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Essential lightroom keyboard shortcuts

I made a quick overview of the most essential lightroom keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software. They work on both windows and mac.

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General Shortcuts:

  • Import Photos: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + I

  • Export Photos: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + E

  • Open Preferences: Ctrl/⌘ + , (Comma)

  • Full-Screen Mode: F

  • Toggle Lights Out: L (once for dim, twice for black)

  • Loupe View: E

  • Grid View: G

  • Compare View: C

  • Survey View: N

  • Toggle Side Panels: Tab

  • Toggle Module Picker: Shift + Tab


Library Module:

  • Toggle Grid and Loupe View: G (Grid), E (Loupe)

  • Select All Photos: Ctrl/⌘ + A

  • Deselect All Photos: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + A

  • Flag Photo as Picked: P

  • Unflag Photo: U

  • Flag Photo as Rejected: X

  • Star Rating: 1-5

  • Apply Color Label: 6-9 (6: Red, 7: Yellow, 8: Green, 9: Blue)

  • Quick Collection: B

  • Increase/Decrease Grid Thumbnail Size: = (Increase), - (Decrease)


Develop Module:

  • Switch to Develop Module: D

  • Crop Tool: R

  • Spot Removal Tool: Q

  • Adjustment Brush Tool: K

  • Graduated Filter Tool: M

  • Radial Filter Tool: Shift + M

  • Reset to Default Settings: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + R

  • Before and After View: Y

  • Solo Mode (collapse all other panels): Alt/Option + click panel

  • Zoom In/Out: Z

  • Toggle Clipping Warnings: J

  • Toggle Between Original and Edited Photo: ** (Backslash)

  • Auto Tone: Ctrl/⌘ + U

  • Auto White Balance: Shift + Ctrl/⌘ + U


Basic Editing Adjustments:

  • Increase Exposure: Ctrl/⌘ + ]

  • Decrease Exposure: Ctrl/⌘ + [

  • Increase Contrast: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + ]

  • Decrease Contrast: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + [

  • Increase Highlights: Alt/Option + Shift + ]

  • Decrease Highlights: Alt/Option + Shift + [

  • Increase Shadows: Shift + ]

  • Decrease Shadows: Shift + [

  • Increase Whites: Ctrl/⌘ + Alt/Option + ]

  • Decrease Whites: Ctrl/⌘ + Alt/Option + [

  • Increase Blacks: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Alt/Option + ]

  • Decrease Blacks: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Alt/Option + [


Viewing and Navigation:

  • Toggle Full-Screen Preview: F

  • Toggle Between Fit and Fill View: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + F

  • Show/Hide Info Overlay: I

  • Zoom In: Z

  • Zoom Out: Z (same key to toggle)

  • Go to Previous Photo: Left Arrow

  • Go to Next Photo: Right Arrow


Miscellaneous:

  • Show Clipping: J

  • Sync Settings: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + S

  • Copy Settings: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + C

  • Paste Settings: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + V

  • Show/Hide Filmstrip: F6

  • Show/Hide Left Panel: F7

  • Show/Hide Right Panel: F8

  • Show/Hide Top Module Picker: F5


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