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I used to have two monitors and I had all my controls on the right monitor, but now with a single 24" panel I go into full screen and more full screen with the F key all the time.

Another trick I learned while watching someone was to go into more full screen (with black surround and edges) and then hit the Tab key. This removes the GUI entirely from the screen. I can view the entire work without any onscreen visual interruption. Works great. Tab key switches it back one.

I never even saw or used, or knew what those buttons were for before!! :D Thanks, Im gonna try it out!!!

Top tip! Despite using full screen modes quite often, I just never noticed the grey area been back there!

I used to run into the exact problem you described all the time too, but not anymore!

Thanks!

fine method to solve the problem, but somehow (dont know why) i just hate to edit my documents in full screen mode.. maybe beacuse this way its too complicated to switch between documents.

I bow in obescience to you, I am IN AWE. This very problem has plagued me for a long time.

Thanks so much for the nice comments!

@neteagle: If you're on Windows, try Ctrl+Tab to switch between documents. Hold Ctrl and press Tab multiple times to cycle between all your open document windows :)

Since we are talking about handy keyboard shortcuts, try Shift+Tab.

It will hide all the pallets but leave the tools pallet visible. Very handy!

Another unrelated favorite of mine is Ctrl+Shift+I It will invert your selection. If you work with selection masks a lot, this will save you a TUN of time.

Thanx alot dude :)

No offence meant, so please don't take any. There is a help section in all versions of Photoshop, where all the keyboard shortcuts (and much much more) are gathered together.

As to the article, I find it useful.
To "neteagle" and others with similar problems: mac users may want to use OS-X "expose" function for fast and simple switching, whilst Windows users may need to find additional software to do this.

Fantastic! So many annoyances removed in one thread! Thank you for the tutorial and the useful comments.

brilliant!!

Excellent stuff...
like to read more stuff related to Adobe Filters not the default one we have in Adobe.

Well, another handy way is just press "F". That lets you pan around the image while holding Space (the hand tool). You can go into the grey areas that way. Try it, it's VERY helpful.

You can change the color of the "gray" areas and black areas, sometimes it's necessary. Just select the paint bucket tool and shift while clicking on the grey.

Very awesome! I can't tell you how many times I've had to zoom out to do what I wanted because I needed that gray area. Thanks!!

Fantastic! So many annoyances removed in one thread! Thank you for the tutorial and the useful comments. http://mariecurie.biz http//tinyarticle.com