iPhoto Keyboard Shortcuts
Import
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Import photos | Shift-Command-I |
Organize
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move to the top of the photo library | Home |
| Move to the bottom of the photo library | End | Create new folder | Shift-Command-Option-N |
| Create new album | Command-N |
| Create new album from selection | Shift-Command-N |
| Create new Smart Album | Option-Command-N or press the Option key while clicking the Add button |
| Set key photo (from Events view) | Press Space bar when correct photo appears |
| Scroll selected Event into view | G |
| Split Event | S |
| Magnify photo | M |
| Move to next or previous magnified photo | Use left and right arrow keys |
| Create new album from selection | Shift-Command-N |
| Magnify photo or show all photos in that Event (depends on the double-click preference you set in iPhoto > Preferences) | Double-click the photo |
| Reverse double-click preference when opening a photo | Option-double-click the photo |
| Open photo in edit view | Return |
| Show or hide titles | Shift-Command-T |
| Show or hide keywords | Shift-Command-K |
| Show or hide Event titles | Shift-Command-F |
| Show or hide hidden photos | Shift-Command-H |
| Show or hide ratings | Shift-Command-R |
| Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos | Shift-Command-B |
| Show a photo's image and camera information | Command-I |
| Duplicate a photo | Command-D |
| Cut photo | Command-X |
| Copy photo | Command-C |
| Paste photo | Command-V |
| Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album | Delete |
| Move photo to Trash from album | Command-Option-Delete |
| Empty Trash | Shift-Command-Delete |
Selecting and deselecting photos
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select a single photo | Click the photo |
| Select all photos | Command-A |
| Select all photos between the current selection and a non-adjacent photo | Hold down the Shift key and click the non-adjacent photo |
| Select photos that are non-adjacent to each other | Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos |
| Select several photos located together | Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle |
| Select all photos in an Event | Click the key photo of the Event |
| Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos | Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect |
| Deselect all photos | Shift-Command-A or click outside a photo |
Information pane
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Go to next photo when editing text | Command-right bracket (]) |
| Go to previous photo when editing text | Command-left bracket ([) |
Rating photos
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Remove a photo's rating | Command-0 |
| Assign one star to a photo | Command-1 |
| Assign two stars to a photo | Command-2 |
| Assign three stars to a photo | Command-3 |
| Assign four stars to a photo | Command-4 |
| Assign five stars to a photo | Command-5 |
Slideshow
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Stop a slideshow | Press the mouse button |
| Pause and resume playing | Press the Space bar |
| Move through a slideshow manually | Use the Right and Left Arrow keys |
| Rate photos | Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 |
Edit
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Rotate photo | Command-R |
| Rotate photo in opposite direction | Option-Command-R or press the Option key while clicking the Rotate button |
| Enter crop mode | C |
| Remove red eye | R |
| Open adjust pane | A |
| Open Effects pane | E |
| Compare before and after edit | Press the Shift key |
| Go to next photo | Press the Right Arrow key |
| Go to previous photo | Press the Left Arrow key |
| Zoom in on photo 100 percent | 1 |
| Zoom in on photo 200 percent | 2 |
| Zoom in on center of photo 100 percent | Option-1 |
| Zoom in on center of photo 200 percent | Option-2 |
| Zoom out | 0 or ` key |
| Adjust the view of a photo when zoomed in | Press the Space bar while dragging |
| Disable constrain setting when selecting an area | Press the Command key while dragging |
| Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area | Press the Option key while dragging |
| Enter full-screen edit view | Option-Command-F |
| Return to organize view | Double-click the photo |
| Exit without saving | Escape |
| Undo last action | Command-Z |
| Go to next photo | Press the Right Arrow key |
| Redo last action | Shift-Command-Z |
| Restore last edit settings | Press Option key and click Restore Sliders in Adjust pane |
| Straighten | S |
| Retouch | R |
| Adjust white balance | W |
Book
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move forward one page or spread | Press the Right Arrow key |
| Move back one page or spread | Press the Left Arrow key |
| Remove photo from page | Select photo and press Delete |
| Remove unplaced photo from book | Select the unplaced photo in the photo browser and press Delete |
| Remove page from book | Select the page and press Delete |
| Move to the beginning of the photo browser or page view area | Home |
| Move to the end of the photo browser or page view area | End |
| Show fonts | Command-T |
| Spelling | Command-: (colon) |
Share
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Command-P |
General
Action |
Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show preferences | Command-, (comma) |
| iPhoto Help | Command-? |
| Close window | Command-W |
| Minimize window | Command-M |
| Hide iPhoto | Command-H |
| Quit iPhoto | Command-Q |