Working with panels

Show/hide side panels

  • Tab

Show/hide all panels

  • Shift
  • Tab

Show/hide toolbar

  • T

Show/hide Module Picker

  • F5

Show/hide Filmstrip

  • F6

Show/hide left panels

  • F7

Show/hide right panels

  • F8

Toggle solo mode

  • Alt
  • (click a panel)

Open a new panel without closing soloed panel

  • Shift
  • (click a panel)

Open/close all panels

  • Ctrl
  • (click a panel)

Open/close left panels, top to bottom

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 0-5

Open/close right panels, Library and Develop modules, top to bottom

  • Ctrl
  • 0-9

Open/close right panels, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules, top to bottom

  • Ctrl
  • 1-7

Changing view and screen modes

Enter Library Loupe view

  • E

Enter Library Grid view

  • G

Enter Library Compare view

  • C

Enter Library Survey view

  • N

Open selected photo in the Develop module

  • D

Cycle forward through Lights Out modes

  • L

Cycle backward through Lights Out modes

  • Shift
  • L

Toggle Lights Dim mode

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • L

Cycle screen modes

  • F

Switich between Normal and full-screen, hide panels

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • F

Go to Normal screen mode

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • F

Cycle info overlay

  • I

Show/hide info overlay

  • Ctrl
  • I

Using a secondary window

Open secondary window

  • F11

Enter Grid view

  • Shift
  • G

Enter normal Loupe view

  • Shift
  • E

Enter locked Loupe view

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Enter

Enter Compare view

  • Shift
  • C

Enter Survey view

  • Shift
  • N

Enter Slideshow view

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Enter

Enter full-screen mode (requires second monitor)

  • Shift
  • F11

Show/hide Filter bar

  • Shift
  • \

Zoom in/out

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • +/-

Managing photos and catalogs

Import photos from disk

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • I

Open catalog

  • Ctrl
  • O

Open Preferences

  • Ctrl
  • ,

Open Catalog Settings

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • ,

Create new subfolder (segmented tethered capture)

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • T

Hide/show tether capture bar

  • Ctrl
  • T

Create a new folder in the Library module

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

Create virtual copy (Library and Develop module only)

  • Ctrl
  • '

Show in Explorer/Finder (Library and Develop module only)

  • Ctrl
  • R

Go to next/previous photo in the Filmstrip

  • Right/Left

Select multiple folders or collections (in Library, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules)

  • Shift/Ctrl
  • Click

Rename photo (in Library module)

  • F2

Delete selected photo(s)

  • Delete

Remove selected photo(s) from catalog

  • Alt
  • Backspace

Delete selected photo(s) and move to Trash

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Backspace

Delete rejected photo(s)

  • Ctrl
  • Backspace

Edit in Photoshop

  • Ctrl
  • E

Open in other editor

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • E

Export selected photo(s)

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • E

Export with previous settings

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • E

Open plug-in manager

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • ,

Print selected photo

  • Ctrl
  • P

Open Page Setup dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • P

Comparing photos in the Library module

Switch to Loupe view

  • E/Enter

Switch to Grid view

  • G/Esc

Switch to Compare view

  • C

Switch to Survey view

  • N

Switch from Grid to Loupe view

  • Space/E

Swap select and candidate photos in Compare view

  • Down

Make next photos select and candidate in Compare view

  • Up

Toggle Zoom view

  • Z

Zoom in/out in Loupe view

  • Ctrl
  • +/-

Scroll up/down zoomed photo in Loupe view

  • PgUp/PgDown

Go to beginning/end of Grid view

  • Home/End

Play impromptu slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • [

Increase/decreate Grid thumbnail size

  • =/-

Scroll up/down Grid thumbnails

  • PgUp/PgDown

Toggle cell extras

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • H

Show/hide badges

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • H

Cycle Grid views

  • J

Open Library view options

  • Ctrl
  • J

Select multiple discrete photos

  • Ctrl
  • (click)

Select multiple contiguous photos

  • Shift
  • (click)

Select all photos

  • Ctrl
  • A

Deselect all photos

  • Ctrl
  • D

Select only active photo

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • D

Deselect active photo

  • /

Add previous/next photo to selection

  • Shift
  • Left/Right

Select flagged photos

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • A

Deselect unflagged photos

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • D

Group into stack

  • Ctrl
  • G

Unstack

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • G

Toggle stack

  • S

Move to top of stack

  • Shift
  • S

Move up in stack

  • Shift
  • [

Move down in stack

  • Shift
  • ]

Rating and filtering photos

Set star rating

  • 1-5

Set star rating and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • 1-5

Remove star rating

  • 0

Remove star rating and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • 0

Increase/decrease rating by one star

  • ]/[

Assign a red label

  • 6

Assign a yellow label

  • 7

Assign a green label

  • 8

Assign a blue label

  • 9

Assign a color label and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • 6-9

Flag photo as a pick

  • P

Flag photo as a pick and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • P

Flag photo as a reject

  • X

Flag photo as a reject and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • X

Unflag photo

  • U

Unflag photo and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • U

Increase/decrease flag status

  • Ctrl
  • Up/Down

Cycle flag settings

  • `

Refine photos

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • R

Show/hide Library Filter bar

  • \

Open multiple filters in the Filter bar

  • Shift
  • (click filter labels)

