Shortcut Keys For Processing Photos in Lightroom 2.x
Adobe has gone nuts! In Lightroom there is a key combination for everything. There is even a key combination for taking the dog out and another one for feeding the cat but only if you have the left panel enabled with... in the develop module...
As far as I have figured out there are 235 key combinations in Lightroom! And these Lightroom key combinations do different things depending on the context.
| Task | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Import photos from disk | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + I |
| Open catalog | Ctrl + 0 | Command + 0 |
| Open Preferences | Ctrl + , (comma) | Command + , (comma) |
| Open Catalog Settings | Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) | Command + Option + , (comma) |
| Create a new folder in the Library module | Ctrl + Shift + N | Command + Shift + N |
| Create virtual copy (Library and Develop module only) | Ctrl + ‘ (apostrophe) | Command + ‘ (apostrophe) |
| Show in Explorer / Finder (Library and Develop module only) | Ctrl + R | Command + R |
| Go to next/previous photo in the Filmstrip | Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
| Select multiple folders or collections (in Library, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules) | Shift-click or Ctrl-click | Shift-click or Command-click |
| Rename photo (in Library module) | F2 | F2 |
| Delete selected photo(s) | Backspace or Delete | Delete |
| Remove selected photo(s) from catalog | Alt + Backspace | Option + Delete |
| Delete selected photo(s) and move to Recycling Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS) | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Backspace | Command + Option + Shift + Delete |
| Delete rejected photo(s) | Ctrl + Backspace | Command + Delete |
| Edit in Photoshop | Ctrl + E | Command + E |
| Open in other editor | Ctrl + Alt + E | Command + Option + E |
| Export selected photo(s) | Ctrl + Shift + E | Command + Shift + E |
| Export with previous settings | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E | Command + Option + Shift + E |
| Open plug-in manager | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , (comma) | Command + Option + Shift + , (comma) |
| Print selected photo | Ctrl + P | Command + P |
| Open Page Setup dialog box | Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + Shift + P |
I think that I have all the 235 Lightroom key combinations that work in Lightroom 2.x. The list is by functionality:
- Keys For The Develop Module
- Keys For Collections
- Keys For Comparing Photos
- Keys For Metadata & Keywords
- Keys For Panels
- Keys For Print Module
- Keys For Processing Photos
- Keys For Rating Photos
- Keys For Secondary Windows
- Keys For Slideshow Module
- Keys For Switching Modules
- Keys For Viewing
- Keys For Web Module
- Keys For Help