Lightroom Shortcut Keys Save Time
By Karl Peschel on Feb 8, 2008 in Lightroom
Lightroom has proven to be a very useful piece of software. Being able to use just one app for importing, sorting, finding, editing, printing and sharing has made my life easier.
To make your life easier in Lightroom, you need to make use of the numerous shortcut keys. You can find a list of shortcut keys off the Help menu from any module. Or just hit CTRL+/ (Cmd+/ for Mac) to popup the list.
The ones I use the most are:
- G – jumps right back to the Grid in the Library
- D – Jumps to the Develop module
- R – jumps to Develop and the Crop tool
- L – Lights out darkens all but the image. Useful when sorting or using the Crop tool.
- F5 and F6 – Show/hide the top toolbar or the Filmstrip at the bottom
- F7 and F8 – Show/hide the left or right tool panels
- Tab – Show/hide all toolbars and panels
- X – Flag for deletion. Then filter for Delete flag, select all and Delete.
- 1-9 – 1-5 Set Star rating, and 6-9 set Color ratings. Zero sets star rating to none
- Y – In Develop module show Before and After.
Depending on how you use Lightroom, you’ll have your own personal favorites. I would encourage you to look up all that are available, since you’ll likely find some you didn’t know about.
John Esberg | Aug 26, 2008 | Reply
These are a good choice of fundamental shortcuts. I use most of them myself. Might I recommend a post on the shortcuts for just the develop module?
Karl | Aug 26, 2008 | Reply
A good idea. Since Lightroom 2 is now out, and there are more tools available, I’ll add this to my future post list.
Thanks.
-=[ Karl ]=-
Eagle | Dec 16, 2008 | Reply
In light room 2 when I press F7 of F8 nothing happens when in library module ?? the Left or Right side panel do nothing ??
Karl | Dec 20, 2008 | Reply
What happens when you hit the Tab key? That should show/hide both. Check your settings for the panels. Right click the little triangle at the edge of the screen and set to Manual. Then F7 and F8 definitely should work.
Zach | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
much better than f7 f8 and or the tab, is the shift+tab together to show/hide all panels simultaneously, i’m surprised how little know that shortcut key is because I use it so much.