Keyboard shortcuts

You can do many common tasks in Photo Gallery by using just the keyboard.

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General shortcuts

To do this Press this

Print

Ctrl+P

Select all

Ctrl+A

Copy

Ctrl+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Delete

Ctrl+D

Zoom in

Plus Sign (+)

Zoom out

Minus Sign (-)

Show or hide file details in the gallery

Ctrl+0

Refresh

F5

Play video

Ctrl+SPACE

Pause video

Ctrl+S

View slide show

F12

Show or hide the ribbon

Ctrl+F1

Show or hide ribbon keytips

F10

Show or hide ribbon shortcuts

F10

Show or hide file details in the gallery

Ctrl+0

View file properties

Alt+ENTER

Get Help for Photo Gallery

F1

Editing shortcuts

To do this Press this

Rotate a photo or video left 90 degrees

Ctrl+,

Rotate a photo or video right 90 degrees

Ctrl+.

View actual size in preview

Ctrl+0

Pan left in preview

Alt+Left Arrow key

Pan right in preview

Alt+Right Arrow key

Show or hide the Fine tune pane in preview

Ctrl+F

Expand or collapse Adjust exposure in the Fine tune pane

Ctrl+U

Expand or collapse Adjust color in the Fine tune pane

Ctrl+O

Expand or collapse Straighten photo in the Fine tune pane

Ctrl+S

Expand or collapse Adjust detail in the Fine tune pane

Ctrl+J

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Undo all

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Revert to original

Ctrl+R

Close preview mode

Esc

Organization shortcuts

To do this Press this

Search photos and videos in the gallery

Ctrl+F

Add a descriptive tag

Ctrl+T

Add a people tag

Ctrl+L

Add a Geotag

Ctrl+G

Add a caption

Ctrl+N

Add or remove a flag

INSERT

Show or hide the Tag and caption pane

Ctrl+I

Set rating to 0 stars

0

Set rating to 1 star

1

Set rating to 2 stars

2

Set rating to 3 stars

3

Set rating to 4 stars

4

Set rating to 5 stars

5

Rename a photo or video

Ctrl+M

Confirm a batch people tag suggestion

C

Ignore a batch people tag suggestion

N

Assign a new name to a batch people tag suggestion

T

Remove a batch people tag suggestion

D

Close batch people tag mode

Esc


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