All Keyboard Shortcuts
TABLE OF CONTENTS
If you have only one photo selected you can use the arrow keys to move the selection around.
Copy item | y |
Edit in default editor | e |
Upload photo via FTP | u |
Turn tag on | + |
Turn tag off | - (minus) |
Toggle tag on/off | t |
Toggle Selection and Loupe cursor modes | z |
Set Color Class * | Ctrl-1 thru 8 |
Remove Color Class * | Ctrl-0 |
Set Star Rating * | Alt-1 thru 5 |
Remove Star Rating * | Alt-0 |
Select and scroll to last previewed item | l |
Save | s |
Rotate counter-clockwise 90° | [ |
Rotate clockwise 90° | ] |
Rename | m or Return |
Preview | Space |
Play/Stop any sounds. | a |
Open IPTC Info | i |
Move to previous Contact Sheet tab | Ctrl-← |
Move to next Contact Sheet tab | Ctrl-→ |
Close current tab | Ctrl-w |
Close all other tabs except current | Ctrl-Shift-w |
Scroll to bottom of Contact Sheet | End |
Scroll to top of Contact Sheet | Home |
Close Preview window | Esc or Alt-w |
Move back/forward one item | ←, → |
Scroll thumbnails by page | ↑, ↓, PgUp, PgDn |
Delete current item | Delete or Backspace |
Toggle "View crop mode" on/off | p |
Turn zoom on/off | z or * |
Increase zoom | + |
Decrease zoom | - (minus) |
Toggle shadow | n |
Toggle highlight | b |
Link the two previews | l |
One up view | o |
2-up view (landscape) | v |
2-up view (portraits) | h |
Switch active preview pane in 2-up | Tab |
Full screen mode (toggles) | f |
Restore from full screen mode | r |
Swap items in 2-up view | g or / |
Set Color Class (if set in Prefs) | 1 thru 8 |
Set Star Rating (if set in Prefs) | 1 thru 5 |
Remove Star Rating or Color Class (if set in Prefs) | 0 |
Set Color Class | Ctrl-1 thru 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl-0 |
Set Star Rating | Alt-1 thru 5 |
Remove Star Rating | Alt-0 |
Toggle tag on/off | t or . (period) |
Upload | u |
Toggle crop tool | c or x |
Remove crop | Shift-c |
Rotate counter-clockwise 90° | [ |
Rotate clockwise 90° | ] |
Mirror Photos Horizontally
| Ctrl-Alt-[
|
Mirror Photos Vertically
| Ctrl-Alt-]
|
Play/Stop audio sounds | a |
IPTC Info | i |
Add to selected items | w |
Deselect | d |
Copy | y |
Rename | m |
Edit | e |
Save | s |
Panning cursor | Space or Shift |
Pan in the zoomed mode | Shift--↑, ↓,←, → |
Pan faster in the zoomed mode | Shift-Ctrl-↑, ↓,←, → |
Zoom in and out | + and keypad-+ |
Zoom in and center on click | Ctrl+left-mouse-click |
Clear all fields | Ctrl-Delete |
Load IPTC template | Ctrl-Alt-l (lowercase L) |
Save IPTC template | Ctrl-Alt-s |
Show Job/User/Client dialog | Ctrl-Alt-j |
Show/Hide Variables window | Ctrl-Alt-v |
Apply to selected items | Ctrl-Alt-a |
Accept changes and close Pad | Ctrl-Enter |
Save changes and go to next | Alt-] or Ctrl-n |
Go to next without saving | Alt-Shift-] or Ctrl-Shift-n |
Save changes and go to previous | Alt-[ or Alt-b |
Go back to the previous without saving | Alt-Shift-[ or Ctrl-Shift-b |
Save, send to Uploader, and go to next | Alt-u |
Copy all IPTC field data to clipboard | Ctrl-Shift-c |
Paste clipboard into IPTC fields | Ctrl-Shift-v |
Save changes and close dialog | Ctrl-Enter |
Clear all fields based on Clear mask | Ctrl-Del |
Load a .IPT or .XMP file | Ctrl-Alt-l (lowercase L) |
