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Shortcuts
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 3 Keyboard Shortcuts.
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g
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Library Module: Grid View
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e
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Library Module: Loupe View
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d
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Develop Module
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g
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Grid
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e
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Loupe
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c
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Compare
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n
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Survey
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Press the shortcut to toggle back-and-forth.
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Full Screen
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Press f to cycle: Normal →
Full Screen w/Menu Bar
→ Full Screen
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Module Picker
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F5
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All Panels
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Shift + Tab
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Left & Right Panels
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Tab
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Left Panel
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F7
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Right Panel
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F8 |
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Tool Bar
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t
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Filmstrip
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F6
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You can change the features and information displayed around
the thumbnails.
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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
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Select All
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Press & Hold Shift
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Select a contiguous series of
thumbnails.
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Press & Hold Ctrl
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Select non-contiguous thumbnails.
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Go to
Click a Thumbnail.
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On Tool Bar?
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Yes
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Keyboard Shortcut
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p = Flag
x = Reject
u = Unflag
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Right Click Menu
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Yes
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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Photo > Set Flag
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On Thumbnail Border?
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Yes
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Other & Related Methods
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• 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
thumbnails, press Ctrl + Backspace (Mac: Cmd + Delete).
• Go to Library > Refine Photos to change all unflagged thumbnails to rejects, and all
flagged thumbnails to unflagged.
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Go to Flags.
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On Tool Bar?
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Yes
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Keyboard Shortcut
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0 = No stars
1 = ★
2 = ★★t
3 = ★★★
4 = ★★★★
5 = ★★★★★
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Right Click Menu
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Yes
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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Photo > Set Rating
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On Thumbnail Border?
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Yes
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Other & Related Methods
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Press the Caps-lock key to engage
Auto Advance.
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Go to Star Ratings.
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On Tool Bar?
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Click triangle at right end of
the tool bar to add to the tool bar.
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Keyboard Shortcut
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Red = 6
Yellow = 7
Green = 8
Blue = 9
Purple = None
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Right Click Menu
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Yes
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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Photo > Set Color Label
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On Thumbnail Border?
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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
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– |
Go to Color Labels.
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On Tool Bar?
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No
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Ctrl + g
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Right Click Menu
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Select Stacking > Group into
Stack
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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Photo > Stacking
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On Thumbnail Border?
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No
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Other & Related Methods
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• Open & collapse stacks: s
• To change the thumbnail on
top of the stack: Select the new thumbnail & press Shift
+ s
• Move a thumbnail up or down
a stack: Shift + [ or Shift + ].
• Unstack: Shift + Ctrl + g
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Go to Stacks.
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On Tool Bar?
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Yes
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Zoom in: Ctrl + =
Zoom out: Ctrl + – |
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Right Click Menu
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No
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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View > Zoom In & Out
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On Thumbnail Border?
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No
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Other & Related Methods
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To toggle between Fit & the last
magnification used:
• Press the spacebar
• Press z
• Double click on a thumbnail
to enlarge to Fit, and
then single click it to toggle between Fit & the last
magnification used
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Go to Zoom.
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