Toggle filters on/off

  • Shift
  • L

Find photo in the Library module

  • Ctrl
  • F

Working with collections

Create a new collection in the Library module

  • Ctrl
  • N

Add to Quick Collection

  • B

Add to Quick Collection and go to next photo

  • Shift
  • B

Show Quick Collection

  • Ctrl
  • B

Save Quick Collection

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • B

Clear Quick Collection

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • B

Set as target collection

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • B

Working with metadata and keywords in the Library module

Add keywords

  • Ctrl
  • K

Edit keywords

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • K

Set a keyword shortcut

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • K

Add/remove keyword shortcut from selected photo

  • Shift
  • K

Enable painting

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • K

Add a keyword from a keyword set to selected photo

  • Alt
  • 1-9

Cycle forward through keyword sets

  • Alt
  • 0

Cycle backword through keyword sets

  • Alt
  • Shift
  • 0

Copy/paste metadata

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • C/V

Save metadata to file

  • Ctrl
  • S

Working in the Develop module

Convert to grayscale

  • V

Auto tone

  • Ctrl
  • U

Auto white balance

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • U

Edit in Photoshop

  • Ctrl
  • E

Copy/paste Develop settings

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • C/V

Paste settings from previous photo

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • V

Copy After settings to Before

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Left

Copy Before settings to After

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Right

Swap Before and After settings

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • Up

Increase/decrease selected slider in small increments

  • Up/Down

Increase/decrease selected slider in larger increments

  • Shift
  • Up/Down

Cycle through Basic panel settings (forward/backward)

  • ./,

Reset a slider

  • (double-click slider name)

Reset a group of sliders

  • Alt
  • (click group name)

Reset all settings

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • R

Sync settings

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • S

Sync settings bypassing Synchronize Settings dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • S

Toggle Auto Sync

  • Ctrl
  • (click Sync button)

Enable Auto Sync

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • A

Match total exposures

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • M

Select White Balance tool (from any module)

  • W

Select the Crop tool (from any module)

  • R

Contrain aspect ratio when Crop tool is selected

  • A

Crop to same aspect ratio as previous crop

  • Shift
  • A

Crop from center of photo

  • Alt
  • (drag)

Cycle Crop grid overlay

  • O

Cycle Crop grid overlay orientation

  • Shift
  • O

Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation

  • X

Reset crop

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • R

Select the Guided Upright tool

  • Shift
  • T

Select the Sopt Removal tool

  • Q

Toggle Brush between Clone and Heal modes when Spot Removal tool is selected

  • Shift
  • T

Select the Adjustment Brush tool (from any module)

  • K

Select the Graduated Filter tool

  • M

Toggle Mask between Edit and Brush modes when the Graduated/Radial Filter is selected

  • Shift
  • T

Increase/decrease brush size

  • ]/[

Increase/decrease brush feathering

  • Shift
  • ]/[

Switch between local adjustment brush A and B

  • /

Temporarily switch from brush A or B to Eraser

  • Alt
  • (drag)

Paint a horizontal or vertical line

  • Shift
  • (drag)

Show/hide local adjustment pin

  • H

Show/hide local adjustment mask overlay

  • O

Cycle local adjustment mask overlay colors

  • Shift
  • O

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Tone Curve adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • T

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to applay a Hue adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • H

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Saturation adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • S

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Luminance adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • L

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Grayscale Mix adjustment

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • G

Deselect Targeted Adjustment tool

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • N

Show clipping

  • J

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • [

Toggle between Loupe and 1:1 Zoom preview

  • Space/Z

Zoom in/out

  • Ctrl
  • +/-

Play impromptu slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

View Before and After left/right

  • Y

View Before and After top/bottom

  • Alt
  • Y

View Before and After in a split screen

  • Shift
  • Y

View Before only

  • \

Create a new snapshot

  • Ctrl
  • N

Create a new preset

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

Create a new preset folder

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • N

Open Develop view options

  • Ctrl
  • J

Working in the Slideshow module

Play slide show

  • Enter

Play impromptu slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Pause slide show

  • Space

Preview slide show

  • Alt
  • Enter

End slide show

  • Esc

Go to next slide

  • Right

Go to previous slide

  • Left

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • [

Show/hide guides

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • H

Export PDF slide show

  • Ctrl
  • J

Export JPEG slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • J

Export video slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • J

Create a new slide show template

  • Ctrl
  • N

Create a new slide show template folder

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

Save slide show settings

  • Ctrl
  • S

Working in the Print module

Print

  • Ctrl
  • P

Print one copy

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • P

Open Page Setup dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • P

Open Print Settings dialog box

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • Shift
  • P

Go to first page

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Left

Go to last page

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • Right

Go to previous page

  • Ctrl
  • Left

Go to next page

  • Ctrl
  • Right

Show/hide guides

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • H

Show/hide rulers

  • Ctrl
  • R

Show/hide page bleed

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • J

Show/hide margins and gutters

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • M

Show/hide image cells

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • K

Show/hide dimensions

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • U

Play impromptu slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

  • Ctrl
  • [

Create a new print template

  • Ctrl
  • N

Create a new print template folder

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

Save print settings

  • Ctrl
  • S

Working in the Web module

Reload web gallery

  • Ctrl
  • R

Preview in browser

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • P

Play impromptu slide show

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Export web gallery

  • Ctrl
  • J

Create a new web gallery template

  • Ctrl
  • N

Create a new web gallery template folder

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • N

Save web gallery settings

  • Ctrl
  • S

Using help

Display current module shortcuts

  • Ctrl
  • /

Hide current module shortcuts

  • (click)

Go to current module Help

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • /

Open Community Help

  • F1