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-[
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Mirror Photos Vertically
| Ctrl-Alt-]
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| 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.
