Here are the most useful shortcuts.
Many are single letters.
Others require you to press and hold Ctrl (Mac: Cmd), while pressing a letter.
Press Ctrl + ?, to see the shortcuts for the module you're using.
For all of the shortcuts, go to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Keyboard Shortcuts.
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g |
Library Module: Grid View |
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e |
Library Module: Loupe View |
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d |
Develop Module |
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g |
Grid |
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e |
Loupe |
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c |
Compare |
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n |
Survey |
Press the shortcut to toggle back-and-forth.
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Full Screen |
Press f to cycle: Normal → Full Screen w/Menu Bar → Full Screen |
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Module Picker |
F5 |
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All Panels |
Shift + Tab |
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Left & Right Panels |
Tab |
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Left Panel |
F7 |
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Right Panel |
F8 |
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Tool Bar |
t |
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Filmstrip |
F6 |
You can change the features and information displayed around the previews.
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Grid View |
j |
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Loupe View |
i |
Press L to darken the area around the image.
You can cycle from gray, to dark gray, to black.
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Ctrl + a |
Select All |
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Press & Hold Shift |
Select a contiguous series of previews. |
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Press & Hold Ctrl |
Select non-contiguous previews. |
Go to Click a preview.
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On Tool Bar? |
Yes |
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Keyboard Shortcut |
p = Flag x = Reject u = Unflag |
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Right Click Menu |
Yes |
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Menu on Top of the Screen |
Photo > Set Flag |
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On Preview Cell (Border)? |
Yes |
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Other & Related Methods |
• Press Ctrl + Up Arrow & Press Ctrl + Down Arrow to change the flagging. • Press the Caps-lock key to engage Auto Advance. • To delete the rejected previews, press Ctrl + Backspace (Mac: Cmd + Delete). • Go to Library > Refine Photos to change all unflagged previews to rejects, and all flagged previews to unflagged. |
Go to Flags.
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On Tool Bar? |
Yes |
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Keyboard Shortcut |
0 = No stars 1 = ★ 2 = ★★t 3 = ★★★ 4 = ★★★★ 5 = ★★★★★ |
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Right Click Menu |
Yes |
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Menu on Top of the Screen |
Photo > Set Rating |
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On Preview Cell (Border)? |
Yes |
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Other & Related Methods |
Press the Caps-lock key to engage Auto Advance. |
Go to Star Ratings.
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On Tool Bar? |
Click triangle at right end of the tool bar to add to the tool bar. |
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Keyboard Shortcut |
Red = 6 Yellow = 7 Green = 8 Blue = 9 Purple = None |
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Right Click Menu |
Yes |
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Menu on Top of the Screen |
Photo > Set Color Label |
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On Preview Cell (Border)? |
Yes. Press Ctrl + j. Select Show Grid Extras & Expanded Cells at the top. At the bottom, select Include Color Label. |
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Other & Related Methods |
– |
Go to Color Labels.
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On Tool Bar? |
No |
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
Ctrl + g |
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Right Click Menu |
Select Stacking > Group into Stack |
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Menu on Top of the Screen |
Photo > Stacking |
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On Preview Cell (Border)? |
No |
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Other & Related Methods |
• Open & collapse stacks: s • To change the preview on top of the stack: Select the new preview & press Shift + s • Move a preview up or down a stack: Shift + [ or Shift + ]. • Unstack: Shift + Ctrl + g |
Go to Stacks.
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On Tool Bar? |
Yes |
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
Zoom in: Ctrl + = Zoom out: Ctrl + – |
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Right Click Menu |
No |
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Menu on Top of the Screen |
View > Zoom In & Out |
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On Preview Cell (Border)? |
No |
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Other & Related Methods |
To toggle between Fit & the last magnification used: • Press the spacebar • Press z • Double click on a preview to enlarge to Fit, and then single click it to toggle between Fit & the last magnification used |
Go to Zoom.
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Zoom In |
= |
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Zoom Out |
– |