Table of Contents
- Contact Sheet
- Preview Window
- Metadata (IPTC) Template
- Metadata (IPTC) Info
- Slide Show
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Image Menu
- Catalog Menu(Photo Mechanic Plus)
- View Menu
- Tools Menu
- Window Menu
Contact Sheet
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Copy Item | Y |
Edit in Default Editor | E |
Upload Photo via FTP | U |
Turn Tag On | + |
Turn Tag Off | - |
Toggle Tag On/Off | T |
Toggle Selection and Loupe Cursor Modes | Z |
*Set Color Class | Ctrl - 1 through 8 |
*Remove Color Class | Ctrl - 0 |
*Set Star Rating | Alt - 1 through 5 |
*Remove Star Rating | Alt - 0 |
Select and Scroll to Last Previewed Item | L |
Save As | S |
Rotate Counter-Clockwise 90° | [ |
Rotate Clockwise 90° | ] |
Rename | M or Return |
Preview Selected Image | Space |
Play/Stop Sounds | A |
Open IPTC Info | I |
Move to Previous Contact Sheet Tab | Ctrl - ← |
Move to Next Contact Sheet Tab | Ctrl - → |
Close current tab | Ctrl - W |
Close All Other Tabs Except Current | Ctrl - Shift - W |
Scroll to Bottom of Contact Sheet | End |
Scroll to Top of Contact Sheet | Home |
Preview Window
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Close Preview Window | Esc or Alt - W |
Move Back/Forward One Item | ←, → |
Scroll Thumbnails by Page | ↑, ↓, PgUp, PgDn |
Delete Selected Item | Delete or Backspace |
Toggle "View Crop Mode" On/Off | P |
Turn Zoom On/Off | Z or * |
Increase Zoom | + |
Decrease Zoom | - |
Toggle Shadows | N |
Toggle Highlights | B |
Link the Two Previews | L |
One-Up View | O |
2-Up View (Landscape) | V |
2-Up View (Portraits) | H |
Switch Active Preview Pane in 2-Up | Tab |
Toggle Full Screen Mode | F |
Restore from Full Screen Mode | R |
Swap Items in 2-Up View | G or / |
*Set Color Class | 1 through 8 |
*Set Star Rating | 1 through 5 |
*Remove Star Rating or Color Class | 0 |
Set Color Class | Ctrl - 1 through 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl - 0 |
Set Star Rating | Alt - 1 through 5 |
Remove Star Rating | Alt - 0 |
Toggle Tag On/Off | T or . |
Upload | U |
Toggle Crop Tool | C or X |
Remove Crop | Shift - C |
Rotate Counter-Clockwise 90° | [ |
Rotate Clockwise 90° | ] |
Mirror Photos Horizontally | Ctrl - Alt - [ |
Mirror Photos Vertically | Ctrl - Alt - ] |
Play/Stop Audio | A |
Show IPTC Info | I |
Add to Selected Items | W |
Deselect | D |
Copy | Y |
Rename | M |
Edit | E |
Save As | S |
Panning Cursor | Space or Shift |
Pan in Zoomed Mode | Shift- ↑, ↓, ←, → |
Pan faster in Zoomed Mode | Shift - Ctrl - ↑, ↓, ←, → |
Zoom In/Out | +, - |
Zoom in and center on click | Ctrl - Left Mouse-Click |
Metadata (IPTC) Template
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Clear All Fields | Ctrl - Delete |
Load IPTC Template | Ctrl - Alt - L |
Save IPTC Template | Ctrl - Alt - S |
Show Job/User/Client Dialog | Ctrl - Alt - J |
Show/Hide Variables Window | Ctrl - Alt - V |
Apply to Selected Items | Ctrl - Alt - A |
Accept Changes and Close Window | Ctrl - Enter |
Metadata (IPTC) Info
Function | Shortcut |
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Save Changes and Go to Next | Alt - ] or Ctrl - M |
Go to Next without Saving | Alt - Shift - ] or Ctrl - Shift - N |
Save Changes and Go to Previous | Alt - [ or Alt - B |
Go to Previous without Saving | Alt - Shift - [ or Ctrl - Shift - B |
Save, Send to Uploader, and Go to Next Item | Alt - U |
Copy All IPTC Field Data to Clipboard | Ctrl - Shift - C |
Paste Clipboard into IPTC Fields | Ctrl - Shift - V |
Save Changes and Close Window | Ctrl - Enter |
Clear All Fields (based on Clear Mask) | Ctrl - Del |
Load .IPT or .XMP File | Ctrl - Alt - L |
