Apple Photos (MacOS)

Slideshow

Move through a slideshow manually

Use the Right and Left Arrow keys

All hotkeys for Apple Photos (MacOS)

Organize
Move to the top of the photo library

Home

Organize
Move to the bottom of the photo library

End

Organize
Create new album

Command + N

Organize
Create new album from selection

Shift + Command + N

Organize
Create new Smart Album

Option + Command + N

Organize
Show or hide titles

Shift + Command + T

Organize
Show or hide keywords

Shift + Command + K

Organize
Show or hide film rolls

Shift + Command + F

Organize
Show or hide all film roll photos

Hold down the Option key and click the triangle next to any film roll

Organize
Show or hide ratings

Shift + Command + R

Organize
Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos

Shift + Command + B

Organize
Assign, edit, or search by keywords

Command + K

Organize
Show a photo’s image and camera information

Command + I

Organize
Duplicate a photo

Command + D

Organize
Cut photo

Command + X

Organize
Copy photo

Command + C

Organize
Paste photo

Command + V

Organize
Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album

Delete

Organize
Move photo to Trash from album

Command + Option + Delete

Organize
Open photo in its own window or in edit view (depends on the double+click preference you set)

Double + click the photo

Organize
Reverse double+click preference when opening a photo

Option + double + click the photo

Rating photos
Assign zero stars to 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

Import
Import photos

Shift + Command + I

Edit
Rotate photo clockwise

Command + R

Edit
Rotate photo counter clockwise

Option + Command + R

Edit
Go to next photo

Right Arrow key

Edit
Go to previous photo

Left Arrow key

Edit
Disable constrain setting when selecting an area

Press the Command key while dragging

Edit
Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area

Press the Option key while dragging

Edit
Return to organize view

Double + click the photo

Edit
Undo last action

Command + Z

Edit
Redo last action

Shift + Command + Z

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select a single photo

Click the photo

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos

Command + A

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos between the current selection and a non+adjacent photo

Hold down the Shift key and click the non+ adjacent photo

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select photos that are non+adjacent to each other

Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select several photos located together

Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle

Selecting and deselecting photos
Select all photos in a film roll

Click the film roll icon

Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos

Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect

Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect all photos

Shift + Command + A or click outside a photo

Slideshow
Stop a slideshow

Press the mouse button

Slideshow
Pause and resume playing

Press the Space bar

Slideshow
Adjust the speed

Use the Up and Down Arrow keys

Slideshow
Move through a slideshow manually

Use the Right and Left Arrow keys

Slideshow
Rate photos

Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

Share
Print

Command + P

Share
Page setup

Shift + Command + P

Book
Apply a page design through the end of a book

Select the first page you want changed and press the Option key when choosing a design from the Page Design pop+ up menu

Book
Show fonts

Command + T

Book
Copy font

Command + 3

Book
Paste font

Command + 4

Book
Spelling

Command + : (colon)

Book preview
Move forward/Back one page

Right Arrow key / Left Arrow key

General
Show preferences

Command + , (comma)

General
iPhoto Help

Command + ?

General
Close window

Command + W

General
Minimize window

Command + M

General
Hide iPhoto

Command + H

General
Quit iPhoto

Command + Q

Similar combinations for other applications


Apple Photos (Windows)
Move through a slideshow manually
Slideshow

Use the Right and Left Arrow keys