Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in iPhoto. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below). To complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.
ACTION SHORTCUT

Import and export Import photos Export photos Organize Move to the top of the photo library Move to the bottom of the photo library Create new folder Create new album Create new album from selection Create new Smart Album Home End Shift-Command-Option-N Command-N Shift-Command-N Option-Command-N or press the Option key while clicking the Add button E Command-double-click the Event Press Space bar when correct photo appears G S 0, 3, 1 (smallest to largest) M Use left and right arrow keys Shift-Command-I Shift-Command-E

Switch to Events view (from an album) Open an Event in a separate window Set key photo (from Events or Faces view)

Scroll selected Event into view Split Event Change size of photo thumbnails Magnify single photo to fill viewing area Move to next or previous magnified photo

Magnify photo or edit photo (depends on the double-click preference you set in iPhoto > Preferences) Reverse double-click preference when opening a photo Open photo in edit view Show or hide titles Show or hide keywords Show or hide Event titles in Photos view Show or hide hidden photos Show or hide ratings Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos (batch change) Show a photos image and camera information Duplicate a photo Cut photo Copy photo Paste photo Flag photo Hide photo Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album Move photo to Trash from album Empty Trash Selecting and deselecting photos Select a single photo Select all photos Select all photos between the current

Double-click the photo

Option-double-click the photo

Return Shift-Command-T Shift-Command-K Shift-Command-F Shift-Command-H Shift-Command-R Shift-Command-B

Command-I

Command-D Command-X Command-C Command-V Command-period (.) Command-L Delete

Command-Option-Delete Shift-Command-Delete

Click the photo Command-A Hold down the Shift key and click the

selection and a nonadjacent photo Select photos that are not adjacent to each other Select several photos located together

nonadjacent photo Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle Click the key photo of the Event Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect Shift-Command-A or click outside a photo

Select all photos in an Event Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos Deselect all photos

Information pane Go to next photo when editing text Go to previous photo when editing text Show extended photo information Rating photos Remove a photos rating Assign one star to a photo Assign two stars to a photo Assign three stars to a photo Assign four stars to a photo Assign five stars to a photo Slideshows Stop a slideshow Press the mouse button to show toolbar, and then click close button Press the Space bar Use the Right and Left Arrow keys Command-0 Command-1 Command-2 Command-3 Command-4 Command-5 Command-right bracket (]) Command-left bracket ([) Option-Command-I

Pause and resume playing Move through a slideshow manually Edit Rotate photo

Command-R

Rotate photo in opposite direction

Option-Command-R or press the Option key while clicking the Rotate button C Press the Shift key while dragging

Enter crop mode Disable constrain setting in crop tool when selecting an area Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting in crop tool when selecting an area Remove red eye Adjust red-eye pointer size

Drag vertically for portrait crop or drag horizontally for landscape crop

R Press left bracket ([) to decrease or right bracket (]) to increase A E S T Press left bracket ([) to decrease or right bracket (]) to increase W Press Option key (Exposure slider changes to Recovery slider) Press the Shift key Press the Right Arrow key Press the Left Arrow key Move pointer to area and then press 1

Open Adjust pane Open Effects pane Straighten photo Retouch photo Adjust retouch brush size

Adjust white balance Show Recovery slider in Adjust pane (for RAW-format photos only) Compare before and after edit Go to next photo Go to previous photo Zoom in 100 percent on specific area of photo Zoom in 200 percent on specific area of photo Zoom in on center of photo 100 percent Zoom in on center of photo 200 percent Zoom out

Move pointer to area and then press 2

Move pointer off photo and then press 1 Move pointer off photo and then press 2 0 or ` key

Adjust the view of a photo when zoomed in Enter full-screen edit view Return to organize view Exit without saving Undo last action Redo last action Book Move forward one page or spread Move back one page or spread Remove photo from page Remove unplaced photo from book

Press the Space bar while dragging

Option-Command-F Double-click the photo Escape Command-Z Shift-Command-Z

Press the Right Arrow key Press the Left Arrow key Select photo and press Delete Select the unplaced photo in the photo browser and press Delete Select the page and press Delete Home

Remove page from book Move to the beginning of the photo browser or page view area Move to the end of the photo browser or page view area Show fonts Spelling Share Print Subscribe to photo feed General Show preferences iPhoto Help Close window Minimize window

End

Command-T Shift-Command-semicolon (;)

Command-P Command-U

Command-comma (,) Command-? Command-W Command-M

Hide iPhoto Quit iPhoto

Command-H Command-Q

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