Save all as a .IPT or .XMP file | Ctrl-Alt-s |
Apply the IPTC Stationery Pad | Ctrl-Alt-c |
Open Variables window | Ctrl-Alt-v |
Play the associated sound file | Ctrl-Alt-a |
Add Color Class | Ctrl-1 thru 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl-0 |
Add Star rating | Alt-1 thru 5 |
Remove Star rating | Alt-0 |
Enlarge the thumbnail | Alt-z |
Exit Slide Show | Esc |
Advance to next item | Space or → or ↓ |
Show previous item | Backspace or ← or ↑ |
Dismiss item from Slide Show | Delete or d |
Tag item | + |
Untag item | - (minus) |
Toggle tag | t |
Set Color Class | 1 thru 8 |
Remove Color Class | 0 |
Pause slide show if on Auto | CapsLock |
Toggle fullscreen on/off | f |
Open Contact Sheet | Ctrl-o |
Close Contact Sheet Tab | Ctrl-w |
Ingest | Ctrl-g |
Ingest From Selection | Alt-s |
Live Ingest | Ctrl-Alt-g |
Live Slide Show | Ctrl-Alt-l (lowercase L) |
Rename Photos | Ctrl-m |
Copy items | Ctrl-y |
Delete | Ctrl-Delete |
Save As | Ctrl-s |
Send items by email | Ctrl-Alt-e |
FTP | Ctrl-u |
Upload | Ctrl-Alt-u |
Export | Ctrl-Alt-x |
Print | Ctrl-p |
Quit Photo Mechanic | Ctrl-q |
Undo | Ctrl-z |
Redo | Ctrl-Shift-z |
Cut | Ctrl-x |
Copy | Ctrl-c |
Paste | Ctrl-v |
Take IPTC Snapshot | Alt-c |
Paste IPTC Snapshot | Alt-v |
Find | Ctrl-f |
Find and Replace | Ctrl-Shift-f |
Select all | Crtl-a |
Deselect all | Ctrl-d |
Select tagged items | Ctrl-t |
Select rotated items | Ctrl-Shift-r |
Select cropped | Ctrl-Shift- |
Select others (invert selection) | Ctrl-Shift-o |
Select Color Class 1-8 | Ctrl-Shift-1 thru 8 |
Select anything with a Color Class | Ctrl-Shift-9 |
Select items with no Color Class | Ctrl-Shift-0 (WinXP only) |
Select Star Rating 1-5 | Alt-Shift-1 thru 5 |
Select anything Star Rated | Alt-Shift-6 |
Select anything not Star Rated | Alt-Shift-0 |
Set Code Replacements | Ctrl-Alt-c |
Reload Code Replacements | Shift-Ctrl-Alt-c |
Preferences | Ctrl-, (comma) |
Metadata (IPTC) Template | Ctrl-i |
Apply Metadata Template | Ctrl-Shift-i |
Keywords panel | Ctrl-k |
Structured Keywords panel | Ctrl-Shift-k |
Rotate counter-clockwise 90° | Alt-[ |
Rotate clockwise 90° | Alt-] |
Tag photos | Ctrl-NumLock-+ |
Untag | Ctrl-- (minus) |
Preview | Ctrl-r |
Edit items | Ctrl-e |
Slide Show | Ctrl-l (lowercase L) |
Set Color Class | Ctrl-1 thru 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl-0 |
Set Star Rating | Alt-1 thru 5 |
Remove Star Rating | Alt-0 |
Include Selected Items (add to catalog) | Ctrl-Alt-a |
Remove Selected Items (delete from catalog) | Ctrl-Alt-s |
Map Location Search | Ctrl-Alt-m |
Add the selected items to the selected collection | Ctrl-b |
Toggle combined RAW+JPEG | Ctrl-j |
View all | F1 |
View selected | F2 |
View tagged | F3 |
View untagged | F4 |
Refresh | F5 |
Rescan Contact Sheet | / |
Show/Hide Info tooltips | Ctrl-Shift-t |
Apply rotation to JPEGs | Alt-r |
Select previous tab | Ctrl-left arrow
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Select next tab | Ctrl-right arrow
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* If you have single key shortcuts set in Preferences > Accessibility then you can use single keys (0-5 for star ratings or 0-8 for color classes) as well.