# Keyboard Shortcut Keys While **keyboard shortcuts** are optional, they can be a huge timesaver. Be sure to practice these and add them to your workflow. You may find it helpful to print these out. {% tabs %} {% tab title="macOS Keyboard Shortcuts" %} ### General | **\\** | Activates before/after comparison. When the key is pressed, the original image will be shown. Releasing the key will reveal the enhanced image. | | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Space Bar** | Quick switch between Single Image View/Gallery View in Catalog Mode. | | **Space Bar** | Quick switch between Fit Image and 100% Magnification in Edit Mode. | | **->** | Next Photo | | **<-** | Previous Photo | | **Cmd**** + click** | Select multiple discrete photos | | **Shift**** + click** | Select multiple contiguous photos | | **Cmd**** + ****F** | Search Catalog (only in Catalog view) | | **Cmd**** + ****M** | Minimize Window | | **J** | Show/hide Clipping | | **Cmd**** + ****Z** | Undo the previous action | ### Luminar Menu | **Cmd**** + ****,** | Preferences | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | | **Cmd**** + ****H** | Hide Luminar | | **Option**** + ****Cmd**** + ****H** | Hide Others | | **Cmd**** + ****Q** | Quit Luminar Neo | ### File Menu | **Option**** + ****Shift**** + ****N** | Add Folder with Images | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | **Cmd**** + ****N** | New Album | | **Cmd**** + ****O** | Edit Single Image | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****E** | Export | | **Cmd**** + ****W** | Close (Application) | | **Option**** + ****Cmd**** + ****W** | Close All | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****P** | Page Setup | | **Cmd**** + ****P** | Print | ### Edit Menu | **Cmd**** + ****Z** | Undo | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****Z** | Redo | | **Cmd**** + ****X** | Cut | | **Cmd**** + ****C** | Copy | | **Cmd**** + ****V** | Paste | | **Cmd**** + ****A** | Select All | | **Cmd**** + ****D** | Deselect All | | **Space Bar + mouse/touchpad** | Move around the zoomed image | ### Image Menu | **P** | Favorite | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | | **X** | Rejected | | **U** | Unmarked | | **1****, ****2****, ****3****, ****4****, ****5** | Star Ratings from 1 to 5 | | **0** | Reset Star Rating | | **Cmd**** + ****\[** | Rotate Left | | **Cmd**** + ****]** | Rotate Right | | **Cmd**** + ****'** | Create Virtual Copy | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****S** | Sync Adjustments | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****R** | Revert to Original | | **Cmd**** + ****Delete** | Move to Luminar Trash | | **Cmd**** + ****R** | Show in Finder | ### View Menu | **L** | Switch to the Catalog Panel | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | **T** | Switch to the Templates Panel | | **E** | Switch to Edit Panel | | **Cmd**** + ****+** | Zoom In | | **Cmd**** + ****–** | Zoom Out | | **Cmd**** + ****1** | Zoom to 100% | | **Cmd**** + ****0** | Fit to Screen | | **;** | Compare | | **Ctrl**** + ****Cmd**** + ****F** | Enter Full Screen | | **F** | Show Full-screen Preview of Image | | Tools | | | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **C** | Crop tool | | **W** | Eyedropper tool (accessible when Develop > Color is open) | | **Cmd**** + ****J** | Clone & Stamp tool | | **Option** | Change Chosen Part for Cloning | | **Cmd**** + ****E** | Erase tool | | **X** | Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation. | | Adjustments | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****S** | Sync Adjustments | | **Cmd**** + ****C** | Copy Adjustments | | **Cmd**** + ****V** | Paste Adjustments | | **Shift**** + ****Cmd**** + ****R** | Reset Adjustments | | Remove Images | | | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | **Cmd**** + ****Delete** | Move to Trash | | **Delete** | Remove from Album/Collection | | Mask Editing | | | -------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | | **Cmd**** + ****I** | Invert the layer mask | | **Cmd**** + ****Delete** | Clear the layer mask | | **\[** | Decrease the brush radius | | **]** | Increase the brush radius | | **Shift**** + ****\[** | Decrease the brush softness | | **Shift**** + ****]** | Increase the brush softness | | **X** | Toggle Brush/Erase Modes | | {% endtab %} | | {% tab title="Windows Keyboard Shortcuts" %} ### General | **/** | Activates before/after comparison. When the key is pressed, the original image will be shown. Releasing the key will reveal the enhanced image. | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Space Bar** | Quick switch between Single Image View/Gallery View in Catalog Mode. | | **Space Bar** | Quick switch between Fit Image and 100% Magnification in Edit Mode. | | **->** | Next Photo | | **<-** | Previous Photo | | **Ctrl**** + click** | Select multiple discrete photos | | **Shift**** + click** | Select multiple contiguous photos | | **Ctrl**** + ****F** | Search Catalog (only in Catalog view) | | **J** | Show/hide Clipping | | **Ctrl**** + ****Z** | undo the previous action | ### File Menu | **Ctrl**** + ****Shift**** + ****N** | Add Folder with Images | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | **Ctrl**** + ****N** | New Album | | **Ctrl**** + ****O** | Edit Single Image | | **Ctrl**** + ****Shift**** + ****E** | Export | | **Ctrl**** + ****P** | Print | ### Edit Menu | **Ctrl**** + ****Z** | Undo | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | **Ctrl**** + ****Y** | Redo | | **Ctrl**** + ****X** | Cut | | **Ctrl**** + ****C** | Copy | | **Ctrl**** + ****V** | Paste | | **Ctrl**** + ****A** | Select All | | **Ctrl**** + ****D** | Deselect All | | **Space Bar + mouse/touchpad** | Move around the zoomed image | ### Image Menu | **P** | Favorite | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | | **X** | Rejected | | **U** | Unmarked | | **Ctrl**** + ****\[** | Rotate Left | | **Ctrl**** + ****]** | Rotate Right | | **Shift**** + ****Ctrl**** + ****S** | Sync Adjustments | | **Shift**** + ****Ctrl**** + ****R** | Revert to Original | | **Ctrl**** + ****Delete** | Move to Luminar Trash | | **Ctrl**** + ****R** | Show in File Explorer | ### View Menu | **L** | Switch to the Catalog Panel | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | **T** | Switch to the Templates Panel | | **E** | Switch to Edit Mode and Panel | | **I** | Toggle Info Sidebar | | **Ctrl**** + ****+** | Zoom In | | **Ctrl**** + ****–** | Zoom Out | | **Ctrl**** + ****1** | Zoom to 100% | | **Ctrl**** + ****0** | Fit Image to Window | | **;** | Compare | | Tools | | | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **C** | Crop tool | | **Ctrl+J** | Clone tool | | **Alt** | Change Chosen part for Cloning | | **Ctrl+E** | Erase | | **X** | Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation. | | Adjustments | | | -------------------- | ----------------- | | **Shift + Ctrl + S** | Sync Adjustments | | **Ctrl + C** | Copy Adjustments | | **Ctrl + V** | Paste Adjustments | | **Shift + Ctrl + R** | Reset Adjustments | | Remove images | | | ----------------- | ---------------------------- | | **Ctrl + Delete** | Move to Trash | | **Delete** | Remove from Album/Collection | ### Mask Editing | **Ctrl + I** | Invert the layer mask | | ----------------- | --------------------------- | | **Ctrl + Delete** | Clear layer mask | | **\[** | Decrease the brush radius | | **]** | Increase the brush radius | | **Shift + \[** | Decrease the brush softness | | **Shift + ]** | Increase the brush softness | | **X** | Toggle Brush/Erase Modes | | {% endtab %} | | | {% endtabs %} | |