Adobe Lightroom Classic is a premier photo editing and photo management software developed by Adobe Inc. This software enables users to easily organise, enhance, and share photos. Key features include photo management, photo editing, graphics adjustments, photo healing, HDR, and panorama creation. Adobe Lightroom Classic stores photos locally compared to Lightroom Desktop (Cloud) where workflows and photos are stored in the Cloud.
Below is the list of panels, modules, views, screen modes, and secondary window keyboard shortcuts that will enhance your efficiency with Adobe Lightroom Classic on your computer.
Panels Keyboard Shortcuts
- Show/hide side panels Tab
- Show/hide all panels Shift + Tab
- Show/hide toolbar T
- Show/hide Module Picker F5
- Show/hide Filmstrip F6
- Show/hide left panels F7
- Show/hide right panels F8
- Toggle solo mode Option-click a panel
- Open a new panel without closing soloed panel Shift-click a panel
- Open/close all panels Command-click a panel
- Open/close left panels, top to bottom Command + Control + 0 - 5
- Open/close right panels, Library and Develop modules, top to bottom Command + 0 - 9
- Open/close right panels, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules, top to bottom Command + 1 - 7
- Redo Command + Shift + Z
- Undo Command + Z
Navigating Modules Keyboard Shortcuts
- Go to Library module Command + Option + 1
- Go to Develop module Command + Option + 2
- Go to Map module Command + Option + 3
- Go to Book module Command + Option + 4
- Go to Slideshow module Command + Option + 5
- Go to Print module Command + Option + 6
- Go to Web module Command + Option + 7
- Go back / go forward Command + Option + Left Arrow / Command + Option + Right Arrow
- Go back to previous module Command + Option + Up Arrow
Book Module Keyboard Shortcuts
- Double page view Command + R
- Multi-page view Command + E
- Next view mode Command + =
- Previous view mode Command + -
- Single page view Command + T
- Zoomed single-page view Command + U
- Create Saved Book Command + S
- Update Metadata captions Command + M
- Copy Book layout Command + Shift + C
- Paste Layout Command + Shift + V
- Remove Page Command + Shift + Backspace
- Select photo cells Command + Shift + Option + A
- Select text cells Command + Option + A
- Show / Hide Filter Text Command + Shift + H
- Show / Hide text safe area Command + Shift + U
Changing Views and Screen Modes Keyboard Shortcuts
- Enter Library Loupe view E
- Enter Library Grid view G
- Enter Library Compare view C
- Enter Library Survey view N
- Open selected photo in the Develop module D
- Cycle forward / backward through Lights Out modes L / Shift + L
- Toggle Lights Dim mode Command + Shift + L
- Cycle screen modes F
- Previous screen mode Shift + F
- Switch between Normal and full-screen, hide panels Command + Shift + F
- Go to Normal screen mode Command + Option + F
- Cycle info overlay I
- Show/hide info overlay Command + I
- Open Reference view Shift + R
- Enable loupe overlay in the Library Command + Option + O
- Enable and choose loupe overlay in the Library Command + Shift + Option + O
- Show Grid view styles Command + Shift + X
- Zoom to 100 Command + Option + 0
- Open People View in the Library module O
Using a Secondary Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Note: The shortcuts for using the secondary window are the same as the equivalent shortcuts in the Library module, with the Shift key added.
- Open secondary window Command + F11
- Enter Grid view Shift + G
- Enter normal Loupe view Shift + E
- Enter locked Loupe view Command + Shift + Return
- Enter Compare view Shift + C
- Enter Survey view Shift + N
- Enter Slideshow view Command + Option + Shift + Return
- Enter full-screen mode (requires a second monitor) Command + Shift + F11
- Show/hide Filter bar Shift + \
- Zoom in / zoom out Command + Shift + = / Command + Shift + -
