Hotkeys and shortcuts for Apple Photos (MacOS)

(Total 64)

Home
Organize
Move to the top of the photo library
End
Organize
Move to the bottom of the photo library
Command + N
Organize
Create new album
Shift + Command + N
Organize
Create new album from selection
Option + Command + N
Organize
Create new Smart Album
Shift + Command + T
Organize
Show or hide titles
Shift + Command + K
Organize
Show or hide keywords
Shift + Command + F
Organize
Show or hide film rolls
Hold down the Option key and click the triangle next to any film roll
Organize
Show or hide all film roll photos
Shift + Command + R
Organize
Show or hide ratings
Shift + Command + B
Organize
Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos
Command + K
Organize
Assign, edit, or search by keywords
Command + I
Organize
Show a photo’s image and camera information
Command + D
Organize
Duplicate a photo
Command + X
Organize
Cut photo
Command + C
Organize
Copy photo
Command + V
Organize
Paste photo
Delete
Organize
Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album
Command + Option + Delete
Organize
Move photo to Trash from album
Double + click the photo
Organize
Open photo in its own window or in edit view (depends on the double+click preference you set)
Option + double + click the photo
Organize
Reverse double+click preference when opening a photo
Command + 0
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Command + 1
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Command + 2
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Command + 3
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Command + 4
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Command + 5
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Shift + Command + I
Import
Import photos
Command + R
Edit
Rotate photo clockwise
Option + Command + R
Edit
Rotate photo counter clockwise
Right Arrow key
Edit
Go to next photo
Left Arrow key
Edit
Go to previous photo
Press the Command key while dragging
Edit
Disable constrain setting when selecting an area
Press the Option key while dragging
Edit
Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area
Double + click the photo
Edit
Return to organize view
Command + Z
Edit
Undo last action
Shift + Command + Z
Edit
Redo last action
Click the photo
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select a single photo
Command + A
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos
Hold down the Shift key and click the non+ adjacent photo
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos between the current selection and a non+adjacent photo
Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select photos that are non+adjacent to each other
Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select several photos located together
Click the film roll icon
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos in a film roll
Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect
Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos
Shift + Command + A or click outside a photo
Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect all photos
Press the mouse button
Slideshow
Stop a slideshow
Press the Space bar
Slideshow
Pause and resume playing
Use the Up and Down Arrow keys
Slideshow
Adjust the speed
Use the Right and Left Arrow keys
Slideshow
Move through a slideshow manually
Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
Slideshow
Rate photos
Command + P
Share
Print
Shift + Command + P
Share
Page setup
Select the first page you want changed and press the Option key when choosing a design from the Page Design pop+ up menu
Book
Apply a page design through the end of a book
Command + T
Book
Show fonts
Command + 3
Book
Copy font
Command + 4
Book
Paste font
Command + : (colon)
Book
Spelling
Right Arrow key / Left Arrow key
Book preview
Move forward/Back one page
Command + , (comma)
General
Show preferences
Command + ?
General
iPhoto Help
Command + W
General
Close window
Command + M
General
Minimize window
Command + H
General
Hide iPhoto
Command + Q
General
Quit iPhoto