Hotkeys and shortcuts for Apple Photos (Windows)

(Total 64)

Home
Organize
Move to the top of the photo library
End
Organize
Move to the bottom of the photo library
Ctrl + N
Organize
Create new album
Shift + Ctrl + N
Organize
Create new album from selection
Alt + Ctrl + N
Organize
Create new Smart Album
Shift + Ctrl + T
Organize
Show or hide titles
Shift + Ctrl + K
Organize
Show or hide keywords
Shift + Ctrl + F
Organize
Show or hide film rolls
Hold down the Alt key and click the triangle next to any film roll
Organize
Show or hide all film roll photos
Shift + Ctrl + R
Organize
Show or hide ratings
Shift + Ctrl + B
Organize
Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos
Ctrl + K
Organize
Assign, edit, or search by keywords
Ctrl + I
Organize
Show a photo’s image and camera information
Ctrl + D
Organize
Duplicate a photo
Ctrl + X
Organize
Cut photo
Ctrl + C
Organize
Copy photo
Ctrl + V
Organize
Paste photo
Delete
Organize
Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album
Ctrl + Alt + 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)
Alt + double + click the photo
Organize
Reverse double+click preference when opening a photo
Ctrl + 0
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Ctrl + 1
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Ctrl + 2
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Ctrl + 3
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Ctrl + 4
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Ctrl + 5
Rating photos
Assign zero stars to a photo
Shift + Ctrl + I
Import
Import photos
Ctrl + R
Edit
Rotate photo clockwise
Alt + Ctrl + R
Edit
Rotate photo counter clockwise
Right Arrow
Edit
Go to next photo
Left Arrow
Edit
Go to previous photo
Press the Ctrl key while dragging
Edit
Disable constrain setting when selecting an area
Press the Alt key while dragging
Edit
Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area
Double + click the photo
Edit
Return to organize view
Ctrl + Z
Edit
Undo last action
Shift + Ctrl + Z
Edit
Redo last action
Click the photo
Selecting and deselecting photos
Select a single photo
Ctrl + 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 Ctrl 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 Ctrl key and click the photos you want to deselect
Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos
Shift + Ctrl + A or click outside a photo
Selecting and deselecting photos
Deselect all photos
Press the mouse button
Slideshow
Stop a slideshow
Press the Spacebar
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
Ctrl + P
Share
Print
Shift + Ctrl + P
Share
Page setup
Select the first page you want changed and press the Alt key when choosing a design from the Page Design pop+ up menu
Book
Apply a page design through the end of a book
Ctrl + T
Book
Show fonts
Ctrl + 3
Book
Copy font
Ctrl + 4
Book
Paste font
Ctrl + :
Book
Spelling
Right Arrow key / Left Arrow key
Book preview
Move forward/Back one page
Ctrl + ,
General
Show preferences
Ctrl + ?
General
iPhoto Help
Ctrl + W
General
Close window
Ctrl + M
General
Minimize window
Ctrl + H
General
Hide iPhoto
Ctrl + Q
General
Quit iPhoto