Activate the Pen tool for precise path creation.
Does this shortcut work the same way in every app?: No. The listed contexts include Photoshop, Gmail, Figma, Slack, Vim, Adobe Premiere Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Jira, Miro, Linear. Check the table for each application and platform: the active window, keyboard layout and application settings determine which command receives the key press. An application being available on an operating system is not evidence that this exact binding works there.
What should I use on a Mac?: Use a macOS binding shown in the table, if one is recorded for your task and application. This page does not assume that replacing Ctrl with Cmd produces a working Mac shortcut. When an equivalent has not been independently verified, open the linked application reference and check its documented context before relying on it.