Save as .IPT or .XMP File | Ctrl - Alt - S |
Apply Metadata Template | Ctrl - Alt - C |
Open Variables Window | Ctrl - Alt - V |
Play Sound File | Ctrl - Alt - A |
Add Color Class | Ctrl - 1 through 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl - 0 |
Add Star Rating | Alt - 1 through 5 |
Remove Star Rating | Alt - 0 |
Enlarge the Thumbnail | Alt - Z |
Slide Show
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Exit Slide Show | Esc |
Advance to Next Item | Space or →, ↓ |
Show Previous Item | Backspace or ←, ↑ |
Dismiss Item from Slide Show | Delete or D |
Tag Item | + |
Untag Item | - |
Toggle Tag | T |
*Set Color Class | 1 through 8 |
Remove Color Class | 0 |
Pause Slide Show (if on Auto) | CapsLock |
Toggle Fullscreen On/Off | F |
File Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Open Contact Sheet | Ctrl - O |
Close Contact Sheet Tab | Ctrl - W |
Ingest | Ctrl - G |
Ingest from Selection | Alt - S |
Live Ingest | Ctrl - Alt - G |
Live Slide Show | Ctrl - Alt - L |
Rename Photos | Ctrl - M |
Copy Items | Ctrl - Y |
Delete | Ctrl - Delete |
Save As | Ctrl - S |
Email Selected Items | Ctrl - Alt - E |
FTP | Ctrl - U |
Upload | Ctrl - Alt - U |
Export | Ctrl - Alt - X |
Ctrl - P | |
Quit Photo Mechanic | Ctrl - Q |
Edit Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Undo | Ctrl - Z |
Redo | Ctrl - Shift - Z |
Cut | Ctrl - X |
Copy | Ctrl - C |
Paste | Ctrl - V |
Take IPTC Snapshot | Alt - C |
Paste IPTC Snapshot | Alt - V |
Find | Ctrl - F |
Find and Replace | Ctrl - Shift - F |
Select All | Ctrl - a |
Deselect All | Ctrl - D |
Select Tagged Items | Ctrl - T |
Select Rotated Items | Ctrl - Shift - R |
Select Cropped Items | Ctrl - Shift - C |
Invert Selection | Ctrl - Shift - O |
Select Color Class 1-8 | Ctrl - Shift - 1 through 8 |
Select All Items with a Color Class | Ctrl - Shift - 9 |
Select Items with No Color Class (WinXP only) | Ctrl - Shift - 0 |
Select All Items with Specific Star Rating | Alt - Shift - 1 through 5 |
Select All Items with Star Rating | Alt - Shift - 6 |
Select All Items with No Star Rating | Alt - Shift - 0 |
Set Code Replacements | Ctrl - Alt - C |
Reload Code Replacements | Shift - Ctrl - Alt - C |
Preferences | Ctrl - , |
Image Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Open Metadata (IPTC) Template | Ctrl - I |
Apply Metadata Template | Ctrl - Shift - I |
Open Keywords Panel | Ctrl - K |
Open Structured Keywords Panel | Ctrl - Shift - K |
Rotate Counter-Clockwise 90° | Alt - [ |
Rotate Clockwise 90° | Alt - ] |
Tag Selected Items | Ctrl - NumLock - + |
Untag Selected Items | Ctrl - - |
Preview | Ctrl - R |
Edit Items | Ctrl - E |
Slide Show | Ctrl - L |
Set Color Class | Ctrl - 1 through 8 |
Remove Color Class | Ctrl - 0 |
Set Star Rating | Alt - 1 through 5 |
Remove Star Rating | Alt - 0 |
Catalog Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Include Selected Items (Add to Catalog) | Ctrl - Alt - A |
Remove Selected Items (Delete from Catalog) | Ctrl - Alt - S |
Map Location Search | Ctrl - Alt - M |
Add Selected Items to Selected Collection | Ctrl - B |
View Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Toggle Combined RAW+JPEG | Ctrl - J |
View All | F1 |
View Selected | F2 |
View Tagged | F3 |
View Untagged | F4 |
Refresh | F5 |
Rescan Contact Sheet | / |
Show/Hide Info Tooltips | Ctrl - Shift - T |
Tools Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Apply Rotation to JPEGs | Alt - R |
Window Menu
Function | Shortcut |
---|---|
Select Previous Tab | Ctrl - ← |
Select Next Tab | Ctrl - → |
* If you have single key shortcuts set in Preferences > Accessibility then you can use single keys (0-5 for star ratings or 0-8 for color classes) as well.