Keyboard shortcuts

Show/hide side panels

Tab

Tab

Show/hide all panels

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Show/hide toolbar

T

T

Show/hide Module Picker

F5

F5

Show/hide Filmstrip

F6

F6

Show/hide left panels

F7

F7

Show/hide right panels

F8

F8

Toggle solo mode

Alt-click a panel

Option-click a panel

Open a new panel without closing soloed panel

Shift-click a panel

Shift-click a panel

Open/close all panels

Ctrl-click a panel

Command-click a panel

Open/close left panels, top to bottom

Ctrl + Shift + 0 - 5

Command + Control + 0 - 5

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

Ctrl + 0 - 9

Command + 0 - 9

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

Ctrl + 1 - 7

Command + 1 - 7

Enter Library Loupe view

E

E

Enter Library Grid view

G

G

Enter Library Compare view

C

C

Enter Library Survey view

N

N

Open selected photo in the Develop module

D

D

Cycle forward / backward through Lights Out modes

L / Shift + L

L / Shift + L

Toggle Lights Dim mode

Ctrl + Shift + L

Command + Shift + L

Cycle screen modes

F

F

Previous screen mode

macOS only

Shift + F

Switch between Normal and full-screen, hide panels

Ctrl + Shift + F

Command + Shift + F

Go to Normal screen mode

Ctrl + Alt + F

Command + Option + F

Cycle info overlay

I

I

Show/hide info overlay

Ctrl + I

Command + I

Open secondary window

F11

Command + F11

Enter Grid view

Shift + G

Shift + G

Enter normal Loupe view

Shift + E

Shift + E

Enter locked Loupe view

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Command + Shift + Return

Enter Compare view

Shift + C

Shift + C

Enter Survey view

Shift + N

Shift + N

Enter Slideshow view

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter

Command + Option + Shift + Return

Enter full-screen mode (requires a second monitor)

Shift + F11

Command + Shift + F11

Show/hide Filter bar

Shift + \

Shift + \

Zoom in / zoom out

Ctrl + Shift + = / Ctrl + Shift -

Command + Shift + = / Command + Shift + -

Import photos from disk

Ctrl + Shift + I

Command + Shift + I

Open catalog

Ctrl + O

Command +Shift + O

Open Preferences

Ctrl + , (comma)

Command + , (comma)

Open Catalog Settings

Ctrl + Alt + , (comma)

Command + Option + , (comma)

Create new subfolder (segmented tethered capture)

Ctrl + Shift + T

Command +Shift + T

Hide/show tether capture bar

Ctrl + T

Command + T

Create a new folder in the Library module

Ctrl + Shift + N

Command + Shift + N

Create virtual copy (Library and Develop module only)

Ctrl +  ‘ (apostrophe)

Command +  ‘ (apostrophe)

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

Ctrl + R

Command + R

Go to next/previous photo in the Filmstrip

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

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

Shift-click or Ctrl-click

Shift-click or Command-click

Rename photo (in Library module)

F2

F2

Delete selected photo(s)

Backspace or Delete

Delete

Remove selected photo(s) from catalog

Alt + Backspace

Option + Delete

Delete selected photo(s) and move to Recycling Bin (Windows) or Trash (macOS)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Backspace

Command + Option + Shift + Delete

Delete rejected photo(s)

Ctrl + Backspace

Command + Delete

Edit in Photoshop

Ctrl + E

Command + E

Open in other editor

Ctrl + Alt + E

Command + Option + E

Export selected photo(s)

Ctrl + Shift + E

Command + Shift + E

Export with previous settings

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E

Command + Option + Shift + E

Open plug-in manager

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , (comma)

Command + Option + Shift + , (comma)

Print selected photo

Ctrl + P

Command + P

Open Page Setup dialog box

Ctrl + Shift + P

Command + Shift + P

Switch to Loupe view

E or Enter

E or Return

Switch to Grid view

G or Esc

G or Esc

Switch to Compare view

C

C

Switch to Survey view

N

N

Switch from Grid to Loupe view

Spacebar or E

Spacebar or E

Swap select and candidate photos in Compare view

Down Arrow

Down Arrow

Make next photos select and candidate in Compare view

Up Arrow

Up Arrow

Toggle Zoom view

Z

Z

Zoom in / zoom out in Loupe view

Ctrl + = / Ctrl + -

Command + = / Command + -

Scroll up/down zoomed photo in Loupe view (also works in Develop and Web modules)

Page Up / Page Down on full-size keyboard

Page Up / Page Down on full-size keyboard

Go to beginning/end of Grid view

Home / End

Home / End

Play impromptu slide show

Ctrl + Enter

Command + Return

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

Ctrl + ]

