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 Alt-click a panel
- Open a new panel without closing soloed panel Shift-click a panel
- Open/close all panels Ctrl-click a panel
- Open/close left panels, top to bottom Ctrl + Shift + 0 - 5
- Open/close right panels, Library and Develop modules, top to bottom Ctrl + 0 - 9
- Open/close right panels, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules, top to bottom Ctrl + 1 - 7
- Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
- Redo Ctrl + Y
- Undo Ctrl + Z
Navigating Modules Keyboard Shortcuts
- Go to Library module Ctrl + Alt + 1
- Go to Develop module Ctrl + Alt + 2
- Go to Map module Ctrl + Alt + 3
- Go to Book module Ctrl + Alt + 4
- Go to Slideshow module Ctrl + Alt + 5
- Go to Print module Ctrl + Alt + 6
- Go to Web module Ctrl + Alt + 7
- Go back / go forward Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow / Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow
- Go back to previous module Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow
Book Module Keyboard Shortcuts
- Double page view Ctrl + R
- Multi-page view Ctrl + E
- Next view mode Ctrl + =
- Previous view mode Ctrl + -
- Single page view Ctrl + T
- Zoomed single-page view Ctrl + U
- Create Saved Book Ctrl + S
- Update Metadata captions Ctrl + M
- Copy Book layout Ctrl + Shift + C
- Paste Layout Ctrl + Shift + V
- Remove Page Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
- Select photo cells Ctrl + Shift + Alt + A
- Select text cells Ctrl + Alt + A
- Show / Hide Filter Text Ctrl + Shift + H
- Show / Hide text safe area Ctrl + 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 Ctrl + Shift + L
- Cycle screen modes F
- Switch between Normal and full-screen, hide panels Ctrl + Shift + F
- Go to Normal screen mode Ctrl + Alt + F
- Cycle info overlay I
- Show/hide info overlay Ctrl + I
- Open Reference view Shift + R
- Enable loupe overlay in the Library Ctrl + Alt + O
- Enable and choose loupe overlay in the Library Ctrl + Shift + Alt + O
- Show Grid view styles Ctrl + Shift + X
- Zoom to 100 Ctrl + Alt + 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 F11
- Enter Grid view Shift + G
- Enter normal Loupe view Shift + E
- Enter locked Loupe view Ctrl + Shift + Enter
- Enter Compare view Shift + C
- Enter Survey view Shift + N
- Enter Slideshow view Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter
- Enter full-screen mode (requires a second monitor) Shift + F11
- Show/hide Filter bar Shift + \
- Zoom in / zoom out Ctrl + Shift + = / Ctrl + Shift -
