Windows Live Essentials Help & How-to
You can do many common tasks in Windows Live Photo Gallery by using just the keyboard.
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
View file properties
Alt+ENTER
Get Help for Photo Gallery
F1
Rotate a photo or video left 90 degrees
Ctrl+,
Rotate a photo or video right 90 degrees
Ctrl+.
View actual size in preview
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
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
Search photos and videos in the gallery
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
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