Command + ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

Ctrl + [

Command + [

Increase/decrease Grid thumbnail size

= / -

= / -

Scroll up/down Grid thumbnails

Page Up / Page Down on full-size keyboard

Page Up / Page Down on full-size keyboard

Toggle cell extras

Ctrl + Shift + H

Command + Shift + H

Show/hide badges

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Command + Option + Shift + H

Cycle Grid views

J

J

Open Library view options

Ctrl + J

Command + J

Select multiple discrete photos

Ctrl-click

Command-click

Select multiple contiguous photos

Shift-click

Shift-click

Select all photos

Ctrl + A

Command + A

Deselect all photos

Ctrl + D

Command + D or Command + Shift + A

Select only active photo

Ctrl + Shift + D

Command + Shift + D

Deselect active photo

/

/

Add previous/next photo to selection

Shift + Left/Right Arrow

Shift + Left/Right Arrow

Select flagged photos

Ctrl + Alt + A

Command + Option + A

Deselect unflagged photos

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D

Command + Option + Shift + D

Group into stack

Ctrl + G

Command + G

Unstack

Ctrl + Shift + G

Command + Shift + G

Toggle stack

S

S

Move to top of stack

Shift + S

Shift + S

Move up in stack

Shift + [

Shift + [

Move down in stack

Shift + ]

Shift + ]

Set star rating

1 - 5

1 - 5

Set star rating and go to next photo

Shift + 1 - 5

Shift + 1 - 5

Remove star rating

0

0

Remove star rating and go to next photo

Shift + 0

Shift + 0

Increase/decrease rating by one star

] / [

] / [

Assign a red label

6

6

Assign a yellow label

7

7

Assign a green label

8

8

Assign a blue label

9

9

Assign a color label and go to next photo

Shift + 6 - 9

Shift + 6 - 9

Flag photo as a pick

P

P

Flag photo as a pick and go to next photo

Shift + P

Shift + P

Flag photo as a reject

X

X

Flag photo as a reject and go to next photo

Shift + X

Shift + X

Unflag photo

U

U

Unflag photo and go to next photo

Shift + U

Shift + U

Increase/decrease flag status

Ctrl + Up Arrow / Ctrl + Down Arrow

Command + Up Arrow / Command + Down Arrow

Cycle flag settings

‘ (back quote)

‘ (back quote)

Refine photos

Ctrl + Alt + R

Command + Option + R

Show/hide Library Filter bar

\

\

Open multiple filters in the Filter bar

Shift-click filter labels

Shift-click filter labels

Toggle filters on/off

Ctrl + L

Command + L

Find photo in the Library module

Ctrl + F

Command + F

Add keywords

Ctrl + K

Command + K

Edit keywords

Ctrl + Shift + K

Command + Shift + K

Set a keyword shortcut

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Command + Option + Shift + K

Add/remove keyword shortcut from selected photo

Shift + K

Shift + K

Enable painting

Ctrl + Alt + K

Command + Option + K

Add a keyword from a keyword set to selected photo

Alt + 1-9

Option + 1-9

Cycle forward / backward through keyword sets

Alt + 0 / Alt + Shift + 0

Option + 0 / Option + Shift + 0

Copy/paste metadata

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

Command + Option + Shift + C / Command + Option + Shift + V

Save metadata to file

Ctrl + S

Command + S

Open Spelling dialog box

macOS only

Command + :

Check spelling

macOS only

Command + ;

Open Character palette

macOS only

Command + Option + T

Convert to grayscale

V

V

Auto tone

Ctrl + U

Command + U

Auto white balance

Ctrl + Shift + U

Command + Shift + U

Edit in Photoshop

Ctrl + E

Command + E

Copy/paste Develop settings

Ctrl + Shift + C / Ctrl + Shift + V

Command + Shift + C / Command + Shift + V

Paste settings from previous photo

Ctrl + Alt + V

Command + Option + V

Copy After settings to Before

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Arrow

Command + Option + Shift + Left Arrow

Copy Before settings to After

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow

Command + Option + Shift + Right Arrow

Swap Before and After settings

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up Arrow

Command + Option + Shift + Up Arrow

Increase/decrease selected slider in small increments

Up Arrow / Down Arrow or + / -

Up Arrow / Down Arrow or + / -

Increase/decrease selected slider in larger increments

Shift + Up Arrow / Shift + Down Arrow or Shift + + / Shift + -

Shift + Up Arrow / Shift + Down Arrow or Shift + + / Shift + -

Cycle through Basic panel settings (forward/backward)

. (period) / , (comma)

. (period) / , (comma)

Reset a slider

Double-click slider name

Double-click slider name

Reset a group of sliders

Alt-click group name

Option-click group name

Reset all settings

Ctrl + Shift + R

Command + Shift + R

Sync settings

Ctrl + Shift + S

Command + Shift + S

Sync settings bypassing Synchronize Settings dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + S

