One of the first tasks a programmer starts to add to an application are Hot Keys, both a blessing and a curse. Don't mistake knowledge with the memorization of all the hot keys, but ....
I am not the best at memorization, so,, I still use the menus quite a bit in PS. I noticed that more and more "lessons" only state the hot keys, and are skipping telling the new user where the Hot key resides. I think this is a mistake. The beginner really needs to know where the base function resides in the menus, and how to alter the settings. The Hot keys are more for the experienced user, that has done it SOO MANY TIMES that the hot keys remove some of the tedium.
Memorizing hot keys is like a true commitment to a tool, once you have memorized the 50 - 100 obtuse combination of cntl +' (show Hide Grid) etc commands, you ae a true PS slave/geek.
I am not the best at memorization, so,, I still use the menus quite a bit in PS. I noticed that more and more "lessons" only state the hot keys, and are skipping telling the new user where the Hot key resides. I think this is a mistake. The beginner really needs to know where the base function resides in the menus, and how to alter the settings. The Hot keys are more for the experienced user, that has done it SOO MANY TIMES that the hot keys remove some of the tedium.
Memorizing hot keys is like a true commitment to a tool, once you have memorized the 50 - 100 obtuse combination of cntl +' (show Hide Grid) etc commands, you ae a true PS slave/geek.