Command + Option + S

Toggle Auto Sync

Ctrl-click Sync button

Command-click Sync button

Enable Auto Sync

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Command + Option + Shift + A

Match total exposures

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M

Command + Option + Shift + M

Select White Balance tool (from any module)

W

W

Select the Crop tool (from any module)

R

R

Constrain aspect ratio when Crop tool is selected

A

A

Crop to same aspect ratio as previous crop

Shift + A

Shift + A

Crop from center of photo

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Cycle Crop grid overlay

O

O

Cycle Crop grid overlay orientation

Shift + O

Shift + O

Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation

X

X

Reset crop

Ctrl + Alt + R

Command + Option + R

Select the Spot Removal tool

Q

Q

Select the Adjustment Brush tool (from any module)

K

K

Select the Graduated Filter tool

M

M

Increase/decrease brush size

] / [

] / [

Increase/decrease brush feathering

Shift + ] / Shift + [

Shift + ] / Shift + [

Switch between local adjustment brush A and B

/

/

Temporarily switch from brush A or B to Eraser

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Paint a horizontal or vertical line

Shift-drag

Shift-drag

Increase/decrease Amount

Drag adjustment pin right/left

Drag adjustment pin right/left

Show/hide local adjustment pin

H

H

Show/hide local adjustment mask overlay

O

O

Cycle local adjustment mask overlay colors

Shift + O

Shift + O

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Tone Curve adjustment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Command + Option + Shift + T

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Hue adjustment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Command + Option + Shift + H

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Saturation adjustment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S

Command + Option + Shift + S

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Luminance adjustment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

Command + Option + Shift + L

Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Grayscale Mix adjustment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G

Command + Option + Shift + G

Deselect Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

Command + Option + Shift + N

Show clipping

J

J

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

Ctrl + ]

Command + ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

Ctrl + [

Command + [

Toggle between Loupe and 1:1 Zoom preview

Spacebar or Z

Spacebar or Z

Zoom in / zoom out

Ctrl + = / Ctrl + -

Command + = / Command + -

Play impromptu slide show

Ctrl + Enter

Command + Return

View Before and After left/right

Y

Y

View Before and After top/bottom

Alt + Y

Option + Y

View Before and After in a split screen

Shift + Y

Shift + Y

View Before only

\

\

Create a new snapshot

Ctrl + N

Command + N

Create a new preset

Ctrl + Shift + N

Command + Shift + N

Create a new preset folder

Ctrl + Alt + N

Command + Option + N

Open Develop view options

Ctrl + J

Command + J

Play slide show

Enter

Return

Play impromptu slide show

Ctrl + Enter

Command + Return

Pause slide show

Spacebar

Spacebar

Preview slide show

Alt + Enter

Option + Return

End slide show

Esc

Esc

Go to next slide

Right Arrow

Right Arrow

Go to previous slide

Left Arrow

Left Arrow

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

Ctrl + ]

Command + ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

Ctrl + [

Command + [

Show/hide guides

Ctrl + Shift + H

Command + Shift + H

Export PDF slide show

Ctrl + J

Command + J

Export JPEG slide show

Ctrl + Shift + J

Command + Shift + J

Export video slide show

Ctrl + Alt + J

Command + Option + J

Create a new slide show template

Ctrl + N

Command + N

Create a new slide show template folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

Command + Shift + N

Save slide show settings

Ctrl + S

Command + S

Print

Ctrl + P

Command + P

Print one copy

Ctrl + Alt + P

Command + Option + P

Open Page Setup dialog box

Ctrl + Shift + P

Command + Shift + P

Open Print Settings dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P

Command + Option + Shift + P

Go to first page

Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow

Command + Shift + Left Arrow

Go to last page

Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow

Command + Shift + Right Arrow

Go to previous page

Ctrl + Left Arrow

Command + Left Arrow

Go to next page

Ctrl + Right Arrow

Command + Right Arrow

Show/hide guides

Ctrl + Shift + H

Command + Shift + H

Show/hide rulers

Ctrl + R

Command + R

Show/hide page bleed

Ctrl + Shift + J

Command + Shift + J

Show/hide margins and gutters

Ctrl + Shift + M

Command + Shift + M

Show/hide image cells

Ctrl + Shift + K

Command + Shift + K

Show/hide dimensions

Ctrl + Shift + U

Command + Shift + U

Play impromptu slide show

Ctrl + Enter

Command + Return

Rotate photo right (clockwise)

Ctrl + ]

Command + ]

Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)

Ctrl + [

Command + [

Create a new print template

Ctrl + N

Command + N

Create a new print template folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

Command + Shift + N

Save print settings

Ctrl + S

Command + S